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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... east . All the great islands included within these limits are connected together by innumerable smaller ones , so that no one of them seems to be distinctly separated from the rest . With but few exceptions , all enjoy a uniform and ...
... east . All the great islands included within these limits are connected together by innumerable smaller ones , so that no one of them seems to be distinctly separated from the rest . With but few exceptions , all enjoy a uniform and ...
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... east to west , and is about 1300 in breadth from north to south . It would stretch over an expanse equal to that of all Europe lang Tian To wilow t SARAWAK DRUNI ORKNEY O [ S SHETLAND Is . LONDON THE BRITISH ISLES AND BORNEO ON THE SAME ...
... east to west , and is about 1300 in breadth from north to south . It would stretch over an expanse equal to that of all Europe lang Tian To wilow t SARAWAK DRUNI ORKNEY O [ S SHETLAND Is . LONDON THE BRITISH ISLES AND BORNEO ON THE SAME ...
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... eastern side of which it continues , in a curving line , to their northern extremity . From the extreme eastern bend of this belt at Banda , we pass onward for 1000 miles over a non - volcanic district to the vol- canoes observed by ...
... eastern side of which it continues , in a curving line , to their northern extremity . From the extreme eastern bend of this belt at Banda , we pass onward for 1000 miles over a non - volcanic district to the vol- canoes observed by ...
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... east of it , the west and east end of Timor , portions of all the Moluccas , the Ké and Aru Islands , Waigiou , and the whole south and east of Gilolo , con- sist in a great measure of upraised coral rock exactly corre- sponding to that ...
... east of it , the west and east end of Timor , portions of all the Moluccas , the Ké and Aru Islands , Waigiou , and the whole south and east of Gilolo , con- sist in a great measure of upraised coral rock exactly corre- sponding to that ...
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... east end of Java , is most probably owing to the proximity of Australia . The south - east mon- soon , which lasts for about two - thirds of the year ( from March to November ) , blowing over the northern parts of that coun- try ...
... east end of Java , is most probably owing to the proximity of Australia . The south - east mon- soon , which lasts for about two - thirds of the year ( from March to November ) , blowing over the northern parts of that coun- try ...
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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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