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Page 206
Mexico . The land molluscs of the islands to the south , on the contrary , from
Barbuda and St. Kitt's down to Trinidad , are of two types , one Venezuelan , the
other Guianian ; the western side of the supposed continuous land , namely ,
Trinidad ...
Mexico . The land molluscs of the islands to the south , on the contrary , from
Barbuda and St. Kitt's down to Trinidad , are of two types , one Venezuelan , the
other Guianian ; the western side of the supposed continuous land , namely ,
Trinidad ...
Page 254
Their shells are the commonest of fossils ; and in islands such as Madeira and St.
Helena , where we have abundant remains of extinct land shells , there are few ,
if any , of extinct animals of other classes or of plants . Taking the shells of ...
Their shells are the commonest of fossils ; and in islands such as Madeira and St.
Helena , where we have abundant remains of extinct land shells , there are few ,
if any , of extinct animals of other classes or of plants . Taking the shells of ...
Page 255
Land and Fresh - Water Mollusks 255 Neither of Ancylus , which lives attached ,
limpet - like , to sticks and stones , and has very limited facilities of migration , are
there any species throughout the province more than we have in Britain . " 1 The
...
Land and Fresh - Water Mollusks 255 Neither of Ancylus , which lives attached ,
limpet - like , to sticks and stones , and has very limited facilities of migration , are
there any species throughout the province more than we have in Britain . " 1 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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