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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months , from March to June , there is sufficient water coming down from the lake
to keep open a fine harbour , if it were not that about twenty miles above its mouth
it begins to dissipate its force by sending off a large branch called the Colorado ...
months , from March to June , there is sufficient water coming down from the lake
to keep open a fine harbour , if it were not that about twenty miles above its mouth
it begins to dissipate its force by sending off a large branch called the Colorado ...
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Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage , toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage , toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
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Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and
it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well
...
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and
it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well
...
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A long , deep branch forms a favourite resort for alligators . At the far end of a
sand - spit , near where some low trees grew , I saw several dark objects lying
close to the water on the shelving banks . They were alligators basking in the sun
.
A long , deep branch forms a favourite resort for alligators . At the far end of a
sand - spit , near where some low trees grew , I saw several dark objects lying
close to the water on the shelving banks . They were alligators basking in the sun
.
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At seven o ' clock we reached the Colorado branch , which carries off the greater
part of the waters of the San Juan to the sea . This is about twenty miles above
Greytown , but only eighteen by the Colorado to the sea , and is near the head of
...
At seven o ' clock we reached the Colorado branch , which carries off the greater
part of the waters of the San Juan to the sea . This is about twenty miles above
Greytown , but only eighteen by the Colorado to the sea , and is near the head of
...
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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 | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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