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 22
... coloured individuals that often stop , and sometimes run a little backward , stopping and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like the officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This species is ...
... coloured individuals that often stop , and sometimes run a little backward , stopping and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like the officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This species is ...
Page 25
... coloured officers moves backwards and forwards directing the columns . Such a column is of enormous length , and ... coloured workers and light - coloured officers , I saw here many still larger individuals with enormous jaws . These ...
... coloured officers moves backwards and forwards directing the columns . Such a column is of enormous length , and ... coloured workers and light - coloured officers , I saw here many still larger individuals with enormous jaws . These ...
Page 37
... very little is known . They are called Guatuses , and have been said to have red or light - coloured hair and European features , to account for which various ingenious theories have been advanced ; but , unfortunately for these specula-
... very little is known . They are called Guatuses , and have been said to have red or light - coloured hair and European features , to account for which various ingenious theories have been advanced ; but , unfortunately for these specula-
Page 46
... coloured , of various sizes , from that of a thrush to that of a common dove , were numerous and very tame . One of the smallest species alights and seeks about in the streets of small towns for seeds , like a sparrow , and more bold ...
... coloured , of various sizes , from that of a thrush to that of a common dove , were numerous and very tame . One of the smallest species alights and seeks about in the streets of small towns for seeds , like a sparrow , and more bold ...
Page 48
... colour- some pink , others red , blue , yellow , or white , like great single - coloured bouquets . One looked like a gigantic rhododendron , with bunches of large pink flowers . The yellow - flowered ones belong to wild cotton - trees ...
... colour- some pink , others red , blue , yellow , or white , like great single - coloured bouquets . One looked like a gigantic rhododendron , with bunches of large pink flowers . The yellow - flowered ones belong to wild cotton - trees ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brook bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark descended dogs Ecitons epiphytes feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period glands grass green Greytown ground growing hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes look maize Matagalpa Mestizos miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nests never Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rock rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen shrubs side slope soon Spaniards species spider steep sting stones surface tion told town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation veins Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young