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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page 108
... low white - flowered shrubs close to the webs ; but , on getting behind them , and trying to frighten them within the silken curtain , Ch . VII . ] THE HELICONIDE . 109 their 108 [ Ch . VII . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... low white - flowered shrubs close to the webs ; but , on getting behind them , and trying to frighten them within the silken curtain , Ch . VII . ] THE HELICONIDE . 109 their 108 [ Ch . VII . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 109
... close up to flowers on which they alight . There is one genus with transparent wings that frequents the white - flowered shrubs in the clearing , and I have sometimes advanced my hand within six inches of them without frightening them ...
... close up to flowers on which they alight . There is one genus with transparent wings that frequents the white - flowered shrubs in the clearing , and I have sometimes advanced my hand within six inches of them without frightening them ...
Page 129
... close to the pedicels of the flowers , so that the birds must approach them from above ; and in this species the flowers are turned upwards , and the pollen is brushed off by the breasts of the birds . In temperate K latitudes we find ...
... close to the pedicels of the flowers , so that the birds must approach them from above ; and in this species the flowers are turned upwards , and the pollen is brushed off by the breasts of the birds . In temperate K latitudes we find ...
Page 136
... close together , formed the marks that I had myself taken to note the place , and these the wasp seemed also to have taken as its guide , for it flew directly down to them , and ran inside ; but the small leaf on which the fragment of ...
... close together , formed the marks that I had myself taken to note the place , and these the wasp seemed also to have taken as its guide , for it flew directly down to them , and ran inside ; but the small leaf on which the fragment of ...
Page 144
... would have to get very close up to it to do it any damage with my little charge of small shot , I ran along towards the sound , which Ch . VIII . ] ENCOUNTER WITH A JAGUAR . 144 THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . [ Ch . VIII .
... would have to get very close up to it to do it any damage with my little charge of small shot , I ran along towards the sound , which Ch . VIII . ] ENCOUNTER WITH A JAGUAR . 144 THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . [ Ch . VIII .
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