The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 44
... close to the borders of the great forest ; on the edge of which were clearings , made for growing maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh ...
... close to the borders of the great forest ; on the edge of which were clearings , made for growing maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh ...
Page 85
... close to the webs ; but , on getting behind them , and trying to frighten them within the silken curtain , their instinct taught them to avoid it , for , although startled , they threaded their way through open spaces and between the ...
... close to the webs ; but , on getting behind them , and trying to frighten them within the silken curtain , their instinct taught them to avoid it , for , although startled , they threaded their way through open spaces and between the ...
Page 105
... close together , formed the marks that I had myself taken to note the place , and these the wasp seemed also to have taken as its guide , for it flew directly down to them , and ran inside ; but the small leaf on which the fragment of ...
... close together , formed the marks that I had myself taken to note the place , and these the wasp seemed also to have taken as its guide , for it flew directly down to them , and ran inside ; but the small leaf on which the fragment of ...
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young