The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of Paradise : a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and NatureHarper & Brother, 1885 - 638 páginas |
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... brought forward more interesting , and their bearing on the general question more easily under- stood , I proceed , therefore , to sketch the limits and extent of the Archipelago , and to point out the more striking feat- ures of its ...
... brought forward more interesting , and their bearing on the general question more easily under- stood , I proceed , therefore , to sketch the limits and extent of the Archipelago , and to point out the more striking feat- ures of its ...
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... brought about , let us consider what would occur if two strongly - contrasted divis- ions of the earth were , by natural means , brought into prox- imity . No two parts of the world differ so radically in their productions as Asia and ...
... brought about , let us consider what would occur if two strongly - contrasted divis- ions of the earth were , by natural means , brought into prox- imity . No two parts of the world differ so radically in their productions as Asia and ...
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... brought down one of the most curious and beautiful of the Malacca birds , the blue - billed gaper ( Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus ) , calied by the Malays the " rain - bird . " It is about the size of a starling , black and rich claret ...
... brought down one of the most curious and beautiful of the Malacca birds , the blue - billed gaper ( Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus ) , calied by the Malays the " rain - bird . " It is about the size of a starling , black and rich claret ...
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... brought me a specimen of the green gaper ( Calypto- mena viridis ) , which is like a small cock - of - the - rock , but en- tirely of the most vivid green , delicately marked on the wings with black bars . Handsome woodpeckers and gay ...
... brought me a specimen of the green gaper ( Calypto- mena viridis ) , which is like a small cock - of - the - rock , but en- tirely of the most vivid green , delicately marked on the wings with black bars . Handsome woodpeckers and gay ...
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... brought me by one of the Chinese workmen . He assured me that he had seen it come down , in a slanting direction , from a high tree , as if it flew . On examining it , I found the toes very long , and fully webbed to their very ...
... brought me by one of the Chinese workmen . He assured me that he had seen it come down , in a slanting direction , from a high tree , as if it flew . On examining it , I found the toes very long , and fully webbed to their very ...
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abundant Alfuros allied Amboyna animal Archipelago Aru Islands Australia bamboo Batchian beautiful beetles birds of paradise boat Borneo Bouru brought Bugis butterflies Celebes Ceram chief close coast coffee collections color coral cultivated curious district Dutch Dyaks east European feathers feet high forest fruit Galela genus Gilolo ground Guinea hills hundred inches inhabitants insects island Java Javanese land leaves Lombock luxuriant Macassar Malacca Malay Malay Archipelago Malay race male Menado mias miles Moluccas morning mountain Mysol native never night obtained orang Papilio Papuan paradise birds passed peculiar plants plumage Portuguese praus produce race Rajah rare reached resembling rice river rock scarce seems seen side skin soon species specimens spot staid stay stream Sumatra tail Ternate thing Tidore Timor tion trees tropical vegetation village volcanic Waigiou walk whole wind wings
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