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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... Period - The Lowering of 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 . A Nicaraguan Criminal - xii CONTENTS .
... Period - The Lowering of 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 . A Nicaraguan Criminal - xii CONTENTS .
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... Land and Fresh - water Shells - Dis- cussion of the reasons why Fresh - water productions have varied less than those of the Land and of the Sea CHAPTER XIX . • 308 Iguanas and Lizards - Granada - Politics - Revolutions - Cacao Culti ...
... Land and Fresh - water Shells - Dis- cussion of the reasons why Fresh - water productions have varied less than those of the Land and of the Sea CHAPTER XIX . • 308 Iguanas and Lizards - Granada - Politics - Revolutions - Cacao Culti ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... 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 natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords ...
... 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 natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords ...
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... 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 soil , the alligator never moves until one gets within his ...
... 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 soil , the alligator never moves until one gets within his ...
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