. 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. 446 BXPLANATOEY INDEX. the juice of tlie fruit of the Lana tree {Oerwpa Americana). The Bixa is the plant that furnishes the annate dye, with which we colour our cheeses. The natives call the paint by the name of PAPAW-TREE. Parima, Lake.—Ever since the time of the great adven- turer, Raleigh, there has been great discussion as to the La
. 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. 446 BXPLANATOEY INDEX. the juice of tlie fruit of the Lana tree {Oerwpa Americana). The Bixa is the plant that furnishes the annate dye, with which we colour our cheeses. The natives call the paint by the name of PAPAW-TREE. Parima, Lake.—Ever since the time of the great adven- turer, Raleigh, there has been great discussion as to the Lake Parima and El Dorado, or the Golden City. Some geographers have denied the existence of either lake or city, while others have been so certain as to the former, that a map in my possession places it about forty miles north-east of Fort St. Joachim, in the loop of the Tacatu River, between Lat. 4 and 5 N. Waterton could find no traces of it, and the inhabitants of Fort St. Joachim had not been more successful. Schomburgk,. 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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