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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... seen crossing the bar , and in a few minutes they were alongside . Getting into one of the canoes with my boxes , I was rapidly paddled towards the shore . When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it - the Caribs waited ...
... seen crossing the bar , and in a few minutes they were alongside . Getting into one of the canoes with my boxes , I was rapidly paddled towards the shore . When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it - the Caribs waited ...
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... seen with one of the red- and - black ones . The bright colours of the male must make it very conspicuous to birds of prey , and , probably in consequence , it is not nearly so bold as the obscurely- coloured females . When a clear ...
... seen with one of the red- and - black ones . The bright colours of the male must make it very conspicuous to birds of prey , and , probably in consequence , it is not nearly so bold as the obscurely- coloured females . When a clear ...
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... seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with their mouths wide open . The natives say they are catching flies : that numbers are attracted by the saliva of the mouth , and that when sufficient are collected , the alligator ...
... seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with their mouths wide open . The natives say they are catching flies : that numbers are attracted by the saliva of the mouth , and that when sufficient are collected , the alligator ...
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... seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the main body , smaller columns would be pushed out . These smaller columns would generally first ...
... seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the main body , smaller columns would be pushed out . These smaller columns would generally first ...
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... seen large spiders making off many yards in advance , and apparently determined to put a good distance between themselves and the foe . I once saw one of the false spiders , or harvest - men ( Phalangida ) , standing in the midst of an ...
... seen large spiders making off many yards in advance , and apparently determined to put a good distance between themselves and the foe . I once saw one of the false spiders , or harvest - men ( Phalangida ) , standing in the midst of an ...
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