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 30
... hundred . They are said to assist each other against the attacks of the jaguar , but that wary animal is too intelligent for them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the Wari come underneath ; then jumping down kills one by ...
... hundred . They are said to assist each other against the attacks of the jaguar , but that wary animal is too intelligent for them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the Wari come underneath ; then jumping down kills one by ...
Page 35
... hundred and twenty miles from Greytown . The mean level of the waters of the lake , according to the survey of Colonel O. W. Childs , in 1851 , is 107 feet , so that the river falls on an average a little less than one foot per mile ...
... hundred and twenty miles from Greytown . The mean level of the waters of the lake , according to the survey of Colonel O. W. Childs , in 1851 , is 107 feet , so that the river falls on an average a little less than one foot per mile ...
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... hundred feet without a branch , and carrying their domes of foliage directly up to where the balmy breezes blow and the sun's rays quicken . Lianas hurry up to the light and sunshine , and innumerable epiphytes perch themselves high up ...
... hundred feet without a branch , and carrying their domes of foliage directly up to where the balmy breezes blow and the sun's rays quicken . Lianas hurry up to the light and sunshine , and innumerable epiphytes perch themselves high up ...
Page 62
... hundred in number , are entirely dependent on the mines around , there being no cultivation or any other employ- ment in the immediate neighbourhood . The people are of a mixed descent , in which Indian blood predominates , then Spanish ...
... hundred in number , are entirely dependent on the mines around , there being no cultivation or any other employ- ment in the immediate neighbourhood . The people are of a mixed descent , in which Indian blood predominates , then Spanish ...
Page 68
... hundreds of years ; and this fact ought to modify the opinions generally entertained by horticulturists that the life of plants and trees propagated from shoots or cuttings cannot be in- definitely prolonged in that way . Perhaps this ...
... hundreds of years ; and this fact ought to modify the opinions generally entertained by horticulturists that the life of plants and trees propagated from shoots or cuttings cannot be in- definitely prolonged in that way . Perhaps this ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young