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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... numerous than he had anticipated when recording his determination to devote them to natural history . Already his health had shown signs of giving way , and presently there was a nervous break - down which necessitated his giving up all ...
... numerous than he had anticipated when recording his determination to devote them to natural history . Already his health had shown signs of giving way , and presently there was a nervous break - down which necessitated his giving up all ...
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... Numerous instances will be found in this book , and a " Leaf Insect " and a " Moss Insect " are illustrated on pages 292 and 293. But the classic example is the butterfly from the East Indies so graphically described by Mr. Wallace ...
... Numerous instances will be found in this book , and a " Leaf Insect " and a " Moss Insect " are illustrated on pages 292 and 293. But the classic example is the butterfly from the East Indies so graphically described by Mr. Wallace ...
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... numerous species , each of which shows a striking likeness to some one particular species of Heliconia . This likeness is not a mark of near affinity ; it affects no im- portant character , but only the shape and colouration of the ...
... numerous species , each of which shows a striking likeness to some one particular species of Heliconia . This likeness is not a mark of near affinity ; it affects no im- portant character , but only the shape and colouration of the ...
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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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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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