Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and Zoology, Volum 1844Oliver & Boyd, 1899 - 472 pàgines |
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Pàgina 425
... genus arvicola , which includes the water - rats , The dormice ( genus Myoxus ) are also represented in Africa by a species communicated by Pennant to Sir Joseph Banks , and said to have been discovered among the mountains of Sneuwberg ...
... genus arvicola , which includes the water - rats , The dormice ( genus Myoxus ) are also represented in Africa by a species communicated by Pennant to Sir Joseph Banks , and said to have been discovered among the mountains of Sneuwberg ...
Pàgina 443
... genus of birds found in Africa , though not peculiar to that continent , -the genus Colius . These creatures , though the structure of their feet offers no analogous formation , climb trees like parroquets , dwell in large troops ...
... genus of birds found in Africa , though not peculiar to that continent , -the genus Colius . These creatures , though the structure of their feet offers no analogous formation , climb trees like parroquets , dwell in large troops ...
Pàgina 460
... genus Mormyrus seems almost entirely peculiar to the Nile . " " * Of the cartilaginous fishes several species of ray inhabit the African bays . For example , the Raja guttata was seen by Commerson along the coasts of Madagascar , and ...
... genus Mormyrus seems almost entirely peculiar to the Nile . " " * Of the cartilaginous fishes several species of ray inhabit the African bays . For example , the Raja guttata was seen by Commerson along the coasts of Madagascar , and ...
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afterwards amid ancient animals appeared Arabs arrived attack Badagry banks beautiful Benin birds Boo Khalloom Bornou Boussa Caffres called camels canoe Cape Captain caravan cattle chief chiefly Clapperton coast colony colour continent covered Desert Devil's Peak district earth Europe European expedition extending extremely Eyeo farther feet Fellatas female Fezzan Gambia genus gneiss gold granite ground head Herodotus hills Hope horse immense inhabitants interior island journey king kingdom lake Lake Tchad land Lander length Major Denham miles Morocco mountains natives nearly negro Niger Nubia observed occur ocean Park party passed peculiar plain present prince principal proceeded quadrupeds race reached received regions river rocks Rüppell salt sand sandstone scarcely seen Senegal sent sheik shores Sierra Leone slaves soon Southern Africa species stream sultan Timbuctoo tion town traveller trees tribes Tripoli trona Tuaricks vessel village visited voyage Wawa whole wild