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Page 246
... that I and my brother John lived at Neath we spent a good deal of our leisure
time in wandering about this beautiful district , on my part in search of insects ,
while my brother always had his eyes open for any uncommon bird or reptile .
... that I and my brother John lived at Neath we spent a good deal of our leisure
time in wandering about this beautiful district , on my part in search of insects ,
while my brother always had his eyes open for any uncommon bird or reptile .
Page 263
... if we collected all orders of insects , as well as landshells , 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
arrangements .
... if we collected all orders of insects , as well as landshells , 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
arrangements .
Page 266
... in April for Leicester , 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 .
... in April for Leicester , 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 .
Page 270
On my first walk into the forest I looked about , expecting to see monkeys as
plentiful as at the Zoological Gardens , with humming - birds and parrots in
profusion . But for several days I did not see a single monkey , and hardly a bird
of any kind ...
On my first walk into the forest I looked about , expecting to see monkeys as
plentiful as at the Zoological Gardens , with humming - birds and parrots in
profusion . But for several days I did not see a single monkey , and hardly a bird
of any kind ...
Page 271
It is here , too , that the rarest 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 .
It is here , too , that the rarest 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 .
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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