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 xi
... lives will be lost , but all chances are in our favour ; we are provided with water and food more than 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 ...
... lives will be lost , but all chances are in our favour ; we are provided with water and food more than 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 ...
Page xvii
... live in cases made of the fragments of the substances upon which they feed ; and certain sea - urchins cover themselves so com- pletely with pebbles , shells , and so forth , that one can see nothing but a heap of little stones ...
... live in cases made of the fragments of the substances upon which they feed ; and certain sea - urchins cover themselves so com- pletely with pebbles , shells , and so forth , that one can see nothing but a heap of little stones ...
Page xxix
... Lives lost on it - Sharks - Chris- topher Columbus - Appearance of the town - Trade- Healthiness of the town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits- Plants Parrots , toucans , and ...
... Lives lost on it - Sharks - Chris- topher Columbus - Appearance of the town - Trade- Healthiness of the town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits- Plants Parrots , toucans , and ...
Page xxxi
... 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 hair- less dogs of tropical America - Difference between artificial and natural selection ...
... 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 hair- less dogs of tropical America - Difference between artificial and natural selection ...
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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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