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Page 45
They are called at this stage chilote , " from the Aztec xilotl ; and the ancient
Mexicans in their eighth month , which began on the 16th July , made a great
festival , called the feast of Xilonen . The poor Indians now have often reason to
rejoice ...
They are called at this stage chilote , " from the Aztec xilotl ; and the ancient
Mexicans in their eighth month , which began on the 16th July , made a great
festival , called the feast of Xilonen . The poor Indians now have often reason to
rejoice ...
Page 121
Ancient Inhabitants I 21 always on the look - out for them , and never saw any
return swarms of butterflies . Their migration every year in one definite direction is
quite unintelligible to me . We gradually ascended the range that separates the ...
Ancient Inhabitants I 21 always on the look - out for them , and never saw any
return swarms of butterflies . Their migration every year in one definite direction is
quite unintelligible to me . We gradually ascended the range that separates the ...
Page 276
From Mexico the ancient people spread northward and southward . The northern
emigrants peopled the banks of the Mississippi , and were the mound - builders .
The southern emigrants peopled Central America . Then came an immigration ...
From Mexico the ancient people spread northward and southward . The northern
emigrants peopled the banks of the Mississippi , and were the mound - builders .
The southern emigrants peopled Central America . Then came an immigration ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 651. number of Everyman's Library 651. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent, 1911 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 16 dets. 2014 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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