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Page 33
I have seen altogether five children from the Rio Frio , and a boy about sixteen
years of age , and they had all the common Indian features and hair ; though it
struck me that they appeared rather more intelligent than the generality of Indians
.
I have seen altogether five children from the Rio Frio , and a boy about sixteen
years of age , and they had all the common Indian features and hair ; though it
struck me that they appeared rather more intelligent than the generality of Indians
.
Page 160
The common dogs of Central America are a mongrel breed -not differing , I
believe , from those of Europe . There are usually a number of curs about the
Indian houses that run out barking at a stranger , but seldom bite . The hairless
dogs ...
The common dogs of Central America are a mongrel breed -not differing , I
believe , from those of Europe . There are usually a number of curs about the
Indian houses that run out barking at a stranger , but seldom bite . The hairless
dogs ...
Page 174
I had the common red passion - flower growing over the front of my verandah ,
where it was continually under my notice . It had honey - secreting glands on its
young leaves and on the sepals of the flower - buds . For two years I noticed that
the ...
I had the common red passion - flower growing over the front of my verandah ,
where it was continually under my notice . It had honey - secreting glands on its
young leaves and on the sepals of the flower - buds . For two years I noticed that
the ...
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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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