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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113, 114 PITCHER-FLOWER (Marcgravia nepenth0ldes). g 129 FLOWER of THE
“PALosABRE * . & * . . .I.30 PENA BLANCA . to to e g g & ... i48 INDIAN STATUES
. to d o e g wo . . i. 65 PATH UP STEEP HILL e to o g to . 193 QUISCALUS . te ...
113, 114 PITCHER-FLOWER (Marcgravia nepenth0ldes). g 129 FLOWER of THE
“PALosABRE * . & * . . .I.30 PENA BLANCA . to to e g g & ... i48 INDIAN STATUES
. to d o e g wo . . i. 65 PATH UP STEEP HILL e to o g to . 193 QUISCALUS . te ...
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The first acquaintance a stranger generally makes with them is on encountering
their paths on the outskirts of the ... each laden like itself, and, without a moment's
delay, it hurries along the well-worn path, As it proceeds, other paths, each ...
The first acquaintance a stranger generally makes with them is on encountering
their paths on the outskirts of the ... each laden like itself, and, without a moment's
delay, it hurries along the well-worn path, As it proceeds, other paths, each ...
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One day, when riding down this path, I came upon a pack of pisotis (Nasua fusca,
Desm.), a raccoon-like animal, that ascends all the small trees, searching for
birds' nests and fruits. There were not less than fifty in the pack I saw, and nothing
...
One day, when riding down this path, I came upon a pack of pisotis (Nasua fusca,
Desm.), a raccoon-like animal, that ascends all the small trees, searching for
birds' nests and fruits. There were not less than fifty in the pack I saw, and nothing
...
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... tortilla-stone and a few coarse earthenware jars and pans; their clothing dirty
cotton rags. This was the limit of my journeys in Ch. VII] SECOND-GROWTH
FOREST. 125 this direction, although the path 124 THE NATURALIST IN
NICARAGUA ...
... tortilla-stone and a few coarse earthenware jars and pans; their clothing dirty
cotton rags. This was the limit of my journeys in Ch. VII] SECOND-GROWTH
FOREST. 125 this direction, although the path 124 THE NATURALIST IN
NICARAGUA ...
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With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution
of Living Forms Thomas Belt. Ch. VII] SECOND-GROWTH FOREST. 125 this
direction, although the path continued on to the savannahs towards San Thomas.
With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution
of Living Forms Thomas Belt. Ch. VII] SECOND-GROWTH FOREST. 125 this
direction, although the path continued on to the savannahs towards San Thomas.
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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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