The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of Paradise : a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature |
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abundant allied animal appearance Archipelago arrived bamboo beautiful birds boat body Borneo brought Bugis called carried Celebes Ceram changes character chief clear close coast collections color continually covered curious Dyaks east entirely equally European fact feathers feet fine five forest four fruit give green ground Guinea half hand head hundred inches inhabitants insects interesting islands Java kind known land leaves less living look lower Malay miles months morning mountain named natives natural nearly never night obtained Papuan paradise passed plants praus present probably produce race rare reached resemble river rock seems seen short side skin soon species specimens thing took trade trees true vegetation village walk whole wind wings
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| Título | The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of Paradise : a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Mapping the World: Maps and Travel Literature |
| Autor | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Editor | Harper & Brother, 1885 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 29 Nov. 2007 |
| Largo | 638 páginas |
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