The Forests of Upper India and Their InhabitantsE. Arnold, 1902 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina 47
... sheep and goats who marched with the camp , to supply occasional mutton and fresh milk for the tea , which was the universal beverage . There was one old she - goat which led the flock : she would wait watching , when the tent was ...
... sheep and goats who marched with the camp , to supply occasional mutton and fresh milk for the tea , which was the universal beverage . There was one old she - goat which led the flock : she would wait watching , when the tent was ...
Pàgina 49
... sheep and goats , burrhel and thar , grazed . There was then a belt of juniper and birch forest , and below these stretched for miles a thick forest of various pines , mostly spruce . This was a typical Alpine region . In the survey it ...
... sheep and goats , burrhel and thar , grazed . There was then a belt of juniper and birch forest , and below these stretched for miles a thick forest of various pines , mostly spruce . This was a typical Alpine region . In the survey it ...
Pàgina 52
... 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 . He is , however , partly a forest animal , not always a frequenter of open grass - covered ...
... 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 . He is , however , partly a forest animal , not always a frequenter of open grass - covered ...
Pàgina 53
... sheep tracks leading to some grassy slopes were followed . The true pahari climbs with deliberate steps , never hurrying or getting out of breath , noiselessly choosing the best place for foothold on rock or grass , never detaching a ...
... sheep tracks leading to some grassy slopes were followed . The true pahari climbs with deliberate steps , never hurrying or getting out of breath , noiselessly choosing the best place for foothold on rock or grass , never detaching a ...
Pàgina 80
... sheep and goats of the Bhotias , who keep big dogs to protect their flocks . The musk deer ( Moschus moschiferus ) is found above * Felis uncia . The ounce , described by Jerdon as found at 9,000 to 18,000 feet elevation . 8,000 feet ...
... sheep and goats of the Bhotias , who keep big dogs to protect their flocks . The musk deer ( Moschus moschiferus ) is found above * Felis uncia . The ounce , described by Jerdon as found at 9,000 to 18,000 feet elevation . 8,000 feet ...
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