The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 116
... savannahs , the air was clear , and the peak of Ometepec was a fine object in the distance . A white cloud enveloping its top looked like a snow - cap , and this , as the night came on , descended lower and lower , mantling closely ...
... savannahs , the air was clear , and the peak of Ometepec was a fine object in the distance . A white cloud enveloping its top looked like a snow - cap , and this , as the night came on , descended lower and lower , mantling closely ...
Page 145
... savannahs is sinuous and irregular . In some places a dark promontory of trees juts out into the savannahs , in others a green grassy hill is seen almost surrounded by forest . When I first came to the country , I was much puzzled to ...
... savannahs is sinuous and irregular . In some places a dark promontory of trees juts out into the savannahs , in others a green grassy hill is seen almost surrounded by forest . When I first came to the country , I was much puzzled to ...
Page 288
... savannahs and plains covered with grass . The Gulf of Honduras , cutting deeply into the continent , also plays an important part in preventing the intermingling of the faunas of the two sub - provinces , but the principal barrier is ...
... savannahs and plains covered with grass . The Gulf of Honduras , cutting deeply into the continent , also plays an important part in preventing the intermingling of the faunas of the two sub - provinces , but the principal barrier is ...
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