The Naturalist in Nicaragua

By Thomas Belt, F.G.S.

Author of “Mineral Veins,” “The Glacial Period in North America,” etc. etc.

“It was his faith—perhaps is mine—
   That life in all its forms is one,
   And that its secret conduits run
   Unseen, but in unbroken line,
   From the great fountain-head divine,
   Through man and beast, through grain and grass.”

Longfellow

[Dedication of the First Edition.]

To Henry Walter Bates

Whose Admirable Work

“The Naturalist on the River Amazons,”

Has Been My Guide and Model

I Dedicate This Book

As a Token of Respect and Friendship

(Sketch Map of Nicaragua.)