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 22
... coloured individuals that will often stop , and sometimes run a little backward , halting and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This species is ...
... coloured individuals that will often stop , and sometimes run a little backward , halting and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like 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 38
... coloured hair and European features , to account for which various ingenious theories have been advanced ; but , unfortunately for these specula- tions , some children , and even adults , have been captured and brought down the river by ...
... coloured hair and European features , to account for which various ingenious theories have been advanced ; but , unfortunately for these specula- tions , some children , and even adults , have been captured and brought down the river by ...
Page 46
... coloured , of various sizes , from that of a thrush to that of a com- mon 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 ...
... coloured , of various sizes , from that of a thrush to that of a com- mon 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 ...
Page 48
... colour -some pink , others red , blue , yellow , or white , like single - coloured bouquets . One looked like a gigantic rhododendron , with bunches of large pink flowers . The yellow - flowered ones belong to wild cotton - trees , from ...
... colour -some pink , others red , blue , yellow , or white , like single - coloured bouquets . One looked like a gigantic rhododendron , with bunches of large pink flowers . The yellow - flowered ones belong to wild cotton - trees , from ...
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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 larvæ 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