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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... river , and lower down parts with more of its waters by side channels . Twenty years . ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a magnificent port , and large ships sailed up to the town , but for several years past ...
... river , and lower down parts with more of its waters by side channels . Twenty years . ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a magnificent port , and large ships sailed up to the town , but for several years past ...
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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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... here mention that on a subsequent visit to Grey- town I rode a few miles northward along the beach . On my return , I tied up the horse and walked about a mile ALLIGATORS IN SAN JUAN RIVER . 8 [ Ch . I. THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... here mention that on a subsequent visit to Grey- town I rode a few miles northward along the beach . On my return , I tied up the horse and walked about a mile ALLIGATORS IN SAN JUAN RIVER . 8 [ Ch . I. 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 . over the sand - bank that extends down to the. 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 . over the sand - bank that extends down to the. Page 9 .
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... river . A long , deep branch forms 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 alligators ...
... river . A long , deep branch forms 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 alligators ...
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