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 48
... plains . Male asses are kept at some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind , and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size , and the breed of mules might be greatly improved ...
... plains . Male asses are kept at some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind , and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size , and the breed of mules might be greatly improved ...
Page 50
... plains , exposed to the hot rays of the sun , to reach the shady banks of the stream , by which grew many high thick - foliaged trees , with lianas hang- ing from them , and bromelias , orchids , ferns , and many other epiphytes perched ...
... plains , exposed to the hot rays of the sun , to reach the shady banks of the stream , by which grew many high thick - foliaged trees , with lianas hang- ing from them , and bromelias , orchids , ferns , and many other epiphytes perched ...
Page 51
... plains and savannahs we had crossed , to the great lake , with its islands and peaked hills ; and beyond the dark dim mountains of Costa Rica , amo gst which dwell the Indians of the Rio Frio and other little - known tribes . Before us ...
... plains and savannahs we had crossed , to the great lake , with its islands and peaked hills ; and beyond the dark dim mountains of Costa Rica , amo gst which dwell the Indians of the Rio Frio and other little - known tribes . Before us ...
Page 58
... plains and savannahs we crossed yesterday , where the ground was parched up in the dry season , the Atlantic forest , bathed in the rains distilled from the north - east trades , is ever verdant . Perennial moisture Ch . IV . ] ROAD ...
... plains and savannahs we crossed yesterday , where the ground was parched up in the dry season , the Atlantic forest , bathed in the rains distilled from the north - east trades , is ever verdant . Perennial moisture Ch . IV . ] ROAD ...
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... to the Atlantic ; west- ward it terminates in a sinuous margin about seven miles from the village , and there commence the lightly tim- bered and grassy plains and savannahs stretching to the Lake of Nicaragua . The surface of the land in.
... to the Atlantic ; west- ward it terminates in a sinuous margin about seven miles from the village , and there commence the lightly tim- bered and grassy plains and savannahs stretching to the Lake of Nicaragua . The surface of the land in.
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