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
A lovely Creeper (Antigonon leptopus), with festoons of pink and rose-coloured
flowers, adorns some of the gardens. It is called la vegessima, “the beautiful,” by
the natives, and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa ...
A lovely Creeper (Antigonon leptopus), with festoons of pink and rose-coloured
flowers, adorns some of the gardens. It is called la vegessima, “the beautiful,” by
the natives, and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa ...
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
It is only the male that is thus coloured, the female being clothed in a sober suit of
greenishbrown. I think this bird is polygamous, for several of the brown ones
were always seen with one of the redand-black ones. The bright colours of the
male ...
It is only the male that is thus coloured, the female being clothed in a sober suit of
greenishbrown. I think this bird is polygamous, for several of the brown ones
were always seen with one of the redand-black ones. The bright colours of the
male ...
Page 8
The resemblance, which was perhaps at first only remote, is supposed to have
been increased in the course of ages by the varieties, that more and more closely
approached the species imitated, in form, colour, and movements, being ...
The resemblance, which was perhaps at first only remote, is supposed to have
been increased in the course of ages by the varieties, that more and more closely
approached the species imitated, in form, colour, and movements, being ...
Page 17
In some species this is edged with blue, in others, as in the species mentioned
above, these black feathers are nearly obsolete, forming only a small black spot
nearly hidden amongst the rust-coloured feathers of the breast. Characters such
as ...
In some species this is edged with blue, in others, as in the species mentioned
above, these black feathers are nearly obsolete, forming only a small black spot
nearly hidden amongst the rust-coloured feathers of the breast. Characters such
as ...
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