Eight Years' Wanderings in CeylonLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855 - 423 páginas |
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... Variety of Deer . - The Axis . — Ceylon Bears.- Variety of Vermin . - Trials for Hounds.- Hounds and their Masters . - A Sportsman " shut up . ” — A Corporal and Centipede CHAP . VIII . - · Page 162 Observations on Nature in the Tropics ...
... Variety of Deer . - The Axis . — Ceylon Bears.- Variety of Vermin . - Trials for Hounds.- Hounds and their Masters . - A Sportsman " shut up . ” — A Corporal and Centipede CHAP . VIII . - · Page 162 Observations on Nature in the Tropics ...
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Sir Samuel White Baker. - River.- Variety of Palms . - Cocoa - nut Toddy . — Arrack . -Cocoa - nut Oil.- Cocoa - nut planting.- The Talipot Palm . -The Areca Palm . - Betel Chewing . - Sago Nuts . - Variety of Bees.- Waste of Bees - wax ...
Sir Samuel White Baker. - River.- Variety of Palms . - Cocoa - nut Toddy . — Arrack . -Cocoa - nut Oil.- Cocoa - nut planting.- The Talipot Palm . -The Areca Palm . - Betel Chewing . - Sago Nuts . - Variety of Bees.- Waste of Bees - wax ...
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... variety of plants , but more particularly the tribe of jessamine ; thus the common jessamine , the " Gardenia " ( Cape jessamine ) , and the coffee ( Jasminum Arabicum ) , are more especially subject to its ravages . The dwelling of ...
... variety of plants , but more particularly the tribe of jessamine ; thus the common jessamine , the " Gardenia " ( Cape jessamine ) , and the coffee ( Jasminum Arabicum ) , are more especially subject to its ravages . The dwelling of ...
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... variety of species in different countries . In Ceylon all leopards are termed " chetahs ; " which proceeds from the general ignorance of the presence of the two species . The power of a leopard is wonderful in pro- portion to his weight ...
... variety of species in different countries . In Ceylon all leopards are termed " chetahs ; " which proceeds from the general ignorance of the presence of the two species . The power of a leopard is wonderful in pro- portion to his weight ...
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... variety of small animals thus caught I have frequently taken the civet cat . This is a very pretty and curious crea ture , about forty inches long from nose to tip of tail . The fur is ash - grey , mottled with black spots , and the ...
... variety of small animals thus caught I have frequently taken the civet cat . This is a very pretty and curious crea ture , about forty inches long from nose to tip of tail . The fur is ash - grey , mottled with black spots , and the ...
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