The Natural Productions of Burmah; Or Notes on the Fauna, Flora, and Minerals of the Tenasserim Provinces and the Burman EmpireAmerican Mission Press, 1850 - 332 pages |
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... names , as beans and lentils , which are indefinite and ap- plicable to different species and even to different gen- era , without the systematic names ... Karens call it the " blind tree ; " and the natives are all of them so * အ ကျော် ...
... names , as beans and lentils , which are indefinite and ap- plicable to different species and even to different gen- era , without the systematic names ... Karens call it the " blind tree ; " and the natives are all of them so * အ ကျော် ...
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... name for eagle has found its way into books , though it was communicated first by Capt . Phayre , some eight or ten ... Karens have been seeking fuel for their night fires , or angling for their suppers in the streams , I have occu- There are ...
... name for eagle has found its way into books , though it was communicated first by Capt . Phayre , some eight or ten ... Karens have been seeking fuel for their night fires , or angling for their suppers in the streams , I have occu- There are ...
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... Karen guide said that none but Karens had ever before ascended the precipice , or en- tered within its precincts ... name of " DONGYANG❞ — the Weeping City . The whole range is named " Zwa - kabin , " the Mooring of the Ship , from a ...
... Karen guide said that none but Karens had ever before ascended the precipice , or en- tered within its precincts ... name of " DONGYANG❞ — the Weeping City . The whole range is named " Zwa - kabin , " the Mooring of the Ship , from a ...
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... names . It is formed of a paste of claystone porphyry , imbedding more or less fragments of the clay slate on which ... Karens call it the " Giant's scull . " It lies at the base of a high hill , from the summit of which it appears to ...
... names . It is formed of a paste of claystone porphyry , imbedding more or less fragments of the clay slate on which ... Karens call it the " Giant's scull . " It lies at the base of a high hill , from the summit of which it appears to ...
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... Karen informed me , there are precious blue stones to be had , which the Shans collect and carry to Bangkok . He ... name that they do the precious garnet , and do not appear to be always able to distinguish them . ကျောက် နီ ...
... Karen informed me , there are precious blue stones to be had , which the Shans collect and carry to Bangkok . He ... name that they do the precious garnet , and do not appear to be always able to distinguish them . ကျောက် နီ ...
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abundant American anal fins animal appears apud Arracan bamboo banks barbules bark barking deer bazar bears belonging Bengal bird blossoms blue Blyth BULBOUL Burman Burmese Burmese call Calcutta Capt Cassia cat-fish caudal caudal fin cirri clay claystone coal Coast colour common crystals cultivated described different species dorsal fin ebony English European feet fish flowers forests fragrant fruit gamboge gardens genus granite Gray green grows Helfer hills Hodgson India indigenous inhabits iron Island jungles Karen name Karens lateral line laterite leaf leaves lignite limestone M'Clell M'Clelland Maulmain Mergui miles mineral mountains natives nearly never numerous O'Riley occasionally palm pectoral fins Phayre plant probably produces quartz Rangoon rays resembling rhinoceros rock roots Roxburgh Salwen sandstone says seeds seen shrub slate sometimes specimens streams SYSTOMUS tail Tavoy Tavoy river Tenasserim tiger timber tree tribe variety Wallich wild wood yellow