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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Before we anchored a gun was fired , and in quick answer to the signal some
canoes , paddled by negrocs of the Mosquito coast , here called “ Caribs , " were
seen crossing the bar , and in a few minutes they were alongside . Getting into
one ...
Before we anchored a gun was fired , and in quick answer to the signal some
canoes , paddled by negrocs of the Mosquito coast , here called “ Caribs , " were
seen crossing the bar , and in a few minutes they were alongside . Getting into
one ...
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I think this bird is polygamous , for several of the brown ones were always seen
with one of the redand - black ones . The bright colours of the male must make it
very conspicuous to birds of prey , and , probably in consequence , it is not nearly
...
I think this bird is polygamous , for several of the brown ones were always seen
with one of the redand - black ones . The bright colours of the male must make it
very conspicuous to birds of prey , and , probably in consequence , it is not nearly
...
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They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with their mouths
wide open . The natives say they are catching flies : that numbers are attracted by
the saliva of the mouth , and that when sufficient are collected , the alligator ...
They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with their mouths
wide open . The natives say they are catching flies : that numbers are attracted by
the saliva of the mouth , and that when sufficient are collected , the alligator ...
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On approaching , a dense body of the ants , three or four yards wide , and so
numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the
flanks , and ...
On approaching , a dense body of the ants , three or four yards wide , and so
numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the
flanks , and ...
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I have often seen large spiders making off many yards in advance , and
apparently determined to put a good distance between themselves and the foe . I
once saw one of the false spiders , or harvest - men ( Phalangidce ) , standing in
the ...
I have often seen large spiders making off many yards in advance , and
apparently determined to put a good distance between themselves and the foe . I
once saw one of the false spiders , or harvest - men ( Phalangidce ) , standing in
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 |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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