. 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. SECOND JOUKNEY. CHAPTEPx I. liflfllil i . • ' i i ' \\' From Livorpool to Pernanibuoo.—Stormy petrels.—Tropical zoology.— Flying-fish.—Bonito, Alhicore, and "; — Frigate bird.— Arrival at rernambuco.—The t'X|>elled Jesuit. — Pombal, the Captain- General.—Southey's history of Brazil.—Botanical garden.—Sangrcdo Buey.
. 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. SECOND JOUKNEY. CHAPTEPx I. liflfllil i . • ' i i ' \\' From Livorpool to Pernanibuoo.—Stormy petrels.—Tropical zoology.— Flying-fish.—Bonito, Alhicore, and "; — Frigate bird.— Arrival at rernambuco.—The t'X|>elled Jesuit. — Pombal, the Captain- General.—Southey's history of Brazil.—Botanical garden.—Sangrcdo Buey.—Rattlesnake.—Narrow escape.—llainy.—Sail for Cayenne.— Shark-catching. In the year 1816, two days before the vernal equinox, I sailed from Liverpool for Pernambuco, in the southern hemisphere, on the coast of Brazil. There is little at this time of the year in the European part of the xVtlantic to engage the attention of the naturalist. As you go down the Channel you see a few divers and gannets. The middle-sized gulls, with a black spot at the end of the wings, attend you a little way into the Bay of Biscay. When it blows a hard gale of wind the stormy petrel makes its appearance. While the sea runs mountains high, and every wave threatens destruction to the labouring vessel this little hai'binger of storms is seen enjoying itself, on rapid pinion, up and down the roaring billows. When the storm is over it appears no more. It is known to every English sailor by the name of ^lother Carey's Chicken. It must have been hatched in bolus's cave, amongst a clutch of squalls and tempests; for whenever steep hilL. 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 : Macmillan
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