Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 pagini |
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Pagina 13
... natural but unfortunate instinct which elsewhere led him to squat in idleness , supporting life on a few bananas and other produce that cost but a few days ' labour in the year . Apart from this , it is said that the Barbadoes , unlike ...
... natural but unfortunate instinct which elsewhere led him to squat in idleness , supporting life on a few bananas and other produce that cost but a few days ' labour in the year . Apart from this , it is said that the Barbadoes , unlike ...
Pagina 14
... natural advantages of Barbadoes is the almost com- plete absence of noxious and venomous insects and reptiles . The frequency of poisonous snakes in some of the islands , especially Martinique and Sta . Lucia , must seriously interfere ...
... natural advantages of Barbadoes is the almost com- plete absence of noxious and venomous insects and reptiles . The frequency of poisonous snakes in some of the islands , especially Martinique and Sta . Lucia , must seriously interfere ...
Pagina 38
... natural port for Western Equatorial America . As we steamed northward up the stream , every eye was turned east- ward with the hope of descrying some part of the chain of the Andes . It was , indeed , obvious that a great mountain ...
... natural port for Western Equatorial America . As we steamed northward up the stream , every eye was turned east- ward with the hope of descrying some part of the chain of the Andes . It was , indeed , obvious that a great mountain ...
Pagina 40
... natural resources . must entail a vast increase of business . The territory of Ecuador includes every variety of climate , and is in great part thoroughly suited to Europeans . All tropical products are obtainable , and , with good ...
... natural resources . must entail a vast increase of business . The territory of Ecuador includes every variety of climate , and is in great part thoroughly suited to Europeans . All tropical products are obtainable , and , with good ...
Pagina 53
... natural arch , which , after a sufficient period of further excavation , will fall and give rise to a new detached islet . A brisk southerly breeze made the air feel cooler than it had done since we entered the tropics , as we ran about ...
... natural arch , which , after a sufficient period of further excavation , will fall and give rise to a new detached islet . A brisk southerly breeze made the air feel cooler than it had done since we entered the tropics , as we ran about ...
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