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Introduction xix about by natural selection -- the less perfect the mimicry the more
liable are the individuals to be attacked , and the less chance have they of
reproducing their kind . This imitation was first accounted for by Mr. Bates in the
case ...
Introduction xix about by natural selection -- the less perfect the mimicry the more
liable are the individuals to be attacked , and the less chance have they of
reproducing their kind . This imitation was first accounted for by Mr. Bates in the
case ...
Page 60
Thus , in the orange tribe , the lime ( Citrus lemonum ) is less liked than the other
species ; it is the only one that I ever found growing really wild in Central America
: and I have sometimes thought that even in the short time since the lime was ...
Thus , in the orange tribe , the lime ( Citrus lemonum ) is less liked than the other
species ; it is the only one that I ever found growing really wild in Central America
: and I have sometimes thought that even in the short time since the lime was ...
Page 264
Women , with the scantiest of clothing , or less , were washing linen , standing up
to their waists in the water amongst the rocks , on which they thumped the clothes
to be cleansed ; laughing and chatting to each other incessantly . Men with ...
Women , with the scantiest of clothing , or less , were washing linen , standing up
to their waists in the water amongst the rocks , on which they thumped the clothes
to be cleansed ; laughing and chatting to each other incessantly . Men with ...
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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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