My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 246
... bird or reptile . One day when I was insect hunt- ing on Crymlyn Burrows , a stretch of very interesting sand- hills , rock , and bog near the sea , and very rich in curious plants , he came upon several young vipers basking on a rock ...
... bird or reptile . One day when I was insect hunt- ing on Crymlyn Burrows , a stretch of very interesting sand- hills , rock , and bog near the sea , and very rich in curious plants , he came upon several young vipers basking on a rock ...
Page 263
... birds , and mammals , there was no doubt we could easily pay our expenses . Thus encouraged , we determined to go to Para , and began to make all the necessary arrange- ments . We found that by sailing in early spring we should reach ...
... birds , and mammals , there was no doubt we could easily pay our expenses . Thus encouraged , we determined to go to Para , and began to make all the necessary arrange- ments . We found that by sailing in early spring we should reach ...
Page 266
... where I was very hospitably entertained , and had an opportunity of visiting some of my old friends . I also practised shooting and skinning birds ; and as the ship we were to sail in was somewhat delayed , I 266 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... where I was very hospitably entertained , and had an opportunity of visiting some of my old friends . I also practised shooting and skinning birds ; and as the ship we were to sail in was somewhat delayed , I 266 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
Page 270
... birds and parrots in profusion . But for several days I did not see a single monkey , and hardly a bird of any kind , and I began to think that these and other productions of the South American forests are much scarcer than they are ...
... birds and parrots in profusion . But for several days I did not see a single monkey , and hardly a bird of any kind , and I began to think that these and other productions of the South American forests are much scarcer than they are ...
Page 271
... birds , the most lovely insects , and the most interesting mammals and reptiles are to be found . Here lurk the jaguar and the boa - constrictor , and here amid the densest shade the bell - bird tolls his peal . But I must leave these ...
... birds , the most lovely insects , and the most interesting mammals and reptiles are to be found . Here lurk the jaguar and the boa - constrictor , and here amid the densest shade the bell - bird tolls his peal . But I must leave these ...
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