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 674
... woods surround- ing the sandy shores of the pool behind the town , the yellow - bellied Trogon ( T. viridis ) was very common . Its back is of a brilliant metallic green color , and the breast steel blue . The natives call it the ...
... woods surround- ing the sandy shores of the pool behind the town , the yellow - bellied Trogon ( T. viridis ) was very common . Its back is of a brilliant metallic green color , and the breast steel blue . The natives call it the ...
Page 694
... woods . Although the meadows were unproductive ground to a naturalist , the woods on their borders teemed with life ; the number and variety of curious insects of all orders which Occurred here was quite wonderful . The belt of forest ...
... woods . Although the meadows were unproductive ground to a naturalist , the woods on their borders teemed with life ; the number and variety of curious insects of all orders which Occurred here was quite wonderful . The belt of forest ...
Page 755
... woods near Ega , that I could generally find the flock of associated marauders when- ever I wanted it . There appeared to be only one of these flocks in each small district ; and as it traversed chiefly a limited tract of woods of ...
... woods near Ega , that I could generally find the flock of associated marauders when- ever I wanted it . There appeared to be only one of these flocks in each small district ; and as it traversed chiefly a limited tract of woods of ...
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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