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 37
... never swept . The people are of mixed origin , Indian , Spanish , and Negro , the Indian element predominating . Two or three better built stores , and the quarters of the military governor , redeem the place from an appearance of utter ...
... never swept . The people are of mixed origin , Indian , Spanish , and Negro , the Indian element predominating . Two or three better built stores , and the quarters of the military governor , redeem the place from an appearance of utter ...
Page 64
... never were many black slaves ; since the States threw off the yoke of Spain there have been none ; and this compara- tive scarcity of the Negro element makes these countries much more pleasant and safer to dwell in than the West Indies ...
... never were many black slaves ; since the States threw off the yoke of Spain there have been none ; and this compara- tive scarcity of the Negro element makes these countries much more pleasant and safer to dwell in than the West Indies ...
Page 67
... never to bear seed in the West Indies , Malaga , India , Cochin China , or the Malay Archipelago . — Darwin's Animals and Plants under Domestication , " vol . ii . p . 169 . 66 America ; but it seems incredible that such an important Ch ...
... never to bear seed in the West Indies , Malaga , India , Cochin China , or the Malay Archipelago . — Darwin's Animals and Plants under Domestication , " vol . ii . p . 169 . 66 America ; but it seems incredible that such an important Ch ...
Page 70
... never produced a single pod . Darwin has shown that this flower is dependent , like many others , for its fertilisation upon the operations of the busy humble - bee , and that it is provided with a wonder- ful mechanism , by means of ...
... never produced a single pod . Darwin has shown that this flower is dependent , like many others , for its fertilisation upon the operations of the busy humble - bee , and that it is provided with a wonder- ful mechanism , by means of ...
Page 80
... never find any quantity of these in the burrows , and it was evident that they were used up in some way immediately they were brought in . The chambers were always about three parts filled with a speckled , brown , flocculent , spongy ...
... never find any quantity of these in the burrows , and it was evident that they were used up in some way immediately they were brought in . The chambers were always about three parts filled with a speckled , brown , flocculent , spongy ...
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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