 | William Dampier - Buccaneers - 1699 - 592 pages
...Creek fit for them to enter,yet do commonly come once or twice in 24 hours to the mouth of any frefh water River, that is near their place of abode. They...Creeks, or in great Rivers, near the fides of them, in luch places where there is but little tyde or current.They never come afhore, nor into Shallower water... | |
 | Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, Stepan Krasheninnikov - Alaska - 1764 - 320 pages
...abode. They live oh grafs feven or eight inches long, "and of a narrow blade, wfiich grows in the fea in many places, efpecially among iflands near the...of them, in fuch places where there is .but little tide or current. They never come a/hore, nor into fhallower water than where they can fwim. Their flefh... | |
 | David Laing Purves - Discoveries in geography - 1874 - 856 pages
...water ; and they are commonly in creeks and rivers near the sea. They live on grass seven or eight inches long, and of a narrow blade, which grows in the sea in many places, especially among islands near the main ; this grass grows likewise in creeks or in great rivers near... | |
 | Edward Richard Alston - Animals - 1882 - 280 pages
...24 Hours to the Mouth of any fresh Water River that is near their Place of Abode. They live on Grass 7 or 8 Inches long, and of a narrow Blade, which grows in the Sea in many places, especially among Islands near the Main. This Grass groweth likewise in Creeks, or in great Rivers near... | |
 | Harry Johnston - America - 1914 - 362 pages
...seacoast from time to time return to the mouths of rivers and fresh water. They live chiefly on grass 7 or 8 inches long, and of a narrow blade, which grows in the sea in many places, in creeks, and in great tidal estuaries. But although the manati always frequents shallow water it... | |
 | Harry Johnston - America - 1914 - 370 pages
...seacoast from time to time return to the mouths of rivers and fresh water. They live chiefly on grass 7 or 8 inches long, and of a narrow blade, which grows in the sea in many places, in creeks, and in great tidal estuaries. But although the manati always frequents shallow water it... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - Meteorology - 1921 - 938 pages
...24 hours to the mouth of any fresh water River that is near their place of abode. They live on Grass 7 or 8 inches long, and of a narrow blade, which grows in the sea in many places, especially among Islands near the Main. This Grass groweth likewise in Creeks or in the great Rivers,... | |
 | Science - 1921 - 628 pages
...24 hours to the mouth of any fresh water River that is near their place of abode. They live on Grass 7 or 8 inches long, and of a narrow blade, which grows in the sea in many places, especially among Islands near the Main. This Grass groweth likewise in Creeks or in the great Rivers,... | |
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... water River that is near their place of abode. They live on Grass 7 or 8 inches long, and of a narrow blade, which grows in the Sea in many places, especially among Islands near the Main. 