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 Forms |
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Page 11
... looking like logs in the water , excepting 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 scized a full - grown horse , but its struggles being
observed ...
... looking like logs in the water , excepting 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 scized a full - grown horse , but its struggles being
observed ...
Page 11
This was told me by the head of the excellent Moravian Mission , at Blewfields ,
who was a witness of the occurrence . He said that one Sunday , after service at
their chapel at Blewfields , several of the youths went to bathe in the river , which
...
This was told me by the head of the excellent Moravian Mission , at Blewfields ,
who was a witness of the occurrence . He said that one Sunday , after service at
their chapel at Blewfields , several of the youths went to bathe in the river , which
...
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I was 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
grubs that ...
I was 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
grubs that ...
Page 35
He 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 reappeared
...
He 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 reappeared
...
Page 37
Most fabulous stories have been 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 ...
Most fabulous stories have been 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 ...
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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