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 xii
... Species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair in a domesticated animal in a Tropical Country PAGE 191 CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " -Muymuy - Idleness of the People - Moun- tain Road - The " Bull Rock " -The Bull's ...
... Species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair in a domesticated animal in a Tropical Country PAGE 191 CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " -Muymuy - Idleness of the People - Moun- tain Road - The " Bull Rock " -The Bull's ...
Page xiii
... Species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in other ways attract attention - Accident to Horse - The Mygale - Illness - Conclusion of Journey . CHAPTER XVIII . Division of Nicaragua into three Zones ...
... Species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in other ways attract attention - Accident to Horse - The Mygale - Illness - Conclusion of Journey . CHAPTER XVIII . Division of Nicaragua into three Zones ...
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... species by natural selection , to have been brought about by varieties of one species , that somewhat resembled another having special means of protection , being preserved from their enemies in conse- quence of that unconscious ...
... species by natural selection , to have been brought about by varieties of one species , that somewhat resembled another having special means of protection , being preserved from their enemies in conse- quence of that unconscious ...
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... right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in Ch . II . ] FORAGING ANTS . 17 common. 16 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in Ch . II . ] FORAGING ANTS . 17 common. 16 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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... species to species . One of these features is a spot of black feathers on the breast . In some species this is edged with blue , in others , as in the species mentioned above , these black feathers are nearly obsolete , forming only a ...
... species to species . One of these features is a spot of black feathers on the breast . In some species this is edged with blue , in others , as in the species mentioned above , these black feathers are nearly obsolete , forming only a ...
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