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... stream ; and on every dry ridge , and from every deep crevice of the rocks in the centre of the water , grow brilliant flowers and tall grasses , making a lovely contrast in colour with the mosses and water - weeds on the spray ...
... stream ; and on every dry ridge , and from every deep crevice of the rocks in the centre of the water , grow brilliant flowers and tall grasses , making a lovely contrast in colour with the mosses and water - weeds on the spray ...
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... stream , in which we had a wash before breakfast . After breakfast we took our guns and made an unsuccessful attempt to find birds or game of any description on either side of the stream , and through some rocky ground , but never saw ...
... stream , in which we had a wash before breakfast . After breakfast we took our guns and made an unsuccessful attempt to find birds or game of any description on either side of the stream , and through some rocky ground , but never saw ...
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... stream , with some thorn bushes along the sides , and here we for the first time made an addition to the pot with our guns . While cook- ing our dinner , a large flock of plover wheeled round us and settled within easy shot . We made a ...
... stream , with some thorn bushes along the sides , and here we for the first time made an addition to the pot with our guns . While cook- ing our dinner , a large flock of plover wheeled round us and settled within easy shot . We made a ...
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... stream . Josiah , the other driver , came up to lend his voice and whip to Jantze , who himself , very excited , stood on the footboard yelling like a madman , and cracking his long whip over the backs of the oxen , looked like a black ...
... stream . Josiah , the other driver , came up to lend his voice and whip to Jantze , who himself , very excited , stood on the footboard yelling like a madman , and cracking his long whip over the backs of the oxen , looked like a black ...
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... stream , and for a couple of miles saw nothing ; but just as we were turning away to the hills up rose a wild duck almost under my feet , and a charge of No. 6 laid it low before he had gone many yards . The discharge of my gun roused a ...
... stream , and for a couple of miles saw nothing ; but just as we were turning away to the hills up rose a wild duck almost under my feet , and a charge of No. 6 laid it low before he had gone many yards . The discharge of my gun roused a ...
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