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
... mines " he acquired that insight into the building - up of the earth's crust and that practical knowledge of minerals which served him so well in after- life as a mining engineer . But although the whole colony was in the grip of the ...
... mines " he acquired that insight into the building - up of the earth's crust and that practical knowledge of minerals which served him so well in after- life as a mining engineer . But although the whole colony was in the grip of the ...
Page xii
... mines in the province of Maranham . In whatever part of the world his work took him he turned for rest and relaxation to the branches of natural science for which the locality offered the greatest opportunity . In Nova Scotia he began ...
... mines in the province of Maranham . In whatever part of the world his work took him he turned for rest and relaxation to the branches of natural science for which the locality offered the greatest opportunity . In Nova Scotia he began ...
Page xxiii
... MINES OF CHONTALES ; JOURNEYS IN THE SAVANNAHS AND FORESTS ; With Observations of Animals and Plants in Reference to ... mine- That life in all its forms is one , And that its secret conduits run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the ...
... MINES OF CHONTALES ; JOURNEYS IN THE SAVANNAHS AND FORESTS ; With Observations of Animals and Plants in Reference to ... mine- That life in all its forms is one , And that its secret conduits run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the ...
Page xxxii
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page xxxiii
... birds of Chontales - The insects of Chontales - Mimetic forms - Departure from the mines- Nicaragua as a field for emigration - Journey to Greytown- Return to England 285 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE XXV - Xxviii SKETCH MAP OF.
... birds of Chontales - The insects of Chontales - Mimetic forms - Departure from the mines- Nicaragua as a field for emigration - Journey to Greytown- Return to England 285 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE XXV - Xxviii SKETCH MAP OF.
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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