. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 466 EXPLANATORY INDEX. Redstart {Setophaga or Musciaapa ruticUla). — It has nothing to do with the English Eedstart. Ehinoceeos Beetle (Megasoma Titan), popularly called the Great Brown Sawyer. Eoucou.—See "Paint.'' S. Sacawinki.—One of the Squirrel Monkeys. This tiny monkey, several times mentioned by Waterton, is plentiful in Guiana, and
. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 466 EXPLANATORY INDEX. Redstart {Setophaga or Musciaapa ruticUla). — It has nothing to do with the English Eedstart. Ehinoceeos Beetle (Megasoma Titan), popularly called the Great Brown Sawyer. Eoucou.—See "Paint.'' S. Sacawinki.—One of the Squirrel Monkeys. This tiny monkey, several times mentioned by Waterton, is plentiful in Guiana, and is noticed by Schomburgk. " A troop of little Sacowinkis, or squirrel monkeys, some of the most beautiful and active of their kind, leaped with the agility of a tame squirrel from branch to branch, SACAWINKI. alarmed by our appearance, uttered their painful call, re- sembling much more the cry of a bird than that of an animal, and then, hastening away, were soon hidden among the thick foliage of the large forest ; Several species of squirrel-monkey appear to be included in the general name of Sakawinki. Stedman figures the Marmoset (Jacchus vulgaris) under the name of Sakawinki, while Waterton, who mentions it as being black, and scarcely six inches in length, evidently refers to the White-whiskered Tamarin (Jacchus leucogenys), whicb exactly accords with his description and has accordingly been 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 ; New York : Macmillan
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