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 Forms |
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Page 19
I was much more surprised with the behaviour of a green , leaf - like locust . This
insect stood immovably amongst a host of ants , many of which ran over its legs ,
without ever discovering there was food within their reach . So fixed was its ...
I was much more surprised with the behaviour of a green , leaf - like locust . This
insect stood immovably amongst a host of ants , many of which ran over its legs ,
without ever discovering there was food within their reach . So fixed was its ...
Page 32
The clear , sparkling , dancing rapids on one side contrast with the still , dark
forest on the other , whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy hills in
the background . This view is the only pleasant recollection I have carried away
of ...
The clear , sparkling , dancing rapids on one side contrast with the still , dark
forest on the other , whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy hills in
the background . This view is the only pleasant recollection I have carried away
of ...
Page 37
37 ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards , the crumbling walls now
green with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern ( Adiantum ) . The little town
consists of a single rugged street leading up from the lake . The houses are
mostly ...
37 ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards , the crumbling walls now
green with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern ( Adiantum ) . The little town
consists of a single rugged street leading up from the lake . The houses are
mostly ...
Page 44
From all sides they were flying across the lake towards it ; and as night set in , the
trees and bushes by the water - side were full of them , gleaming like great white
flowers amongst the dark green foliage . Flocks of muscovy and whistling ducks ...
From all sides they were flying across the lake towards it ; and as night set in , the
trees and bushes by the water - side were full of them , gleaming like great white
flowers amongst the dark green foliage . Flocks of muscovy and whistling ducks ...
Page 46
... which grows the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced hickory ) , a tree about as
large as an appletree , with fruit of the size , shape , and appearance of a large
green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves .
... which grows the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced hickory ) , a tree about as
large as an appletree , with fruit of the size , shape , and appearance of a large
green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves .
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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