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 9
Mr. Hollenbeck had been down a few days before shooting at them with a rifle, to
try to get a skull of one of the monsters, and I passed a dead one that he had shot
. As I walked up the beach, I saw many that were not less than fifteen feet in ...
Mr. Hollenbeck had been down a few days before shooting at them with a rifle, to
try to get a skull of one of the monsters, and I passed a dead one that he had shot
. As I walked up the beach, I saw many that were not less than fifteen feet in ...
Page 12
As we proceeded up the river, the banks gradually became higher and drier, and
we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings
in the Ch. II.] COLORADO ARM OF THE SAN JUAN. 13. forest, 12 THE ...
As we proceeded up the river, the banks gradually became higher and drier, and
we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings
in the Ch. II.] COLORADO ARM OF THE SAN JUAN. 13. forest, 12 THE ...
Page 15
Altogether, with the streaming wet and the mosquitoes, it was one of the most
uncomfortable nights I have ever passed. - - - The waning moon was sufficiently
high at four o'clock to allow us to bring the long dreary night to an end, and to ...
Altogether, with the streaming wet and the mosquitoes, it was one of the most
uncomfortable nights I have ever passed. - - - The waning moon was sufficiently
high at four o'clock to allow us to bring the long dreary night to an end, and to ...
Page 25
Down these holes the ants who were bringing in booty passed with their prey. I
thrust a long stick down to the centre of the cluster, and brought out clinging to it
many ants holding larvae and pupae, which probably were kept warm by the ...
Down these holes the ants who were bringing in booty passed with their prey. I
thrust a long stick down to the centre of the cluster, and brought out clinging to it
many ants holding larvae and pupae, which probably were kept warm by the ...
Page 26
Another time I found a very few of them passing along at intervals. I confined one
of these under a piece of ... Several ants passed it, but at last one discovered it
and tried to pull it out, but could not. It immediately set off at a great rate, and I ...
Another time I found a very few of them passing along at intervals. I confined one
of these under a piece of ... Several ants passed it, but at last one discovered it
and tried to pull it out, but could not. It immediately set off at a great rate, and I ...
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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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