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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... STEEP HILL QUISCALUS BULL'S - HORN THORN . LEAF OF MELASTOMA NATIVE STILL NATIVE PLOUGH GEOLOGICAL SECTION NEAR OCOTAL . 92 93 94 111 • 113 , 114 129 • 130 148 · 165 193 • 213 218 223 233 239 261 PAGE HORNET AND MIMETIC BUG 319 ...
... STEEP HILL QUISCALUS BULL'S - HORN THORN . LEAF OF MELASTOMA NATIVE STILL NATIVE PLOUGH GEOLOGICAL SECTION NEAR OCOTAL . 92 93 94 111 • 113 , 114 129 • 130 148 · 165 193 • 213 218 223 233 239 261 PAGE HORNET AND MIMETIC BUG 319 ...
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... steep hill hemmed in between it and the river , so that there is only room for one narrow street . It was near Castillo that Nelson lost his eye . He took the fort by landing about half a mile lower down the river , and dragging his ...
... steep hill hemmed in between it and the river , so that there is only room for one narrow street . It was near Castillo that Nelson lost his eye . He took the fort by landing about half a mile lower down the river , and dragging his ...
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... steep and slippery , and the mules had to struggle and plunge along through from two to three feet of sticky clay . One part , named the Nispral , was especially steep and difficult to descend , the road being worn into great ruts . We ...
... steep and slippery , and the mules had to struggle and plunge along through from two to three feet of sticky clay . One part , named the Nispral , was especially steep and difficult to descend , the road being worn into great ruts . We ...
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... steep valleys , covered with magnificent timber and much undergrowth . Santo Domingo lies about 2000 feet above the level of the sea , and the hills around it rise from 500 to 1000 feet higher . It is built in the bend of a small stream ...
... steep valleys , covered with magnificent timber and much undergrowth . Santo Domingo lies about 2000 feet above the level of the sea , and the hills around it rise from 500 to 1000 feet higher . It is built in the bend of a small stream ...
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... steep slope . This gentleman , beloved by all who knew him , of rare talent , attxith every prospect of a prosperous career before him , died at from hydrophobia , between two and three months after many ten by a small dog that had not ...
... steep slope . This gentleman , beloved by all who knew him , of rare talent , attxith every prospect of a prosperous career before him , died at from hydrophobia , between two and three months after many ten by a small dog that had not ...
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