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 182
... seemed to be the explanation of the short delay previous to her taking flight ; on rising in the air , also , the insects generally flew round over the place before making straight off . Another nearly allied but much larger species ...
... seemed to be the explanation of the short delay previous to her taking flight ; on rising in the air , also , the insects generally flew round over the place before making straight off . Another nearly allied but much larger species ...
Page 357
... seemed to be rather less pugnacious than the worker - minors , and their distorted jaws . disabled them from fastening on a plane surface like the skin of an attacking animal . I am inclined , however , to think that they may act , in a ...
... seemed to be rather less pugnacious than the worker - minors , and their distorted jaws . disabled them from fastening on a plane surface like the skin of an attacking animal . I am inclined , however , to think that they may act , in a ...
Page 371
... seemed to be glad when I proposed to join them at their meals , contributing the contents of my provision - bag to ... seemed to be nearly all mamelucos , and were a loose - living , rustic , plain- spoken , and ignorant set of people ...
... seemed to be glad when I proposed to join them at their meals , contributing the contents of my provision - bag to ... seemed to be nearly all mamelucos , and were a loose - living , rustic , plain- spoken , and ignorant set of people ...
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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