. 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. EXPLANATOEY INDEX. 375 materials from which it is made see ""Wourali," " Ourah " " Samourah," " Silk-grass," " Acuero," &c. The back-sight is made in a very ingenious manner. See " ; Slight as is the pucuna it is much stronger than it looks, and when held to the lips sc
. 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. EXPLANATOEY INDEX. 375 materials from which it is made see ""Wourali," " Ourah " " Samourah," " Silk-grass," " Acuero," &c. The back-sight is made in a very ingenious manner. See " ; Slight as is the pucuna it is much stronger than it looks, and when held to the lips scarcely curves at all. The mode > ,=• ', f ~>>^-. ,i % t 1. EISA MONKEY. of holding it is rather curious, and was taught me by Waterton. Artists generally represent it as held to the mouth with the right hand, and resting upon the left hand, the arm bsing stretched to its furthest extent. This is all wrong. When taking aim the native hunter places his left elbow against his side, with the palm of the hand turned upwards, just as if he were handling a violin, and grasps the tube about eight inches from the end. The right hand is next placed on it, with the palm downwards, so that when the tube is grasped, about two inches project from the hands. It will then be found that merely by bending the body backwards the tube can be raised or lowered with scarcely. 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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