 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 590 lehte
...the Indians sell it them at the price of a piastre a jar or botija, and the expense of car. 491 riage is not more than two fifths of a piastre per jar *....in one night, the Indians often avail themselves of his cunning and malignant avidity. When we reflect on the difficulty that the naturalist finds in getting... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 lehte
...not more than two fifths of a piastre per jar *. The Indians^ when they go to the cosecha de kuevos, bring away also a considerable quantity of eggs dried...in one night, the Indians often avail themselves of his cunning, and malignant avidity. When we reflect on the difficulty that the naturalist finds in... | |
 | Alexander Walker - 1822 - 846 lehte
...disagreeable, when well preserved. We were shown large shells of turtles emptied by the jaguar tigers. These animals follow the arraus toward the beaches...in one night, the Indians often avail themselves of his cunning and malignant avidity. " When we reflect on the difficulty that the naturalist finds in... | |
 | Alexander Walker - 1822 - 844 lehte
...disagreeable, when well preserved. We were shown large shells of turtles emptied by the jaguar tigers. These animals follow the arraus toward the beaches...in one night, the Indians often avail themselves of his cunning and malignant avidity. " When we reflect on the difficulty that the naturalist finds in... | |
 | Sir William Jardine - 1834 - 400 lehte
...animals follow the arraus towards the beaches, when the laying of eggs is to take place. They surprize them on the sand ; and in order to devour them at their ease, turn them in Mich a manner that the under shell is uppermost. In this situation the turtles cannot rise; and as... | |
 | 586 lehte
...emptied by them. They follow the turtles towards the beaches, where the laying of eggs is to take place, surprise them on the sand, and in order to devour them at their ease, adroitly turn them on their backs ; and as they turn many more than they can devour in one night, the... | |
 | 1851 - 682 lehte
...emptied by them. They follow the turtles towards the beaches, where the laying of eggs is to take place, surprise them on the sand, and in order to devour them at their ease, adroitly turn them on their backs ; and as they turn many more than they can devour in one night, the... | |
 | William Jardine - 1858 - 442 lehte
...animals follow the arraus towards the beaches, when the laying of eggs is to take place. They surprize them on the sand ; and in order to devour them at...in one night, the Indians often avail themselves of his cunning and malignant avidity. When we reflect on the difficulty that the naturalist finds in getting... | |
 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 lehte
...emptied by them. They follow the turtles towards the beaches, where the laying of eggs is to take place, surprise them on the sand, and in order to devour them at their ease, adroitly turn them on their backs ; and as they turn many more than they can devour in one night, the... | |
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We were shown large shells of turtles, emptied by the jaguar-tigers. These animals follow the arraus toward the beaches, where the laying of the eggs is to take place. They surprise them on the sand ; and, in order to devour them at their ease, turn them... 
