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 641
... seemed very much affected - sobbing , beating their breasts , and telling their beads . The negroes behaved themselves with great propriety , but seemed moved more particularly by the pomp , the gilding , the dresses , and the general ...
... seemed very much affected - sobbing , beating their breasts , and telling their beads . The negroes behaved themselves with great propriety , but seemed moved more particularly by the pomp , the gilding , the dresses , and the general ...
Page 693
... seemed to be the explanation of the short de- lay previous to her taking flight ; on rising in the air , also , the insects generally flew round over the place before making straight off . Another nearly allied but much larger species ...
... seemed to be the explanation of the short de- lay previous to her taking flight ; on rising in the air , also , the insects generally flew round over the place before making straight off . Another nearly allied but much larger species ...
Page 718
... seemed never to be stirred by the emo- tions - love , pity , admiration , fear , wonder , joy , enthusiasm . These are characteristics of the whole race . The good fellowship of our Cucámas seemed to arise , not from warm sympathy , but ...
... seemed never to be stirred by the emo- tions - love , pity , admiration , fear , wonder , joy , enthusiasm . These are characteristics of the whole race . The good fellowship of our Cucámas seemed to arise , not from warm sympathy , but ...
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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