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The Ecitons hunt about in columns , which branch off in various directions . When
a ... the larv¿ and pup¿ in their jaws , only to be immediately despoiled of them
by the Ecitons , which are running about in every direction with great swiftness .
The Ecitons hunt about in columns , which branch off in various directions . When
a ... the larv¿ and pup¿ in their jaws , only to be immediately despoiled of them
by the Ecitons , which are running about in every direction with great swiftness .
Page 68
THERE is scarcely any level land around Santo Domingo , but in every direction
a succession of hills and valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in irregular
ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many modifications in
...
THERE is scarcely any level land around Santo Domingo , but in every direction
a succession of hills and valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in irregular
ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many modifications in
...
Page 120
I took the direction several times with a pocket compass , and it was always south
- east . Amongst them were a few yellow butterflies , but these were not so
numerous as in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of
butterflies ...
I took the direction several times with a pocket compass , and it was always south
- east . Amongst them were a few yellow butterflies , but these were not so
numerous as in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of
butterflies ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library 561. number of Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Thys. Travel & topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Travel and topography |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1928 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | 6 veeb. 2008 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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