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 2
Before we anchored a gun was fired, and in quick answer to the signal Some
canoes, paddled by negroes of the Mosquito coast, here called “Caribs,” were
seen crossing the bar, and in a few minutes they were alongside. Getting into one
of ...
Before we anchored a gun was fired, and in quick answer to the signal Some
canoes, paddled by negroes of the Mosquito coast, here called “Caribs,” were
seen crossing the bar, and in a few minutes they were alongside. Getting into one
of ...
Page 7
I think this bird is polygamous, for several of the brown ones were always seen
with one of the redand-black ones. The bright colours of the male must make it
very conspicuous to birds of prey, and, probably in consequence, it is not nearly
so ...
I think this bird is polygamous, for several of the brown ones were always seen
with one of the redand-black ones. The bright colours of the male must make it
very conspicuous to birds of prey, and, probably in consequence, it is not nearly
so ...
Page 10
They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand-spits lying with their mouths
wide open. The natives say they are catching flies: that numbers are attracted by
the saliva of the mouth, and that when sufficient are collected, the alligator closes
...
They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand-spits lying with their mouths
wide open. The natives say they are catching flies: that numbers are attracted by
the saliva of the mouth, and that when sufficient are collected, the alligator closes
...
Page 18
On approaching, a dense body of the ants, three or four yards wide, and so
numerous as to blacken the ground, would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction, examining every cranny, and underneath every fallen leaf. On the
flanks, and in ...
On approaching, a dense body of the ants, three or four yards wide, and so
numerous as to blacken the ground, would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction, examining every cranny, and underneath every fallen leaf. On the
flanks, and in ...
Page 19
I have often seen large spiders making off many yards in advance, and
apparently determined to put a good distance between themselves and the foe. I
once saw one of the false spiders, or harvest-men (Phalangidae), standing in the
midst of ...
I have often seen large spiders making off many yards in advance, and
apparently determined to put a good distance between themselves and the foe. I
once saw one of the false spiders, or harvest-men (Phalangidae), standing in the
midst of ...
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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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