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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... plains of the same name , about two leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great slough of water and tenacious mud , through which the mules have to wade and plunge . In the midst of these plains there ...
... plains of the same name , about two leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great slough of water and tenacious mud , through which the mules have to wade and plunge . In the midst of these plains there ...
Page 46
... plain : though it could not run very fast , it doubled quickly , and the rough cracked ground made odds in its favour ... plains on which grows the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced hickory ) , a tree about as large as an apple- tree ...
... plain : though it could not run very fast , it doubled quickly , and the rough cracked ground made odds in its favour ... plains on which grows the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced hickory ) , a tree about as large as an apple- tree ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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 hanging 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 hanging from them , and bromelias , orchids , ferns , and many other epiphytes perched ...
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... 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 , amongst 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 , amongst which dwell the Indians of the Rio Frio and other little- known tribes . Before us ...
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