Excerpt from The Naturalist on the River Amazons, Vol. 1 of 2: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator During Eleven Years of TravelSituation of Santarem - Manners and customs of the inhabitants Trade - Climate - Leprosy - Historical sketch - Grassy campos and woods - Excursions to Mapiri, Mahica, and Irura, With sketches of their Natural History Palms, Wild fruit-trees, Mining Wasps, Mason Wasps, Bees, Sloths, and Marmoset Monkeys - Natural History of Termites or White Ants.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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