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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... 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- Curassows and other game birds - Trogons ...
... 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- Curassows and other game birds - Trogons ...
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... Ancient civilisation of tropical America - Palacaguina - Hospitality of the Mestizos - Curious custom at the festival at Condego - Cross range between Segovia and Matagalpa - Sontuli - Birds ' nests . 275 CHAPTER XVI , Concordia ...
... Ancient civilisation of tropical America - Palacaguina - Hospitality of the Mestizos - Curious custom at the festival at Condego - Cross range between Segovia and Matagalpa - Sontuli - Birds ' nests . 275 CHAPTER XVI , Concordia ...
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... ancient stock - The Nahuatls distinct from the Caribs on one side and the Red Indians on the other - Discussion of the ques- tion of the peopling of America CHAPTER XXI . Return to Santo Domingo - The birds of Chontales - The insects of ...
... ancient stock - The Nahuatls distinct from the Caribs on one side and the Red Indians on the other - Discussion of the ques- tion of the peopling of America CHAPTER XXI . Return to Santo Domingo - The birds of Chontales - The insects of ...
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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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