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Page 137
Centipedes , wood - lice , and all kinds of creeping things come out of cracks and
crevices ; even the pools are alive with water - beetles that have been hiding in
the ooze all day , excepting when they come up with a dash to the surface for a ...
Centipedes , wood - lice , and all kinds of creeping things come out of cracks and
crevices ; even the pools are alive with water - beetles that have been hiding in
the ooze all day , excepting when they come up with a dash to the surface for a ...
Page 152
The remains of a broken chair was the only furniture , excepting the rough
bedsteads made by inserting four sticks into the ground , on which were laid two
long poles , kept apart by two shorter es at the end , over which rude frame dry
hide ...
The remains of a broken chair was the only furniture , excepting the rough
bedsteads made by inserting four sticks into the ground , on which were laid two
long poles , kept apart by two shorter es at the end , over which rude frame dry
hide ...
Page 160
They are of a shining dark colour , and are quite without hair , excepting a little on
the face and on the tip of the tail . Both in Peru and Mexico this variety was found
by the Spanish conquerors . It would be interesting to have these dogs ...
They are of a shining dark colour , and are quite without hair , excepting a little on
the face and on the tip of the tail . Both in Peru and Mexico this variety was found
by the Spanish conquerors . It would be interesting to have these dogs ...
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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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