In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin", with Notices of the Islands, Their Fauna, Ethnology, EtcJ. Murray, 1903 - 373 pages |
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... carried . Forward on deck there is a small iron galley for the pre- paration of meals , and aft repose two boats - an 18 - feet double- ender for four oars , and a beamy 10 - feet dinghy that best carries a crew of three . The schooner ...
... carried . Forward on deck there is a small iron galley for the pre- paration of meals , and aft repose two boats - an 18 - feet double- ender for four oars , and a beamy 10 - feet dinghy that best carries a crew of three . The schooner ...
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... carried a seine , which , when stretched across the mouth of a tidal creek , was nearly always certain to entangle some kind of fish in its meshes , while with a casting - net catches of what one might call " whitebait " were often made ...
... carried a seine , which , when stretched across the mouth of a tidal creek , was nearly always certain to entangle some kind of fish in its meshes , while with a casting - net catches of what one might call " whitebait " were often made ...
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... carried auxiliary barrels , about 9 inches long , that can be slipped in and out of the gun like an ordinary cartridge , and which fired an extra long .32 calibre brass cartridge loaded with a pinch of dust shot ( No. XIII ) . These ...
... carried auxiliary barrels , about 9 inches long , that can be slipped in and out of the gun like an ordinary cartridge , and which fired an extra long .32 calibre brass cartridge loaded with a pinch of dust shot ( No. XIII ) . These ...
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... carry some sort of implement - cutlass , parang , or macheté -to hew a way through the tangled undergrowth . It is far the best plan , when shooting in the tropics , not to indulge in a too elaborate outfit . The most suitable and ...
... carry some sort of implement - cutlass , parang , or macheté -to hew a way through the tangled undergrowth . It is far the best plan , when shooting in the tropics , not to indulge in a too elaborate outfit . The most suitable and ...
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... carried by the lightest of breezes towards the Andamans . The days slipped by , each one as monotonous as its predecessor ; there was no change in the wind , save when it fell calm for a space , and the sun was so hot that we gladly ...
... carried by the lightest of breezes towards the Andamans . The days slipped by , each one as monotonous as its predecessor ; there was no change in the wind , save when it fell calm for a space , and the sun was so hot that we gladly ...
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amongst anchor andamanensis Andamanese Andamans and Nicobars APPENDIX Arakan ashore bamboo Beach forest birds Blyth boat Burmese canoe Captain ceremony Chaura Chinese cloth coast coco palms coconuts colour coral cotton dance decorated Elephantiasis Elpanam fathoms fauna feast feet festival fish Friend of England fruit Gurjan harbour headman houses Hume inches Indian inhabitants Interior Jarawas jungle Kachal Kamorta Kar Nicobar killed Kondul Lamk land latter Linn Little Andaman Little Nicobar mafai Malacca Malay Malayan mangroves megapode miles monsoon Mūs Nancowry Nankauri natives Nicobar Islands Nicobarese nicobarica night obtained Offandi Padouk palm leaves pandanus piece pigs Port Blair possess Pulo rattan reef round rowed Rutland Island sail schooner seems Settlement ship Shom Pen shore side species specimens Sumatra tamiluanas Tanamara Teressa Terrapin Tilanchong toddy traders trees Trinkat vessel village voyage wind women wood yards نے نے