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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... fruit - trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen ply- ing their paddles with the greatest dexterity and force , made the canoe shoot along through the still water . Soon we emerged into a wider channel where a stronger ...
... fruit - trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen ply- ing their paddles with the greatest dexterity and force , made the canoe shoot along through the still water . Soon we emerged into a wider channel where a stronger ...
Page 40
... fruit , and the abundant fish of the river , form their principal food . Their houses are large sheds open at the sides , and thatched with the " suiti " palm . As is often the case amongst the Indians , several families live in one ...
... fruit , and the abundant fish of the river , form their principal food . Their houses are large sheds open at the sides , and thatched with the " suiti " palm . As is often the case amongst the Indians , several families live in one ...
Page 41
... fruits , and had nearly died from star- vation . He had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people around him did not understand what ...
... fruits , and had nearly died from star- vation . He had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people around him did not understand what ...
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... midst of these plains there are some rocky knolls , like islands , on which grow spiny cactuses , low leathery - leaved trees , slender , spiny palms , with plum- like fruit , prickly acacias , and thorny bromelias . ALLIGATORS.
... midst of these plains there are some rocky knolls , like islands , on which grow spiny cactuses , low leathery - leaved trees , slender , spiny palms , with plum- like fruit , prickly acacias , and thorny bromelias . ALLIGATORS.
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... fruit of the size , shape , and appearance of a large green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves . The outside of the fruit is a hard thin shell , packed full of seeds in a kind of dry pulp , on which ...
... fruit of the size , shape , and appearance of a large green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves . The outside of the fruit is a hard thin shell , packed full of seeds in a kind of dry pulp , on which ...
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