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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Page 667
... Island of Marajó , and is slightly elevated and rocky in some parts . A series of islands conceals the southern shore from view most part of the way . The whole country , mainland and islands , is cov- ered with forest . We had a good ...
... Island of Marajó , and is slightly elevated and rocky in some parts . A series of islands conceals the southern shore from view most part of the way . The whole country , mainland and islands , is cov- ered with forest . We had a good ...
Page 721
... islands , and curves away to expand . Beyond the mouth of the Catuá , a the west and south , so that its full extent is channel leading to one of the great lakes so not visible from this side . To the left , on a numerous in the plains ...
... islands , and curves away to expand . Beyond the mouth of the Catuá , a the west and south , so that its full extent is channel leading to one of the great lakes so not visible from this side . To the left , on a numerous in the plains ...
Page 735
... islands ) , the turtle pools in the forests , and the by - streams and lakes of the great desert river . His object was mainly to superintend the business of digging up turtle eggs on the sand - banks , having been elected commandante ...
... islands ) , the turtle pools in the forests , and the by - streams and lakes of the great desert river . His object was mainly to superintend the business of digging up turtle eggs on the sand - banks , having been elected commandante ...
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures ..., 1. köide Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2017 |
The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2018 |
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