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 67
... colour of their leaves and stems ; the natives can distinguish them without seeing the fruit , and have names for each , by which they are known throughout ́all Central America , Mexico , and Peru . These names are of Spanish origin ...
... colour of their leaves and stems ; the natives can distinguish them without seeing the fruit , and have names for each , by which they are known throughout ́all Central America , Mexico , and Peru . These names are of Spanish origin ...
Page 80
... colour , and overgrown and lightly connected together by a minute white fungus that rami- fied in every direction throughout it . I not only. NEST OF LEAF - CUTTING ANT . SECTION ACROSS SAN ANTONIO LODE . 80 [ Ch . V. THE NATURALIST IN ...
... colour , and overgrown and lightly connected together by a minute white fungus that rami- fied in every direction throughout it . I not only. NEST OF LEAF - CUTTING ANT . SECTION ACROSS SAN ANTONIO LODE . 80 [ Ch . V. THE NATURALIST IN ...
Page 89
... coloured black by the peroxide of man- ganese . The gold is in minute grains , and generally distributed loosely amongst the quartz . Pieces as large as a pin's head are rare , and specimens of quartz show- ing the gold in it are seldom ...
... coloured black by the peroxide of man- ganese . The gold is in minute grains , and generally distributed loosely amongst the quartz . Pieces as large as a pin's head are rare , and specimens of quartz show- ing the gold in it are seldom ...
Page 93
... colour . These balls of amalgam are placed in iron retorts , and the mercury driven off by heat and con- densed again in water . The balls of gold so obtained are then melted into bars weighing about one hundred ounces each , and in ...
... colour . These balls of amalgam are placed in iron retorts , and the mercury driven off by heat and con- densed again in water . The balls of gold so obtained are then melted into bars weighing about one hundred ounces each , and in ...
Page 112
... colour , with brilliant purple ear - feathers and metallic - green throat . Both it and Florisuga mellivora are short billed , generally catching flying insects , and do not frequent flowers so much as other humming - birds . I have ...
... colour , with brilliant purple ear - feathers and metallic - green throat . Both it and Florisuga mellivora are short billed , generally catching flying insects , and do not frequent flowers so much as other humming - birds . I have ...
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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