Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the Antilles: In the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824. With Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, &c. for Cabinets of Natural History |
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amongst animal Ant-bear appearance beasts beautiful betwixt bird blue body branch Brazil called canoe Cassava Cassique Cayenne Cayman close colour Cotingas cotton creek Daddy Quashi Demerara dissect Essequibo fall feathers feet flesh forest FOURTH JOURNEY gentle reader ground Guiana half hammock hand haunts head hills hour Houtou humming-bird inches Indian insects island Jabiru Jacamar Jaguar killed leave legs look Macoushi monkey morning naturalist nature negro nest never night once passed Pernambuco plumage poisoned arrow Portuguese PRESERVING procured quadrupeds quest rest river rocks savannas scarlet SECOND JOURNEY seems seen side skin Sloth snake Society of Jesus soon species specimen Stabroek stick stranger tail thee thing THIRD JOURNEY thou Tinamou Toucan traveller trees Vampire Vulture walk Wallaba wanders Whip-poor-Will wild hog wilds wings wish wood wound wourali poison