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 95
... four species altogether . One was the Myrmecophaga tetradactyla ; the two others , more curious and less known , were very small kinds , called Taman- duá - i . Both are similar in size - ten inches in length , exclusive of the tail ...
... four species altogether . One was the Myrmecophaga tetradactyla ; the two others , more curious and less known , were very small kinds , called Taman- duá - i . Both are similar in size - ten inches in length , exclusive of the tail ...
Page 179
... four years previous to my stay in this part . The grass on the campos is renewed , and many of the campo trees , especially the myrtles , which grow abundantly in one portion of the district , begin to flower , attracting by the ...
... four years previous to my stay in this part . The grass on the campos is renewed , and many of the campo trees , especially the myrtles , which grow abundantly in one portion of the district , begin to flower , attracting by the ...
Page 285
... four hours ' tedious progress , we suddenly emerged on the open stream , where the moonlight glittered in broad sheets on the gently rippling waters . A little extra care was now required in paddling . The Indians plied their strokes ...
... four hours ' tedious progress , we suddenly emerged on the open stream , where the moonlight glittered in broad sheets on the gently rippling waters . A little extra care was now required in paddling . The Indians plied their strokes ...
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2015 |
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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