Australasia, כרכים 1-2E. Stanford, 1883 - 672 עמודים |
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
abundant agricultural allied animals Archipelago Australian Alps beautiful birds Borneo Celebes centre chief town civilised climate coast colony consists contains covered Darling deposits distinct district Dividing Range Dutch Dyaks east eastern elevation European explored exported extensive extreme farther feet high fertile flora forests genera gold gold-fields Guinea Gulf of Carpentaria hills inhabitants interior islands Java Lachlan river lakes land language less Luzon Mahori Malay Malayan Melbourne miles long mines Moluccas mountains Murray Murray River Murrumbidgee river natives nearly Negrito north-east north-west northern Pacific Papuan peculiar peninsula Philippines plains Polynesians population Port portion produce quartz Queensland race railway reefs remarkable river rocks S.E. Australian tribe sandstone scrub situated South Australia South Island South Wales south-east south-west southern species square miles stock and speech Straits sub-Malayan Sumatra Sydney Tasmania Tertiary Timor trees tropical valleys vegetation Victoria volcanic West Australia western whole Zealand
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עמוד 425 - Violent whirlwinds carried up men, horses, cattle, and whatever else came within their influence into the air; tore up the largest trees by the roots, and covered the whole sea with floating timber.
עמוד 497 - ... to strangers and to each other affable and courteous. In their dispositions, also, they seemed to be brave, open, and candid, without either suspicion or treachery, cruelty or revenge ; so that we placed the same confidence in them as in our best friends, many of us, particularly Mr. Banks, sleeping frequently in their houses in the woods, without a companion, and consequently wholly in their power.
עמוד 311 - ... manner, and as it were pushed up, by a force beneath ; which suddenly exploded with a dull noise, and scattered about a volume of black mud in every direction. After an interval of two or three, or sometimes four or five seconds, the hemispherical body of mud or earth rose and exploded again.
עמוד 47 - Hooker suggests, as a pure speculation, that the antecedents of the peculiar Australian flora may have inhabited an area to the westward of the present Australian continent...
עמוד 115 - ... lift their feet straight up to avoid its sharp points. From the summit of a sandy undulation close upon our right, we saw that the ridges extended northwards in parallel lines beyond the range of vision, and appeared as if interminable. To the eastward and westward they succeeded each other like the waves of the sea. The sand was of a deep red colour, and a bright narrow line of it marked the top of each ridge, amidst the sickly pink and glaucous coloured vegetation around.
עמוד 564 - ... 1 Jonah means a dove, Amittai, true. The latter name, which is thought by some to be identical with Matthew, has given rise to the tradition that Jonah was the son of the widow of Zarephath, whom •Elijah raised to life, and on receiving whom at his hands...
עמוד 448 - The Malay is of short stature, brown-skinned, straight-haired, beardless, and smooth-bodied. The Papuan is taller, is black-skinned, frizzly-haired, bearded, and hairy-bodied. The former is broad-faced, has a small nose, and flat eyebrows ; the latter is long-faced, has a large and prominent nose, and projecting eyebrows. The Malay is bashful, cold, undemonstrative, and quiet ; the Papuan is bold, impetuous, excitable, and noisy. The former is grave and seldom laughs ; the latter is joyous and laughter-loving...
עמוד 448 - It appears, therefore, that, whether we consider their physical conformation, their moral characteristics, or their intellectual capacities, the Malay and Papuan races offer remarkable differences and striking contrasts. The Malay is of short stature, brown-skinned, straight-haired, beardless, and smooth-bodied.
עמוד 267 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. These islands extend almost due north and south from Formosa to Borneo and the Moluccas, embracing an extent of 16° of latitude and 9° of longitude.
עמוד 39 - Australian bnsh is fragrant all the year. The " Mallee scrub" is a low eucalyptus, which grows so close that it is often quite impenetrable. " The surface of the country seems like a heaving ocean of dark waves, out of which, here and there, a tree starts up above the brushwood, making a mournful and lonely landmark.