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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... BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS . conspicuous . It is only the male that is thus coloured , the female being clothed in a sober suit of greenish- brown . I think this bird is polygamous , for several of the brown ones were always seen ...
... BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS . conspicuous . It is only the male that is thus coloured , the female being clothed in a sober suit of greenish- brown . I think this bird is polygamous , for several of the brown ones were always seen ...
Page 8
... beetles , and bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr. Bates's admirable remarks on mimetic forms , I must explain that it is only on account of the ...
... beetles , and bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr. Bates's admirable remarks on mimetic forms , I must explain that it is only on account of the ...
Page 28
... beetles . " * The Hymenoptera standing at the head of the Arti- culata , and the Mammalia at the head of the Vertebrata , it is curious to mark how in zoological history the ap- pearance and development of these two orders ( culmi ...
... beetles . " * The Hymenoptera standing at the head of the Arti- culata , and the Mammalia at the head of the Vertebrata , it is curious to mark how in zoological history the ap- pearance and development of these two orders ( culmi ...
Page 34
... beetle ( Acrocinus longimanus ) laying its eggs in the cuts , and the grubs that are hatched boring great holes all through the trunk . When these grubs are at work you can hear their rasping by standing at the bottom of the tree , and ...
... beetle ( Acrocinus longimanus ) laying its eggs in the cuts , and the grubs that are hatched boring great holes all through the trunk . When these grubs are at work you can hear their rasping by standing at the bottom of the tree , and ...
Page 69
... beetle ( Taniotes scalaris , Fab . ) , which laid its eggs in the green bark , from which issued white grubs that mined into the stem . I had to dig down to them with a knife to extricate them and prevent them destroying the young trees ...
... beetle ( Taniotes scalaris , Fab . ) , which laid its eggs in the green bark , from which issued white grubs that mined into the stem . I had to dig down to them with a knife to extricate them and prevent them destroying the young trees ...
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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