In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin", with Notices of the Islands, Their Fauna, Ethnology, EtcMurray, 1903 - 373 pages |
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... Head - dress - A Scene in the Tropics - Native Indolence -Attractive Memories CHAPTER I BARREN ISLAND AND THE ARCHIPELAGO . Shipboard Monotony - Edible Sharks - Calm Nights - Squalls - Barren Island - Appearance - Anchorage - Landing ...
... Head - dress - A Scene in the Tropics - Native Indolence -Attractive Memories CHAPTER I BARREN ISLAND AND THE ARCHIPELAGO . Shipboard Monotony - Edible Sharks - Calm Nights - Squalls - Barren Island - Appearance - Anchorage - Landing ...
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... Head - dress - A Scene in the Tropics - Native Indolence- Attractive Memories . THE Terrapin , captain and owner Dr W. L. Abbott , is a Singapore - built teak schooner of 40 tons register and 67 tons yacht measurement . She is 65 feet ...
... Head - dress - A Scene in the Tropics - Native Indolence- Attractive Memories . THE Terrapin , captain and owner Dr W. L. Abbott , is a Singapore - built teak schooner of 40 tons register and 67 tons yacht measurement . She is 65 feet ...
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... head - dress there is no better gear than an old felt hat ( terai ) , which can be rolled up and put away in the game - bag when one is in the shade of the forest . In one of the most delight- ful books that has been written about the ...
... head - dress there is no better gear than an old felt hat ( terai ) , which can be rolled up and put away in the game - bag when one is in the shade of the forest . In one of the most delight- ful books that has been written about the ...
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... head , the specimen that one knows is there , is vocally proclaiming its presence , and the effect on the back of the neck is , after a time , often one of excruciating agony . Strangely enough , large birds like parrots and pigeons are ...
... head , the specimen that one knows is there , is vocally proclaiming its presence , and the effect on the back of the neck is , after a time , often one of excruciating agony . Strangely enough , large birds like parrots and pigeons are ...
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... were ample compensation for any possible discomfort by day . Around was the calm flat sea , and over- head a pale blue sky , across which swung the tropic moon , * 1901 . so bright that all but the larger stars were drowned.
... were ample compensation for any possible discomfort by day . Around was the calm flat sea , and over- head a pale blue sky , across which swung the tropic moon , * 1901 . so bright that all but the larger stars were drowned.
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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