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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Page 58
... look at the intruder , then with a sudden jerk , turning round first one eye , then the other , it disappears like a flash of light . Unlike the plains and savannahs we crossed yesterday , where the ground was parched up in the dry ...
... look at the intruder , then with a sudden jerk , turning round first one eye , then the other , it disappears like a flash of light . Unlike the plains and savannahs we crossed yesterday , where the ground was parched up in the dry ...
Page 72
... looks as though it would fall to the ground with it ; but , on being finally detached , the ant is generally found to have hold of the leaf with one foot , and soon righting itself , and arranging its burden to its satisfaction , it ...
... looks as though it would fall to the ground with it ; but , on being finally detached , the ant is generally found to have hold of the leaf with one foot , and soon righting itself , and arranging its burden to its satisfaction , it ...
Page 97
... look upon the origin of such veins as the natural result of the plutonic intrusion ; there is , also , sometimes a complete gradation from veins of perfectly crystallised granite , through others abounding in quartz at the expense of ...
... look upon the origin of such veins as the natural result of the plutonic intrusion ; there is , also , sometimes a complete gradation from veins of perfectly crystallised granite , through others abounding in quartz at the expense of ...
Page 105
... look after our woodcutters and charcoal - burners , to see that they did not encroach upon the lands of our neighbours , as they were inclined to do , and involve us in squabbles and lawsuits ; paths were to be opened out , to bring in ...
... look after our woodcutters and charcoal - burners , to see that they did not encroach upon the lands of our neighbours , as they were inclined to do , and involve us in squabbles and lawsuits ; paths were to be opened out , to bring in ...
Page 118
... look - out for insects , examining the crevices in trees and withered leaves , seizing the largest beetles and munching them up with greatest relish . with greatest relish . It is also very fond of eggs and young birds , and must play ...
... look - out for insects , examining the crevices in trees and withered leaves , seizing the largest beetles and munching them up with greatest relish . with greatest relish . It is also very fond of eggs and young birds , and must play ...
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