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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... variety of animal life- Pitcher - flowered Marcgravias - Flowers fertilized by Humming- birds - By Insects - Provision in some flowers to prevent insects , not adapted for carrying the pollen , from obtaining access to the nectaries ...
... variety of animal life- Pitcher - flowered Marcgravias - Flowers fertilized by Humming- birds - By Insects - Provision in some flowers to prevent insects , not adapted for carrying the pollen , from obtaining access to the nectaries ...
Page 13
... variety of dicotyledonous trees with many tall , graceful palms ; the undergrowth being ferns , small palms , Melastoma , Heliconiæ , & c . The houses at the plantations were mostly miserable thatched huts with scarcely any furni- ture ...
... variety of dicotyledonous trees with many tall , graceful palms ; the undergrowth being ferns , small palms , Melastoma , Heliconiæ , & c . The houses at the plantations were mostly miserable thatched huts with scarcely any furni- ture ...
Page 20
... variety of other birds , are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The insects caught by the ants are dismembered , and their too bulky bodies ...
... variety of other birds , are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The insects caught by the ants are dismembered , and their too bulky bodies ...
Page 59
... variety and beauty . To the genial influence of ever - present moisture and heat we must ascribe the infinite variety of the trees of these forests . They do not grow in clusters or masses of single species , like our oaks , beeches ...
... variety and beauty . To the genial influence of ever - present moisture and heat we must ascribe the infinite variety of the trees of these forests . They do not grow in clusters or masses of single species , like our oaks , beeches ...
Page 74
... variety may have arisen , less subject to the attacks of the ants than the cultivated variety ; for in many parts I saw them growing wild , and apparently not touched . The orange ( Citrus aurantium ) and the Ch . V. ] NESTS OF THE LEAF ...
... variety may have arisen , less subject to the attacks of the ants than the cultivated variety ; for in many parts I saw them growing wild , and apparently not touched . The orange ( Citrus aurantium ) and the Ch . V. ] NESTS OF THE LEAF ...
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