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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... Morning - Vegetation of the Banks - Seripiqui River- Mot - mots - Foraging Ants : their method of Hunting - Ant- Thrushes - They attack the Nests of other Ants - Birds ' Nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in Ants ...
... Morning - Vegetation of the Banks - Seripiqui River- Mot - mots - Foraging Ants : their method of Hunting - Ant- Thrushes - They attack the Nests of other Ants - Birds ' Nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in Ants ...
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... Morning - Vegetation of the Banks - Seripiqui river— Mot - mots - Foraging Ants - Their method of Hunting - Ant Thrushes - They attack the Nests of other Ants - Birds ' Nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in Ants ...
... Morning - Vegetation of the Banks - Seripiqui river— Mot - mots - Foraging Ants - Their method of Hunting - Ant Thrushes - They attack the Nests of other Ants - Birds ' Nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in Ants ...
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... morning , and I walked up round the rapids and met the canoe above them . About five o'clock , after pad- dling all day , we came in sight of Castillo , where there is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking ...
... morning , and I walked up round the rapids and met the canoe above them . About five o'clock , after pad- dling all day , we came in sight of Castillo , where there is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking ...
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... morning , and continued our journey up the river . There was but little change in its banks . We saw many tall graceful palms and tree ferns , but most of the trees were dicoty- ledons . Amongst these the mahogany ( Swietonia maho- gani ) ...
... morning , and continued our journey up the river . There was but little change in its banks . We saw many tall graceful palms and tree ferns , but most of the trees were dicoty- ledons . Amongst these the mahogany ( Swietonia maho- gani ) ...
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... morning , I was up , anxious to see the great lake about which I had heard so much . To the north - west a great sheet of quiet water extended as far as the eye could reach , with islands here and there , and — the central figure in ...
... morning , I was up , anxious to see the great lake about which I had heard so much . To the north - west a great sheet of quiet water extended as far as the eye could reach , with islands here and there , and — the central figure in ...
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