The Forests of Upper India and Their InhabitantsE. Arnold, 1902 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina 35
... horns to avoid the boughs . Then a slight crackle of a dead leaf was detected , followed by a scrap- ing , as of claws on a tree in another direction . All round in a circle the tiger seemed to have stalked , to scent for danger before ...
... horns to avoid the boughs . Then a slight crackle of a dead leaf was detected , followed by a scrap- ing , as of claws on a tree in another direction . All round in a circle the tiger seemed to have stalked , to scent for danger before ...
Pàgina 52
... horns turned back , peculiar in being very short and thick . He is about the size of a Lincoln sheep , but taller , and inhabits rocks and precipices of the steepest character right at the top of the tree line , here 13,000 feet high ...
... horns turned back , peculiar in being very short and thick . He is about the size of a Lincoln sheep , but taller , and inhabits rocks and precipices of the steepest character right at the top of the tree line , here 13,000 feet high ...
Pàgina 55
... horns of the males , one or two could be distinguished lying asleep with legs doubled up ; and resting the rifle on a boulder and firing across the ravine , the first shot was successful in killing a nice young fat buck , which luckily ...
... horns of the males , one or two could be distinguished lying asleep with legs doubled up ; and resting the rifle on a boulder and firing across the ravine , the first shot was successful in killing a nice young fat buck , which luckily ...
Pàgina 60
... horns . The night was now fine , and the air clear and cold . The view from the edge of the precipice was immensely grand . It extended across the deep valley , dark with pine forest and crag , at the head of which rose great tiers of ...
... horns . The night was now fine , and the air clear and cold . The view from the edge of the precipice was immensely grand . It extended across the deep valley , dark with pine forest and crag , at the head of which rose great tiers of ...
Pàgina 79
... horns and wattles , and the monal is found further up . These jungles are full of beautiful shiny -leaved evergreen trees ; and shrubs of many uncommon kinds and orchids abound , clinging to the stems of the oaks . There are several ...
... horns and wattles , and the monal is found further up . These jungles are full of beautiful shiny -leaved evergreen trees ; and shrubs of many uncommon kinds and orchids abound , clinging to the stems of the oaks . There are several ...
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