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Page 109
... Nicaragua within the last twenty years . They are called Pará and Guinea
grasses , I believe , after the places from which they were first brought . The
former is a strong succulent grass , rooting at the joints ; the latter grows in tufts ,
rising to a ...
... Nicaragua within the last twenty years . They are called Pará and Guinea
grasses , I believe , after the places from which they were first brought . The
former is a strong succulent grass , rooting at the joints ; the latter grows in tufts ,
rising to a ...
Page 157
... and the Cape - pigeon resting on the water , or rising with difficulty , and only
by the constant motion of their long wings ... now the other to view , descending
rapidly with the wind , and so gaining velocity to turn and rise up again against it .
... and the Cape - pigeon resting on the water , or rising with difficulty , and only
by the constant motion of their long wings ... now the other to view , descending
rapidly with the wind , and so gaining velocity to turn and rise up again against it .
Page 233
Sir George Airey has suggested to me that the reason of the particles of air not
rising as they are heated , when there is no ... That air does not always rise when
heated , appears from the hot winds of Australia , which blow from the heated ...
Sir George Airey has suggested to me that the reason of the particles of air not
rising as they are heated , when there is no ... That air does not always rise when
heated , appears from the hot winds of Australia , which blow from the heated ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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