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 659
... species of this singular genus are arboreal . I met with four species altogether . One was the Myrmeco- phaga tetradactyla ; the two others , more curious and less known , were very small kinds , called Tamanduá - i . Both are similar ...
... species of this singular genus are arboreal . I met with four species altogether . One was the Myrmeco- phaga tetradactyla ; the two others , more curious and less known , were very small kinds , called Tamanduá - i . Both are similar ...
Page 665
... species of various families . As a general rule , the species were smaller and much less brilliant in colors than those of Mexico and South Brazil . The species too , although numerous were not represented by great numbers of ...
... species of various families . As a general rule , the species were smaller and much less brilliant in colors than those of Mexico and South Brazil . The species too , although numerous were not represented by great numbers of ...
Page 680
... species ; and on the Upper Amazons extent , the same as those of Santarem and the the sole species seen was the Mycetes ursinus , Tapajos . A few species of all orders , how- whose fur is of a shining yellowish - red color . ever , are ...
... species ; and on the Upper Amazons extent , the same as those of Santarem and the the sole species seen was the Mycetes ursinus , Tapajos . A few species of all orders , how- whose fur is of a shining yellowish - red color . ever , are ...
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Naturalist on the River Amazons, a Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2007 |
The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2014 |
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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