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 650
... stream became again broad and deep , and the river scenery was beautiful in the extreme . The water was clear , and of a bluish - green color . On both sides of the stream stretched ranges of wooded hills , and in the middle picturesque ...
... stream became again broad and deep , and the river scenery was beautiful in the extreme . The water was clear , and of a bluish - green color . On both sides of the stream stretched ranges of wooded hills , and in the middle picturesque ...
Page 670
... stream , whose light green vivid verdure formed a strangely beautiful foreground to the glorious landsc pe of broad stream and gray mountain . Ninety miles beyoud Almeyrim stands the village of Monte Alegre , which is built near the ...
... stream , whose light green vivid verdure formed a strangely beautiful foreground to the glorious landsc pe of broad stream and gray mountain . Ninety miles beyoud Almeyrim stands the village of Monte Alegre , which is built near the ...
Page 702
... stream is from two to three miles broad , with green islets resting on its surface , and on each side a chain of hills stretches away in long perspective . I resolved to stay here for a few weeks to make collections . On landing , my ...
... stream is from two to three miles broad , with green islets resting on its surface , and on each side a chain of hills stretches away in long perspective . I resolved to stay here for a few weeks to make collections . On landing , my ...
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2015 |
The Naturalist On The River Amazons: A Record Of Adventures, Habits Of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2018 |
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