The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 116
... night came on , a wetting mist drove over the top of the peak , and the wind increased in strength , making it very cold and bleak , for there was no shelter of any kind on the summit . Such a night was not a favourable one for insects ...
... night came on , a wetting mist drove over the top of the peak , and the wind increased in strength , making it very cold and bleak , for there was no shelter of any kind on the summit . Such a night was not a favourable one for insects ...
Page 192
... night before on the bleak mountain summit . Continuing our journey , we arrived at Daraily , where was a fine large clearing , with stone walls and a sugar - mill . The house was about half a mile from the road , at the foot of a hill ...
... night before on the bleak mountain summit . Continuing our journey , we arrived at Daraily , where was a fine large clearing , with stone walls and a sugar - mill . The house was about half a mile from the road , at the foot of a hill ...
Page 228
... night was setting in we sought for it , but the whole district was so covered with low scrubby trees with many paths running in various directions that it was long before we found it . When at last we discovered it , the prospect before ...
... night was setting in we sought for it , but the whole district was so covered with low scrubby trees with many paths running in various directions that it was long before we found it . When at last we discovered it , the prospect before ...
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