The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 47
Page 23
... sometimes followed them up for two or three hundred yards without getting to the end . They make their temporary habitations in hollow trees , and sometimes underneath large fallen trunks that offer suitable hollows . A nest that I came ...
... sometimes followed them up for two or three hundred yards without getting to the end . They make their temporary habitations in hollow trees , and sometimes underneath large fallen trunks that offer suitable hollows . A nest that I came ...
Page 86
... Sometimes I tried to chase one of them up to a corner where on the wall a large cockroach - eating spider stood motionless , looking out for his prey ; the cockroach would rush away from me in great fear ; but as soon as it came within ...
... Sometimes I tried to chase one of them up to a corner where on the wall a large cockroach - eating spider stood motionless , looking out for his prey ; the cockroach would rush away from me in great fear ; but as soon as it came within ...
Page 92
... Sometimes , but more rarely , we would fall in with a troop of the white - faced cebus monkey , rapidly running away ... sometimes entangle itself round a pole to which it was fastened , and then unwind the coils again with great ...
... Sometimes , but more rarely , we would fall in with a troop of the white - faced cebus monkey , rapidly running away ... sometimes entangle itself round a pole to which it was fastened , and then unwind the coils again with great ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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