. 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. 432 EXPLANATORY INDEX. from Boverul other trees, chiefly the Muam. It is pitchy black in colour, and when exposed to heat, looks exactly like pitch. It is used f jr many purposes, and is equally useful as a waterproof material or a cement. Tho seams of canoes are always *' payed " with Kurumanni wax. I im m vy I â 'if'-' W
. 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. 432 EXPLANATORY INDEX. from Boverul other trees, chiefly the Muam. It is pitchy black in colour, and when exposed to heat, looks exactly like pitch. It is used f jr many purposes, and is equally useful as a waterproof material or a cement. Tho seams of canoes are always *' payed " with Kurumanni wax. I im m vy I â 'if'-' W- M L. Labarri.âThis snake, which is mentioned by Waterton in his Autobiography, as well as in the Wanderhiyt^, is evidently a Craspedocepludus, and allied to the llattlesnake and Fa-de- Lance. In a letter to me, Waterton states that it often climbs trees. Labba, sometimes spelled Lapo {Cadogenys paca).âAllied to the Cavies, of which tho common Guinea-pig ic go familiar an example. The name Cd'logenys, or Hollow-cheek, is given t;; it on account of its enormously developed cheek-bones, and large cheek-pouches. Its flesh is very delicate, being as rich in fat as that of the Acouri is destitute of it. The mode of hunting the Labba is described by Mr. C. B. Brown in his work on Guiana. " The flesh of the Labba is considered the most delicate of all bush animals, and is therefore much sought after. This animal is a rodent about the size of a hare, but with a stouter body, and more rat-like head. It is nocturnal in its habits, spending the day in its burrow under tree-roots near the edges of rivers. These sleeping-chambers are not very long, and have two entrances. The huntsman rams a thin pole in at one end, w iiich startles the occupant, causing it to fly precipitately from the other, like a ball from a cannon, closely followed by the dog. " The Labba, when close pressed, takes to the water, and while swimming is hunted down by the Indian sportsman in his wood-skin. S
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