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 23
Many of the smaller birds build on the branches of the bull ' s - horn thorn , which
is always thickly covered with small stinging honey - eating ants , that would not
allow the Ecitons to ascend these trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums ...
Many of the smaller birds build on the branches of the bull ' s - horn thorn , which
is always thickly covered with small stinging honey - eating ants , that would not
allow the Ecitons to ascend these trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums ...
Page 27
Another time they were crossing a watercourse along a small branch , not thicker
than a goosequill . They widened this natural bridge to three times its width by a
number of ants clinging to it and to each other on each side , over which the ...
Another time they were crossing a watercourse along a small branch , not thicker
than a goosequill . They widened this natural bridge to three times its width by a
number of ants clinging to it and to each other on each side , over which the ...
Page 30
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
waits there until the herd depart , when he comes down and feeds on the
slaughtered ...
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
waits there until the herd depart , when he comes down and feeds on the
slaughtered ...
Page 36
Hot Instead of cutting a canal from the head of the delta of the San Juan to the
sea , as has been proposed , the Colorado branch might be straightened , and
dredged to the required depth . Higher up , the Torre , Castillo and Machuca
Rapids ...
Hot Instead of cutting a canal from the head of the delta of the San Juan to the
sea , as has been proposed , the Colorado branch might be straightened , and
dredged to the required depth . Higher up , the Torre , Castillo and Machuca
Rapids ...
Page 46
Probably it is as a protection from herbivorous animals , to prevent them browsing
upon the twigs and small branches where herbaceous vegetation is dried up .
Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on ants ...
Probably it is as a protection from herbivorous animals , to prevent them browsing
upon the twigs and small branches where herbaceous vegetation is dried up .
Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on ants ...
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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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