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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... INSECT MOSS INSECT . . SKETCH MAP OF NICARAGUA 381 382 at the end . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . 78 CHAPTER I. Arrival at xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PAGE.
... INSECT MOSS INSECT . . SKETCH MAP OF NICARAGUA 381 382 at the end . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . 78 CHAPTER I. Arrival at xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PAGE.
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... insects . Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of tropical America . Amongst ...
... insects . Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of tropical America . Amongst ...
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... insects of diffe- rent genera and orders , but between insects and flowers , leaves , twigs , and bark of trees , and between insects and inanimate nature . They serve often for concealment , as when leaves are imitated by leaf ...
... insects of diffe- rent genera and orders , but between insects and flowers , leaves , twigs , and bark of trees , and between insects and inanimate nature . They serve often for concealment , as when leaves are imitated by leaf ...
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... insects assimilated them in appearance to the vegetation amongst which it sought its prey . we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in ...
... insects assimilated them in appearance to the vegetation amongst which it sought its prey . we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in ...
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... insects that they had captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests , and it may be convenient to place together all the facts I learnt respecting them . ECITONS , OR FORAGING ANTS . - The Ecitons ...
... insects that they had captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests , and it may be convenient to place together all the facts I learnt respecting them . ECITONS , OR FORAGING ANTS . - The Ecitons ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brook bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark descended dogs Ecitons epiphytes feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period glands grass green Greytown ground growing hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes look maize Matagalpa Mestizos miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nests never Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rock rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen shrubs side slope soon Spaniards species spider steep sting stones surface tion told town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation veins Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young