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Page 44
... close to the borders of the great forest ; on the edge of which were clearings , made for growing maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh ...
... close to the borders of the great forest ; on the edge of which were clearings , made for growing maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh ...
Page 65
... close up , apparently to keep up a regular degree of temperature below . The great care they take that the pieces of leaves they carry into the nest should be neither too dry nor too damp , is also consistent with the idea that the ...
... close up , apparently to keep up a regular degree of temperature below . The great care they take that the pieces of leaves they carry into the nest should be neither too dry nor too damp , is also consistent with the idea that the ...
Page 85
... close to the webs ; but , on getting behind them , and trying to frighten them within the silken curtain , their instinct taught them to avoid it , for , although startled , they threaded their way through open spaces and between the ...
... close to the webs ; but , on getting behind them , and trying to frighten them within the silken curtain , their instinct taught them to avoid it , for , although startled , they threaded their way through open spaces and between the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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