The Naturalist in NicaraguaThe Minerva Group, Inc., 2002 - 344 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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Page viii
... carried fire - arms even when travelling in the most unsettled districts , and his firm but conciliatory manner overcame opposition in a wonderful way . In ordinary life he was the kindest and most considerate of men , and his ...
... carried fire - arms even when travelling in the most unsettled districts , and his firm but conciliatory manner overcame opposition in a wonderful way . In ordinary life he was the kindest and most considerate of men , and his ...
Page x
... carry on entomology and botany together ; but entomology I will not give up . " He had been studying " electricity , astronomy , botany , conchology , and geology . " At the age of sixteen he wrote : " I feel a longing , a natural ...
... carry on entomology and botany together ; but entomology I will not give up . " He had been studying " electricity , astronomy , botany , conchology , and geology . " At the age of sixteen he wrote : " I feel a longing , a natural ...
Page xi
... ample to cover the distance we have to travel . Every step of our road carries us homeward and to safety . If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole.
... ample to cover the distance we have to travel . Every step of our road carries us homeward and to safety . If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole.
Page xii
... carry them back over double the distance to their camp . Brave hearts ! they struggled on ; but King only , and as a ... carrying it out independently of government assistance . After eight years in Australia Belt returned to England ...
... carry them back over double the distance to their camp . Brave hearts ! they struggled on ; but King only , and as a ... carrying it out independently of government assistance . After eight years in Australia Belt returned to England ...
Page xv
... carried is probably well illustrated by the bee , the spider , and the fly orchis of our own downs and copses . " Mimicry " proper is often confused with " protective resemblance , " and it will be advisable to begin with the ...
... carried is probably well illustrated by the bee , the spider , and the fly orchis of our own downs and copses . " Mimicry " proper is often confused with " protective resemblance , " and it will be advisable to begin with the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
CHAPTER IV | 37 |
CHAPTER V | 50 |
CHAPTER VI | 68 |
CHAPTER VII | 81 |
CHAPTER VIII | 98 |
CHAPTER XII | 165 |
CHAPTER XIII | 179 |
CHAPTER XIV | 191 |
CHAPTER XV | 211 |
CHAPTER XVI | 224 |
CHAPTER XVII | 236 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 250 |
CHAPTER XIX | 258 |
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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