| 单词 | pampas |
| 例句 | People have got it into their heads, through the cinema and the comic advertisements, that knights in armour generally wore ostrich plumes, nodding like stalks of pampas grass. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside this tiny stream, wherever enough earth collected for root-hold, colonies of plants grew, wild grape and little palms, maidenhair fern, hibiscus, and tall pampas grass with feathery rods raised above the spike leaves. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z For instance, Native American societies became renowned for their mastery of horses, and in some cases of cattle and sheepherding, in parts of the Great Plains, the western United States, and the Argentine pampas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And whatever the next words were: “The time I had to escape from Moscow?” or “The time I lost an Alaskan gold mine, worth a fortune?” or “The cattle stampede on the pampas?,” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Some made their homes in the river world of the Amazon basin, others struck roots in Andean mountain valleys or the open pampas of Argentina. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay, the voyaging Charles Darwin discovered hundreds of square miles strangled by feral artichoke. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Additionally, the soils of the hillside terraces, where quinoa was previously grown, contain more clay, nutrients, and organic matter than the pampas. What your organic market doesn’t want you to know: The dark truth about quinoa 2014-04-24T11:50:00Z Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, “China Iron” showcases a remarkably fresh vision of life on the 19th-century pampas. In Shaping Her Own Story, She Upends a National Epic 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Europeans arrived here used to the securities of village life and they found themselves lured west on to this vast pampas. 'America beats on you so hard the whole time' 2012-06-16T23:05:27Z Soon that will mean not just jaguars but giant anteaters, pampas deer and muitu birds, too. Jaguar family’s release in Argentina is a step toward bringing back an important predator 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Armando, who has his own secret medical history, isn’t quite the invincible “wild bull of the pampas” that his hype proclaims. | 'Love Ranch': Attraction and Possibility When Sex Is Just Business 2010-06-29T22:43:00Z First, the tractors cannot operate on terraced hillsides where quinoa was traditionally grown, so quinoa production moved to the flat pampas where llama herds traditionally grazed instead. What your organic market doesn’t want you to know: The dark truth about quinoa 2014-04-24T11:50:00Z They become easy prey for the pumas that prowl the pampas at dawn and dusk. In Chilean Patagonia, Following a Track to the End of the World 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z For her installation, she had conjured up large-scale, eye-popping works with dried lotus leaves, dyed pampas grass and anthuriums radiant with iridescent paint. She Created SZA’s Floral Bikini. Could She Help Me With a Centerpiece? 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The work’s four movements include a solemn prelude, a scherzo marked “il più presto possibile” that quotes Wagner’s “Meistersinger,” a rhapsodic interlude and a spirited rondo that evokes the music of the Argentine pampas. Music Review: Rhythms Rise Up From the Pampas 2011-03-11T23:45:18Z At first glance, Carlos Keen looks like any other forgotten railway town in the Argentinian pampas. First class fare on Argentina's rails 2010-12-04T00:06:02Z By the end of their sojourn they would be, ideally, clearing their noses without hankies, expectorating on to the pampas, and cleaning their teeth with very big knives, while cursing in idiomatic Spanish. Two Amigos: A Gaucho Adventure review – the sordid reality of mid-life crises happening abroad 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z "We never hurry here," says Susana of her life in the pampas. First class fare on Argentina's rails 2010-12-04T00:06:02Z “People underestimate how expensive pampas grass is,” Wilson said. For this year’s Christmas tree decorations, embrace the unexpected 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The main scene is a wide landscape, beautifully evoking the greens of the pampas, its distant horizon and broad sky. Dance Review: Wild and Tamed in Wheeldon?s ?Estancia? at City Ballet 2010-05-30T22:21:00Z Paynes Prairie in Gainesville contains grasslands rare in the U.S. that resemble the pampas of Argentina. Jeff VanderMeer on the beauty and weirdness of Florida 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z He returns to a storm from the pampas. Weatherwatch: EF Knight describes a storm in Paraguay 2011-07-08T22:05:00Z Patagonia is one of the most celebrated travel destinations on the planet, a wild and remote expanse of towering peaks, rushing rivers and vast grassy pampas steeped in gaucho culture. Angling for a Whopper in the Fly-Fishing Paradise of Patagonia 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z In the past decade some householders in these outwardly innocuous inter- and postwar cul-de-sacs have planted flagpoles beside the pampas grass or the rockery and raised the flag of St George. Will Self walks through Britain's flag-waving heartlands 2013-03-07T11:31:01Z In “Estancia” City Boy and Country Girl find love while breaking horses on the Argentine pampas. Dance: Premieres by Christopher Wheeldon and Alexei Ratmansky 2010-07-02T22:14:00Z Years ago, when he read Bruce Chatwin’s “In Patagonia,” he retraced the writer’s 168-mile trek across the pampas of South America to the Cave of the Giant Sloth. A $7-million dream: Steinbeck's vintage sardine boat makes its modern debut 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z He pointed to a cavernous undercut that likely destabilized the bluff and noted the clusters of pampas grass, a fluffy, straw-colored weed that wedges its roots into the rocky cracks and joints. In the face of sea level rise, can we reimagine California's vanishing coastline? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Outside the city, on the broad and dusty plain of the pampas, is the landscape that provides the country its power. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z It was brought to Argentina's sprawling plains, or pampas, by British immigrants in the late 1800s, where it found a home alongside the South American country's iconic gaucho cowboys. In Argentina, the mecca of polo, women swing mallets in first World Cup 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z It starts with Levy’s father Robert, the veterinarian, who was on his way to treat cattle in the Argentine pampas when he detoured to El Salvador to help some relatives open a general store. How three surfer dudes left California to find a secret surfing oasis in El Salvador 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z From the window in her new room on the opposite side of the building, she views not reporters and cameras, but pampas grass, pine trees and birds visiting a birdbath. A year of pandemic: COVID-19 changed our lives forever 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Augusta say the club's nursery team have instead decided to utilise "nandina, pampas, camellia and other plants that enhance the grounds in the fall". What an autumn Masters means for Augusta 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z We stood in the shade on a ranch called Los Ombúes, for the wide canopied trees common to the pampas, and watched three gauchos separate cattle, marking those for slaughter with red paint. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z It is why no one has grown pampas grass for the past 40 years. Nineteen Eighty-Phwoar: the truth about George Orwell's romantic 'arrangements' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The umbrella-like canopy provides shelter for gauchos on the Argentine pampas. Where are L.A.'s oldest planted trees? In its first arboretum, hidden in plain sight 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Meanwhile back at the edge of the pampas, in civilization, are the gauleiters. The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z That’s just the way the wind blows the pampas grass, so neck your Lambrusco, take your pick and count yourself lucky if you avoid the Citroën – that guy’s bound to be a pervert. Why novelty versions of Monopoly are just wrong | David Mitchell 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z In Argentina, Kris Tompkins oversees programmes to reintroduce endangered species including jaguars, giant anteaters, peccaries, tapirs and pampas deer. Chile’s new ‘route of parks’ aims to save the wild beauty of Patagonia 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z But doesn’t planting pampas grass in your front garden mean … That you are into swinging? Nineteen Eighty-Phwoar: the truth about George Orwell's romantic 'arrangements' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Surrounded by shards of rusty shale, sticky tufts of pampas and a few hundred hardy llamas, Chacaltaya sits crumbling next to a vast furrow in the mountainside: the site of a once mighty glacier. Bolivia's abandoned ski resort: A sign of droughts to come? - BBC News 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Out in the distant pampas, meanwhile, the perfect edition remains always close at hand and just out of reach. The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z For years, Christopher Reed would see thick clumps of pampas grass on the hillside of a nearby canyon whenever he peered out the window of his home. Home-grown effort aims to preserve native plants and reduce wildfire risk 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Doedicurus was a plant-eater that weighed about a ton and roamed the pampas and savannas of South America, vanishing about 10,000 years ago along with many other large Ice Age animals. Ancient armored mammal from Argentina was a huge armadillo 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Had Argentina started the way they finished, like