The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page x
... Roads - Arrive at Santo Domingo CHAPTER V. Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical Geography - The Inhabitants Mixed Races - Negroes and Indians compared- Women - Establishment of the Chontales Gold Mining Company -My House ...
... Roads - Arrive at Santo Domingo CHAPTER V. Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical Geography - The Inhabitants Mixed Races - Negroes and Indians compared- Women - Establishment of the Chontales Gold Mining Company -My House ...
Page xi
... Road from Jui- galpa to Santo Domingo - Comparative scarcity of Insects in Nica- ragua in 1872 - Water - bearing Plants - Insect - traps - The south- western edge of the Forest Region - Influence of Cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the ...
... Road from Jui- galpa to Santo Domingo - Comparative scarcity of Insects in Nica- ragua in 1872 - Water - bearing Plants - Insect - traps - The south- western edge of the Forest Region - Influence of Cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the ...
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... Road - The " Bull Rock " -The Bull's - horn Thorn - Ants kept as Standing Armies by some Plants - Use of Honey - secreting Glands - Plant - lice , Scale - insects , and Leaf - hoppers furnish Ants with Honey , and in return are ...
... Road - The " Bull Rock " -The Bull's - horn Thorn - Ants kept as Standing Armies by some Plants - Use of Honey - secreting Glands - Plant - lice , Scale - insects , and Leaf - hoppers furnish Ants with Honey , and in return are ...
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... road , two or three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his mates . I walked some distance into the forest along ...
... road , two or three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his mates . I walked some distance into the forest along ...
Page 32
... road round them excepting through the town of Castillo , ad- vantage has been taken of the situation to fix the custom house here , at which are collected the duties on all articles going up to the interior . The first view of Castillo ...
... road round them excepting through the town of Castillo , ad- vantage has been taken of the situation to fix the custom house here , at which are collected the duties on all articles going up to the interior . The first view of Castillo ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brook bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark descended dogs Ecitons epiphytes feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period glands grass green Greytown ground growing hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes look maize Matagalpa Mestizos miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nests never Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rock rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen shrubs side slope soon Spaniards species spider steep sting stones surface tion told town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation veins Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young