...s. Its web, which is generally placed among the great leaves of the common agave, is sometimes strength- ened near the centre by a pair or even four z... ...le land cultivated even close to the town. A few hedges, made of cacti and agave, mark out where some wheat or Indian corn has been planted. The featu... ...m was deep, and about forty yards wide; in summer, however, *Fauna Boreali-Americana, vol. i. p. 35. 132 The V oyage of the Beagle its bed becomes al... ...y at Buenos Ayres. The outskirts of the city looked quite pretty, with the agave hedges, and groves of olive, peach and willow trees, all just 135 Ch... ...ds, whose habits are worth mention- ing. One is a small kingfisher (Ceryle Americana); it has a longer tail than the European species, and hence does ... ...n is enclosed; but near the town there are a few hedge-banks, covered with agaves, cacti, and fennel. November 14th. — We left Monte Video in the af- ...