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Page 16
There were numerous tracks of alligators , but it was too early to look for their
eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March , when the river falls , they are found in
abundance , and eaten by the canoe - men . At noon we reached the point where
...
There were numerous tracks of alligators , but it was too early to look for their
eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March , when the river falls , they are found in
abundance , and eaten by the canoe - men . At noon we reached the point where
...
Page 120
Amongst them were a few yellow butterflies , but these were not so numerous as
in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of butterflies continue
passing over to the south - east for three to five weeks , and must consist of ...
Amongst them were a few yellow butterflies , but these were not so numerous as
in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of butterflies continue
passing over to the south - east for three to five weeks , and must consist of ...
Page 124
Numerous brown and yellow fly - catchers sat on small dead branches , and
darted off every now and then after passing insects . A couple of beautiful mot -
mots ( Euniomota superciliaris ) made short flights after the larger insects , or sat
on ...
Numerous brown and yellow fly - catchers sat on small dead branches , and
darted off every now and then after passing insects . A couple of beautiful mot -
mots ( Euniomota superciliaris ) made short flights after the larger insects , or sat
on ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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