runaway bulls storming across the unfamiliar pampas of south-west London, this would have been one of the great Rugby World Cup knockout games. Australia’s Adam Ashley-Cooper sees off Argentina with hat-trick 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z "It was filled with pampas grass and Mexican feather grass," both rapidly rising invasive threats, Johnson says. Plant experts hope for a drought of invasives in 'water-wise' yards 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z “They roam the pampas,” he told me, taking care of the vast terrain by knowing its vastness intimately. The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z He said he killed the remaining pampas grass using the weed killer Roundup. Home-grown effort aims to preserve native plants and reduce wildfire risk 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Like a thunderstorm rolling through the pampas, rumors boomed across social media. Lionel Messi, in full bloom in Washington 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z That summer, the grounds crew cut back the pampas grass and found many balls with his name imprinted on them. Masters Countdown: Augusta National's worst golfer ever?: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z They are one of many activities that are part of a larger movement started to preserve and celebrate the culture and traditions of the Brazilian gauchos - the cowboys of the South American pampas. Brazil's singing gauchos 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z The pampas were divided up less equally than farmland in places like the United States or Australia: the incomes of the richest 1% of Argentines were strongly correlated with the exports of crops and livestock. The tragedy of Argentina: A century of decline 2014-02-13T15:59:50Z Laguna Beach considers pampas grass, known for its wiry stalks with feathery white flowers at the tips, an invasive species. Home-grown effort aims to preserve native plants and reduce wildfire risk 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z They are the free spirits who roam the grasslands of the pampas, herd the cattle and owe allegiance to no-one. In pictures: Before They Pass Away 2013-11-28T08:19:07Z Novels and poems extol the art of cattle ranching on the vast pampas, long a touchstone of national pride. Argentina Falls From Its Throne as King of Beef 2013-06-14T00:52:50Z Large-scale soybean farms are steadily displacing cattle ranches, once the source of great tales, from the surrounding pampas. Moisés Ville Journal: Traditions Fade in Argentine Haven for Jews 2013-06-10T00:12:17Z The country was a magnet for European immigrants, who flocked to find work on the fertile pampas, where crops and cattle were propelling Argentina’s expansion. The tragedy of Argentina: A century of decline 2014-02-13T15:59:50Z City crews already had removed clumps of pampas grass in the area before Reed started his project. Home-grown effort aims to preserve native plants and reduce wildfire risk 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The maned wolf, jaguar, puma, giant anteater, and giant armadillo of the continent’s pampas and central savannas are vestiges of a rich Serengeti-like fauna that flourished in the Pleistocene epoch, 15,000 years ago. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z On Payton Street she spots a hulking shape beside a brick house, but when she gets closer the shape is only some yellow pampas grass. Thomas Pierce: “Shirley Temple Three.” 2012-12-17T05:00:00Z The home life of the gaucho of the pampas can be duplicated on the plains of New Mexico. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z They saw that churns and milkmaids, freighted to lands where the cattle ran wild on the pampas and oil was preferred to butter, were no certain basis on which to build a fortune. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z I once saw three together, skimming over the plains, on one of the coldest days I ever experienced on the pampas, the thermometer having stood at 29° Fahr. that morning. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z So even where their favorite foods—ants and termites—are highly concentrated, giant anteater populations are often knocked back by killer fires racing across the pampas. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z In Argentina, as might have been expected from the vast extent of the pampas districts, Woodpeckers are not so plentiful as in the densely wooded countries of Amazonia and Colombia. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Indians from the pampas and from the southern islands come to Punta Arenas to sell skins, furs, feathers, baskets, arrow-heads—what not. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The romantic were dazzled with legends of mines of gold and pockets of diamonds, while the gravest saw gain in pampas waving with wheat and prairies grazed by countless herds. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z In winter it is common all over the pampas and the Plata district, ranging north to Paraguay. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z It was first salted with pampas salt from the Salinas, it was then buried in a grave lined with salt-sprinkled leaves, and well packed down. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z On the level pampas, where there are no hills or suitable hiding-places, it is rarely seen: it is exclusively a town bird. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z They found freedom on the desert pampas, but hunger and thirst overtook them, and crawling beneath the scant shelter of the thorny bushes growing there, they died, and the foxes and vultures ate them. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Found amidst a scattered population and inheriting the far from sedentary habits of the Spanish mother race, the gaucho preferred the free and roving existence of the pampas. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z It is, in fact, found exclusively on the grassy pampas, never perching on trees, and in habits is something like a Pipit, usually being taken for one when first seen. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The woods are full of them, and so are those vast prairies—the pampas. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z It is an inhabitant of the open pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The Spaniards introduced horses on the pampas and at first the ostriches were not greatly frightened by a man riding. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z They were extreme individualists, for in the immense pampas, authority, both civil and religious could obtain but a weak hold. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z It is quite common everywhere on the pampas, and specimens have also been obtained in Cordova, Uruguay, and Patagonia. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Land is being extensively put under wheat in the pampas of South America and in the prairies of Siberia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Azara’s description, under the heading El Campestre, probably refers to the Brazilian species, but agrees so well in every particular with the pampas Woodpecker that I cannot do better than to quote it in full. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z One jabs his fork into a convenient spot of the roast—forks are common on the pampas—and with a clever stroke of his big sheath knife cuts off a slab of meat. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The native tribes, sparser than in the north, without losing any of their savage customs, soon possessed themselves of the horse and overran the boundless pampas. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z On the pampas it appears in September, and all at once becomes very abundant in the rush-beds growing in the water, where alone it is found. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Paspalum, is a large tropical genus, most abundant in America, especially on the pampas and campos; many species are good forage plants, and the grain is sometimes used for food. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Formerly this Woodpecker was quite common on the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z There is a huge and fierce spider on the hotter pampas that does not hesitate to attack man—a most repulsive and fearsome being. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The scion of a wealthy Buenos Aires family, from his childhood he devoted himself to cattle-raising on the vast family estates of the southern pampas. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Professor Burmeister was the first discoverer of this species, which he tells us is common near Mendoza, in Paraná, and in the neighbouring pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Here and there, above the green, towered feathery pampas plumes. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z In September it migrates south, and a pair or a few individuals reappear faithfully every spring in every orchard or plantation on the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z How loud the great frogs croaked and snored around the lodge, ay, and even in it; but their croaking and snoring never once wakened our pampas sportsmen! Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z By the time he was twenty-five, he was the acknowledged king of the southern pampas, with a thousand hard-riding, half-savage horsemen obeying his orders. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z It inhabits Paraguay, Uruguay, and the eastern portion of the Argentine Republic, ranging as far south as the pampas in the neighbourhood of Patagonia. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z No Spanish bull of the pampas, no buffalo of the plains, has either the slant of horn or the intelligence to gore its enemies as has this inoffensive-looking bull of the ice world. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z This Buzzard does not breed on the pampas, where I have observed it, but appears there in the spring and autumn, irregularly, when migrating, and in flocks which travel in a loitering, desultory manner. