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Comoapa-A Native Doctor-Vultures-Flight of Birds that Soar
-Natives live from generation to generation on the same spot-
Do not give distinctive Names to the Rivers-Caribs barter Guns
and Iron-pots for Dogs-The Hairless Dogs of Tropical America-
Difference between Artificial and Natural Selection- The cause of
Sterility between Allied Species considered-The disadvantages
of a covering of hair in a domesticated animal in a Tropical
Country
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CHAPTER XII.
Olama-The "Sanate "-Muymuy-Idleness of the People-Moun-
tain Road-The "Bull Rock"-The Bull's-horn Thorn-Ants
kept as Standing Armies by some Plants-Use of Honey-secreting
Glands-Plant-lice, Scale-insects, and Leaf-hoppers furnish Ants
with Honey, and in return are protected by the latter-Contest
between Wasps and Ants-Waxy Secretions of the Homopterous
Hemiptera
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CHAPTER XIII.
Matagalpa-Aguardiente-Fermented Liquors of the Indians-The
Wine Palm-Idleness of the Nicaraguans-Pine and Oak
Forests-Mountain Gorge-Jinotega-Native Plough-Descend-
ants of the Buccaneers-San Rafael-A Mountain Hut
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CHAPTER XIV.
Great Range composed of Boulder Clay-Daraily-Lost on the Savan-
nahs - Jamaily-A Deer-hunter's Family-Totagalpa-Walls
covered with Cement and Whitewashed-Ocotal-The Valley of
Depilto-Silver Mine-Geology of the Valley-Glacial Drift—
The Glacial Period in Central America-Evidence that the Ice
extended to the Tropics-Scarcity of Gold in the Valley Gravels
-Difference of the Mollusca on the East and West Coast of the
Isthmus of Darien-The Refuge of the Tropical American Animals
and Plants during the Glacial Period-The Lowering of the Sea
Level-The Land Shells of the West Indian Islands-The Malay
Archipelago-Easter Island-Atlantis-Traditions of the Deluge. 247
A Nicaraguan Criminal-Geology between Ocotal and Totagalpa-Pre-
parations at Totagalpa for their Annual Festival-Chica-drinking
-Piety of the Indians-Ancient Civilization of Tropical America
-Palacaguina-Hospitality of the Mestizos-Curious Custom at
the Festival at Condego-Cross Range between Segovia and Mata-
galpa-Sontuli-Birds' Nests.
CHAPTER XVI.
Concordia-Jinotega-Indian Habits retained by the People-Indian
Names of Towns-Security of Travellers in Nicaragua-Native
Flour-milk-Uncomfortable Lodgings-Tierrabona-Dust Whirl-
wind-Initial form of a Cyclone-The origin of Cyclones
CHAPTER XVII.
Cattle-raising-Don Filiberto Trano's new House-Horse-flies and
Wasps-Teustepe-Spider imitating Ants-Mimetic Species-
Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked,
or in other ways attract attention-Accident to Horse-The
Mygale-Illness-Conclusion of Journey.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Division of Nicaragua into three Zones-Journey from Juigalpa to
Lake of Nicaragua-Voyage on Lake-Fresh-water Shells and
Insects-Similarity of Fresh-water productions all over the World
-Distribution of European Land and Fresh-water Shells-Dis-
cussion of the reasons why Fresh-water productions have varied
less than those of the Land and of the Sea
CHAPTER XIX.
Iguanas and Lizards-Granada-Politics-Revolutions-Cacao Culti-
vation-Masaya-The Lake of Masaya-The Volcano of Masaya
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-Origin of the Lake Basin
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CHAPTER XX.
Indian Population of the country lying between the great lakes of
Nicaragua and the Pacific-Discovery and Conquest of Nicaragua
by the Spaniards-Cruelties of the Spaniards-The Indians of
Western Central America all belonged to one Stock-Decadence
of Mexican Civilization before the arrival of the Spaniards-The
designation "Nahuatls" proposed to include all the Mexican,
Western Central American, and Peruvian Races that had de-
scended from the same ancient Stock-The Nahuatls distinct
from the Caribs on one side and the Red Indians on the other-
Discussion of the question of the peopling of America
CHAPTER XXI.
Return to Santo Domingo-The Birds of Chontales-The Insects of
Chontales-Mimetic forms-Departure from the Mines-Nica-
ragua as a field for Emigration-Journey to Greytown-Return
to England
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SECTION OF SAN ANTONIO LODE
HUMMING-BIRDS (Florisuga mellivora, Linn.)
TONGUES OF HUMMING-BIRD AND WOODPECKER
PITCHER-FLOWER (Marcgravia nepenthoides) .
FLOWER OF THE "PALOSABRE”
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