. 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. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. *»ttii ornelly The pole- i^emeuiii Are \ the hannto inordiniite on the stir, ving« of its e foiir-and- r complains d daylight^ ibowl, even ber for the as nothing tecfc itself, »e fonmart, ft defence,' fth, and to itio theory *on for an decats, let give any. tives. It lite pa
. 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. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. *»ttii ornelly The pole- i^emeuiii Are \ the hannto inordiniite on the stir, ving« of its e foiir-and- r complains d daylight^ ibowl, even ber for the as nothing tecfc itself, »e fonmart, ft defence,' fth, and to itio theory *on for an decats, let give any. tives. It lite patch m by the ie Curas- s to bear and will en made and the th small b size of delicacy EXPLANATORY INDEX. 461 of it« flosh, would make it a welcome addition to onr poaltry. Within the tropics, however, it is a very common inhabitant of the poultry yard, where its only drawback is, that it assumes authority over the turkeys and guinea fowls, and pecks them to death if they do not obey. In many jwrts of. POWISf. Guiana there is a belief that if a dog licks up the blood of a wounded Powise, or mumbles its bleeding feathers as dogs love to do, it will go mad. Purple-heart {Copai/era publtflora).—This most useful tree derives its name from the purple colour of its wood, which is very hard, close-grained, durable, and tough. It is, however, chietly valued for its bark, which is used in making canoes. Mr. G. B. Brown gives the following account of the manufacture:— " The bark canoes used by Indians are called * Woodskins' by the Creoles, and are made of one piece of bark, stripped from a tree called the Purple-heart {Copai/era puhliflora).. 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; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London; New York : Macmillan
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