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The pampas swarm with wild cattle and horses, descended from animals originally brought from Europe. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z In the regions adjacent to the Andes the Spaniards did not become so exclusively pastoral as their brethren of the pampas near the Plate. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z I have also occasionally seen one in winter on the pampas, but many migratory species leave a few stragglers behind in the same way. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z We had some of the small fallow deer of the pampas about among the rocks, and they could often be seen coming out towards late afternoon into the open glades to feed. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z In Patagonia I was surprised at its dejected appearance and skulking cowardly manner, so unlike the bird I had been accustomed to see on the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The pampas have a mellow, dry soil, the common grass growing in tussocks to the height of three or four feet, and possessing a perennial vigor which mostly crowds out other vegetation. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The climate is distinctly that of the temperate zone—hot in summer, cold in winter, and subject to sudden variations on account of the winds which sweep up from the vast Argentine pampas. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The pampas are the special home of the Tæniopterinæ, or “Walking Tyrants” as Swainson called them, which have strong feet and long tarsi, and frequent open spaces. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z A thousand pounds isn’t much in London, but it would go a long way out upon the pampas here.” The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The Snowy Egret is common on the pampas, and throughout all the warm portions of North and South America; but does not range so far south as Ardea egretta. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z There is a class of men in Uruguay called gauchos who devote themselves to breaking the wild horses of the pampas for domestic use. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Rosario was also settled by families of these brave Indians who were dragged across the pampas by the victorious Spaniards. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z They inhabit the southern portion of the South-American continent, from South Brazil and Bolivia to the Straits of Magellan, and are most numerous on the open pampas and in Patagonia. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Who, breathing the free, fresh air of the pampas, or bounding over them on the back of a half-wild horse, would care to remember the petty joys and sorrows of an effete and corrupt civilisation? The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z On the pampas it is not uncommon in summer and autumn, and goes in flocks of a dozen or twenty. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The most direct way to illustrate what these South American pampas are is to compare them to the vast prairies of our Western and Southwestern States. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z He explored the pampas to the south and west of the new city, and reduced many of the tribes to slavery or vassalage. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z This bird is abundant everywhere on the pampas, and does not migrate, but inhabits marshy situations in summer, building its nest amongst the rushes, and in winter ranges over the country. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z How like to reality were the gigantic thistles, the ombu-trees, the wide-stretching pampas, the ostriches, the wild horses and other animals, the gauchos and their costumes—in short, everything delineated. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z I have never heard of this bird nesting on the pampas, and am inclined to think that it only breeds in forest-regions, and visits the marshes in the treeless districts after the young have flown. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Though apparently sterile, the soil of the pampas, like the dry, baked land of Australia, only requires irrigation and cultivation to rival the most attractive valleys of Southern Europe. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z East of the pampas, in the hilly woods of Paraguay and Brazil, tribes vastly inferior in intelligence, political organisation, and civilisation, maintained a precarious existence. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Two species of Trupialis inhabit the southernmost part of the Argentine Republic, the present being confined to Patagonia and South- 105 - Chili, while its northern representative inhabits the pampas of Buenos Ayres and Uruguay. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Let the megatherium be brought back to life on the pampas of South America, and you have an animal twelve feet long and eight feet high, with proportions perfectly colossal. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z On the pampas this Ibis appears in May, frequents dry grassy situations, and goes in flocks of a dozen to forty or fifty individuals. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Animal life, other than the herds of wild cattle, can hardly be said to abound on the pampas. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The Creoles prospered in the pastoral pursuits on the pampas, while the Jesuits developed the more purely agricultural resources of the wooded hills in the east. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z It inhabits the moist grassy pampas in the southern part of the Buenos Ayrean province, and is there abundant and unites in large flocks. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Two large vases containing dyed pampas grass guarded each end of the mantelpiece; two others held everlastings. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z It is the loudest animal-sound of the pampas, and its jubilant martial character strongly affects the mind in that silent melancholy wilderness. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z “I was talking to the stars, a habit of mine when alone on the pampas, and their names would sound somewhat like the words of a barbarous tongue.” His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z On the other hand, the dry and level pampas gave easy access to the thriving towns of the province of Tucuman. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z This little bird is rarely met with in the desert pampas, but throughout the settled portion of the Buenos-Ayrean province it is one of the most common species of the Tyrannidæ. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z All annual vegetation lay dead and desiccated on the immense pampas or plains. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It was formerly abundant on the southern pampas of La Plata, and being partially migratory its flocks ranged in winter to Buenos Ayres, and even as far north as the Paraná river. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z "How is it about the wild horses our geographies describe as still roaming with flowing manes and foaming nostrils and llanoes and pampas?" asked Ronie. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z General Roca was made Minister of War and came into further prominence as the conqueror of the Indians, who had hitherto prevented white men from settling on the vast and valuable southern pampas. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z It is found throughout the Argentine country, ranging south to the Rio Negro, in Patagonia, but abounds most on the Buenos-Ayrean pampas, where it performs a partial migration. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z In the rough and tumble pampas of the 1600s, pato competitions would start up when two groups of horsemen at neighboring ranches met at the boundary between properties. In Soccer-Mad Argentina, the National Sport Is a Lame Duck 2010-06-17T22:32:00Z On the pampas it may be more from necessity than choice that they always sit on the ground, as they are usually seen perched on the summits of bushes where such abound, as in Patagonia. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z These garments are worn almost continually by certain classes, among them the vaqueros, or riders of the pampas. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z On the 17th of December they got safely over the Paraná, and out of the low country of Entre Rios on to the dry pampas of the right bank. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Old gauchos have told me that fifty years ago they were abundant all over the pampas, but have disappeared wherever the giant grasses have been eaten down, and have given place to a different vegetation. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z He saw a bouquet of dusty pampas grass in a blue china jar on a bracket, a good shepherd smiling sweetly down on the lamb in his arms, and other religious lithograph prints. The Undying Past The mining instinct varies greatly in strength, even on the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The climate of the pampas is temperate and healthy, and is admirably suited to agricultural and pastoral pursuits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" In the pampas clay have been found the fossil remains of extinct mammalia, some of them of colossal size. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli In March it migrates north, and is very common everywhere on the pampas throughout the winter. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z They have somewhat different features and different names in different portions; in N. America are prairies and savannahs, in S. America llanos, selvas, and pampas. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Along this great waterway it is to some extent a migratory species, appearing in spring in Buenos Ayres in very large numbers, to breed in the littoral marshes and also on the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Argentine fauna, like its flora, has been greatly influenced by the character and position of the pampas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Extreme variations in temperature are often produced by cold south-west storms from the Argentine pampas, which sweep across southern Brazil as far north as Cape Frio, the fall in temperature sometimes being 22� to 27�. