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(Tyrannus savana), and named by the Spaniards scissor-tail, is very common near Buenos Ayres: it commonly sits on a branch of the ombu tree, near a house, and thence takes a short flight in pursuit of insects, and returns to the same spot.
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(Tyrannus savana), and named by the Spaniards scissor-tail, is very common near Buenos Ayres: it commonly sits on a branch of the ombu tree, near a house, and thence takes a short flight in pursuit of insects, and returns to the same spot.
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Neither did they only baffle them, but killed also two or three of the Pirates with their arrows, shooting at them at a distance, and crying: 'Ha! perros, a la savana, a la savana.
The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922
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But all their industry was in vain, for they escaped through their nimbleness, and presently after showed themselves in another place, hallooing unto the English, and crying: 'A la savana, a la savana, cornudos, perros
The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922
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A bird with a forked tail, terminated by two long feathers (Tyrannus savana), and named by the Spaniards scissor-tail, is very common near Buenos Ayres: it commonly sits on a branch of the ombu tree, near a house, and thence takes a short flight in pursuit of insects, and returns to the same spot.
Chapter VII 1909
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And performed the pure _savana_ with the solemn _saman_ chant.
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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Page 517 who live in the hottest and least shaded parts of the world -- that is to say, in the African savana -- that we find the blackest skin.
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(Tyrannus savana), and named by the Spaniards scissor-tail, is very common near Buenos Ayres: it commonly sits on a branch of the ombu tree, near a house, and thence takes a short flight in pursuit of insects, and returns to the same spot.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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The Sahara desert was a lush savana with vegetation similar to the great plains of the USA just a few thousand years ago.
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So we managed to get stuck in the savana, possibly too close to it's actually prohibited to get out of the car in the park but there is nobody at sight so we try our best to push the car out of the mud. while somebody is looking out for wild animals
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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