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 224
... tribe of Indians now surviving in the Amazons region . They inhabit the shores of the Tapajos ( chiefly the right bank ) , from 3 ° to 7 ° south latitude , and the interior of the country between that part of the river and the Madeira ...
... tribe of Indians now surviving in the Amazons region . They inhabit the shores of the Tapajos ( chiefly the right bank ) , from 3 ° to 7 ° south latitude , and the interior of the country between that part of the river and the Madeira ...
Page 259
... tribe , all of whom are distinguished by a slit , cut in the middle of each wing of the nose , in which they wear on holiday occasions a large button made of pearly river - shell . We took the greatest care of our little patient ; had ...
... tribe , all of whom are distinguished by a slit , cut in the middle of each wing of the nose , in which they wear on holiday occasions a large button made of pearly river - shell . We took the greatest care of our little patient ; had ...
Page 367
... tribe little disposed to adopt civilised customs or be friendly with the whites . One of the houses belonged to a Jurí family , and we saw the owner , an erect , noble - looking old fellow , tattooed , as customary with his tribe , in a ...
... tribe little disposed to adopt civilised customs or be friendly with the whites . One of the houses belonged to a Jurí family , and we saw the owner , an erect , noble - looking old fellow , tattooed , as customary with his tribe , in a ...
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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