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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... appearance , to such as are met with in country places in England . Oc- casionally a flock of small paroquets , green , with a patch of yellow on the forehead , would come at early morning to the trees near the Estrada . They would feed ...
... appearance , to such as are met with in country places in England . Oc- casionally a flock of small paroquets , green , with a patch of yellow on the forehead , would come at early morning to the trees near the Estrada . They would feed ...
Page 707
... appearance of Sucurujús of unusually large size , takes a great variety of forms , and the wild legends form the subject of conversation among old and young , over the wood fires in lonely settlements . August 6th and 7th . - On leaving ...
... appearance of Sucurujús of unusually large size , takes a great variety of forms , and the wild legends form the subject of conversation among old and young , over the wood fires in lonely settlements . August 6th and 7th . - On leaving ...
Page 716
... appearance of river in the flood season - Cucáma Indians - Mental con- dition of Indians - Squalls- Manatee - Forest - waters ; the coast along which we traveled Floating pumice - stones from the Andes - Falling banks - Ega and its ...
... appearance of river in the flood season - Cucáma Indians - Mental con- dition of Indians - Squalls- Manatee - Forest - waters ; the coast along which we traveled Floating pumice - stones from the Andes - Falling banks - Ega and its ...
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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