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 16
... HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in common , linked ...
... HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in common , linked ...
Page 22
... attacks of these and other ants . Trogons , parrots , toucans , mot - mots , and many other birds build in holes of trees or in the ground , and these , with their heads ever turned 22 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... attacks of these and other ants . Trogons , parrots , toucans , mot - mots , and many other birds build in holes of trees or in the ground , and these , with their heads ever turned 22 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 23
... heads ever turned to the only entrance , are in the best possible position to pick off singly the scouts when they approach , thus effectually preventing them from carrying to the main army intelligence about the nest . Some of these ...
... heads ever turned to the only entrance , are in the best possible position to pick off singly the scouts when they approach , thus effectually preventing them from carrying to the main army intelligence about the nest . Some of these ...
Page 26
... head projecting . Several ants passed it , but at last one discovered it and tried to pull it out , but could not . It immediately set off at a great rate , and I thought it had deserted its comrade , but it had only gone for assistance ...
... head projecting . Several ants passed it , but at last one discovered it and tried to pull it out , but could not . It immediately set off at a great rate , and I thought it had deserted its comrade , but it had only gone for assistance ...
Page 27
... head of the Articulata . Wasps and bees come next to ants , and then others of the Hymenoptera . Between ants and the lower forms of insects there is a greater difference in reasoning powers than there is between man and the lowest ...
... head of the Articulata . Wasps and bees come next to ants , and then others of the Hymenoptera . Between ants and the lower forms of insects there is a greater difference in reasoning powers than there is between man and the lowest ...
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