In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin", with Notices of the Islands, Their Fauna, Ethnology, EtcJ. Murray, 1903 - 373 pages |
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Page 4
... colours for ease in selection , and the sizes of shot most useful seem to be : -SSG for pigs , deer , and large monkeys ; AA and II for monkeys , eagles , and other large birds ; V for pigeons , and others of similar size in high tree ...
... colours for ease in selection , and the sizes of shot most useful seem to be : -SSG for pigs , deer , and large monkeys ; AA and II for monkeys , eagles , and other large birds ; V for pigeons , and others of similar size in high tree ...
Page 6
... colour for preference , with pockets ; the ends of the trousers should be tied round the ankles with string , to keep out the ants and leeches , and only when these and thorns are very bad need stronger trousers and puttees be worn ...
... colour for preference , with pockets ; the ends of the trousers should be tied round the ankles with string , to keep out the ants and leeches , and only when these and thorns are very bad need stronger trousers and puttees be worn ...
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... colour , be mistaken for a quiet river . We landed in the afternoon on the eastern shore , and at once set to work cutting a path , for here was the densest kind of Andaman jungle , and although within it one comes across little patches ...
... colour , be mistaken for a quiet river . We landed in the afternoon on the eastern shore , and at once set to work cutting a path , for here was the densest kind of Andaman jungle , and although within it one comes across little patches ...
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... colour- an endless change of myriad shapes and tints - when seen through the clear water from a boat above is quite beyond description , awaken far less admiration when they have to be crossed on foot while the tide is low . It is ...
... colour- an endless change of myriad shapes and tints - when seen through the clear water from a boat above is quite beyond description , awaken far less admiration when they have to be crossed on foot while the tide is low . It is ...
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... coloured beeswax was lying about , so honey was probably plentiful and easily obtained . By signs , we gave the men to understand that we wished to purchase bows and arrows , and while these were being produced from some hiding - place ...
... coloured beeswax was lying about , so honey was probably plentiful and easily obtained . By signs , we gave the men to understand that we wished to purchase bows and arrows , and while these were being produced from some hiding - place ...
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aborigines amongst anchored Andaman and Nicobar Andamanese appearance Arakan Archipelago ashore Asiatic bamboo Beach forest birds boat Burmese canoe Captain ceremony Chaura Chinese cloth coast coco palms coconuts colour convict coral cotton covered crew dancing Elpanam face fathoms feast feet fish Friend of England fruit Galathea head headman houses Hume inches Indian inhabitants interior Jarawas jungle Kachal Kamorta Kar Nicobar Kondul land latter Linn Little Andaman Little Nicobar mafai Malacca Malay Malayan mangroves megapode miles monsoon Mūs Nancowry Nankauri Harbour natives Nicobar Islands Nicobarese night obtained Öngés palm leaves pandanus pigs Port Blair possess Pulo Milo rattan reef round rowed Rutland Island sail schooner seemed Settlement ship Shom Pen shore side spears species specimens spirits Sumatra tamiluanas Tanamara Teressa Terrapin Tilanchong trade trees Trinkat vessel village voyage wind women wood yards نے