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 24
... four or five days in one place . I have sometimes come across the migratory columns . They may easily be known by all the common workers moving in one direction , many of them carrying the 24 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... four or five days in one place . I have sometimes come across the migratory columns . They may easily be known by all the common workers moving in one direction , many of them carrying the 24 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 25
... sometimes fol- lowed them up for two or three hundred yards without getting to the end . They make their temporary habitations in hollow trees , and sometimes underneath large fallen trunks that offer suitable hollows . A nest that I ...
... sometimes fol- lowed them up for two or three hundred yards without getting to the end . They make their temporary habitations in hollow trees , and sometimes underneath large fallen trunks that offer suitable hollows . A nest that I ...
Page 45
... Sometimes , when in shallow water , we saw a pointed billow rapidly moving away from the boat , produced by some large fish below , and I was told it was a shark . After dark the wind failed us again , and we got slowly along , but ...
... Sometimes , when in shallow water , we saw a pointed billow rapidly moving away from the boat , produced by some large fish below , and I was told it was a shark . After dark the wind failed us again , and we got slowly along , but ...
Page 46
... sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it . Of the bruised seeds is also made a cooling drink , much used in Nicaragua . The jicara trees grow apart 46 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it . Of the bruised seeds is also made a cooling drink , much used in Nicaragua . The jicara trees grow apart 46 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 47
... sometimes shaped like egg- cups , sometimes like toy washhand - stands . In making their earthenware vessels , the Indians up to this day follow this natural form , and their water - jars and bowls are made rounded at the bottom ...
... sometimes shaped like egg- cups , sometimes like toy washhand - stands . In making their earthenware vessels , the Indians up to this day follow this natural form , and their water - jars and bowls are made rounded at the bottom ...
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