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 674
... woods surround- ing the sandy shores of the pool behind the town , the yellow - bellied Trogon ( T. viridis ) was very common . Its back is of a brilliant metallic green color , and the breast steel blue . The natives call it the ...
... woods surround- ing the sandy shores of the pool behind the town , the yellow - bellied Trogon ( T. viridis ) was very common . Its back is of a brilliant metallic green color , and the breast steel blue . The natives call it the ...
Page 694
... woods . The fruit of this fine palm ripens toward the end of the year , and is much es- teemed by the natives , who manufacture a pleasant drink from it similar to the assai de scribed in a former chapter , by rubbing off the coat of ...
... woods . The fruit of this fine palm ripens toward the end of the year , and is much es- teemed by the natives , who manufacture a pleasant drink from it similar to the assai de scribed in a former chapter , by rubbing off the coat of ...
Page 755
... woods near Ega , that I could generally find the flock of associated marauders when- ever I wanted it . There appeared to be only one of these flocks in each small district ; and as it traversed chiefly a limited tract of woods of ...
... woods near Ega , that I could generally find the flock of associated marauders when- ever I wanted it . There appeared to be only one of these flocks in each small district ; and as it traversed chiefly a limited tract of woods of ...
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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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