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 39
... grass ) in that country bad , hence " guaté malo , " " bad guaté , " - whereas every student of Mexican history knows that the name was the Spanish attempt to pronounce the old Aztec one of Quauhte- mallan , which meant the Land of the ...
... grass ) in that country bad , hence " guaté malo , " " bad guaté , " - whereas every student of Mexican history knows that the name was the Spanish attempt to pronounce the old Aztec one of Quauhte- mallan , which meant the Land of the ...
Page 65
... grass . Going up the valley from the village , on the right - hand side , about fifty yards from the road , on a grass - covered slope , stand the houses of the commis- sioner and cashier , in the latter of which the medical officer ...
... grass . Going up the valley from the village , on the right - hand side , about fifty yards from the road , on a grass - covered slope , stand the houses of the commis- sioner and cashier , in the latter of which the medical officer ...
Page 79
... grass , with the sharp points down- wards , round the stems . The ants cannot pass through the wisp , and do not find out how to surmount it , getting confused amongst the numberless blades , all leading downwards . I mention these ...
... grass , with the sharp points down- wards , round the stems . The ants cannot pass through the wisp , and do not find out how to surmount it , getting confused amongst the numberless blades , all leading downwards . I mention these ...
Page 83
... grass is nearly always rejected by them , yet I have seen some ants , perhaps young ones , carrying in leaves of grass . After a while these pieces were invariably brought out again and thrown away . I can imagine a young ant getting a ...
... grass is nearly always rejected by them , yet I have seen some ants , perhaps young ones , carrying in leaves of grass . After a while these pieces were invariably brought out again and thrown away . I can imagine a young ant getting a ...
Page 107
... , reaches the site chosen for the machinery at Pavon , where a large space has been cleared , much of which is covered with grass . After descending a steep hill , the Artígua , with Ch . VII . ] 107 THE RIVULET ARTÍGUA .
... , reaches the site chosen for the machinery at Pavon , where a large space has been cleared , much of which is covered with grass . After descending a steep hill , the Artígua , with Ch . VII . ] 107 THE RIVULET ARTÍGUA .
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