Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World: Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N.John Murray, 1873 - Всего страниц: 519 |
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... feet the hills were buried in a dense white vapour , which rose like columns of smoke from the most thickly - wooded parts , and especially from the valleys . I observed this phenomenon on several occasions : I suppose it is owing to ...
... feet the hills were buried in a dense white vapour , which rose like columns of smoke from the most thickly - wooded parts , and especially from the valleys . I observed this phenomenon on several occasions : I suppose it is owing to ...
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... feet in length from a solid trunk , which had originally been 110 feet long , and of great thickness . The contrast of palm trees , growing amidst the common branching kinds , never fails to give the scene an intertropical character ...
... feet in length from a solid trunk , which had originally been 110 feet long , and of great thickness . The contrast of palm trees , growing amidst the common branching kinds , never fails to give the scene an intertropical character ...
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... feet , one of those splendid views was presented , which are so common on every side of Rio . At this elevation the landscape attains its most brilliant tint ; and every form , every shade , so completely surpasses in magnificence all ...
... feet , one of those splendid views was presented , which are so common on every side of Rio . At this elevation the landscape attains its most brilliant tint ; and every form , every shade , so completely surpasses in magnificence all ...
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... feet . This he whirls round his head , and by the dexterous move- ment of his wrist keeps the noose open ; then , throwing it , he causes it to fall on any particular spot he chooses . The lazo , when not used , is tied up in a small ...
... feet . This he whirls round his head , and by the dexterous move- ment of his wrist keeps the noose open ; then , throwing it , he causes it to fall on any particular spot he chooses . The lazo , when not used , is tied up in a small ...
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... feet two inches ; and its girth three feet eight . These great Rodents occasionally frequent the islands in the mouth of the Plata , where the water is quite salt , but are far more abundant on the borders * In South America I collected ...
... feet two inches ; and its girth three feet eight . These great Rodents occasionally frequent the islands in the mouth of the Plata , where the water is quite salt , but are far more abundant on the borders * In South America I collected ...
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