. 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. EXPLAXATOIIY I?^'DEX. 469 unknown. Some zoolo^jjists believed it to be employed as a weapon, but such an opinion is simply absunl, as no bird strikes with any part of its brad except the beak, and even if the Screamer did so, the horn would be quite inadequate as a weapon of HOKNED SCKEAMEU. When it wishes to attack any foe, i
. 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. EXPLAXATOIIY I?^'DEX. 469 unknown. Some zoolo^jjists believed it to be employed as a weapon, but such an opinion is simply absunl, as no bird strikes with any part of its brad except the beak, and even if the Screamer did so, the horn would be quite inadequate as a weapon of HOKNED SCKEAMEU. When it wishes to attack any foe, it uses the sharp sptirs, which are attached to the wings, are very strong, and about an inch in length. The natives call it by the name of Kamichi. Silk-Grass.—This pecidiarly useful libro is obtoined fiom the leaf of one of the Aloe tribe {Agave vivipara). The fibres run nearly parallel to each other throughout the whole length of the leaf, and are extracted by sleeping the leaves in water until they are quite soft, and then drawing them through a loop of cord, so as to clear off the decayed pulp and preserve the fibres. These are then dried in the sun and tied in bundles. The Silk-grass is of incalculable value to the nal ives, who always have a supply on hand. The strength of tlie fibre is really wonderful, and though so fine that it .<«eems as if it would snap at a touch, it feems more like steel wire thnn a vegetable fabric. A coil of it is always attached to the v^uiver. Why it is not largely used in this country I cannot. 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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