The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page 4
It is called la vegessima, “the beautiful,” by the natives, and I found it afterwards
growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia, where it was one of the
great favourites of the flower-loving Indians. The land at Greytown and around it ...
It is called la vegessima, “the beautiful,” by the natives, and I found it afterwards
growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia, where it was one of the
great favourites of the flower-loving Indians. The land at Greytown and around it ...
Page 6
... turning their long, highly-coloured beaks. from side to side with an old-
fashioned look, and beautiful tanagers (Ramphocaesus passerinii) frequent the
outskirts. of the forest, all velvety black, excepting a large patch of fiery-red above
the tail, ...
... turning their long, highly-coloured beaks. from side to side with an old-
fashioned look, and beautiful tanagers (Ramphocaesus passerinii) frequent the
outskirts. of the forest, all velvety black, excepting a large patch of fiery-red above
the tail, ...
Page 7
I walked some distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal
burners, and saw many beautiful and curious insects. Amongst the numerous
butterflies, large blue Morphos and narrow, weak-winged Heliconidae, stripod
and ...
I walked some distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal
burners, and saw many beautiful and curious insects. Amongst the numerous
butterflies, large blue Morphos and narrow, weak-winged Heliconidae, stripod
and ...
Page 15
The banks were hidden by a curtain of creeping and twining plants, many of
which bore beautiful flowers, and the greenery was further varied here and there
by the white stems of the cecropia trees. Now . and then we passed more open
spots ...
The banks were hidden by a curtain of creeping and twining plants, many of
which bore beautiful flowers, and the greenery was further varied here and there
by the white stems of the cecropia trees. Now . and then we passed more open
spots ...
Page 43
The lake is too large to be called beautiful, and its vast extent and the mere
glimpses of its limits and cloudcapped peaks appeal to the imagination rather
than to the eye. At this end of the lake the water is shallow, probably filled up by
the mud ...
The lake is too large to be called beautiful, and its vast extent and the mere
glimpses of its limits and cloudcapped peaks appeal to the imagination rather
than to the eye. At this end of the lake the water is shallow, probably filled up by
the mud ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 okt. 2017 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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