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 xii
... the Sea Level—The Land Shells of the West Indian Islands—The Malay
Archipelago—Easter Island—Atlantis–Traditions of the Deluge. 247 CONTENTS.
xiii CHAPTER XV. - PAGE A Nicaraguan Criminal—Geology between xii
CoNTENTs.
... the Sea Level—The Land Shells of the West Indian Islands—The Malay
Archipelago—Easter Island—Atlantis–Traditions of the Deluge. 247 CONTENTS.
xiii CHAPTER XV. - PAGE A Nicaraguan Criminal—Geology between xii
CoNTENTs.
Page xiii
... Fresh-water productions all over the World —Distribution of European Land
and Fresh-water Shells—Discussion of the reasons why Fresh-water productions
have varied less than those of the Land and of the Sea & * g . 327 CHAPTER, XIX
.
... Fresh-water productions all over the World —Distribution of European Land
and Fresh-water Shells—Discussion of the reasons why Fresh-water productions
have varied less than those of the Land and of the Sea & * g . 327 CHAPTER, XIX
.
Page 4
The land at Greytown and around it is perfectly level. The square, the open
spaces, and many of the streets are covered with short grass that makes a
beautiful sward to walk on. The trade in the town is almost entirely in the hands of
foreign ...
The land at Greytown and around it is perfectly level. The square, the open
spaces, and many of the streets are covered with short grass that makes a
beautiful sward to walk on. The trade in the town is almost entirely in the hands of
foreign ...
Page 5
Behind the town there is a long lagoon, and for several miles back the land is
quite level, and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground.
Perfectly level, surrounded by Swamps, and without any system of drainage,
either ...
Behind the town there is a long lagoon, and for several miles back the land is
quite level, and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground.
Perfectly level, surrounded by Swamps, and without any system of drainage,
either ...
Page 10
The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water, but crawls on land with it
after he has drowned it. They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the
river by half burying themselves in the ground. The pigs come rooting amongst
the ...
The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water, but crawls on land with it
after he has drowned it. They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the
river by half burying themselves in the ground. The pigs come rooting amongst
the ...
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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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