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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... river , and even in the dry months , from March to June , there is sufficient water coming down from the lake to keep open a fine harbour , if it were not that about twenty miles above its mouth it begins to dissipate its force by ...
... river , and even in the dry months , from March to June , there is sufficient water coming down from the lake to keep open a fine harbour , if it were not that about twenty miles above its mouth it begins to dissipate its force by ...
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... river . We saw the fin of one , rising above the surface of the water as it swam lazily about ; and the sailors of the mail steamers when lying off the port often amuse themselves by catching them with large hooks baited with pieces of ...
... river . We saw the fin of one , rising above the surface of the water as it swam lazily about ; and the sailors of the mail steamers when lying off the port often amuse themselves by catching them with large hooks baited with pieces of ...
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... Mr. Hollenbeck lent me his horse , and I rode a few miles northward along the beach . On my return , I tied up the horse and walked about a mile over the ALLIGATORS IN SAN JUAN RIVER . Ch . I. ] 8 [ Ch . I. Co THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... Mr. Hollenbeck lent me his horse , and I rode a few miles northward along the beach . On my return , I tied up the horse and walked about a mile over the ALLIGATORS IN SAN JUAN RIVER . Ch . I. ] 8 [ Ch . I. Co THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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... Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. ALLIGATORS IN SAN JUAN RIVER . Ch . I. ] ALLIGATORS . 9 sand - bank. Page 9 .
... Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. ALLIGATORS IN SAN JUAN RIVER . Ch . I. ] ALLIGATORS . 9 sand - bank. Page 9 .
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... river . A long , deep branch from the river is a favourite resort for alligators . At the far end of a sand - spit , near where some low trees grew , I saw several dark objects lying close to the water on the shelving banks . They were ...
... river . A long , deep branch from the river is a favourite resort for alligators . At the far end of a sand - spit , near where some low trees grew , I saw several dark objects lying close to the water on the shelving banks . They were ...
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