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It is very common in the woods along the Plata; every orchard on the pampas is visited by a few of them; and they are very abundant about Buenos Ayres city. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z As regards vegetation America may be called a region of forests and verdure, vast tracts being covered by the grassy prairies, llanos, and pampas where the forests fail. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Short-eared Owl was formerly common everywhere on the pampas, where the coarse indigenous grasses afforded the shelter and conditions best suited to it. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Evidence of this is to be found in the altitudes of the stations on the Buenos Aires and Pacific railway running a little north of west across the pampas to Mendoza. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" They are known as pamperos; because, I suppose, they come from the pampas. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War It is a very common bird, widely and plentifully distributed over the pampas, found alike on marshy and dry grounds, but rare in the region of giant grasses. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Bolas have been used for centuries in the South American pampas and even the forest regions of the Rio Grande. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" On the pampas it makes its solitary nest amongst the rushes, and lays three blue eggs. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z In the north and on the pampas the north wind is hot and depressing, while the south wind is cool and refreshing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The River Plate is of remarkable interest; it makes the great prairies or pampas fertile and so is the basis of the wealth of the country. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. Of the almost cosmopolitan Pipits about eight or nine species are sparingly distributed over the prairies and pampas of the New World. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The bloom is at the top of the tree and reminded me of huge bunches of pampas grass. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 In marshy places on the pampas the Rosy-billed Duck is very abundant, and they sometimes congregate in very large flocks. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Of birds the number of species greatly exceeds that of the mammals, including the rhea of the pampas and condor of the Andes, and the tiny, brilliant-hued humming-birds of the tropical North. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The greater part of the province belongs to the pampas, though less fertile and grassy than the plains farther E. and S. It likewise includes large saline and swampy areas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" I think I recollect it as a resident on the pampas, closely resembling the Cachila in flight and language, but much shyer, and usually found concealed under Tulu grass on dry grounds. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Beneath the balcony was an arcade where many seats were disposed among palms and pampas grass. Ancestors A Novel This species is also an annual visitor to the pampas from the Arctic regions where it breeds. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The climate is admirably suited to cattle-raising, as the winters are mild and pasture is to be found throughout the whole year, but the proximity of the Argentine pampas is fatal to its profitable development. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Beneath these, on a shelf, were two tall lava jars filled with pampas grass, a pink china vase and a wreath of Easter lilies made of spangled paper. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted It does not migrate; and on the pampas I have heard it singing with great animation when the pampas-grass, where it sat perched, was white with frozen dew. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The next day Miss Shaw preached in Los Angeles and Miss Anthony spent the Sunday at Whittier with Mrs. Harriet R. Strong at her ranche, so widely noted for its walnut groves and pampas fields. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years He was galloping over the pampas, with a very violent wind blowing in his face, when a Tinamou started up before his horse. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The country, once they were away from the mountains, became more fertile, an undulating pampas of grass with enough streams and herds of beasts to assure that they did not starve. The Ethical Engineer With luck he could reach the pampas, perhaps before the sluggish monsters had fallen upon their prey. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 The burrows are made best in the black and red moulds of the pampas; but even in such soils the entrances may be varied. The Industries of Animals The South American pampas and a strip of coastal land in Australia now furnish the bulk of the world’s beef supply. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome In the autumn, on damp, sultry- 79 - days, the red ants, that make small conical mounds on the pampas, are everywhere seen swarming. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z While exploring the pampas, beyond Buenos Ayres, Darwin came across the skeletons of the great mammals some of which Cuvier had previously described. The Meaning of Evolution On the vast pampas in the extreme north of the Argentine Republic, where Bolivia, the Argentine, Paraguay and Brazil unite, was the place of sacrifice. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 On the pampas a wide-mouthed burrow possesses a distinct advantage over the more usual shape. The Industries of Animals They would either drive them away across the pampas, or in their wrath slaughter them where they stood. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure The Variegated Heron is a silent solitary bird, found everywhere in the marshes along the Plata, as also in the reed-beds scattered over the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Of his voyages, indeed, he spoke more vaguely if not more sparingly, conjuring up gorgeous visions to the landlord of pampas and palm-lands, where gold and beauty forever answered to the ready hand. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel Then, before these had been made public, the victims would already have been seized and hurried to the airship depots in a hundred places, for conveyance to the hideous Golgotha of the pampas. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Horses are extremely sociable, and in the immense pampas of South America those who become wild again live in large troops. The Industries of Animals It was a glorious treat for all of us to find ourselves on these miniature pampas, across which we could gallop unfettered and free. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure On the pampas it is common, and almost invariably seen in pairs at all seasons. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z She pinched the stiff little garland into a more aggressive attitude, and turned, with a sort of caress, to a jar of colored pampas grass that flaunted itself in the corner. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 His plane, slow though it was, would carry him to the pampas. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Can this be because the jewel of the pampas dispenses with the father's collaboration? The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Already the air was darkened by flocks of pampas kites, among them many slow-winged vultures, and I knew the awful feast that ever follows slaughter had already commenced. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Wherever the country becomes settled and the coarse indigenous grasses are replaced by those of Europe, it quickly disappears, so that it is already extinct over a great portion of the Buenos Ayrean pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The steppes of Tartary, the pampas of South America, the savannas of the Southern, and the prairies of the Western States, designate similar tracts of country. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Darwin describes the appearance presented by these pampas as resembling "a country after snow, before the last dirty patches are thawed." Manures and the principles of manuring Your name is not an attractive one, my pretty Dung-beetle of the pampas, but your industrial methods are most remarkable. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles There is a sharp report, and the figure springs into the air, then falls dead on the pampas. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure The song or call is composed of five or six notes of various length, with a mellow flute-like sound, and so expressive that it is, perhaps, the sweetest bird-music heard on the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z As they walked through the high pampas grass, they began to get glimpses of Panama and the low-lying ships in the harbor. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The caliche, or raw nitrate of soda, is not equally distributed over the pampas. Manures and the principles of manuring Their rival in the pampas adopts a diametrically opposite method: she places the egg above the victuals, at the upper end of the sausage. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Our Gaucho capataz was just telling a story, an adventure of his own, in the lonely pampas. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure It also inhabits the same kind of open grassy country, and is abundant everywhere on the pampas and as far south as the valley of the Rio Negro in Patagonia. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z It is swift enough to capture horses on the open pampas and strong enough to drag them away after the kill. