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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Page 38
... brought down the river by the Ulleros , and all these have the usual features and coarse black hair of the Indians . One little child that Dr. Seemann and I saw at San Carlos , in 1870 , had a few brownish hairs amongst the great mass ...
... brought down the river by the Ulleros , and all these have the usual features and coarse black hair of the Indians . One little child that Dr. Seemann and I saw at San Carlos , in 1870 , had a few brownish hairs amongst the great mass ...
Page 40
... brought down in triumph to San Carlos . Their excuse for carrying off the children is that they may be baptized and made Christians ; and I am sorry to say that this shameful treatment of the poor Indians is coun- tenanced and connived ...
... brought down in triumph to San Carlos . Their excuse for carrying off the children is that they may be baptized and made Christians ; and I am sorry to say that this shameful treatment of the poor Indians is coun- tenanced and connived ...
Page 43
... - capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by the Rio Frio . We had still a voyage of sixty miles before us.
... - capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by the Rio Frio . We had still a voyage of sixty miles before us.
Page 67
... brought from the Cana- ries to Hayti in 1516 , and from thence taken to the mainland . Neither the sugar - cane * nor the plantain is given in the list of the indigenous productions of Mexico by the careful and accurate Hernandez . The ...
... brought from the Cana- ries to Hayti in 1516 , and from thence taken to the mainland . Neither the sugar - cane * nor the plantain is given in the list of the indigenous productions of Mexico by the careful and accurate Hernandez . The ...
Page 77
... brought out great numbers of dead ants that the fumes of the carbolic acid had killed . A few days afterwards , when I visited the locality again , I found both the old burrows and the new one entirely deserted , and I thought they had ...
... brought out great numbers of dead ants that the fumes of the carbolic acid had killed . A few days afterwards , when I visited the locality again , I found both the old burrows and the new one entirely deserted , and I thought they had ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest formicarium fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mestizos Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz race rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep sting stones surface Teustepe tion told town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young