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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... called to them by the twittering of some small birds , belonging to several different species , that follow the ants in the woods . On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the ants , three or four ...
... called to them by the twittering of some small birds , belonging to several different species , that follow the ants in the woods . On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the ants , three or four ...
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... called by the natives , striking their teeth together in the wood , and one of the boatmen leaping on shore soon shot one , which he brought on board after cutting out a gland on its back that emits a musky odour , and we afterwards had ...
... called by the natives , striking their teeth together in the wood , and one of the boatmen leaping on shore soon shot one , which he brought on board after cutting out a gland on its back that emits a musky odour , and we afterwards had ...
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... called bungos , that carry down to Greytown the produce of the country and take up mer- chandise and flour . This one was laden with cattle and india - rubber . The bungos are flat - bottomed boats , about forty feet long and nine feet ...
... called bungos , that carry down to Greytown the produce of the country and take up mer- chandise and flour . This one was laden with cattle and india - rubber . The bungos are flat - bottomed boats , about forty feet long and nine feet ...
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... called " Guatuses " because they had red hair . It is very common to find the Indian tribes of America called after wild animals , and my own opinion is that the origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory to explain why they ...
... called " Guatuses " because they had red hair . It is very common to find the Indian tribes of America called after wild animals , and my own opinion is that the origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory to explain why they ...
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... called by the Spaniards because they found the guaté ( a kind of grass ) in that country bad , hence " guaté malo , " " bad guaté , " - whereas every student of Mexican history knows that the name was the Spanish attempt to pronounce ...
... called by the Spaniards because they found the guaté ( a kind of grass ) in that country bad , hence " guaté malo , " " bad guaté , " - whereas every student of Mexican history knows that the name was the Spanish attempt to pronounce ...
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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