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 638
... Indians toward their masters , but these are excep- tional cases . All the actions of the Indian show that his ruling desire is to be let alone ; he is attached to his home , his quiet monot onous forest and river life ; he likes to go ...
... Indians toward their masters , but these are excep- tional cases . All the actions of the Indian show that his ruling desire is to be let alone ; he is attached to his home , his quiet monot onous forest and river life ; he likes to go ...
Page 684
... Indians now and a large igarité was now on the stocks inhabit the lower Madeira , namely , the under a large shed . There was great pleas Parentintins and the Muras . Of the former ure in contemplating this prosperous farm , I did not ...
... Indians now and a large igarité was now on the stocks inhabit the lower Madeira , namely , the under a large shed . There was great pleas Parentintins and the Muras . Of the former ure in contemplating this prosperous farm , I did not ...
Page 734
... Indians had been whole flock of birds or monkeys feeding on frequent . The old man bewailed the fate of a tree , while the silent poisoned dart brings his race to Cardozo with tears in his eyes the animals down one by one , until the ...
... Indians had been whole flock of birds or monkeys feeding on frequent . The old man bewailed the fate of a tree , while the silent poisoned dart brings his race to Cardozo with tears in his eyes the animals down one by one , until 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 larv¿ 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