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 17
... numerous genera ; and so far they have only been explained on the supposition of the descent of the different species from a common progenitor . As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many of them ...
... numerous genera ; and so far they have only been explained on the supposition of the descent of the different species from a common progenitor . As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many of them ...
Page 18
... numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the main body , smaller columns would be pushed out ...
... numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the main body , smaller columns would be pushed out ...
Page 20
... numerous birds that accompany the army ants are ever on the outlook for any insect that may fly up , and the heavy flying locusts , grasshoppers , and cockroaches have no chance of escape . Several species of ant - thrushes always ...
... numerous birds that accompany the army ants are ever on the outlook for any insect that may fly up , and the heavy flying locusts , grasshoppers , and cockroaches have no chance of escape . Several species of ant - thrushes always ...
Page 22
... numerous birds that accompany the ants , as vultures follow the armies of the East . The ants send off exploring parties up the trees , which hunt for nests of wasps , bees , and probably birds . If they find any , they soon communicate ...
... numerous birds that accompany the ants , as vultures follow the armies of the East . The ants send off exploring parties up the trees , which hunt for nests of wasps , bees , and probably birds . If they find any , they soon communicate ...
Page 46
... numerous and very tame . One of the smallest species alights and seeks about in the streets of small towns for seeds , like a sparrow , and more bold than that bird , for it is not molested by the children- rather , however , from ...
... numerous and very tame . One of the smallest species alights and seeks about in the streets of small towns for seeds , like a sparrow , and more bold than that bird , for it is not molested by the children- rather , however , from ...
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