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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... run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the great fountain - head divine , Through man and beast , through grain and grass . 39 LONGFELLOW . WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . 1874 . [ The right of ...
... run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the great fountain - head divine , Through man and beast , through grain and grass . 39 LONGFELLOW . WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . 1874 . [ The right of ...
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... run from tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the disordered tackle of a ship . Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the foliage ; toucans hop along the branches , turning their long ...
... run from tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the disordered tackle of a ship . Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the foliage ; toucans hop along the branches , turning their long ...
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... running , and now we coasted along close to the shore to avoid the strength of the current . The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by nu- merous channels ; the principal tree was a long , coarse- leaved palm , and there ...
... running , and now we coasted along close to the shore to avoid the strength of the current . The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by nu- merous channels ; the principal tree was a long , coarse- leaved palm , and there ...
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... running right away , would ascend the fallen branches and remain there , whilst the host of ants were occupying all the ground below . By - and - by up would come some of the ants , following every branch , and Ch . II . ] REMARKABLE ...
... running right away , would ascend the fallen branches and remain there , whilst the host of ants were occupying all the ground below . By - and - by up would come some of the ants , following every branch , and Ch . II . ] REMARKABLE ...
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... running about in every direction with great swiftness . When- ever they come across a Hypoclinea carrying a larva or pupa , they take it from it so quickly , that I could never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon as an Eciton ...
... running about in every direction with great swiftness . When- ever they come across a Hypoclinea carrying a larva or pupa , they take it from it so quickly , that I could never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon as an Eciton ...
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