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 Forms |
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On a hill behind the town , and commanding the entrance to the river , are the Ch
. III . ] WILD INDIANS . 37 ruins. * Since the publication of the first edition of this
work the commissioners , appointed by the Government of the United States to ...
On a hill behind the town , and commanding the entrance to the river , are the Ch
. III . ] WILD INDIANS . 37 ruins. * Since the publication of the first edition of this
work the commissioners , appointed by the Government of the United States to ...
Page 43
To the left , in the dim distance , were the cloudcapped mountains of Costa Rica ;
to the right , nearer at hand , low hills and ranges covered with dark forests . The
lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere ...
To the left , in the dim distance , were the cloudcapped mountains of Costa Rica ;
to the right , nearer at hand , low hills and ranges covered with dark forests . The
lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere ...
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We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
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After crossing the plains we rode over undulating hills , here called savannahs ,
with patches of forest on the rising ground , and small plains on which grows the
ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced hickory ) , a tree about as large as an ...
After crossing the plains we rode over undulating hills , here called savannahs ,
with patches of forest on the rising ground , and small plains on which grows the
ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced hickory ) , a tree about as large as an ...
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On the top of one of the hills we just got a glimpse of a small pack of wolves , or
coyotes , as they are called , from the Aztec coyotl . ... They looked down at us
from the ridge of the hill for a few moments , then trotted off down the other side .
On the top of one of the hills we just got a glimpse of a small pack of wolves , or
coyotes , as they are called , from the Aztec coyotl . ... They looked down at us
from the ridge of the hill for a few moments , then trotted off down the other side .
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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