In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin", with Notices of the Islands, Their Fauna, Ethnology, EtcJohn Murray, 1903 - 373 pages |
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... distances . For such little things as sunbirds , and for snakes , lizards , or for point - blank shots , we carried ... distance in yards , at a wretched little bird about the size of a sparrow ! To fire at flying birds in the jungle is ...
... distances . For such little things as sunbirds , and for snakes , lizards , or for point - blank shots , we carried ... distance in yards , at a wretched little bird about the size of a sparrow ! To fire at flying birds in the jungle is ...
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... distance . Inland , swelling hills clothed in densest jungle -the topmost ridge capped by a delicate tracery of foliage that stands out clear cut in the pure atmosphere . Adjoining the sandy shore a grass - grown level expanse , with a ...
... distance . Inland , swelling hills clothed in densest jungle -the topmost ridge capped by a delicate tracery of foliage that stands out clear cut in the pure atmosphere . Adjoining the sandy shore a grass - grown level expanse , with a ...
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... , which , a quarter of a mile from shore , is nearly everywhere 150 fathoms or more in depth . Approaching from the east , we caught a glimpse , while still THE LANDING - PLACE 11 some distance off , of 10 BARREN ISLAND AND ARCHIPELAGO.
... , which , a quarter of a mile from shore , is nearly everywhere 150 fathoms or more in depth . Approaching from the east , we caught a glimpse , while still THE LANDING - PLACE 11 some distance off , of 10 BARREN ISLAND AND ARCHIPELAGO.
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The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin", with Notices of the Islands, Their Fauna, Ethnology, Etc Cecil Boden Kloss. 4 " I THE LANDING - PLACE some distance off , of.
The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin", with Notices of the Islands, Their Fauna, Ethnology, Etc Cecil Boden Kloss. 4 " I THE LANDING - PLACE some distance off , of.
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... distance off , of the black tip of an eruptive cone , showing above the rim of the crater , which at a nearer view proved to be of igneous basalt , clothed on the outer slopes with a growth of creepers , bushes , and of trees 50 to 60 ...
... distance off , of the black tip of an eruptive cone , showing above the rim of the crater , which at a nearer view proved to be of igneous basalt , clothed on the outer slopes with a growth of creepers , bushes , and of trees 50 to 60 ...
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aborigines amongst anchored Andamanese Andamans and Nicobars appearance Arakan Archipelago ashore Asiatic bamboo Beach forest birds boat Burmese canoe Captain ceremony Chaura Chinese clay 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 killed 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 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