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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... night of the 28th , five miles down the river to Point Jaguararí , where the man lived whom he intended to send with me . I was glad to find my new hand a steady , middle - aged and married In- dian ; his name was of very good promise ...
... night of the 28th , five miles down the river to Point Jaguararí , where the man lived whom he intended to send with me . I was glad to find my new hand a steady , middle - aged and married In- dian ; his name was of very good promise ...
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... night . The Ega people seem to like an excuse for turning night into day ; it is so cool and pleasant , and they can sit about during these hours in the open air , clad as usual in simple shirt and trousers , without streaming with ...
... night . The Ega people seem to like an excuse for turning night into day ; it is so cool and pleasant , and they can sit about during these hours in the open air , clad as usual in simple shirt and trousers , without streaming with ...
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... Night Apes . - A third interesting genus of monkeys , found near Ega , are the Nyctipitheci , or Night Apes , called Ei - á by The Parauacú Monkey . Another Ega the Indians . Of these I found two species , monkey , nearly related to the ...
... Night Apes . - A third interesting genus of monkeys , found near Ega , are the Nyctipitheci , or Night Apes , called Ei - á by The Parauacú Monkey . Another Ega the Indians . Of these I found two species , monkey , nearly related to the ...
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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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