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Page 89
Sometimes they lay quiet until I was passing underneath , and then shaking a
branch of the nispera tree , they would ... Often , when on lower trees , they would
hang from the branches two or three together , holding on to each other and to
the ...
Sometimes they lay quiet until I was passing underneath , and then shaking a
branch of the nispera tree , they would ... Often , when on lower trees , they would
hang from the branches two or three together , holding on to each other and to
the ...
Page 108
on branches and every now and then to chirp out one or two shrill notes . At first I
thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of crickets
; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and could ...
on branches and every now and then to chirp out one or two shrill notes . At first I
thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of crickets
; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and could ...
Page 276
Both branches advanced greatly in civilisation , and both afterwards deteriorated
by being conquered by ruder but more warlike people belonging to the same
stock . From Mexico the ancient people spread northward and southward .
Both branches advanced greatly in civilisation , and both afterwards deteriorated
by being conquered by ruder but more warlike people belonging to the same
stock . From Mexico the ancient people spread northward and southward .
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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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