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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 43
Page 642
... inches long , independently of the tail , which measures fifteen inches . The fur is thick , and black in color , with the ex- ception of a reddish - brown streak down the middle of the back . When first taken , or when kept tied up ...
... inches long , independently of the tail , which measures fifteen inches . The fur is thick , and black in color , with the ex- ception of a reddish - brown streak down the middle of the back . When first taken , or when kept tied up ...
Page 655
... inches in length of body , but the legs expanded seven inches , and the entire body and legs were covered with coarse gray and reddish hairs . I was attracted by a move- ment of the monster on a tree - trunk ; it was close beneath a ...
... inches in length of body , but the legs expanded seven inches , and the entire body and legs were covered with coarse gray and reddish hairs . I was attracted by a move- ment of the monster on a tree - trunk ; it was close beneath a ...
Page 695
... inch in length , makes a tremendous fuss while building its cell . It often chooses the walls or doors of chambers for this ... inches in length . T. aurifrons , a much smaller spe- cies , makes a neat little nest shaped like a carafe ...
... inch in length , makes a tremendous fuss while building its cell . It often chooses the walls or doors of chambers for this ... inches in length . T. aurifrons , a much smaller spe- cies , makes a neat little nest shaped like a carafe ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
75 cents alligators animals ants appearance ashore banks beautiful birds boat branches Brazil Brazilian broad cacao Cafuzo called Cametá campos canoe Cardozo Caripí channel Chapter II.-The Cloth color CONTENTS creek distance Double number dry season Ecitons farinha feet fish foliage Fonte Boa forest fruit GRANT ALLEN ground habits hammocks head height HUMBOLDT PUBLISHING HUXLEY inches Indians inhabitants insects interior islands kind lake land larvæ leaves length live lower main river mameluco mandioca miles monkeys montaria morning mouth natives natural nearly neighborhood night o'clock Obydos palm Pará passed plants Portuguese Rio Negro rocinha sand sandy Santarem seemed seen Senhor shore side Solimoens species stream Tabatinga tail Tapajos tion Tocantins Toucans trees tribes trunks Tupí turtles Upper Amazons vegetation vessel village voyage wild WILLIAM KINGDON CLIFFORD wind wings woods yards young