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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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Page xi
... brought about by other causes of less intensity than the submergences and emergences of the land , even than by the displacement of whole continents , which theories have been advanced by some to account for the phenomena in question ...
... brought about by other causes of less intensity than the submergences and emergences of the land , even than by the displacement of whole continents , which theories have been advanced by some to account for the phenomena in question ...
Page xiii
... brought into contact in Australia aroused his spirit of investigation , and in 1857 he was reading before the Philosophical Institute of Victoria a paper on ' The Origin of Whirlwinds . ' This paper is printed in the Philosophical ...
... brought into contact in Australia aroused his spirit of investigation , and in 1857 he was reading before the Philosophical Institute of Victoria a paper on ' The Origin of Whirlwinds . ' This paper is printed in the Philosophical ...
Page xviii
... brought to bear , on everything that came under his notice , a wide and varied knowledge . Singularly modest and even - tem- pered by nature , he was only roused to anger by any sense of oppression or by wanton cruelty . But , in- deed ...
... brought to bear , on everything that came under his notice , a wide and varied knowledge . Singularly modest and even - tem- pered by nature , he was only roused to anger by any sense of oppression or by wanton cruelty . But , in- deed ...
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... brought about by varieties of one species somewhat resembling another having special means of protection , and preserved from their enemies in consequence of that unconscious imitation . The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only ...
... brought about by varieties of one species somewhat resembling another having special means of protection , and preserved from their enemies in consequence of that unconscious imitation . The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only ...
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... brought out clinging to it many ants holding larv¿ and pup¿ , which probably were kept warm by the crowding to- gether of the ants . Besides the common dark - coloured workers and light - coloured officers , I saw here many still larger ...
... brought out clinging to it many ants holding larv¿ and pup¿ , which probably were kept warm by the crowding to- gether of the ants . Besides the common dark - coloured workers and light - coloured officers , I saw here many still larger ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larv¿ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young