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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... trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen ply- ing their paddles with the greatest dexterity and ... tree was a long , coarse- leaved palm , and there were great beds of wild cane and grass , amongst which we occasionally ...
... trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen ply- ing their paddles with the greatest dexterity and ... tree was a long , coarse- leaved palm , and there were great beds of wild cane and grass , amongst which we occasionally ...
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... trees , and gradually form sand - banks at its mouth , pushing out the delta further and further at this point , until it was greatly in advance of the rest of the coast ; the river would then break through again by some nearer channel ...
... trees , and gradually form sand - banks at its mouth , pushing out the delta further and further at this point , until it was greatly in advance of the rest of the coast ; the river would then break through again by some nearer channel ...
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... trees . Now and then we passed more open spots , affording glimpses each into the forest , where grew , in the dark shade , slender - stemmed palms and beautiful tree - ferns , contrasting with the great leaves of the Heliconia . At ...
... trees . Now and then we passed more open spots , affording glimpses each into the forest , where grew , in the dark shade , slender - stemmed palms and beautiful tree - ferns , contrasting with the great leaves of the Heliconia . At ...
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... trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums can convey their young out of danger in their pouches , and the females of many of the tree - rats and mice have a hard callosity near the teats , to which the young cling with their milk teeth ...
... trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums can convey their young out of danger in their pouches , and the females of many of the tree - rats and mice have a hard callosity near the teats , to which the young cling with their milk teeth ...
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... trees , and sometimes underneath large fallen trunks that offer suitable hollows . A nest that I came across in the latter situation was open at one side . The ants were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees ...
... trees , and sometimes underneath large fallen trunks that offer suitable hollows . A nest that I came across in the latter situation was open at one side . The ants were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees ...
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