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 TravelDover Publications, 1975 - 394 pages |
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Page 199
... fish , and the boys and women go out at night to spear them by torchlight ; the torches being made of thin strips of green bark from the leaf - stalks of palms , tied in bundles . Many excellent kinds of fish are thus obtained , amongst ...
... fish , and the boys and women go out at night to spear them by torchlight ; the torches being made of thin strips of green bark from the leaf - stalks of palms , tied in bundles . Many excellent kinds of fish are thus obtained , amongst ...
Page 230
... fishes a strangely - shaped kind called Sarapó came wriggling along , one by one , with a slow movement . We caught with hook and line , baited with pieces of banana , several Curimatá ( Anodus Amazonum ) , a most delicious fish , which ...
... fishes a strangely - shaped kind called Sarapó came wriggling along , one by one , with a slow movement . We caught with hook and line , baited with pieces of banana , several Curimatá ( Anodus Amazonum ) , a most delicious fish , which ...
Page 392
... Fish - dance of Indians , 305 Fishes , 200 , 229 modes of capturing , 67 , 200 Flowers , scarcity of , in forest , 31 Foraging ants , 353 Fritillary butterfly , 194 Fruits , 161 , 176 , 267 GOAJARA , hay of , 57 Goatsuckers , 108 , 194 ...
... Fish - dance of Indians , 305 Fishes , 200 , 229 modes of capturing , 67 , 200 Flowers , scarcity of , in forest , 31 Foraging ants , 353 Fritillary butterfly , 194 Fruits , 161 , 176 , 267 GOAJARA , hay of , 57 Goatsuckers , 108 , 194 ...
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afterwards alligator amongst animal ants appearance ashore banks beautiful birds branches Brazilian broad cacao Cafuzo called Cametá campos canoe Cardozo Catuá channel clothed coast colour creek distance dry season Ecitons eggs farinha feet fish flocks foliage Fonte Boa forest fruit habits hammocks head height inches Indians inhabitants insects interior islands Jabutí jaguar Japurá kind lake land larvæ leaves length live lower main river mameluco mandioca miles monkeys montaria morning mouth narrow natives nearly neighbourhood neighbouring night o'clock paddle palm Paperbound Pará passed Passés pool Portuguese praia ramble Rio Negro round SAN DIEGO sand sandy Santarem seemed seen Senhor shore side skin Solimoens species specimens stream Tabatinga tail Tapajos Teffé thickets Tocantins Toucan trees tribe trunks Tupí turtles Upper Amazons vegetation vessel village voyage walk whilst wild wind woods yards young