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 51
... mountains of Costa Rica , amo gst which dwell the Indians of the Rio Frio and other little - known tribes . Before us were ... mountain brooks . Here and there were sparingly dotted thatched huts , in which dwelt the owners of the cattle ...
... mountains of Costa Rica , amo gst which dwell the Indians of the Rio Frio and other little - known tribes . Before us were ... mountain brooks . Here and there were sparingly dotted thatched huts , in which dwelt the owners of the cattle ...
Page 96
... mountain masses ; 2ndly , Irregular * Quar . Journ . Geol . Soc . , Vol . xvii . + Geological Magazine , September , 1866 . Quart . Journ . Geol . Soc . , Vol . xxviii . p . 308 . § See " Geol . Survey of Canada , " pp . 141 and 173 ...
... mountain masses ; 2ndly , Irregular * Quar . Journ . Geol . Soc . , Vol . xvii . + Geological Magazine , September , 1866 . Quart . Journ . Geol . Soc . , Vol . xxviii . p . 308 . § See " Geol . Survey of Canada , " pp . 141 and 173 ...
Page 106
... mountains , and those even lower down the river itself , call it " Artigua . " The preservation of these old Indian names is important , as they might sometime or other throw considerable light on the early inhabitants of the country ...
... mountains , and those even lower down the river itself , call it " Artigua . " The preservation of these old Indian names is important , as they might sometime or other throw considerable light on the early inhabitants of the country ...
Page 121
... saw it feeding on the ground . A similar , but much smaller , bird , called " chachalabes , " is often met with in the low scrub . Mountain hens ( species of Tinamus ) were not un- common , about the size of a plump fowl ,
... saw it feeding on the ground . A similar , but much smaller , bird , called " chachalabes , " is often met with in the low scrub . Mountain hens ( species of Tinamus ) were not un- common , about the size of a plump fowl ,
Page 143
... mountain hen ( Tinamus , sp . ) , which whirred off amongst the bushes like a grouse . The dry slopes of hills are their favourite feeding - places , and around Peña Blanca they are rather plentiful ; and so , also , in their season ...
... mountain hen ( Tinamus , sp . ) , which whirred off amongst the bushes like a grouse . The dry slopes of hills are their favourite feeding - places , and around Peña Blanca they are rather plentiful ; and so , also , in their season ...
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