. 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. EXPLAXATonV INPKX. nco them being alx feet lon^'. How they aro nmdo and used itt shown by Mr, ('. ]?. Jirown in his work on (Jniana. "Our men froqiiently shot (loep-bodi<'d, Hilvery hcuIimI tisb, Cfillcil cartabac (Tetr(iyr,nopter}t8 lutnft), and anotlier Homewhat himihir lish caUed pacu {Myletes jhicu). The nmlo of the latter h
. 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. EXPLAXATonV INPKX. nco them being alx feet lon^'. How they aro nmdo and used itt shown by Mr, ('. ]?. Jirown in his work on (Jniana. "Our men froqiiently shot (loep-bodi<'d, Hilvery hcuIimI tisb, Cfillcil cartabac (Tetr(iyr,nopter}t8 lutnft), and anotlier Homewhat himihir lish caUed pacu {Myletes jhicu). The nmlo of the latter has a hirj^'o deep body of a dull goldfish colour, whil<» the fonialo is of a dull bluish brown. Their Hosh in firm, ar<l of a peculiarly pleasant nutty flavour. Thoy have even rows of teeth sha{)ed like the incisors of mammals. These ilsh browse upon the plants in the swift running wator, and are easily shot, when feeding near the surface, by those skilled in the use of the bow and arrow. "The bows that our men used for this purpose had been procured from the Indians of the interior. They were very long and straight, and made of hard red wood. The shafts. FISH-ARROW of tho Arrows were made of long straight reeds tho ilower- stalks of tho wild cane-tightly bound to a short piece of extremely tough wood inserted at one end, called a ' shimara- sherio ' or ⢠wire-cash.' The end of tho latter fits into an iron arrow-head, to which it is attached by a piece of ccrd in sucli a way, that when the point pif^rces the lish tlie barbi d head comes off the arrow end, but still remains attached to it by the cord. This allows the? shaft freer play, .'â o that during tho struggles of the fish it is not broken. Sometimes a light cotton cord of about fifteen feet in length is made fast to the wiri3-cash, one end being attached to the left hand of tho fisherman. When the fish is within a j-hort distance of the man the latter lets fly tho Arrow, and aiming a few inches
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