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 2
Twenty years ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a
magnificent port, and large ships sailed up to the town, but for several years past
the Colorado branch has been taking away more and more of the waters, and the
...
Twenty years ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a
magnificent port, and large ships sailed up to the town, but for several years past
the Colorado branch has been taking away more and more of the waters, and the
...
Page 7
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs, but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves, its antennae concealed against its body, and
its resemblance to a caterpillar so great, that I was myself at first deceived by it.
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs, but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves, its antennae concealed against its body, and
its resemblance to a caterpillar so great, that I was myself at first deceived by it.
Page 10
My informant and others followed in a canoe, and ultimately recovered the body,
but life was extinct. The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water, but
crawls on land with it after he has drowned it. They are said to catch wild pigs in ...
My informant and others followed in a canoe, and ultimately recovered the body,
but life was extinct. The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water, but
crawls on land with it after he has drowned it. They are said to catch wild pigs in ...
Page 13
This is about twenty miles above Greytown, but only eighteen by the Colorado to
the sea, and is near the head of the delta, as I have already mentioned. The main
body of water formerly flowed down past Greytown, and kept the harbour there ...
This is about twenty miles above Greytown, but only eighteen by the Colorado to
the sea, and is near the head of the delta, as I have already mentioned. The main
body of water formerly flowed down past Greytown, and kept the harbour there ...
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(Momotus marţii), sitting up on a branch of a tree, moving its long curious tail from
side to side, so that it was nearly at right angles to its body. I afterwards saw other
species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales. They all have several ...
(Momotus marţii), sitting up on a branch of a tree, moving its long curious tail from
side to side, so that it was nearly at right angles to its body. I afterwards saw other
species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales. They all have several ...
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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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