. 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. IXDKX. .']5!,t time, breaking into it with a tunnel some eighty in length, and letting in a torrent of water, which broke down the machinery, and washed away all the supports, so that the mine had to be dug afresh. Moreover, the stronghold of the Conchies had to be dis- covered and destroyed, a long and costly tas
. 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. IXDKX. .']5!,t time, breaking into it with a tunnel some eighty in length, and letting in a torrent of water, which broke down the machinery, and washed away all the supports, so that the mine had to be dug afresh. Moreover, the stronghold of the Conchies had to be dis- covered and destroyed, a long and costly task, only to be undei'taken by men who make it their special business. r^'-^ IIIL'SHIK AN'I When a tunnel has been traced to the nest, a large dome is built over it, filled with wood and sulphur, and closed except a few openings for the admission of air. The wood is then lighted, bellows are inserted into the holes, and negi'o slaves work the bellows day and night until all the fuel is exhausted. Perhaps there may be a dozen burrows radiating from the nest. These are discovered by the smoke rising from their entrances, which are stopped up and marked. When the fire has ceas^ed, the holes for the bellows are stopped, and the nest is left for sevei*al days, so that not one Ant is left in it alive. Then the tunnels are laid open from beginning to end, and filled up with clay rammed into them. The tropical sun soon bakes the clay a;^ hard as brick, and not until then is the locality considered as safe. Mr. C. B. F3rown met with rather a ludicrous incident in which the Coushies were caught in their own trap : â " I had a small tin can, shaped like a sandwich box, with a layer of cork in the bottom, in which I pinned any curious insects met with. One night our camp was not far from the â ;J. â i; I it , ( . â 'I :i' I \i'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of
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