The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 112
... believe he could have cleared the ground between us at a single bound , but the next moment he turned away from me , and was lost sight of amongst the bushes . I half regretted I had not fired and taken my chance ; and when he ...
... believe he could have cleared the ground between us at a single bound , but the next moment he turned away from me , and was lost sight of amongst the bushes . I half regretted I had not fired and taken my chance ; and when he ...
Page 147
... believe that the edge of the forest is several miles nearer the Atlantic than it was originally . In this way many acres in the neighbourhood of Pital were taken from the forest , and added to the grass - lands , whilst I was in the ...
... believe that the edge of the forest is several miles nearer the Atlantic than it was originally . In this way many acres in the neighbourhood of Pital were taken from the forest , and added to the grass - lands , whilst I was in the ...
Page 270
... believe the great basin of the Lake of Masaya and similar basins in the same and adjoining Pacific provinces have been blasted out . I do not shut my eyes to the fact that great as was the force in operation in 1812 at St. Vincent ...
... believe the great basin of the Lake of Masaya and similar basins in the same and adjoining Pacific provinces have been blasted out . I do not shut my eyes to the fact that great as was the force in operation in 1812 at St. Vincent ...
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