The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 42
... crossed a high range , from the summit of which we had a splendid view over the plains and savan- nahs we had crossed , to the great lake , with its islands and peaked hills , and beyond the dark dim mountains of Costa Rica , amongst ...
... crossed a high range , from the summit of which we had a splendid view over the plains and savan- nahs we had crossed , to the great lake , with its islands and peaked hills , and beyond the dark dim mountains of Costa Rica , amongst ...
Page 44
... crossed it ; but M. Etienne , of Libertad , who descended it to Blewfields , and some Ulleros of San Thomas , who had frequently been down it after india - rubber , assured me that the reported statues were merely rude carvings of faces ...
... crossed it ; but M. Etienne , of Libertad , who descended it to Blewfields , and some Ulleros of San Thomas , who had frequently been down it after india - rubber , assured me that the reported statues were merely rude carvings of faces ...
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... crossed . The alluvial plains bordering the river were covered with fine , though short , grass , amongst which were some beautiful flowers . The orange and black " sisitoté " ( Icterus pectoralis , Wagl . ) flew in small flocks amongst ...
... crossed . The alluvial plains bordering the river were covered with fine , though short , grass , amongst which were some beautiful flowers . The orange and black " sisitoté " ( Icterus pectoralis , Wagl . ) flew in small flocks amongst ...
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