. 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. 449 of waiting for it, and it then descends the tree, finishes the Peccary, and then follows the herd in search of another. In- stances have been however known where the jaguar has not had time to escape, and has been cut to pieces by the lancet- like tusks of the Peccaries. Two species are known in Guiana, one the Collared P
. 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. 449 of waiting for it, and it then descends the tree, finishes the Peccary, and then follows the herd in search of another. In- stances have been however known where the jaguar has not had time to escape, and has been cut to pieces by the lancet- like tusks of the Peccaries. Two species are known in Guiana, one the Collared Peccary, having a white band over the neck, and the other the White- lipped Peccary, which has a white streak upon the jaws. Both. species have on the back a fetid open gland, which must be cut out as soon as the animal is killed, as if it were allowed to remain, the flesh would be uneatable. The White-lipped Peccary is larger than its relative, fiercer, and more dreaded. The natives use the white tusks for necklaces and other ornaments. Pee-ay-man.—The word is spelt variously by different travellers, some using the word Piaiman. The pronunciation however is the same in both cases. The Pee-ay-man, or sorcerer, is a very great man indeed, like the medicine man of North America or the prophet of South Africa, and has to endure a curiously similar ordeal of bodUy torture and exhaustion before he can be admitted to the coveted rank. The mode in which he exercises his art is narrated by Mr. C. B. Brown. He had procure,d a guide who G G. 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 ; New York : Macmillan
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