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 22
Crickets , grasshoppers , scorpions , centipedes , wood - lice , cockroaches , and
spiders are driven out from below the fallen leaves and branches . Many of them
are caught by the ants ; others that get away are picked up by the numerous ...
Crickets , grasshoppers , scorpions , centipedes , wood - lice , cockroaches , and
spiders are driven out from below the fallen leaves and branches . Many of them
are caught by the ants ; others that get away are picked up by the numerous ...
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 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 ...
Page 50
... and bromelias , orchids , ferns , and many other epiphytes perched on their
branches . At these spots , too , were various beautiful birds , amongst which the
Sisitote , a fine black and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon
melanocephalus ...
... and bromelias , orchids , ferns , and many other epiphytes perched on their
branches . At these spots , too , were various beautiful birds , amongst which the
Sisitote , a fine black and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon
melanocephalus ...
Page 53
All the small wood and leaves burn well ; but most of the large trunks are left , and
many of the branches . Most of the latter are cut up to form a fence round the
clearing , this at Pital and Esquipula being made very close and high to keep out
...
All the small wood and leaves burn well ; but most of the large trunks are left , and
many of the branches . Most of the latter are cut up to form a fence round the
clearing , this at Pital and Esquipula being made very close and high to keep out
...
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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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