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Page 64
I have never seen the smallest class of ants carrying in leaves ; their duties
appear to be inside , cutting into smaller fragments , and nursing the immature
ants . I have , however , seen them running out along the paths with the others ;
but ...
I have never seen the smallest class of ants carrying in leaves ; their duties
appear to be inside , cutting into smaller fragments , and nursing the immature
ants . I have , however , seen them running out along the paths with the others ;
but ...
Page 86
Another fine humming - bird seen about this brook was the long - billed , fire -
throated Heliomaster pallidiceps ( Gould ) , Tongue of Humming - bird , with the
blades a little opened generally engaged in probing long narrow - throated red ...
Another fine humming - bird seen about this brook was the long - billed , fire -
throated Heliomaster pallidiceps ( Gould ) , Tongue of Humming - bird , with the
blades a little opened generally engaged in probing long narrow - throated red ...
Page 169
I had heard in other parts stories of bulls being engraved or painted on rocks , but
was very doubtful about their being true , as , up to the advent of the Spaniards ,
the Indians of Central America had never seen any cattle ; and since the ...
I had heard in other parts stories of bulls being engraved or painted on rocks , but
was very doubtful about their being true , as , up to the advent of the Spaniards ,
the Indians of Central America had never seen any cattle ; and since the ...
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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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