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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... run a little backward , halting and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one ...
... run a little backward , halting and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one ...
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... the different intensity or qualities of the odours given off . I one day saw a column of Eciton hamata running along the foot of a nearly per- pendicular tramway cutting , the side of which was about Ch . II . ] 23 EYES OF THE ECITONS .
... the different intensity or qualities of the odours given off . I one day saw a column of Eciton hamata running along the foot of a nearly per- pendicular tramway cutting , the side of which was about Ch . II . ] 23 EYES OF THE ECITONS .
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... run parallel . The Hymenoptera and the Mammalia both make their first appearance early in the secondary period , and it is not until the commencement of the tertiary epoch that ants and monkeys appear upon the scene . There the parallel ...
... run parallel . The Hymenoptera and the Mammalia both make their first appearance early in the secondary period , and it is not until the commencement of the tertiary epoch that ants and monkeys appear upon the scene . There the parallel ...
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... running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the natives , striking their teeth together in the wood , and one of the boatmen leaping on shore ...
... running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the natives , striking their teeth together in the wood , and one of the boatmen leaping on shore ...
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... is now cleared of timber and covered with grass , supporting a few cows and a great many goats . In front of the town run the one . rapids of Castillo , which are difficult to Ch . III . ] 31 BOAT JOURNEY CONTINUED .
... is now cleared of timber and covered with grass , supporting a few cows and a great many goats . In front of the town run the one . rapids of Castillo , which are difficult to Ch . III . ] 31 BOAT JOURNEY CONTINUED .
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young