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam A violent squall of wind from the S.W., attended with rain, thunder, and lightning, over the immense plains or pampas of the Rio de la Plata, where it rages like a hurricane. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Behold me in the pampas of the Argentine Republic, eager to draw a parallel between the industry of the S�rignan12 Dung-beetles and that of their rivals in the western hemisphere. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Unlike the pampas, Mendoza can boast of stone and brick, and even wood, though round our district a deal of this had been planted. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Until within very recent times it was very abundant on the pampas, and I can remember the time when it was common within forty miles of Buenos Ayres city. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z It bears much resemblance to the “pampas grass,” now well known as an ornamental shrub. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure We found them193 with bare floors; a great bunch of pampas grass, and a guitar hanging against the wall, in true Spanish fashion; the room being otherwise mostly empty. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California The magic carpet which has allowed me to take this trip to the pampas supplies me with nothing else worth noting. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles He knew the pampas well, and the Andes too, and was far more at home in the wilds than at the estancia. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Probably this Harrier has a partial migration, as a great many are always seen travelling across the pampas in the autumn and spring; many individuals, however, remain all winter. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Roble caught sight of him beyond the flower beds, over the heads of the tall pampas. Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University We shall meet with a similar animal on the pampas of South America, and which has also the companionship of a little owl. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America This excursion to the pampas leans to one conclusion of some importance. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles At all hazards that advancing wood must be checked, else the horrors of fire would be the prelude to one of the most awful massacres that ever took place on the lonely pampas. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Of this Ibis, which ranges from Colombia to the Argentine Republic, a few individuals come as far south as the pampas of Buenos Ayres. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z With them, the red-breasted meadowlarks of the pampas sang and frolicked as if constituting themselves a welcoming committee to the strangers during their annual visit. The Black Phantom Formerly, the tobacco sheds at the South looked more like the rude huts of the herders on the pampas of South America, than buildings devoted to the curing of tobacco. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Here is another of these artists of the pampas. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles They were free—free as the breezes that blew over the pampas and played with their long manes, as they went thundering over the plains. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure On the pampas it is abundant, and I have been told that it breeds in the marshes there, but I have never been able to find a nest. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z But, when at last they reached the forest’s end and the boundless reaches of papyrus marshes, pampas and tree islands lay before them Suma did not hesitate to slay whatever came within her reach. The Black Phantom The plucky little Mexican Rides on the pampas like a man; His horse may kick, and plunge, and rear, He does not feel the least bit queer. Little People: An Alphabet It raced across the llanos, the savannas and the pampas and covered the high plateaus in a slow relentless growth. Greener Than You Think Next minute each was mounted and galloping across the pampas in one long extended line. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure I believe that more than one species of Spoonbill inhabits South America, and that the common Spoonbill of the pampas is a distinct species from the well-known Ajaja. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The existing animals of the pampas include the puma, the South American lion, while the birds are numerous. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure They scamper in droves over the rolling prairies and pampas, and sleep at night in such dry places as they can find. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Little would they regard that, nor any more would their animals; since the pampas horse can swim like an otter, or capivara. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And I shudder even yet when I think of that night's awful work on the moonlit pampas. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure The same excellent observer saw it almost daily on the pampas between Azul and Bahia Blanca, “in company with the Golden Plover and Bartram’s Sandpiper, until late in February.” Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z On the pampas of South America these horses exist in vast droves. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys These animals frequent the Andean slopes and the adjacent pampas. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania There the climate is much colder than up here, and the avestruz petise, as the bird’s called, seems to like that best; since it’s never seen on the warm pampas farther north. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Also it had the fullest and most satisfying assortment of whatnot curios and alum baskets and whale ivory and shell frames and wax fruit and pampas grass. Fair Harbor It rises more readily and with less noise than the pampas bird, and has a much higher flight. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z After "prospecting" the country in various directions, he had ridden back across the Andes and the pampas to Buenos Aires, having traversed six thousand miles on horseback in an inconceivably short time. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion And the winds of the pampas hurried like Furies through the sordid streets, and stopped to snarl, as a dog snarls, and now moaned, and now howled sharply, as a wolf howls. The Wind Bloweth “But how lost?” inquires Ludwig, who, with his more limited experience of pampas life, is puzzled to understand what the gaucho means. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco We pass at one fell spring, then, from the thick forests of Bolivia to the wide rolling pampas, or plains, of South America. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America The female leaves the nest sometimes by running, but oftener flies from it, and by marking the spot she rises from, it is easy to find the nest on the open level pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Then he had retraced his course across the pampas, and, collecting a party of miners at Mendoza, had conducted them over the Andes to Santiago, the capital of Chili. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It gives a feeling as of great, unfenced pampas, and the herds of wandering nations. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Nor is it a dead level plain, as pampas and prairies are erroneously supposed always to be. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco We have reached a frontier town which lies among the undulating hills at the base of the mountains, yet within sight of the outskirts of the grassy pampas. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America These summer visitors leave us in March, and then, oddly enough, others arrive, presumably from the south, to winter on the pampas, and remain from April to August. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z South America, with the wonders of the Amazon and the pampas and the high fauna of the Andes, is there. Black Bruin The Biography of a Bear “There are plenty of spiders out on the pampas—great fellows that will come at you and bite horribly.” Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco Himself skilled as any Indian in the reading of pampas sign, at a glance he sees they are not. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco One evening when travelling over the pampas of La Plata, I, with a dozen Gauchos, arrived at a post-house where we meant to put up for the night. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America Thus, notwithstanding that the Yellowshank does not breed on the pampas, we have it with us all the year round. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Again there was no difficulty in guessing the poem represented, but long and continued applause testified to the delight of the audience, while a special call was given to the wearer of the pampas whiskers. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story He had fled to South America and ridden over the untrodden pampas, tasting the wild life of Nature with a keen enjoyment. Heroes of Modern Europe Besides, the Prussian was moderately fond of the chase, and to such a man the great pampas region, with its pumas and jaguars, its ostriches, wild horses, and grand guazuti stags, offered an irresistible attraction. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco On the pampas of Paraquay, great havoc is committed among the herds of horses by the jaguars, whose strength is quite sufficient to enable them to drag off one of these animals. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 In the southern part of the Argentine Republic this is one of the commonest species, and is almost invariably found in every marsh, stream, and pool of water on the pampas. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z They were standing by the hedge of pampas grass that separated the Pardee yard from Hatch's next door. Gigolo Thence a straight run over the immense level pampas, now pastures grazed by innumerable cattle, sheep and horses, to Buenos Ayres. Ranching, Sport and Travel And their animals also undergo a like rapid recovery, from browsing on the leaves and bean-pods of the algarobias; a provender relished by all pampas horses, as horned cattle, and nourishing to both. