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 649
... sandy tween the tree - trunks , and the litter of a nu- beaches , over which , now and then , aquatic merous household lay scattered about . and wading birds were seen running . The Women , old and young , some of the latter forest was ...
... sandy tween the tree - trunks , and the litter of a nu- beaches , over which , now and then , aquatic merous household lay scattered about . and wading birds were seen running . The Women , old and young , some of the latter forest was ...
Page 700
... sandy bottom of the bay . At these times a species of sting - ray is common on the sloping beach , and bathers are frequently stung most severely by it . The weapon of this fish is a strong blade with jagged edges , about three inches ...
... sandy bottom of the bay . At these times a species of sting - ray is common on the sloping beach , and bathers are frequently stung most severely by it . The weapon of this fish is a strong blade with jagged edges , about three inches ...
Page 769
... sandy margins , where numbers of scarlet , green , and black tanagers and brightly - colored butterflies sport about in the stray beams . Sparkling brooks , large and small , traverse the glorious forest in al- most every direction ...
... sandy margins , where numbers of scarlet , green , and black tanagers and brightly - colored butterflies sport about in the stray beams . Sparkling brooks , large and small , traverse the glorious forest in al- most every direction ...
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