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 628
... leaves are used to thatch the domes which cover the entrances to their subterranean dwellings , thereby protecting ... leaves , mingled with granules of earth . The heavily - laden workers , each carrying its seg- ment of leaf vertically ...
... leaves are used to thatch the domes which cover the entrances to their subterranean dwellings , thereby protecting ... leaves , mingled with granules of earth . The heavily - laden workers , each carrying its seg- ment of leaf vertically ...
Page 632
... leaves , which have the ordinary pinnate shape characteristic of the family , are emitted from the stems at long intervals , instead of being collected into a dense crown , and have at their tips a number of long re- curved spines ...
... leaves , which have the ordinary pinnate shape characteristic of the family , are emitted from the stems at long intervals , instead of being collected into a dense crown , and have at their tips a number of long re- curved spines ...
Page 677
... leaves are similar in shape to those of the horse - chest- nut , but immensely larger ; beneath they are white , and when the welcome trade - wind blows they show their silvery under sides - a pleasant signal to the weary canoe ...
... leaves are similar in shape to those of the horse - chest- nut , but immensely larger ; beneath they are white , and when the welcome trade - wind blows they show their silvery under sides - a pleasant signal to the weary canoe ...
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