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 25
... probably were kept warm by the crowding to- gether of the ants . Besides the common dark - coloured workers and light - coloured officers , I saw here many still larger individuals with enormous jaws . These they go about holding wide ...
... probably were kept warm by the crowding to- gether of the ants . Besides the common dark - coloured workers and light - coloured officers , I saw here many still larger individuals with enormous jaws . These they go about holding wide ...
Page 39
... probably would have done so to the present day , if it had not been for the rubber - men . When the trade in india - rubber became fully developed , the trees in the more accessible parts of the forest were soon exhausted , and the ...
... probably would have done so to the present day , if it had not been for the rubber - men . When the trade in india - rubber became fully developed , the trees in the more accessible parts of the forest were soon exhausted , and the ...
Page 43
... cloud- capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by the Rio Frio . We had still a voyage of sixty miles before us ( 43 )
... cloud- capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by the Rio Frio . We had still a voyage of sixty miles before us ( 43 )
Page 46
... Probably it is as a protection from herbivorous animals , to prevent them browsing upon the twigs and small branches where herbaceous vegetation is dried up . Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on ...
... Probably it is as a protection from herbivorous animals , to prevent them browsing upon the twigs and small branches where herbaceous vegetation is dried up . Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on ...
Page 47
... probably on account of the rounded bases of the bowls and dishes used . The gourd forms of bowls possibly originated from the clay being moulded over gourds which were burnt out in the baking process . It is said that in the Southern ...
... probably on account of the rounded bases of the bowls and dishes used . The gourd forms of bowls possibly originated from the clay being moulded over gourds which were burnt out in the baking process . It is said that in the Southern ...
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