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 vii
Mr. Osbert Salvin and Dr. P. L. Sclater have named for me my collection of birds;
and for much entomological information I am indebted to Professor Westwood, Mr
. F. Smith, and Dr. D. Sharp ; whilst, in botany, Professor D. Oliver, of Kew, has ...
Mr. Osbert Salvin and Dr. P. L. Sclater have named for me my collection of birds;
and for much entomological information I am indebted to Professor Westwood, Mr
. F. Smith, and Dr. D. Sharp ; whilst, in botany, Professor D. Oliver, of Kew, has ...
Page 5
Where there are hills there must be hollows, and in these the air stagnates; whilst
here, where the land is quite level, the trade winds that blow pretty constantly find
their way to every part, and carry off the emanations from the soil. As a similar ...
Where there are hills there must be hollows, and in these the air stagnates; whilst
here, where the land is quite level, the trade winds that blow pretty constantly find
their way to every part, and carry off the emanations from the soil. As a similar ...
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 13
Now, (I am writing in 1873) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the Colorado
in the height of the dry season, whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is
sometimes closed altogether. The merchants at Greytown have entertained the
project ...
Now, (I am writing in 1873) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the Colorado
in the height of the dry season, whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is
sometimes closed altogether. The merchants at Greytown have entertained the
project ...
Page 17
Whilst the leaf-cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders, the foraging ants are
hunters, and live solely on insects or other prey; and it is a curious analogy that,
like the hunting races of mankind, they have to change their hunting-grounds
when ...
Whilst the leaf-cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders, the foraging ants are
hunters, and live solely on insects or other prey; and it is a curious analogy that,
like the hunting races of mankind, they have to change their hunting-grounds
when ...
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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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