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 xvi
... natural history may have lost some- what by his long absence , but that of the world at large has the more benefited by his labours , and he adds another bright name to the roll of those who have so well upheld the natural history fame ...
... natural history may have lost some- what by his long absence , but that of the world at large has the more benefited by his labours , and he adds another bright name to the roll of those who have so well upheld the natural history fame ...
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... natural he brought to bear , on everything that came under his notice , a wide and varied knowledge . Singularly modest and even - tem- pered by nature , he was only roused to anger by any sense of oppression or by wanton cruelty . But ...
... natural he brought to bear , on everything that came under his notice , a wide and varied knowledge . Singularly modest and even - tem- pered by nature , he was only roused to anger by any sense of oppression or by wanton cruelty . But ...
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... natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species consi- dered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal in a tropical country CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " - Muy - muy -- Idleness of ...
... natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species consi- dered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal in a tropical country CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " - Muy - muy -- Idleness of ...
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... natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords , Greytown might be thought a very unhealthy site for a town . Notwithstanding , how- ever , its apparent disadvantages , and that for nine months of the year it is ...
... natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords , Greytown might be thought a very unhealthy site for a town . Notwithstanding , how- ever , its apparent disadvantages , and that for nine months of the year it is ...
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... natural drainage , is much more un- healthy , fevers being very prevalent . As at Greytown so at Pernambuco , the trade winds blow with much regu- larity , and there are neither hills nor hollows to inter- fere with the movements of the ...
... natural drainage , is much more un- healthy , fevers being very prevalent . As at Greytown so at Pernambuco , the trade winds blow with much regu- larity , and there are neither hills nor hollows to inter- fere with the movements of the ...
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