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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Page 22
... attack the nest of species . any other The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of ... attacks of these and other ants . Trogons , parrots , toucans , mot - mots , and Ch . II . ] EYES OF THE ECITONS ...
... attack the nest of species . any other The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of ... attacks of these and other ants . Trogons , parrots , toucans , mot - mots , and Ch . II . ] EYES OF THE ECITONS ...
Page 30
... attacks of the jaguar , but that wary animal is too in- telligent for them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the Wari come underneath ; then jumping down kills one by breaking its neck ; leaps up into the tree again and ...
... attacks of the jaguar , but that wary animal is too in- telligent for them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the Wari come underneath ; then jumping down kills one by breaking its neck ; leaps up into the tree again and ...
Page 39
... attacked by the Indians , who killed several with their arrows . Exaggerated opinions of their ferocity and courage were in consequence a long time prevalent , and the river remained unknown and unexplored , and pro- bably would have ...
... attacked by the Indians , who killed several with their arrows . Exaggerated opinions of their ferocity and courage were in consequence a long time prevalent , and the river remained unknown and unexplored , and pro- bably would have ...
Page 52
... attacked in the night - time by the Rio Mico Indians , and all of them killed , excepting the young women , who were carried off into captivity , and the place has ever since lain desolate . Many extravagant stories have been told of ...
... attacked in the night - time by the Rio Mico Indians , and all of them killed , excepting the young women , who were carried off into captivity , and the place has ever since lain desolate . Many extravagant stories have been told of ...
Page 61
... attack - Method of destroying the Ants - Migration of the Ants from a Nest attacked - Corrosive Sublimate causes a sort of Madness amongst them - Indian plan of preventing their as- cending young Trees - Leaf - cutting Ants are fungus ...
... attack - Method of destroying the Ants - Migration of the Ants from a Nest attacked - Corrosive Sublimate causes a sort of Madness amongst them - Indian plan of preventing their as- cending young Trees - Leaf - cutting Ants are fungus ...
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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 larvæ 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