The Naturalist in NicaraguaUniversity of Chicago Press, 1985 - 403 pages "The best of all natural history journals which have ever been published."—Charles Darwin, 1874. Beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read, this classic book describes the geography, geology, ecology, flora, fauna, and native inhabitants of Nicaragua in the nineteenth century. Many of Belt's detailed and accurate observations were not confirmed until decades later—for example, the fact that certain plants have "standing armies" of ants that defend them. |
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... Santo Domingo . CHAPTER V. Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical geography- The inhabitants - Mixed races - Negroes and Indians com- pared - Women - Establishment of the Chontales Gold - Min- ing Company - My house and ...
... Santo Domingo . CHAPTER V. Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical geography- The inhabitants - Mixed races - Negroes and Indians com- pared - Women - Establishment of the Chontales Gold - Min- ing Company - My house and ...
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... Santo Domingo - The Artígua - Corruption of ancient names -Butterflies , spiders , and wasps - Humming - birds , beetles , and ants - Plants and trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by eagle - White - faced monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one ...
... Santo Domingo - The Artígua - Corruption of ancient names -Butterflies , spiders , and wasps - Humming - birds , beetles , and ants - Plants and trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by eagle - White - faced monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one ...
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... Santo Domingo - The birds of Chontales - The insects of Chontales - Mimetic forms - Departure from the mines- Nicaragua as a field for emigration - Journey to Greytown- Return to England . • 338 358 • . 374 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ...
... Santo Domingo - The birds of Chontales - The insects of Chontales - Mimetic forms - Departure from the mines- Nicaragua as a field for emigration - Journey to Greytown- Return to England . • 338 358 • . 374 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 11 |
CHAPTER III | 30 |
CHAPTER IV | 43 |
CHAPTER V | 61 |
CHAPTER VI | 85 |
CHAPTER VII | 103 |
CHAPTER VIII | 126 |
CHAPTER XII | 212 |
CHAPTER XIII | 231 |
CHAPTER XIV | 247 |
CHAPTER XV | 275 |
CHAPTER XVI | 292 |
CHAPTER XVII | 308 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 327 |
CHAPTER XX | 358 |
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