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Page 95
Dr. Sclater , in a paper read before the Zoological Society of London , June 17th ,
1873 , stated that in the South and Central American species of Crax there is a
complete gradation from a species in which the sexes scarcely differ , through ...
Dr. Sclater , in a paper read before the Zoological Society of London , June 17th ,
1873 , stated that in the South and Central American species of Crax there is a
complete gradation from a species in which the sexes scarcely differ , through ...
Page 176
Many of the leaf - hoppers - species , I think , of Membracis -were attended by
ants . These leaf - hoppers live in little clusters on shoots of plants and beneath
leaves , in which are hoppers in every stage of development - eggs , larv¿ , and
...
Many of the leaf - hoppers - species , I think , of Membracis -were attended by
ants . These leaf - hoppers live in little clusters on shoots of plants and beneath
leaves , in which are hoppers in every stage of development - eggs , larv¿ , and
...
Page 254
There are numerous marine , fresh - water , and terrestrial species and genera .
They are slow moving ; they have not the means of transporting themselves great
distances , like insects , for example , that may easily and often pass over arms ...
There are numerous marine , fresh - water , and terrestrial species and genera .
They are slow moving ; they have not the means of transporting themselves great
distances , like insects , for example , that may easily and often pass over arms ...
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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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