Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1Colburn, 1852 - Всего страниц: 317 |
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... common chopper , and small crowbar . Other weapons there are , both offensive and defen- sive , but as they are only of occasional use , we shall not stop here to mention them . Opossums may be considered their staple food : to obtain ...
... common chopper , and small crowbar . Other weapons there are , both offensive and defen- sive , but as they are only of occasional use , we shall not stop here to mention them . Opossums may be considered their staple food : to obtain ...
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... common among them , and which they are unable to treat ; many also die of low fever , and of pulmonary consumption , and of other chest diseases . When a relation dies , they paint their bodies ; for days together they sit fasting ...
... common among them , and which they are unable to treat ; many also die of low fever , and of pulmonary consumption , and of other chest diseases . When a relation dies , they paint their bodies ; for days together they sit fasting ...
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... common English mouse , whence its name . There is another kind of kangaroo , resembling the brush in size , but with the singular appendage of a nail like that on the finger of a man attached to its tail . The skins of the kangaroos are ...
... common English mouse , whence its name . There is another kind of kangaroo , resembling the brush in size , but with the singular appendage of a nail like that on the finger of a man attached to its tail . The skins of the kangaroos are ...
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... the aborigines themselves ; fortu- nately it is very scarce . The white eagle , a noble , but most rapacious bird , as large as a goose , is more common . Of hawks , the milk - white , the brown , the white throated AS IT IS . 41.
... the aborigines themselves ; fortu- nately it is very scarce . The white eagle , a noble , but most rapacious bird , as large as a goose , is more common . Of hawks , the milk - white , the brown , the white throated AS IT IS . 41.
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... common English lobster . Of fresh water fish the finest Reptiles . Of snakes , many species are to be met with throughout the colonies in Aus- tralia , and some of them are but too nu- merous . The majority of Australian snakes are more ...
... common English lobster . Of fresh water fish the finest Reptiles . Of snakes , many species are to be met with throughout the colonies in Aus- tralia , and some of them are but too nu- merous . The majority of Australian snakes are more ...
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Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
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