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 120
... going to be punished , he would change his tone to a shrill , threatening note , showing his teeth , and try- ing to intimidate . He had quite an extensive vocabulary of sounds , varying from a gruff bark to a shrill whistle ; and we ...
... going to be punished , he would change his tone to a shrill , threatening note , showing his teeth , and try- ing to intimidate . He had quite an extensive vocabulary of sounds , varying from a gruff bark to a shrill whistle ; and we ...
Page 145
... going to spring , and I believe he could have cleared the ground between us at a single bound , but the next moment he turned away from me , and was lost sight of amongst the bushes . I half regretted I had not fired and taken my chance ...
... going to spring , and I believe he could have cleared the ground between us at a single bound , but the next moment he turned away from me , and was lost sight of amongst the bushes . I half regretted I had not fired and taken my chance ...
Page 146
... going down per- pendicularly for more than three hundred feet ; the face of the cliff all weathered white . The tops of the trees are far below , and as one looks down upon them , hearing the various cries and whistles of the birds come ...
... going down per- pendicularly for more than three hundred feet ; the face of the cliff all weathered white . The tops of the trees are far below , and as one looks down upon them , hearing the various cries and whistles of the birds come ...
Page 160
... going into Juigalpa . He had , doubtless , heard that a stranger had arrived in the town ; for every time I had been there he had turned up . His best friends are the foreigners , who look with greater pity on his misfortune than his ...
... going into Juigalpa . He had , doubtless , heard that a stranger had arrived in the town ; for every time I had been there he had turned up . His best friends are the foreigners , who look with greater pity on his misfortune than his ...
Page 163
... going to look at them , we went down to the river to see the waterfall . Just opposite the house the Juigalpa river , which comes flowing down over a flat bed of trachyte , leapt down a deep narrow chasm that it has cut in the hard rock ...
... going to look at them , we went down to the river to see the waterfall . Just opposite the house the Juigalpa river , which comes flowing down over a flat bed of trachyte , leapt down a deep narrow chasm that it has cut in the hard rock ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest formicarium fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mestizos Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz race rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep sting stones surface Teustepe tion told town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young