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The Malay Archipelago : the land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Electric Book Co.,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Alfred Russel Wallace
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Chapter I. Physical geography
- Malay Archipelago, physical geography of 13
- Malay Archipelago, definition and boundaries of 14
- Malay Archipelago, extent of 14
- Malay Archipelago, islands of 14
- Malay Archipelago, geological contrasts of 16
- Malay Archipelago, vegetation of 19
- Malay Archipelago, depths of sea 20
- Malay Archipelago, natural productions of 20
- Malay Archipelago, separation of 26
- Malay Archipelago, races of 28
- Borneo, size of 15
- Volcanoes 16 Volcanoes 17
- Volcanoes, quiescent 18
- Volcanoes, geographical division 18
- Chapter II. Singapore
- Singapore, population of 30
- Singapore, ethnic diversity of 30
- Singapore, China Bazar in 31
- Singapore, missionaries in 32
- Singapore, geography of 33
- tigers 33
- Insect-hunting 33
- Chapter III. Malacca and Mt Ophir
- Malacca, Linschott on 35
- Malacca, population of 35
- Malacca, language of 36
- Malacca, Tin-works in 37
- Malacca, birds of 37
- Malacca, butterflies of 38 Blue-billed gaper 37
- Mount Ophir 38
- Mount Ophir, rare ferns on 40
- Argus pheasant 42
- Chapter IV. Borneo
- The Orang-utan
- Orang-utan (mias) 44
- Orang-utan (mias) 49
- Orang-utan (mias) 50
- Orang-utan (mias) 51
- Orang-utan (mias) 56-59
- Orang-utan (mias), infant 52-56
- Orang-utan (mias), habits and habitation of 64-67
- Orang-utan (mias), size of 68
- Orang-utan (mias), size of 69
- Sarawak River 44
- Simunjon coal-works 45
- Borneo, insects of 45 Borneo, beetles of 46
- Borneo, butterflies of 47
- Borneo, mammalia of 48
- Flying frog 48
- Semábang 60
- Simia morio 61
- Dyaks, climbing methods of 62
- Chapter V. Borneo
- Journey to the interior
- Borneo, interior of 70
- Borneo, interior of, moths of 88
- Borneo, interior of, moths of 89
- Dyaks, games of 71
- Dyaks, houses and villages of 71
- Dyaks, dress of 71
- Dyaks, games of 72
- Dyaks, bridge 82
- Budw 74
- Seboran Mountain 76
- Penrissen Mounyain 77 Sarawak 78
- Durion 79
- Bamboo 81-85
- Pitcher-plants 84
- Chapter VI. Borneo
- The Dyaks
- Dyaks, physical characteristics 91
- Dyaks, moral character of 92
- Dyaks, moral character of 93
- Dyaks, population of 93
- Dyaks, population of 94
- Dyaks, population of 94
- Malthus 93
- Sir James Brooke 95
- Sir James Brooke 96
- Chapter VII. Java
- Java, Dutch government of 97
- Java, trade with 98
- Java, geography of 100
- Java, history of 101