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Page 33
I have seen altogether five children from the Rio Frio , and a boy about sixteen
years of age , and they had all the common Indian features and hair ; though it
struck me that they appeared rather more intelligent than the generality of Indians
.
I have seen altogether five children from the Rio Frio , and a boy about sixteen
years of age , and they had all the common Indian features and hair ; though it
struck me that they appeared rather more intelligent than the generality of Indians
.
Page 161
That it should not have intermixed with the common haired variety , and lost its
distinctive characters , is very remarkable . It has not been artificially preserved ,
for instead of being looked on with favour by the Indians , Humboldt states that in
...
That it should not have intermixed with the common haired variety , and lost its
distinctive characters , is very remarkable . It has not been artificially preserved ,
for instead of being looked on with favour by the Indians , Humboldt states that in
...
Page 174
I had the common red passion - flower growing over the front of my verandah ,
where it was continually under my notice . It had honey - secreting glands on its
young leaves and on the sepals of the flower - buds . For two years I noticed that
the ...
I had the common red passion - flower growing over the front of my verandah ,
where it was continually under my notice . It had honey - secreting glands on its
young leaves and on the sepals of the flower - buds . For two years I noticed that
the ...
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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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