The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... Central America . Whilst the leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ; and it is a curious analogy that , like the hunting races of mankind , they ...
... Central America . Whilst the leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ; and it is a curious analogy that , like the hunting races of mankind , they ...
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... Central America I place the Eciton as the first in intel- ligence , and as such at the head of the Articulata . Wasps and bees come next , and then others of the Hymenoptera . Between ants and the lower forms of insects there is a ...
... Central America I place the Eciton as the first in intel- ligence , and as such at the head of the Articulata . Wasps and bees come next , and then others of the Hymenoptera . Between ants and the lower forms of insects there is a ...
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... Central America . Before the Spanish conquest the Mexicans played with balls made from it , and it still bears its Aztec name of Ulli , from which the Spaniards call the collectors of it Ulleros . It is obtained from quite a different ...
... Central America . Before the Spanish conquest the Mexicans played with balls made from it , and it still bears its Aztec name of Ulli , from which the Spaniards call the collectors of it Ulleros . It is obtained from quite a different ...
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... Central America . This fact , and the immense natural reservoir of water near the head of the navigation , point out this route as a practi- cable one for a ship canal between the two oceans . Instead of cutting a canal from the head of ...
... Central America . This fact , and the immense natural reservoir of water near the head of the navigation , point out this route as a practi- cable one for a ship canal between the two oceans . Instead of cutting a canal from the head of ...
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... Central America , and good eating . It has reddish - brown fur , and the usual explanation of the Nicaraguans is that the Indians of the Rio Frio were called " Guatuses " because they had red hair . It is very common to find the Indian ...
... Central America , and good eating . It has reddish - brown fur , and the usual explanation of the Nicaraguans is that the Indians of the Rio Frio were called " Guatuses " because they had red hair . It is very common to find the Indian ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brook bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark descended dogs Ecitons epiphytes feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period glands grass green Greytown ground growing hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larv¿ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes look maize Matagalpa Mestizos miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nests never Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rock rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen shrubs side slope soon Spaniards species spider steep sting stones surface tion told town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation veins Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young