. 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 &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. WjWMJBJWBMWW rn la possible betwixt the it it might not be ia- r>r the first minute it y slowly, and did not ig the second minute it e ground; and ere half ly opened and shut its opped, and the wings By the termination of 1, scarce able to support m recovered itself, and lower every time,
. 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 &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. WjWMJBJWBMWW rn la possible betwixt the it it might not be ia- r>r the first minute it y slowly, and did not ig the second minute it e ground; and ere half ly opened and shut its opped, and the wings By the termination of 1, scarce able to support m recovered itself, and lower every time, like ering in an erect posi- ond shut. The fourth ftud life and the fifth in the least injured by to corrupt sooner than The body of this fowl limote damp and rainy, equator; at the end of 10 bad smell whatever, »f putrefaction, saving > fiesh appeared some- >me, carefully suspends lis spiral roof; seldom leet it should receive a suspended, while you . ate made to slay the ' chase the peccari, or rinST JOURNET. 88 surprise the deer, or rouse the tapir from his marshy retreat, he carries his bow and arrows, which are very fUfferent from the weapons already described. The bow is generally from six to seven feet long, Tiie bow *"*^ strung with a cord spun out of the «.mi for the silk-grass. The forests of Guiana furnish ithoao. Arrows. many species of hard wood, tough and elastic, out of which beautiful and excellent bows are formed. The arrows are from four to five feet in length, made of a yellow reed without a knot or joint It is found in great plenty up and down throughout Guiana. A piece of hard wood, about nine inches long, is inserted into :he end of the reed, and fastened with cotton well waxed. A square hole, an inch deep, is then made in the end of this piece of hard wood, done tight round with cotton to keep it from splitting. Into this square hole is fitted a spike of Coucourite wood, poisoned, and which may* be kept there or taken out at pleasure. A joint
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