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 632
... trunks , or form- ing gigantic loops and coils among the larger branches ; others , again , were of zigzag shape , or indented like the steps of a stair- case , sweeping from the ground to a giddy height . It interested me much ...
... trunks , or form- ing gigantic loops and coils among the larger branches ; others , again , were of zigzag shape , or indented like the steps of a stair- case , sweeping from the ground to a giddy height . It interested me much ...
Page 635
... trunks of these mills . It was pleasant with coffee , but had a larger trees were generally about 20 to 25 slight rankness when drank pure ; it soon feet in circumference . Von Martius men- thickens to a glue , which is excessively tena ...
... trunks of these mills . It was pleasant with coffee , but had a larger trees were generally about 20 to 25 slight rankness when drank pure ; it soon feet in circumference . Von Martius men- thickens to a glue , which is excessively tena ...
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... trunk , is not prehensile . The hind limbs are much larger in volume than the anterior pair . The Midas ursulus is ... trunks . It is a quick , restless , timid little creature , and has a great share of curi- osity , for when a person ...
... trunk , is not prehensile . The hind limbs are much larger in volume than the anterior pair . The Midas ursulus is ... trunks . It is a quick , restless , timid little creature , and has a great share of curi- osity , for when a person ...
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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