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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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... soon offered us the use of their beasts , and next morning Velasquez and I started at seven o'clock on two fine fresh mules and rode merrily up the valley of the Depilto . The river rises in the high ranges that form the boundary ...
... soon offered us the use of their beasts , and next morning Velasquez and I started at seven o'clock on two fine fresh mules and rode merrily up the valley of the Depilto . The river rises in the high ranges that form the boundary ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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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 Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives natural 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 wasp whilst wings yellow