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco About the catafalque was an immense mound of roses from the garden of the convent, and palms and pampas from the ranch of Santiago Argüello in the south. The Spinner's Book of Fiction The vast pampas have a uniform level surface, and produce the same kinds of food in the same quantities. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Dozens of spiders and smaller insects that live in and near the vizcacheras, which are everywhere sprinkled over the pampas, pass in and out among the streets recognising their respective friends and enemies. The Human Side of Animals And I've spent most of my time since then in central Argentine, in the pampas country. Four-Day Planet Not till they have passed almost out of his sight, their heads gradually going down behind the culms of the tall pampas grass, does Rufino Valdez breathe freely. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Worse, there are no charms of style to mitigate the rigours of these vast steppes and pampas of narration. A Book of Prefaces As population increases on the pampas these stupendous gatherings are becoming more and more rare. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The magnificent little animals known to scientists as vizcachas, and whose homes are on the pampas of South America, are the most skilled builders of underground cities in the animal world. The Human Side of Animals A train of mules was chartered next morning to bear them across the pampas to Lima. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World No better man in all the pampas region, or South America itself, could have been sent on such an errand. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco This may be true on the pampas, but Quito, where there is every imaginable mixture of Indian and Spaniard, is wonderfully free from ugly features. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The Golden Plover appears to be most abundant on the pampas between the thirty-fourth and thirty-sixth parallels of latitude, but how far south its range extends has not yet been ascertained. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Grandmother's frilled cap, 51 Grass, blue, 101. pampas or silvery, 119. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. As soon as he was out of sight and hearing, he dug his heels into the mule's sides and was galloping swiftly across the pampas toward the coast. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Possibly they may have been affrighted by the tawny puma, or spotted jaguar, seen skulking through the long pampas grass like gigantic cats. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The result of this position is a triple river system—the Orinoco, Amazon, and La Plata, draining three immense plains—the llanos of Venezuela, the sylvas of Brazil, and the pampas of the Argentine Republic. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America On the pampas it is most abundant in April, but most of the birds seen during that month are travellers to warmer latitudes. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z More especially subtle in its effect upon the spirit of man, is the loneliness of wildernesses, the prairies, the pampas, the tundras, the Saharas. Nature Mysticism In the meantime, Don Nicholas and his staff, went out on the pampas and stood about the sand hills talking over the struggle they were having with their neighbors. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World They also make their burrows near the cardonales, tracts overgrown by the cardoon; also a species of large malvaceous plant, though quite different from the pampas thistles. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Let the wild horse career over its boundless pampas; the jerk of the lasso will bring it down soon enough. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country These birds inhabit Patagonia, migrating north to the pampas in winter, where they arrive in April. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z It is overlooked by some small hills from Albania, and is covered with long pampas grass, affording good cover for a man, and they shoot there for love of killing. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro Whether they pursue the sea into the mountains; to the steppes, plateaus, or pampas; to the palace or the hovel; to the tropics or the poles,—they find it evermore representing life. The Vitalized School And below it occurs the grassland of the pampas, only needing the horse to bring out the powers of its native occupants. Anthropology For a wound on the head the pampas or compensation is twenty dollars. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants She also chastened the scheme of decoration, and substituted fresh flowers for the pampas grasses which Joanna thought the noblest adornment possible for a spare bedroom. Joanna Godden Some were all of roses, some of palms and pampas grass, some of wild flowers, and some of the wonderful yellow Californian poppy. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 33, June 24, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Still more indescribable, if that be possible, are the enormous wildernesses which stretch from the Andes to the vast pampas to the eastward. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal This tribe used to keep on good terms with the Spaniards, that they might hunt in security in the pampas or immense plains of Buenos Ayres. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time For other wounds the pampas from twenty dollars downwards. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants The open plains are covered with droves of horses and cattle, and overrun by numberless wild rodents, the original tenants of the pampas. Darwinism (1889) Use only the best Parmesan, imported from Italy; or, second best, from Argentina where the rich pampas grass and Italian settlers get together on excellent Parmesan and Romano. The Complete Book of Cheese Lately the poor wretch has had to write his Dial out in the pampas of Long Island, bringing it in with him in the afternoon, in order to get it done undisturbed. Shandygaff He also showed his prowess as a devotee of the chase in the fine sport afforded on the pampas that enabled him to run down and shoot a South American tiger. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 4, April, 1884 Near by, silvery plumes of pampas grass gently swayed on their reed-like stems. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" Another illustration of the struggle for existence,in which both plants and animals are implicated, is afforded by the pampas of the southern part of South America. Darwinism (1889) Like all fine Argentine cheeses the milk of pedigreed herds fed on prime pampas grass distinguishes Goya from lesser Parmesan types, even back in Italy. The Complete Book of Cheese My horse was a speck on the pampas' verge, for I dropped the rein in my haste to stoop; Then I pressed my ear to the baking soil—and caught—ah, horror—the Indian whoop! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 18, 1891 The great South American lizards grow strong and splendid in hue amid the rank freedom of pampas or forest; but their poor relatives in the sunless caves of Transylvania grow milky white, flabby, and stone-blind. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour We'll burn these 'everlasting' and 'straw' flowers, and pampas grass, and this large apple stuck full of cloves. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" At present, we need not worry about the marsh deer, the pampas deer, the guemal, or the venado, nor the tapir, jaguar, ocelot and bears. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation But the outdoor existence would do him good; the air over the pampas was like wine; and the food would not be as bad as he might expect. The Wild Olive Two days more and the party left the protecting forest for the rolling pampas where the risk of being seen increased at every step. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Herds of horses and cattle are bred on the pampas. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge But the plains of Guiana and tropical America, which the Spaniards called Llanos, are also pampas. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 Accustomed to long journeys across the pampas, it is not I who will keep back our caravan. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen It was not astonishing, therefore, that he was seized with a sudden longing to get away—a longing for space and solitude, for the pampas and the rivers, and, above all, for work. The Wild Olive Sir F. Head says that a Gaucho in the pampas, upon merely seeing some condors wheeling in the air, cried "A lion!" The Voyage of the Beagle Graham was both historian and horseman, as much at home on the pampas as in his ancient Scottish home. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations The pampas of America would please me if I had not the arcades of the Odeon. Les Misérables Now, pampas is a word from the "quichna" language, which signifies a plain. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Plants grow in the pool and the shores are lined with iris, primroses, periwinkles, pampas grass and, overtopping these, weeping willows mingled with other lovely trees and shrubs. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition On the chimney-piece sand-white pampas grass in clear blood-red vases, and a white marble clock supporting a gilt Cupid astride over a gilt ball. Mary Olivier: a Life Indian and Spanish lore, clear down to where W. H. Hudson of the pampas heard it, views the animal as un amigo de los cristianos—a friend of man. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations I am used to long tramps through the pampas. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain No, this was not the pampas, such as the young novice had imagined them. