The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelJ. Fitzgerald, 1880 - 150 pages |
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Page 680
... Amazons region ; in the neigh- borhood of Pará a reddish - colored species prevails ( M. Belzebuth ) ; in the narrow chan- nels near Breves I shot a large , entirely black kind ; another yellow - handed species , accord- ing to the ...
... Amazons region ; in the neigh- borhood of Pará a reddish - colored species prevails ( M. Belzebuth ) ; in the narrow chan- nels near Breves I shot a large , entirely black kind ; another yellow - handed species , accord- ing to the ...
Page 716
... AMAZONS - VOYAGE TO EGA . Departure from Barra - First day and first night on the Upper Amazons - Desolate appearance of river in the flood season - Cucáma Indians - Mental con- dition of Indians - Squalls- Manatee - Forest - waters ...
... AMAZONS - VOYAGE TO EGA . Departure from Barra - First day and first night on the Upper Amazons - Desolate appearance of river in the flood season - Cucáma Indians - Mental con- dition of Indians - Squalls- Manatee - Forest - waters ...
Page 740
... Amazons is called . One of them was to the effect that a Bouto once had the habit of assuming the shape of a beautiful woman , with hair hang- ing loose to her heels , and walking ashore at night in the streets of Ega , to entice the ...
... Amazons is called . One of them was to the effect that a Bouto once had the habit of assuming the shape of a beautiful woman , with hair hang- ing loose to her heels , and walking ashore at night in the streets of Ega , to entice the ...
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Naturalist on the River Amazons, a Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2007 |
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afterward alligators animal ants appearance ashore banks beautiful birds boat branches Brazilian broad cacao Cafuzo called Cametá campos canoe Cardozo Caripí channel clothed coast color creek distance dry season Ecitons eggs farinha feet fish flocks foliage Fonte Boa forest fruit ground habits hammocks head height inches Indians inhabitants insects interior islands Japurá kind lake land larvæ leaves length live lower main river mameluco mandioca miles monkeys montaria morning mouth Mundurucús natives nearly neighborhood neighboring night o'clock Obydos paddle palms Pará Pará river passed plants Portuguese ramble Rio Negro road rocinha sand sandy Santarem seemed seen Senhor shade shape shore side Solimoens species stream Tabatinga tail Tapajos tion Tocantins Toucans travelling trees tribes trunks Tupí turtles Upper Amazons vegetation vessel Villa Nova village voyage walk wild wind wings woods yards young