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 663
... turned out of one place where he had squat- ted and cleared a large piece of forest . I be lieve the law of Brazil at this time was that the new lands should become the property of those who cleared and cultivated them , if their right ...
... turned out of one place where he had squat- ted and cleared a large piece of forest . I be lieve the law of Brazil at this time was that the new lands should become the property of those who cleared and cultivated them , if their right ...
Page 678
... turned up at their edges ; they be- which I have often spoken of as occurring longed to the Victoria water - lily . The leaves near Pará and in several other places . Many were just beginning to expand ( December loose blocks were ...
... turned up at their edges ; they be- which I have often spoken of as occurring longed to the Victoria water - lily . The leaves near Pará and in several other places . Many were just beginning to expand ( December loose blocks were ...
Page 708
... turned , and glided at an accelerated pace down the path . Wishing to take a note of his probable size and the colors and markings of his skin , I set off after him ; but he increased his speed , and I was unable to get near enough for ...
... turned , and glided at an accelerated pace down the path . Wishing to take a note of his probable size and the colors and markings of his skin , I set off after him ; but he increased his speed , and I was unable to get near enough for ...
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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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