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen He was abundant, ranging in herds of hundreds along the pampas of the great Thames valley, and furnished forth abundant food for man as well as the wild beasts, when they could capture him. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man In the black mould of the old garden grew tall syringa bushes, lilacs, pampas grass, and a few tiger lilies, and over the crumbling brick walls hung dusty leaves of grapevines. Together It was the great southern road which leads from the city of Buenos Ayres, the Argentine capital, to the vast level cattle-country of the pampas, where I was born and bred. A Traveller in Little Things “Have I not understood correctly,” he said, “that the pampas is similar to the North American savannahs, only less marshy?” Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Was it, then, the true pampas of which Harris had spoken? Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen BRAMSON: I must go this minute and have a look at my pampas grass. Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts "It is not improbable that there are more cattle in the pampas and llanos of South America than in all the rest of the world." Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America He has been contributing some recollections of the pampas to the Miami paper, and told this story of two brothers among other strange happenings. A Traveller in Little Things This was neither the Bolivian pampas nor the plateau of Atacama. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Though I have never crossed this forest, I do not believe I shall be embarrassed in finding the way, being sufficiently accustomed to the pampas. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen On the pampas there is, strictly speaking, only one ruminant, the Cervus campestris, which is common. The Naturalist in La Plata Strain, who rode across the pampas, says: "In a single year ten million hides were exported." Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America It belongs to the pampas of La Plata, to which it is restricted, and where it enjoys a dry, bright climate, and lives concealed in the tall close-growing indigenous grasses. Birds in Town and Village In the course of the morning he expressed his extreme surprise at finding the pampas answer so little to his preconceived ideas. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Now, the distance is almost as long, and, in your place, I should not like to pass near the pampas of the Argentine Republic. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Persons born and bred on the pampas, when they first visit a mountainous district, frequently experience a sensation as of "a ball in the throat" which seems to prevent free respiration. The Naturalist in La Plata The immensity of the pampas is so great that one may travel many miles without sighting a single tree or human habitation. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America South. plants of. forests of. missions of. natives of. waters of. pampas of. geography of. geognostic description of. configuration of. mountains of. extent of. plains of Ibib, boundaries of. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Harris replied that such was indeed a correct description of the pampas of Rio Colorado, and the Ilanos of Venezuela and the Orinoco. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain But are we here in some southern province of Peru, that is to say on the least inhabited part which borders upon the pampas? Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen The avi-fauna is relatively much richer than the mammalia, owing to the large number of aquatic species, most of which are migratory with their "breeding" or "subsistence-areas" on the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata "Horrible little den, full of bamboo and draperies and pampas grass—I know," nodded Bob. Back to Billabong It is possible that they were spurred on by hunger and famine caused by the gradual exhaustion of forested areas and the subsequent spread of untillable grasslands on the great pampas. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru You would then have to travel to Chili, which is almost as far; and, under your circumstances, I should not advise you to skirt the pampas of the Argentine Republic. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Not far away, in a corner, on the top of the walnut whatnot, is a curious vase filled with pampas plumes; there are sea-shells and a piece of coral on the shelf below. Adventures in Friendship Land birds on the pampas are few in species and in numbers. The Naturalist in La Plata What he saw upon the surface of the planet Mars was a duplication of the glittering figures on the pampas of the South American Republic. The Wolf's Long Howl Most of the important ruins are in the northwest quadrant of the basin either in the immediate vicinity of Cuzco itself or on the “pampas” north of the city. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru I confess I have never crossed this forest, but I am so much accustomed to the pampas that I have little fear of losing my way. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Instinctively, as if she wished to hold back these words, she held out a picture across the table and pointed at some horsemen from the pampas, who were throwing lassoes over wild steers. Mogens and Other Stories My own experience is that on the desert pampas wild horses are exceedingly scarce, and from all accounts it is the same throughout Patagonia. The Naturalist in La Plata As inscrutable to us have been the curious symbols appearing upon Mars of late as have apparently been to them a sign language attempted on the pampas. The Wolf's Long Howl As the heat increases toward noon, the wind comes rushing up from the ocean to fill the vacuum caused by the rapidly ascending currents of hot air that rise from the overheated pampas. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru They had not gone more than halfway before they met Mr. Percy, who had ridden thus far to welcome his guests, for English ladies are very scarce out on the pampas, and are honored accordingly. On the Pampas He sold two-year-old geldings only, but never a mare unless for slaughter, for in those days the half-wild horses of the pampas were annually slaughtered in vast numbers just for the hides and grease. Far Away and Long Ago On the pampas, whenever grasshoppers, mice, frogs or crickets become excessively abundant we confidently look for the appearance of multitudes of the birds that prey on them. The Naturalist in La Plata He was a good-looking, hard-eyed boy from the pampas,—a herder who was on his way to visit his mother in from Rio. West Wind Drift Like the other pampas of this region, the flat surface inclines toward the sea. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru The word camp in the pampas means station or property; it is a corruption of the Spanish word campos, literally plains or meadows. On the Pampas Thus, too, the tree-clumps on the pampas were mostly remains of a vanished past. Far Away and Long Ago In districts having a different soil and vegetation, as in Patagonia, the vizcachas' curious, unique instincts are of no special advantage, which makes it seem probable that they have been formed on the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata The pampas grass raised its feathery spears from mounds of green at the end of the meadow. Jacob's Room Owing to the scarcity of arable land he was obliged to cultivate such pampas as he could find—one an alluvial fan near his house, another a natural terrace near the river. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru It is true that most of the houses would be six miles off; but that is close, on the pampas. On the Pampas The effect produced by the small field finch of the pampas was quite different. Far Away and Long Ago The vizcacha is the most common rodent on the pampas, and the Rodent order is represented by the largest number of species. The Naturalist in La Plata How this ponderous work ever came to be out on the pampas, over six thousand miles from the land of its origin, is a thing to wonder at. Afoot in England The dream flashes by, for the west-winds awake On pampas, on prairie, o'er mountain and lake, To bathe the swift bark, like a sea-girdled shrine With incense they stole from the rose and the pine. John Lothrop Motley, A Memoir — Complete The other hunters shortly returned, bringing in another of the little deer; for the stag of the pampas is of small size. On the Pampas The pampas are, in most places, level as a billiard-table; just where we lived, however, the country happened to be undulating, and our house stood on the summit of one of the highest elevations. Far Away and Long Ago In every way it is adapted to the conditions of the pampas in a far greater degree than other pampean birds, only excepting the rufous and spotted tinamous. The Naturalist in La Plata Unfortunately this kind of literature was not obtainable in my early home on the then semi-wild pampas. Afoot in England Mr. Grew squared his elbows on the table, and looked at the young man across the gift-books and the dyed pampas grass. Tales of Men and Ghosts I suppose because the Indians there are more warlike than those of the pampas, and therefore likely to have furnished a larger contingent. On the Pampas Outside of the sheep zone in the exclusively cattle-raising country, where the rough pampas grasses and herbage had not been eaten down, the plover were sparsely distributed. Far Away and Long Ago On the pampas I was once standing with some gauchos at the gate of a corral into which a herd of half-wild cattle had just been driven. The Naturalist in La Plata I remember the joy it was in boyhood in early spring when the flowers were beginning to bloom, when in our gallops over the level grass pampas we came upon a patch of scarlet verbenas. Afoot in England Hudson found them once in countless numbers, ranged all round a pampas lake in well-defined flocks, of about 500 birds in each flock. