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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... valley gravels - Difference of the Mollusca on the east and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The refuge of the tropical American animals and plants during the glacial period - The lowering of the sea level - The land shells of the ...
... valley gravels - Difference of the Mollusca on the east and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The refuge of the tropical American animals and plants during the glacial period - The lowering of the sea level - The land shells of the ...
Page 51
... valleys and swamps were difficult for the mules . The dry season had set in , and these places were rapidly drying up ; but in many it had just reached that stage when the mud was most tenacious ; at one very bad crossing , called an ...
... valleys and swamps were difficult for the mules . The dry season had set in , and these places were rapidly drying up ; but in many it had just reached that stage when the mud was most tenacious ; at one very bad crossing , called an ...
Page 61
... the village , and there commence the lightly tim- bered and grassy plains and savannahs stretching to the Lake of Nicaragua . The surface of the land in the forest region forms a succession of ranges and steep valleys ( 61 )
... the village , and there commence the lightly tim- bered and grassy plains and savannahs stretching to the Lake of Nicaragua . The surface of the land in the forest region forms a succession of ranges and steep valleys ( 61 )
Page 62
... valleys , covered with magnificent timber and much undergrowth , Santo Domingo lies about 2000 feet above the level of ... valley . The lower class of miners are scantily and badly clothed , especially when they come first to the mines ...
... valleys , covered with magnificent timber and much undergrowth , Santo Domingo lies about 2000 feet above the level of ... valley . The lower class of miners are scantily and badly clothed , especially when they come first to the mines ...
Page 65
... valley , with the brook running down between . About fifty acres of the forest have been cut down , and a great deal of this is fenced in and covered with grass . Going up the valley from the village , on the right - hand side , about ...
... valley , with the brook running down between . About fifty acres of the forest have been cut down , and a great deal of this is fenced in and covered with grass . Going up the valley from the village , on the right - hand side , about ...
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