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 144
... before in the woods , and having often seen the footprints of the tapir , I thought it was the latter , and thinking I would have to get very close up ADVENTURE WITH A JAGUAR . to it to do it 144 THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . [ Ch . VIII .
... before in the woods , and having often seen the footprints of the tapir , I thought it was the latter , and thinking I would have to get very close up ADVENTURE WITH A JAGUAR . to it to do it 144 THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . [ Ch . VIII .
Page 158
... close to his body , so that he looked like a brown rock himself . Kingfishers flitted up and down , or dashed into the water with a splashing thud . At a sedgy spot were some jacanas stalking about . When disturbed , these birds rise ...
... close to his body , so that he looked like a brown rock himself . Kingfishers flitted up and down , or dashed into the water with a splashing thud . At a sedgy spot were some jacanas stalking about . When disturbed , these birds rise ...
Page 162
... close together . I brought both down , and they proved to be in fine plumage . The toledo ( Chirosciphia lineata ) is about the size of a linnet , of a general velvety black colour . The crown of the head is covered with a flat scarlet ...
... close together . I brought both down , and they proved to be in fine plumage . The toledo ( Chirosciphia lineata ) is about the size of a linnet , of a general velvety black colour . The crown of the head is covered with a flat scarlet ...
Page 163
... close by . A man was lounging about , and a woman bruising maize for tortillas . The man told us that the " worked stones , " as he called them , were on the side of the plain we had crossed . Before going to look at them , we went down ...
... close by . A man was lounging about , and a woman bruising maize for tortillas . The man told us that the " worked stones , " as he called them , were on the side of the plain we had crossed . Before going to look at them , we went down ...
Page 174
... close covert to feed in the grassy clearings . Jaguars , ocelots , and opossums slink about in the gloom . The skunk goes leisurely along , holding up his white tail as a danger - flag for none to come within range of his nauseous ...
... close covert to feed in the grassy clearings . Jaguars , ocelots , and opossums slink about in the gloom . The skunk goes leisurely along , holding up his white tail as a danger - flag for none to come within range of his nauseous ...
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