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 i
“It was his faith, perhaps is mine,— That life in all its forms is one, And that its
secret conduits run Unseen, but in unbroken line, From the great fountain-head
divine, Through man and beast, through grain and grass.” LONGFELLOW.
“It was his faith, perhaps is mine,— That life in all its forms is one, And that its
secret conduits run Unseen, but in unbroken line, From the great fountain-head
divine, Through man and beast, through grain and grass.” LONGFELLOW.
Page 6
Great arums are perched on the forks and send down roots like cords to the
ground, whilst lianas run from tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the
disordered tackle of a ship. "Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks, or nestle
in loving ...
Great arums are perched on the forks and send down roots like cords to the
ground, whilst lianas run from tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the
disordered tackle of a ship. "Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks, or nestle
in loving ...
Page 12
... stronger stream was running, and now we coasted along close to the shore to
avoid the strength of the current. The banks at first were low and marshy and
intersected by numeróus channels; the principal tree was a long, coarseleaved
palm, ...
... stronger stream was running, and now we coasted along close to the shore to
avoid the strength of the current. The banks at first were low and marshy and
intersected by numeróus channels; the principal tree was a long, coarseleaved
palm, ...
Page 18
The cockroaches, spiders, and other insects, instead of running right away, would
ascend the fallen branches and remain there, whilst the host of ants were
occupying all the ground below. By-and-by up would come some of the ants,
following ...
The cockroaches, spiders, and other insects, instead of running right away, would
ascend the fallen branches and remain there, whilst the host of ants were
occupying all the ground below. By-and-by up would come some of the ants,
following ...
Page 21
When a nest of the Hypoclinea is attacked, the ants rush out, carrying the larvae
and pupae in their jaws, but are immediately despoiled of them by the Ecitons,
which are running about in every direction with great swiftness. Whenever they ...
When a nest of the Hypoclinea is attacked, the ants rush out, carrying the larvae
and pupae in their jaws, but are immediately despoiled of them by the Ecitons,
which are running about in every direction with great swiftness. Whenever they ...
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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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