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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... Fresh - water Shells and Insects - Similarity of Fresh - water productions all over the World -Distribution of European Land and Fresh - water Shells - Dis- cussion of the reasons why Fresh - water productions have varied less than ...
... Fresh - water Shells and Insects - Similarity of Fresh - water productions all over the World -Distribution of European Land and Fresh - water Shells - Dis- cussion of the reasons why Fresh - water productions have varied less than ...
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... fresh water , and when returning were swamped on the bar . Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four days before , and had sailed down the coast with a fair wind and tide , so that he might easily have reached the San Juan . Inside ...
... fresh water , and when returning were swamped on the bar . Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four days before , and had sailed down the coast with a fair wind and tide , so that he might easily have reached the San Juan . Inside ...
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... water . Besides the alligators , large freshwater sharks appear to be common in the lake . Sometimes , when in shallow water , we saw a pointed billow rapidly moving away from the boat , produced by some large fish below , and I was ...
... water . Besides the alligators , large freshwater sharks appear to be common in the lake . Sometimes , when in shallow water , we saw a pointed billow rapidly moving away from the boat , produced by some large fish below , and I was ...
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... fresh excavations , that it would be an immense task to eradicate them by such means ; and notwithstanding all the ... water , down their burrows . The suggestion proved a most valuable one . We had a quantity of common brown carbolic acid , ...
... fresh excavations , that it would be an immense task to eradicate them by such means ; and notwithstanding all the ... water , down their burrows . The suggestion proved a most valuable one . We had a quantity of common brown carbolic acid , ...
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... water with carbolic acid . The water is required to carry the acid down to the lowest chambers . The ants , as ... fresh excava- tions . Many were bringing along pieces of the ant- food from the old to the new nests ; others carried the ...
... water with carbolic acid . The water is required to carry the acid down to the lowest chambers . The ants , as ... fresh excava- tions . Many were bringing along pieces of the ant- food from the old to the new nests ; others carried the ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest formicarium fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mestizos Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz race rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep sting stones surface Teustepe tion told town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young