. 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. WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA. 173 be met with in the vicinity of that far-inland stream ; but he is common in the interior of Demerara, amongst tlie huge rocks in the forests of Macoushia; and he has been shot south of the line, in the captainship of Para. The bird called by Buffon Grand Gobe-mouche has never been found in Demerara, alth
. 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. WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA. 173 be met with in the vicinity of that far-inland stream ; but he is common in the interior of Demerara, amongst tlie huge rocks in the forests of Macoushia; and he has been shot south of the line, in the captainship of Para. The bird called by Buffon Grand Gobe-mouche has never been found in Demerara, although very common in Cayenne. He is not quite so large as the jackdaw, and is entirely black, except a large spot under the throat, which is a glossy purple. You may easily sail from Cayenne to the river Surinam in two days. Its capital, Paramaribo, is handsome, rich and populous: hitherto it has been considered by far the finest town in Guiana; but probably the time is not far off when the capital of Demerara may claim the prize of superiority. You may enter a creek above Paramaribo, and travel through the interior of Surinam, till you come to the Nicari; which is close to the large river Coryntin. When you have passed this river, there is a good public road to New Amsterdam, the capital of Berbice. On viewing New Amsterdam, it will immediately strike you that something or other has intervened to prevent its arriving at that state of wealth and consequence for which its original plan shows it was once intended. Wliat has caused this stop in its progress to the rank of a fine and populous city remains for those to find out who are inter- ested in it; certain it is, that New Amsterdam has been languid for some years, and now the tide of commerce seems ebbing fast from the shores of Berbice. Gay and blooming is the sister colony of Demerara. Perhaps, kind reader, thou hast not forgot that it was from Stabroek, the capital of Demerara, that the adventurer set out, some years ago, t
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