Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 стор. |
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... stream , while the cooling which ensues as the sun's heat is withdrawn , has the contrary effect . On this and the next day or two my attention was called to the frequent recurrence of masses of yellow seaweed , sometimes in irregular ...
... stream , while the cooling which ensues as the sun's heat is withdrawn , has the contrary effect . On this and the next day or two my attention was called to the frequent recurrence of masses of yellow seaweed , sometimes in irregular ...
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... stream . Although Gordontown can scarcely be so much as a thousand feet above the sea - level , the climate is very sensibly cooler than that of Kingston . When we left the town the thermometer stood at 83 ° in the shade , while here at ...
... stream . Although Gordontown can scarcely be so much as a thousand feet above the sea - level , the climate is very sensibly cooler than that of Kingston . When we left the town the thermometer stood at 83 ° in the shade , while here at ...
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... reaches the sea close to Colon , has been selected . I am not aware whether it is proposed to divert the course of that stream from the channel of the canal , PANAMA SHIP CANAL . 23 but , to judge from 22 NOTES OF A NATURALIST .
... reaches the sea close to Colon , has been selected . I am not aware whether it is proposed to divert the course of that stream from the channel of the canal , PANAMA SHIP CANAL . 23 but , to judge from 22 NOTES OF A NATURALIST .
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... 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 barrier lay in that direction , and beneath the eastern sun dark masses from time ...
... 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 barrier lay in that direction , and beneath the eastern sun dark masses from time ...
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... stream . Our sportsmen had the usual measure of success , and no more . For a bullet to pierce the dense covering that shields this animal is a happy accident , but it suffices to disturb the creature from his rest , and to induce him ...
... stream . Our sportsmen had the usual measure of success , and no more . For a bullet to pierce the dense covering that shields this animal is a happy accident , but it suffices to disturb the creature from his rest , and to induce him ...
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