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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113, 114 PITCHER-FLOWER (Marcgravia nepenth0ldes). g 129 FLOWER of THE
“PALosABRE * . & * . . .I.30 PENA BLANCA . to to e g g & ... i48 INDIAN STATUES
. to d o e g wo . . i. 65 PATH UP STEEP HILL e to o g to . 193 QUISCALUS . te ...
113, 114 PITCHER-FLOWER (Marcgravia nepenth0ldes). g 129 FLOWER of THE
“PALosABRE * . & * . . .I.30 PENA BLANCA . to to e g g & ... i48 INDIAN STATUES
. to d o e g wo . . i. 65 PATH UP STEEP HILL e to o g to . 193 QUISCALUS . te ...
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Where there are hills there must be hollows, and in these the air stagnates; whilst
here, where the land is quite level, the trade winds that blow pretty constantly find
their way to every part, and carry off the emanations from the soil. As a similar ...
Where there are hills there must be hollows, and in these the air stagnates; whilst
here, where the land is quite level, the trade winds that blow pretty constantly find
their way to every part, and carry off the emanations from the soil. As a similar ...
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As at Greytown so at Pernambuco, the trade winds blow with much regularity,
and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the movements of the air, so
that miasmatic exhalations cannot accumulate. Surrounding the cleared portions
...
As at Greytown so at Pernambuco, the trade winds blow with much regularity,
and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the movements of the air, so
that miasmatic exhalations cannot accumulate. Surrounding the cleared portions
...
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About five o'clock, after paddling all day, we came in sight of Castillo, where there
is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking the little town
, which lies along the foot of the steep hill hemmed in between it and the river, ...
About five o'clock, after paddling all day, we came in sight of Castillo, where there
is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking the little town
, which lies along the foot of the steep hill hemmed in between it and the river, ...
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The fort-crowned hill and the little town clinging to its foot form the centre of the
picture. The clear, Sparkling, dancing rapids on one side contrast with the still,
dark forest on the other, whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy
hills ...
The fort-crowned hill and the little town clinging to its foot form the centre of the
picture. The clear, Sparkling, dancing rapids on one side contrast with the still,
dark forest on the other, whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy
hills ...
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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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