. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. ml KXri-AXAT()l!Y IXDKX. 4«>:{ Q. Quail {Ortyx rirgmnna),—Partly migratory. Quake.—A basket of opon work and very elastic and ex- pansive. The drawing is from my own liiji; ijr vKn. Quivers.—These are of two kinds, the one for holding the arrows for the blow-gun, and the other for containing the poisoned heads of the ho
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. ml KXri-AXAT()l!Y IXDKX. 4«>:{ Q. Quail {Ortyx rirgmnna),—Partly migratory. Quake.—A basket of opon work and very elastic and ex- pansive. The drawing is from my own liiji; ijr vKn. Quivers.—These are of two kinds, the one for holding the arrows for the blow-gun, and the other for containing the poisoned heads of the hog-arrows. A very tine specimen of one of the former was given to me by Waterton, and is hero represented. The cover is not of peccary but of capybara skin, and has the hair inside, so that by giving it a kind of screw when put on, it remains firmly in its place. The layer of kurumanni wax, with which the quiver is wholly covered, is of considerable thickness, so that if the hunter were to allow the quiver to fall into the water, it might float for hours without any moisture penetrating to the interior, and so weakening the wourali on the aiTows. The coil of silk-grass, and the scraper of perai-teeth are seen hanging to the quiver. When the scraper is used, the arrow-point is placed between two of the teeth, which are flat, pointed, and edged like razors. The arrow is then drawn :|i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London : Macmillan
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