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 TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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... habits of this giant among the ants . Another far more interesting species was the Saüba ( Ecodoma cephalotes ) . This ant is seen everywhere about the suburbs , march- ing to and fro in broad columns . From its habit of despoiling the ...
... habits of this giant among the ants . Another far more interesting species was the Saüba ( Ecodoma cephalotes ) . This ant is seen everywhere about the suburbs , march- ing to and fro in broad columns . From its habit of despoiling the ...
Page 756
... habits of the birds which for a long time prevailed . Toucans , however , are now well known to be eminently arboreal birds , and to belong to a group ( including trogons , parrots , and barbets ) , all of whose members are fruit ...
... habits of the birds which for a long time prevailed . Toucans , however , are now well known to be eminently arboreal birds , and to belong to a group ( including trogons , parrots , and barbets ) , all of whose members are fruit ...
Page 774
... habits and dispositions of Cebi Monkeys - Tame Par- rot - Missionary settlement - Enter the river Cuparí - Adventure with Anaconda - Smoke- dried Monkey - Boa - constrictor - Village of Mundurucú Indians , and incursion of a wild tribe ...
... habits and dispositions of Cebi Monkeys - Tame Par- rot - Missionary settlement - Enter the river Cuparí - Adventure with Anaconda - Smoke- dried Monkey - Boa - constrictor - Village of Mundurucú Indians , and incursion of a wild tribe ...
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2015 |
The Naturalist On The River Amazons: A Record Of Adventures, Habits Of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2018 |
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