. 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. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 385 The hook which was used by Waterton was engraved in the original edition of the Wanderings, but I am sure that the. CAYMAN nCOIL draughtsman who drew it could not have seen it. The instru- ment itself is in Waterton's museum, and I have here sub- stituted my own sketch of it. The four prongs are not barbed, but are sharpl
. 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. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 385 The hook which was used by Waterton was engraved in the original edition of the Wanderings, but I am sure that the. CAYMAN nCOIL draughtsman who drew it could not have seen it. The instru- ment itself is in Waterton's museum, and I have here sub- stituted my own sketch of it. The four prongs are not barbed, but are sharply pointed, as seen in the illustration. They are flattish, and very tough, as they need be, for they are bitten and cracked all over by the teeth of the cayman. The prongs are kept in their diverging position by wooden pegs driven between them, and the whole instrument is thus made so elastic that it can be compressed by a strong grasp of the hand, and then springs back again to its original form. So, when compressed by the entrails of the acouri, which were wrapped round them, the instrument would slip easily down the cayman's throat, and then expand on being swallowed. Chameleon.—One of the Anolis Lizards, probably the E-ed-throated Anolis (Anolius hullaris), which are active, chase flies upon trees, and are changeable in colour when excited. The true Chameleons exclusively inhabit the Old World, and are much too sluggish to chase insects. There are several species of Anolis in Guiana. Chigoe, sometimes spelled Jiggee, or Tschiko {Pulex pene- trans.)—Tiny as it may be, the little Chigoe is one of the most detested plagues of the West Indies. To all appearances it resembles our common domestic flea, but it has fortunately not yet become acclimatised in any part of Europe. There is c c. 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 perfectl
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