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 FormsJohn Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... towns that I have visited . The houses , especially in the business portion of the town , are well- built of wood , and painted white with brown roofs . Pretty flower gardens surround or front many of them . Others are nearly hidden ...
... towns that I have visited . The houses , especially in the business portion of the town , are well- built of wood , and painted white with brown roofs . Pretty flower gardens surround or front many of them . Others are nearly hidden ...
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... town there is a long lagoon , and for several miles back the land is quite level , and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground . Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage , either ...
... town there is a long lagoon , and for several miles back the land is quite level , and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground . Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage , either ...
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... town so at Pernambuco , the trade winds blow with much regularity , and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the movements of the air , so that miasmatic ex- halations cannot accumulate . Surrounding the cleared portions ...
... town so at Pernambuco , the trade winds blow with much regularity , and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the movements of the air , so that miasmatic ex- halations cannot accumulate . Surrounding the cleared portions ...
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... town 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 . Page 9 . Ch co [ Ch . I. THE NATURALIST IN ...
... town 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 . Page 9 . Ch co [ Ch . I. THE NATURALIST IN ...
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... town harbour has been silting up . Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is sometimes closed . altogether ...
... town harbour has been silting up . Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is sometimes closed . altogether ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brook bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark descended dogs Ecitons epiphytes feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period glands grass green Greytown ground growing hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes look maize Matagalpa Mestizos miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nests never Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rock rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen shrubs side slope soon Spaniards species spider steep sting stones surface tion told town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation veins Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young