. 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. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 406 ats are more le Capsioum. is sometimes of existence. the species n/rute8cens. it, and is a len the pods ite as much irers, or the pointed and shark. Its k other fish, large pieces larger than )S called the s on human I. B. Brown's eming with aimara and
. 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. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 406 ats are more le Capsioum. is sometimes of existence. the species n/rute8cens. it, and is a len the pods ite as much irers, or the pointed and shark. Its k other fish, large pieces larger than )S called the s on human I. B. Brown's eming with aimara and »us that at lie water to then small ad make a t distance, ere drawn lioh I shot E hy them them for produce a ^ing them back into the water in this injured condition, they were im- mediately set upon and devoured by their companions. Even as one was being hauled in on the line, its comrades, seeing that it was in diflSculties, attacked it at once. One day, when the boat was hauled in to some rocks, a few of the men were engaged shooting fish near by, and in so doing wounded a laige haimara. " Having escaped from its human tormentors, it made for the open liver, but was instantly attacked by Ferai attracted by the blood escaping from its wound, and was driven back to the shelter of the rocks close to the boat, from which I had a. PERAI. good view of the chase. The large fish followed by its savage enemies reminded me of a parallel case on land—a stricken deer pursued by wolves. ** The Ferai, foi'tunately, lie only ofE sand-beaches and in quiet pools, not frequenting the cataracts, where their presence would be anything but acceptable to the men while working in the water. I was fortunate enough to find the spawning place of some Ferai on the matted clusters of fibrous roots of some lianes, which hung from the branches of a tree into the water, amongst which much earthy sediment had collected, and many small aquatic plants had grown. The sediment gave weight to the roots
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