. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana . next morning up theWaini, seeing few signs of life, except three Toucans whichflew across at Barrimani Police Station. At noon we reachedFarnums al the junction of the W aini and Barama and Mrs. Farnum live in a small house perched on thevery summit of a symmetrically rounded hill —the firstelevation we had seen in this flat region. There is a tinystore at the foot of the hill, and a saw-mill, and in theof die clearing, b6te-rouge lie in patient wait for thepasser-by. Mr&
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana . next morning up theWaini, seeing few signs of life, except three Toucans whichflew across at Barrimani Police Station. At noon we reachedFarnums al the junction of the W aini and Barama and Mrs. Farnum live in a small house perched on thevery summit of a symmetrically rounded hill —the firstelevation we had seen in this flat region. There is a tinystore at the foot of the hill, and a saw-mill, and in theof die clearing, b6te-rouge lie in patient wait for thepasser-by. Mr>. Farnum told us that HummingbirdsVflew into the peaked roof of the house almost every day anddied. The natives call by this name all the species of HoneyCreepers, and a Yellow-winged 186 male was picked up fromthe floor during our visit. We found later that this was such a common occurrencethat in almost all the houses there were instruments forgetting rid of the bewildered, fluttering birds. Idle morecruel used only a long stick with which the birds were struck STEAMER AND LAUNCH TO HOORIE CREEK. 159. i6o OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. down, but the more humanely inclined had nets on the endof long poles. As many as seven Honey Creepers are occa-sionally entrapped at one time. They do not seem to knowhow to fly toward light and liberty after getting up amongthe dark rafters. The fauna of this exceedingly marshy region was differentfrom that higher up. Agoutis and pacas are abundant butcapybaras do not come this side of Barramanni Police Sta-tion. Deer and peccaries are very rare. Jaguars are unknownbut ocelots are occasionally found, a young one having beenkilled under the house at Christmas. It lived in a burrowand took a chicken each night until it was killed. Many fish were seen playing about the tent-boat as itwas tied to the wharf, and among others were scores of smallpipe-fish. Mr. Crandall caught a small round sun-fish-likeform, brilliantly colored and with a most w
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