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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... the mouths of the San Juan that Columbus, in his fourth voyage, lost a boat's
crew who had been sent for wood and fresh water, and when returning were
swamped on the bar. Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four days
before, ...
... the mouths of the San Juan that Columbus, in his fourth voyage, lost a boat's
crew who had been sent for wood and fresh water, and when returning were
swamped on the bar. Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four days
before, ...
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The crew consisted of four Mosquito negroes, who are celebrated on this coast
for their skill as boatmen. Besides the crew, we were taking three other negroes
up to the mines, and with my boxes we were rather uncomfortably crowded for a ...
The crew consisted of four Mosquito negroes, who are celebrated on this coast
for their skill as boatmen. Besides the crew, we were taking three other negroes
up to the mines, and with my boxes we were rather uncomfortably crowded for a ...
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The waning moon was sufficiently high at four o'clock to allow us to bring the long
dreary night to an end, and to commence paddling up the river again. As the day
broke the rain ceased, the mists cleared away, Our spirits revived, and we ...
The waning moon was sufficiently high at four o'clock to allow us to bring the long
dreary night to an end, and to commence paddling up the river again. As the day
broke the rain ceased, the mists cleared away, Our spirits revived, and we ...
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On approaching, a dense body of the ants, three or four yards wide, and so
numerous as to blacken the ground, would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction, examining every cranny, and underneath every fallen leaf. On the
flanks, and in ...
On approaching, a dense body of the ants, three or four yards wide, and so
numerous as to blacken the ground, would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction, examining every cranny, and underneath every fallen leaf. On the
flanks, and in ...
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I think Eciton hamata does not stay more than four or five days in one place. I
have sometimes come across the migratory columns; they may easily be known
Ch. II.] TEMPORARY ANTS'-NEST.S. 25 by all the common workers 24 THE ...
I think Eciton hamata does not stay more than four or five days in one place. I
have sometimes come across the migratory columns; they may easily be known
Ch. II.] TEMPORARY ANTS'-NEST.S. 25 by all the common workers 24 THE ...
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