Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1Colburn, 1852 - Всего страниц: 317 |
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... manners , and customs of the colonists - in fact , of life as it really exists in the great southern con- tinent . There are chapters on the climate , the Aborigines , the zoology , the botany , the mineralogy , the gold and copper ...
... manners , and customs of the colonists - in fact , of life as it really exists in the great southern con- tinent . There are chapters on the climate , the Aborigines , the zoology , the botany , the mineralogy , the gold and copper ...
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... manner they acount for the arrival of the whites among them . They have no con- ception , however , of future rewards and pun- ishments . The horrible practice of infanticide , and even cannibalism , is of occasional occur- rence among ...
... manner they acount for the arrival of the whites among them . They have no con- ception , however , of future rewards and pun- ishments . The horrible practice of infanticide , and even cannibalism , is of occasional occur- rence among ...
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... manner in which they bring forth and nurture their young . A few days after conception , the young animal is pro- duced in a state incapable of motion , and barely exhibiting the rudiments of limbs , when the mother , who possesses an ...
... manner in which they bring forth and nurture their young . A few days after conception , the young animal is pro- duced in a state incapable of motion , and barely exhibiting the rudiments of limbs , when the mother , who possesses an ...
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... manner . Besides the foregoing , all of which are marsupial animals , there are several varieties of squirrels , and also native cats , spotted like a leopard , some with white , and some with yellow spots . The dingo , or native dog ...
... manner . Besides the foregoing , all of which are marsupial animals , there are several varieties of squirrels , and also native cats , spotted like a leopard , some with white , and some with yellow spots . The dingo , or native dog ...
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... manner , and then suckles the young like the mole . It is very shy , and leads a burrowing life in the mud of rivers and swamps . Birds are numerous , the plumage of many is very beautiful , but few have melodious notes . The emu , in ...
... manner , and then suckles the young like the mole . It is very shy , and leads a burrowing life in the mud of rivers and swamps . Birds are numerous , the plumage of many is very beautiful , but few have melodious notes . The emu , in ...
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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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