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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... “Nancito ” by the natives. It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like
olives. Beyond the brushwood, which grows where the original forest has been
cut down, there are large trees. covered with numerous epiphytes—Tillandsias, ...
... “Nancito ” by the natives. It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like
olives. Beyond the brushwood, which grows where the original forest has been
cut down, there are large trees. covered with numerous epiphytes—Tillandsias, ...
Page 7
... many beautiful and curious insects. Amongst the numerous butterflies, large
blue Morphos and narrow, weak-winged Heliconidae, stripod and spotted with
yellow, red, and black, were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of
tropical ...
... many beautiful and curious insects. Amongst the numerous butterflies, large
blue Morphos and narrow, weak-winged Heliconidae, stripod and spotted with
yellow, red, and black, were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of
tropical ...
Page 12
The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by numeróus channels;
the principal tree was a long, coarseleaved palm, and there were great beds of
wild came and grass, amongst which we occasionally saw curious green lizards,
...
The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by numeróus channels;
the principal tree was a long, coarseleaved palm, and there were great beds of
wild came and grass, amongst which we occasionally saw curious green lizards,
...
Page 14
The numerous half-filled-up channels and long lagoons throughout the delta
show the various courses the river has at different times taken. - Our boatmen
paddled on until nine o'clock, when we anchored in the middle of the stream,
which ...
The numerous half-filled-up channels and long lagoons throughout the delta
show the various courses the river has at different times taken. - Our boatmen
paddled on until nine o'clock, when we anchored in the middle of the stream,
which ...
Page 15
There were numerous tracks of alligators, but it was too early to look for their
eggs in the sand; a month later, in March, when the river falls, they are found in
abundance, and eaten by the canoe-men. At noon. We reached the point where
the ...
There were numerous tracks of alligators, but it was too early to look for their
eggs in the sand; a month later, in March, when the river falls, they are found in
abundance, and eaten by the canoe-men. At noon. We reached the point where
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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