The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 15
... o'clock , when we anchored in the middle of the stream , which was here about one hundred yards wide . Distant as we were from the shore , we were not too far for the mosquitoes , which came off in myriads to the banquet upon our blood ...
... o'clock , when we anchored in the middle of the stream , which was here about one hundred yards wide . Distant as we were from the shore , we were not too far for the mosquitoes , which came off in myriads to the banquet upon our blood ...
Page 181
... o'clock . A single dim dip candle is then lighted , in the better houses , set up high , so as to shed a weak , flickering light over the whole room , not sufficient to read by . The natives sit about and gossip till between eight and ...
... o'clock . A single dim dip candle is then lighted , in the better houses , set up high , so as to shed a weak , flickering light over the whole room , not sufficient to read by . The natives sit about and gossip till between eight and ...
Page 249
... o'clock . Next morning I awoke with a dreadful headache and pain in my back , brought on either by the fatigue of the day before , or by having been tempted to eat some half - ripe guayavas when coming across the plains tired and hungry ...
... o'clock . Next morning I awoke with a dreadful headache and pain in my back , brought on either by the fatigue of the day before , or by having been tempted to eat some half - ripe guayavas when coming across the plains tired and hungry ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young