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Page 33
Treatment of Indians 33 for these speculations , some children , and even adults ,
have been captured and brought down the river by the Ulleros , and all these
have the usual features and coarse black hair of the Indians . One little child that
...
Treatment of Indians 33 for these speculations , some children , and even adults ,
have been captured and brought down the river by the Ulleros , and all these
have the usual features and coarse black hair of the Indians . One little child that
...
Page 34
I was told of one commandante at San Carlos who had manned some canoes
and proceeded up the river as far as the plantain grounds of the Indians , loaded
his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San Carlos , where the ...
I was told of one commandante at San Carlos who had manned some canoes
and proceeded up the river as far as the plantain grounds of the Indians , loaded
his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San Carlos , where the ...
Page 294
Since Mr. Bates first brought forward the theory of mimetic resemblances its
importance has been more and more demonstrated , as it has been found how
very largely animal life has been influenced in form and colour by the natural
selection ...
Since Mr. Bates first brought forward the theory of mimetic resemblances its
importance has been more and more demonstrated , as it has been found how
very largely animal life has been influenced in form and colour by the natural
selection ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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