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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... that one stretched up his head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes kill calves and young horses , and I was told of one that had seized a full - grown horse , but its struggles being observed , some natives ran down and saved.
... that one stretched up his head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes kill calves and young horses , and I was told of one that had seized a full - grown horse , but its struggles being observed , some natives ran down and saved.
Page 10
... told me by the head of the excellent Moravian Mission , at Blew- fields , who was a witness of the occurrence . He said that one Sunday , after service at their chapel at Blew- fields , several of the youths went to bathe in the river ...
... told me by the head of the excellent Moravian Mission , at Blew- fields , who was a witness of the occurrence . He said that one Sunday , after service at their chapel at Blew- fields , several of the youths went to bathe in the river ...
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... told that the tree recovers from the wounds and may be cut again after the lapse of a few months ; but several that I saw were killed through the large Harlequin beetle ( Acrocinus longimanus ) laying its eggs in the cuts , and the ...
... told that the tree recovers from the wounds and may be cut again after the lapse of a few months ; but several that I saw were killed through the large Harlequin beetle ( Acrocinus longimanus ) laying its eggs in the cuts , and the ...
Page 35
... told me that there was a hot spring up the Savallo , but I had not time to go and see it . Above Savallo the San Juan is deep and sluggish , the banks low and swampy . The large palm , so common in the delta of the river , here ...
... told me that there was a hot spring up the Savallo , but I had not time to go and see it . Above Savallo the San Juan is deep and sluggish , the banks low and swampy . The large palm , so common in the delta of the river , here ...
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... told about the Rio Frio and its inhabitants ; stories of great cities , golden ornaments , and light - haired people ; it may be useful , therefore , to relate what is known about it . The Rio Frio comes down from the interior of Costa ...
... told about the Rio Frio and its inhabitants ; stories of great cities , golden ornaments , and light - haired people ; it may be useful , therefore , to relate what is known about it . The Rio Frio comes down from the interior of Costa ...
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