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 v
It is full of theories—I trust not unsupported by facts: some thought out on the
plains of Southern Australia; some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen
lakes in North America; some.
It is full of theories—I trust not unsupported by facts: some thought out on the
plains of Southern Australia; some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen
lakes in North America; some.
Page vi
solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America; some in the great forests
of Central and South America; some on the wide ocean, with the firmament
above and below blending together on the horizon; and some, again, in the
bowels of ...
solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America; some in the great forests
of Central and South America; some on the wide ocean, with the firmament
above and below blending together on the horizon; and some, again, in the
bowels of ...
Page ix
... Nicaraguan Route—The Rio Frio—Stories about the Wild Indians— Indian
Captive Children—Expeditions up the Rio Frio–American River Steamboats .
e g g & o & CHAPTER IV. PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua–Ometepec.—Becalmed
on the ...
... Nicaraguan Route—The Rio Frio—Stories about the Wild Indians— Indian
Captive Children—Expeditions up the Rio Frio–American River Steamboats .
e g g & o & CHAPTER IV. PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua–Ometepec.—Becalmed
on the ...
Page x
PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua–Ometepec.—Becalmed on the Lake—White
Cygnets—Reach San Ubaldo—Ride across the Plains—Vegetation of the Plains
—Armadillo Savannahs—Jicara Trees—Jicara Bowls — Origin of Gourd-shaped
...
PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua–Ometepec.—Becalmed on the Lake—White
Cygnets—Reach San Ubaldo—Ride across the Plains—Vegetation of the Plains
—Armadillo Savannahs—Jicara Trees—Jicara Bowls — Origin of Gourd-shaped
...
Page xiii
Division of Nicaragua into three Zones—Journey from Juigalpa to Lake of
Nicaragua–Voyage on Lake—Fresh-water Shells and Insects—Similarity of
Fresh-water productions all over the World —Distribution of European Land and
...
Division of Nicaragua into three Zones—Journey from Juigalpa to Lake of
Nicaragua–Voyage on Lake—Fresh-water Shells and Insects—Similarity of
Fresh-water productions all over the World —Distribution of European Land and
...
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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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