Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia During the Years 1837, 38 and 39: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important and Feritle Districts : with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, Volume 2Boone, 1841 - 482 pages |
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Page 54
... beneath us lay the dry bed of a large river , its depth at this point being between forty and fifty feet , and its breadth upwards of three hundred yards ; it was , at times , subject to terrific inundations ; for along its banks lay ...
... beneath us lay the dry bed of a large river , its depth at this point being between forty and fifty feet , and its breadth upwards of three hundred yards ; it was , at times , subject to terrific inundations ; for along its banks lay ...
Page 106
... beneath our temporary shelter , which was then fired , in order to lull the suspicion of the natives ; and our sable companions having secreted the pannier - baskets and pack- saddles among the adjoining bushes in such a way as to defy ...
... beneath our temporary shelter , which was then fired , in order to lull the suspicion of the natives ; and our sable companions having secreted the pannier - baskets and pack- saddles among the adjoining bushes in such a way as to defy ...
Page 261
... beneath his feet may teem with food , whilst he starves . The same rule holds good with regard to animal productions ; for example , in the southern parts of the continent the Xanthorrea affords an inexhaustible supply of fragrant grubs ...
... beneath his feet may teem with food , whilst he starves . The same rule holds good with regard to animal productions ; for example , in the southern parts of the continent the Xanthorrea affords an inexhaustible supply of fragrant grubs ...
Page 405
... beneath . ( Nose leaf destroyed . ) Body , 2 inches 3-12 ; fore - arm , 1 11-12 ; tail 11-12 ; fore - legs , 9-12 ; ears , 7-12 . No.2 . Scotophilus morio , Gray . - Back uniform , brownish black , scarcely paler beneath ; cheeks nearly ...
... beneath . ( Nose leaf destroyed . ) Body , 2 inches 3-12 ; fore - arm , 1 11-12 ; tail 11-12 ; fore - legs , 9-12 ; ears , 7-12 . No.2 . Scotophilus morio , Gray . - Back uniform , brownish black , scarcely paler beneath ; cheeks nearly ...
Page 406
... beneath rather paler on the sides of the abdomen ; ears small ; tragus oval lan- ceolate , rather crescent - shaped ; wings , with sixteen or eighteen oblique cross lines of hairs under each fore - arm , and scattered hairs on the sides ...
... beneath rather paler on the sides of the abdomen ; ears small ; tragus oval lan- ceolate , rather crescent - shaped ; wings , with sixteen or eighteen oblique cross lines of hairs under each fore - arm , and scattered hairs on the sides ...
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