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution The Raven is now one of the most powerful and respected chiefs upon the plains of the pampas. On the Pampas It must, however, be remembered that in speaking of ancient things on the pampas we mean things a century or two old, not many hundreds or thousands of years as in Europe. Far Away and Long Ago With the gauchos the union between man and horse is not of so intimate a nature as with the Indians of the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata There were tall trees smothered in crimson and yellow climbing roses, and an endless variety of flowering shrubs and fine conifers, and such pampas grass as no other garden can show. In the Days of the Comet He glided out of sight behind a clump of pampas grass. Huntingtower Half a one was handed to each; fur every man is his own cook upon the pampas. On the Pampas To be on horseback, galloping over the green pampas, in sun and wind. Far Away and Long Ago A common phenomenon on the pampas is a sudden migration of the horses of a district to some distant place. The Naturalist in La Plata Gay birds' wings, plumy pampas grass, strings of wampum, and pretty work in beads, bark, and feathers, pleased the girls. Jo's Boys South of the tropical portion of South America the vast pampas of Argentina closely resemble the North American prairies and the drier plains to the west of them. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America "We must be up and doing," Mr. Hardy said cheerfully; "the Indians have fired the pampas." On the Pampas My mother had her favourites too; not the roses and carnations in our gardens, but mostly among the wild flowers growing on the pampas— flowers which I never see in England. Far Away and Long Ago Another instance, more to the point, occurred at my own house on the pampas, and I was one of several persons who witnessed it. The Naturalist in La Plata The object of the request was to obtain information which might throw light on the rate of increase of the cattle relatively to those on the pampas of South America. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Dull and hard the low wind creaks Among the rustling pampas plumes. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 These fires in the pampas, although they frequently extend over a vast tract of country, are seldom fatal to life. On the Pampas He had been surprised that I, an ignorant boy or youth on the pampas, had ventured to criticise such a work. Far Away and Long Ago This is the case with the vizcacha, the large rodent of the pampas, which lives with its fellows, to the number of twenty or thirty, in a cluster of huge burrows. The Naturalist in La Plata We find the "standing stones" of the Celts in Asian Siberia; in the pampas of America. Notre-Dame De Paris The Sailing Directions say that these remarkable sunsets are due to the dust being driven high into the air by the winds that blow across the pampas of the Argentine. The Mutiny of the Elsinore The Indians of the South American pampas and sierras are a very inferior race to the noble-looking Comanches and Apaches of the North American prairies. On the Pampas The gaucho is inordinately fond of the two gamiest-flavoured animals in the pampas—the ostrich or rhea and the hairy armadillo. Far Away and Long Ago But on the pastoral pampas, where horses are so numerous that on that level, treeless area they are always and everywhere visible, no hiding-place is discoverable. The Naturalist in La Plata Desnoyers, too, uniting his thoughts with hers, was seeing again the pampas, the immense green plains of the ranch where he had become acquainted with his wife. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The sites of which the vizcacha invariably makes choice to work on, as well as his manner of burrow-ing, adapt him peculiarly to live and thrive on the open pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata They are both going to England, and may not improbably meet people whom they may like very much better, and may look upon this love-making in the pampas as a folly. On the Pampas One of my elder brothers invited me to accompany him to a water-course, one of the slow-flowing shallow marshy rivers of the pampas which was but two miles from home. Far Away and Long Ago Possibly the gaucho—the horseman of the pampas—is born with this idea in his brain; if so, it would only be reasonable to suppose that its correlative exists in a modification of structure. The Naturalist in La Plata Then Julio had made his trip to Buenos Aires, encountering in the other hemisphere the last smile of Autumn and the first icy winds from the pampas. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The burrows are made best in the black and red moulds of the pampas; but even in such soils the entrances of many burrows are made differently. The Naturalist in La Plata All had taken to the pampas to escape the consequences of some crime or other, but had grown perfectly sick of it, and had returned to civilized life. On the Pampas Birds are not the only beings in this way related to the vizcachas: the fox and the weasel of the pampas live almost altogether in them. The Naturalist in La Plata A brother of mine once related to me a very pathetic incident which occurred at an estancia on the pampas where he was staying. The Naturalist in La Plata Another fact concerning the ill-tamed and barbarously treated horses of the pampas, which, to my mind, strengthens the view I have taken, remains to be mentioned. The Naturalist in La Plata Where there are large cakes of "tosca" near the surface, as in many localities on the southern pampas, the vizcacha makes its burrow as best he can, and without the regular trenches. The Naturalist in La Plata His income is sufficient for his wants, he has become a member of a number of scientific societies, and his collection of the fauna of the pampas of America is considered to be unequaled. On the Pampas On the pampas the gauchos frequently take the black-necked swan by frightening it. The Naturalist in La Plata The following incident will show how violently this blood passion sometimes affects cattle, when they are permitted to exist in a half-wild condition, as on the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata On several occasions while riding on the pampas I had caught glimpses of this minute bird flitting up mothlike, with uncertain tremulous flight, and again dipping into the weeds, tall grass, or thistles. The Naturalist in La Plata Whatever may be their relative positions elsewhere, on the pampas the puma is mightiest, being much more abundant and better able to thrive than its spotted rival. The Naturalist in La Plata The boys were in the highest spirits at being at last really out upon the pampas, and as day fairly broke they had a hearty laugh at the appearance of their cavalcade. On the Pampas One of the very few authentic instances I have met with of this animal defending itself against a human being was related to me at a place on the pampas called Saladillo. The Naturalist in La Plata The vizcachera with all its incongruous inhabitants thus collected upon it is to a stranger one of the most novel sights the pampas afford. The Naturalist in La Plata Venomous snakes are always greatly outnumbered by non-venomous ones in the same district; at any rate this is the case on the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata The giant armadillo does not range so far, and the delicate little pink fairy armadillo, the truncated Chlamydophorus, is a dweller in the sand-dunes of Mendoza, and has never colonized the grassy pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata A ride of twenty miles is thought nothing of out on the pampas. On the Pampas For many years, while living in my own home on the pampas, I kept a journal, in which all my daily observations on the habits of animals and kindred matters were carefully noted. The Naturalist in La Plata The abundance of cattle on the pampas has made it unnecessary to use the vizcacha as an article of food. The Naturalist in La Plata I knew an Englishman who, on taking a first gallop across the pampas, saw one, and, quickly dismounting, hurled himself bodily on to it to effect its capture. The Naturalist in La Plata Whenever we are visited by a dust-storm on the pampas myriads of hooded gulls—Larus macnlipen-nis—appear flying before the dark dust-cloud, even when not a gull has been seen for months. The Naturalist in La Plata They are about the size, and have somewhat the appearance of hares, and burrow in immense quantities in the pampas. On the Pampas It is common all over the pampas, ranging as far south as the Rio Colorado in Patagonia. The Naturalist in La Plata On the Buenos-Ayrean pampas numbers of vizcacheras would annually be destroyed by water in the great sudden rainfalls were the mounds loss high. The Naturalist in La Plata But the really wonderful thing about them all alike is, that they appear only when flying before the southwest wind, called pampero—the wind that blows from the interior of the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata I was told by some hunters in an outlying district of the pampas of its effect on a jaguar they started, and which took refuge in a dense clump of dry reeds. The Naturalist in La Plata And consider what must the feelings be of one who has had the following experience—not an uncommon experience on the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata A species of Tetragnatha with a curious modification of structure abounds on the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata It is not an uncommon thing in the Argentino pampas—I have on two occasions witnessed it myself—for a riding-horse to come home, or to the gate of his owner's house, to die. The Naturalist in La Plata Travelling alone one summer day, I carne at noon to a lake on the pampas called Kakel—a sheet of water narrow enough for one to see across. The Naturalist in La Plata The king of the spiders on the pampas is, however, not a Mygale, but a Lycosa of extraordinary size, light grey in colour, with a black ring round its middle. The Naturalist in La Plata A very common experience on the pampas, in the sheep-country, is to see a lamb start up from sleep and follow the rider, running along close to the heels of the horse. The Naturalist in La Plata |
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