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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... habits of this giant among the ants . Another far more interesting species was the Sauba ( Ecodoma cephalotes ) . This ant is seen everywhere about the suburbs , march- ing to and fro in broad columns . From its habit of despoiling the ...
... habits of this giant among the ants . Another far more interesting species was the Sauba ( Ecodoma cephalotes ) . This ant is seen everywhere about the suburbs , march- ing to and fro in broad columns . From its habit of despoiling the ...
Page 711
... habits of these Indians through frequent in- tercourse with the whites , and those who dwell on the banks of the Tapajos now sel- dom tattoo their children . The principal Tushaúa of the whole tribe or nation , named Joaquim , was ...
... habits of these Indians through frequent in- tercourse with the whites , and those who dwell on the banks of the Tapajos now sel- dom tattoo their children . The principal Tushaúa of the whole tribe or nation , named Joaquim , was ...
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... habits of the birds which for a long time prevailed . Toucans , however , are now well known to be eminently arboreal birds , and to belong to a group ( including trogons , parrots , and barbets ) , all of whose members are fruit ...
... habits of the birds which for a long time prevailed . Toucans , however , are now well known to be eminently arboreal birds , and to belong to a group ( including trogons , parrots , and barbets ) , all of whose members are fruit ...
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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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