Our search for a wilderness
Account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British GuianaBy Blair Niles, William Beebe
Length10h 26m
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Audiobook details
GenreTravel, History
Length10 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Part I.
2Part II.
3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
4CHAPTER I. THE LAND OF A SINGLE TREE.
5CHAPTER II. THE LAKE OF PITCH.
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6CHAPTER III. A WOMAN’S EXPERIENCES IN VENEZUELA. (By Mary Blair Beebe.)
7CHAPTER IV. GEORGETOWN.
8CHAPTER V. STEAMER AND LAUNCH TO HOORIE CREEK.
9LIFE ABOUT THE BUNGALOW.
10A DAY IN THE JUNGLE NEAR HOORIE.
11THE DROWNED FOREST.
12THE CITY OF THE CASSIQUES.
13NIGHT LIFE.
14CHAPTER VII. THROUGH THE COASTAL WILDERNESS WITH INDIANS AND CANOE.
15CHAPTER VIII. THE WATER TRAIL FROM GEORGETOWN TO AREMU.
16CHAPTER IX. JUNGLE LIFE AT AREMU. SOME PAGES FROM MY DIARY. (By C. William Beebe.)
17CHAPTER X. JUNGLE LIFE AT AREMU. SOME PAGES FROM MY DIARY (continued). (By C. William Beebe.)
18CHAPTER XI. THE LIFE OF THE ABARY SAVANNAS. (By C. William Beebe).
19APPENDIX A. Classified List of Birds Mentioned in this Volume.
20APPENDIX B. Native Guianan Names of Birds.
21ALPHABETICAL LIST OF HOORIE ORTHOPTERA.
22NEW SPECIES OF MANTIS.
23ALPHABETICAL LIST OF HOORIE MOTHS.
24NEW SPECIES OF HOORIE MOTHS.
25NEW GENERA AND NEW SPECIES OF HOORIE MOTHS.
26INDEX.
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