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Page 26
... covering it with saliva , previous to the operation of swallowing it . A glance at the tongue of a Boa or a Python ... covered the victim with saliva from the tongue before deglutition . When the prey is dead and the serpent is about ...
... covering it with saliva , previous to the operation of swallowing it . A glance at the tongue of a Boa or a Python ... covered the victim with saliva from the tongue before deglutition . When the prey is dead and the serpent is about ...
Page 49
... covered with moss of various species , and to the depth of about ten feet is composed of a mass of the fibres of similar vegetables in different stages of decomposition , proportioned to their depth from the surface , generally however ...
... covered with moss of various species , and to the depth of about ten feet is composed of a mass of the fibres of similar vegetables in different stages of decomposition , proportioned to their depth from the surface , generally however ...
Page 51
... covered with ashes , and near it were several bushels of half - burnt char- coal , with nut - shells , some broken and others charred , be- sides some blocks of wood partly burned . On the same level as the foundation of the house ...
... covered with ashes , and near it were several bushels of half - burnt char- coal , with nut - shells , some broken and others charred , be- sides some blocks of wood partly burned . On the same level as the foundation of the house ...
Page 54
... covered by marshes and swamps ; only that part which immediately joins the town is partly cultivated and partly formed into Potreros , or places for grazing cattle . The river Bogotà , or Funza , from which the town has received its ...
... covered by marshes and swamps ; only that part which immediately joins the town is partly cultivated and partly formed into Potreros , or places for grazing cattle . The river Bogotà , or Funza , from which the town has received its ...
Page 60
... covered with extensive forests of lofty trees ; but as the difficulties of the transport are great , it is impossible to bring the timber to a market , and consequently the forests would be nearly useless but for a fine white sand which ...
... covered with extensive forests of lofty trees ; but as the difficulties of the transport are great , it is impossible to bring the timber to a market , and consequently the forests would be nearly useless but for a fine white sand which ...
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