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 Forms |
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Page 50
At these spots , too , were various beautiful birds , amongst which the Sisitote , a
fine black and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon melanocephalus , Gould )
, were the most conspicuous . We reached and crossed a high range , from the ...
At these spots , too , were various beautiful birds , amongst which the Sisitote , a
fine black and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon melanocephalus , Gould )
, were the most conspicuous . We reached and crossed a high range , from the ...
Page 57
Sometimes a tree appears covered with beautiful flowers , which do not belong to
it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great
ropes like stems to the ground . Climbing ferns and vanilla cling to the trunks ...
Sometimes a tree appears covered with beautiful flowers , which do not belong to
it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great
ropes like stems to the ground . Climbing ferns and vanilla cling to the trunks ...
Page 67
The banana tree shoots up its succulent stem , and unfolds its immense entire
leaves with great rapidity ; and a group of them waving their silky leaves in the
sun , or shining ghostly white in the moonlight , forms one of those beautiful
sights ...
The banana tree shoots up its succulent stem , and unfolds its immense entire
leaves with great rapidity ; and a group of them waving their silky leaves in the
sun , or shining ghostly white in the moonlight , forms one of those beautiful
sights ...
Page 99
Our mineralogical museums are filled with beautiful specimens of crystals of
quartz , fluor spar , and various ores deposited one on the other ; and the student
who confines his attention to these is naturally led to believe that he sees before
him ...
Our mineralogical museums are filled with beautiful specimens of crystals of
quartz , fluor spar , and various ores deposited one on the other ; and the student
who confines his attention to these is naturally led to believe that he sees before
him ...
Page 103
... the woods is ever moist , and the brooks perennial . In the shady forest ,
mosquitoes and sand - flies are rather troublesome ; but the large cleared space
about the houses of the mining company is almost free from them , and in the
beautiful ...
... the woods is ever moist , and the brooks perennial . In the shady forest ,
mosquitoes and sand - flies are rather troublesome ; but the large cleared space
about the houses of the mining company is almost free from them , and in the
beautiful ...
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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