The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 24
... soon discovered by its fellows , which set to work immediately , and by biting off pieces of the clay , soon liberated it . Another time I found a very few of them passing along at intervals . I confined one of these under a piece of ...
... soon discovered by its fellows , which set to work immediately , and by biting off pieces of the clay , soon liberated it . Another time I found a very few of them passing along at intervals . I confined one of these under a piece of ...
Page 105
... soon got hopelessly lost in the thick foliage . Coming out , it took another circle , and pounced down on the same spot again , as soon as it came opposite to it . Three small seed - pods , which here grew close together , formed the ...
... soon got hopelessly lost in the thick foliage . Coming out , it took another circle , and pounced down on the same spot again , as soon as it came opposite to it . Three small seed - pods , which here grew close together , formed the ...
Page 246
... Soon after we alighted , as I sat on a stone near the door of the house , a gun went off close to us , and my horse sprang forward , nearly upon me . We soon found it was our own gun , which had been given to Rito to carry . He had ...
... Soon after we alighted , as I sat on a stone near the door of the house , a gun went off close to us , and my horse sprang forward , nearly upon me . We soon found it was our own gun , which had been given to Rito to carry . He had ...
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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