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 50
... showed more affection towards its master than towards strangers , and would climb up to his head a dozen times in the course of an hour , making a great show every time of searching there for certain animalcula . Isidore Geoffroy St ...
... showed more affection towards its master than towards strangers , and would climb up to his head a dozen times in the course of an hour , making a great show every time of searching there for certain animalcula . Isidore Geoffroy St ...
Page 258
... showed no emotion at any of the strange sights of the capital ; the steam - vessels , large ships and houses , horses and carriages , the pomp of church ceremonies , and so forth . In this he exhibited the usual dulness of feeling and ...
... showed no emotion at any of the strange sights of the capital ; the steam - vessels , large ships and houses , horses and carriages , the pomp of church ceremonies , and so forth . In this he exhibited the usual dulness of feeling and ...
Page 321
... showed us the marks of the alligator's teeth on his thigh . We sat up until past midnight listening to these stories and assisting the flow of talk by frequent potations of burnt rum . A large shallow dish was filled with the liquor and ...
... showed us the marks of the alligator's teeth on his thigh . We sat up until past midnight listening to these stories and assisting the flow of talk by frequent potations of burnt rum . A large shallow dish was filled with the liquor and ...
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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