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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... nearly hidden amongst palms and bread - fruit , orange , mango , and other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la ...
... nearly hidden amongst palms and bread - fruit , orange , mango , and other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la ...
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... nearly so bold as the obscurely- coloured females . When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and he is always ...
... nearly so bold as the obscurely- coloured females . When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and he is always ...
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... the rocks of the rapids . I was once in one , coming down a dangerous rapid on the river Gurupy , in Northern Brazil , when we were driven with the full force of the boiling stream broadside upon a rock , with such force that we were ...
... the rocks of the rapids . I was once in one , coming down a dangerous rapid on the river Gurupy , in Northern Brazil , when we were driven with the full force of the boiling stream broadside upon a rock , with such force that we were ...
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... nearly all thrown down , but the strong canoe was uninjured , although no common boat could have stood the shock without being staved in . Having determined to go up the river in this boat , we took provisions with us for the voyage ...
... nearly all thrown down , but the strong canoe was uninjured , although no common boat could have stood the shock without being staved in . Having determined to go up the river in this boat , we took provisions with us for the voyage ...
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... nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in Ch . II . FORAGING ANTS . 17 common ,. HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . MOT-MOTS OF CHONTALES.
... nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in Ch . II . FORAGING ANTS . 17 common ,. HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . MOT-MOTS OF CHONTALES.
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