The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page ix
... River San Juan - Silting up of the Harbour -Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks - Christopher Colum- bus ... River - Palms and Wild Canes - Plan- tations - The Colorado River - Proposed Improvement of the River - Progress of the ...
... River San Juan - Silting up of the Harbour -Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks - Christopher Colum- bus ... River - Palms and Wild Canes - Plan- tations - The Colorado River - Proposed Improvement of the River - Progress of the ...
Page xi
... River - beds - Monkeys and Wasps - Reach Juigalpa -Ride in neighbourhood - Abundance of small birds - A Poor Cripple - The " Toledo " . - Trogons - Waterfall - Sepulchral Mounds - Broken Statues - The Sign of the Cross - Contrast ...
... River - beds - Monkeys and Wasps - Reach Juigalpa -Ride in neighbourhood - Abundance of small birds - A Poor Cripple - The " Toledo " . - Trogons - Waterfall - Sepulchral Mounds - Broken Statues - The Sign of the Cross - Contrast ...
Page xvii
... River San Juan - Silting up of the Harbour - Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it- Sharks Christopher Columbus — Appearance of the Town - Trade- Healthiness of the Town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco ...
... River San Juan - Silting up of the Harbour - Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it- Sharks Christopher Columbus — Appearance of the Town - Trade- Healthiness of the Town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco ...
Page xviii
... river , and even in the dry months , from March to June , there is sufficient water coming down from the lake to keep open a fine harbour , if it were not that about twenty miles above its mouth it begins to dissipate its force by ...
... river , and even in the dry months , from March to June , there is sufficient water coming down from the lake to keep open a fine harbour , if it were not that about twenty miles above its mouth it begins to dissipate its force by ...
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... river . We saw the fin of one , rising above the surface of the water as it swam lazily about ; and the sailors of the mail steamers when lying off the port often amuse themselves by catching them with large hooks baited with pieces of ...
... river . We saw the fin of one , rising above the surface of the water as it swam lazily about ; and the sailors of the mail steamers when lying off the port often amuse themselves by catching them with large hooks baited with pieces of ...
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Acoyapo amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks Bates beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mestizos Mexico miles mimetic mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants prey probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Juan San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young