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Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865

"Wanderings in South America"

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Dolphin, _a coryphene--a true fish--not
a cetacean._
Guana, _the iguana lizard._
Hannaquoi, _one of the curassows._
Houtou, _one of the motmots._
Humming-bird Ara or Karabimiti,
_the crimson topaz._
Jacamar, _Jacana_, as anglicized--_the
spur-winged waterhen._
Labba, _a rodent allied to the
cavies._
Naudapoa, _an ibis._
Patasa, _unidentified._
Phaeton, _the tropic bird._
Pi-pi-yo, _unidentified._
Porcupine, _the tree-porcupine._
Quake, _a basket of open-work, very
elastic and expansive._
Redstart, _quite distinct from the
English redstart._
Sacawinki, _one of the squirrel
monkeys._
Sangre-do-buey, _the scarlet tanager._
Tangara, _now called tanager. See
Sangre-do-buey._
Waracaba, _the trumpeter._
Whip-poor-will, _one of the goat-suckers._
Who-are-you? _one of the goat-suckers._
Willy-come-go, _one of the goat-suckers._
Work-away, _one of the goat-suckers._
Yawaraciri, _one of the blue
creepers._


ACAIARI
Ai, _see_ Sloths
Alligators
American cities,
classical names of
American ladies,
praise of;
their attire
American manners
Ant-bears
Ant-eating birds
Antigua
Ants;
an ingredient of wourali poison;
nests of
Apoura-poura, River
Ara (macaw)
Armadillo
Arrowroot,
wild
Arrows, Indian
Arthur, King
Asses,
effect of wourali poison on
Aura vulture
Banks, Sir Joseph
Barbadoes
Basseterre
Bete-rouge
Birds, Demeraran;
Brazilian,
Bitterns
Blow-pipe, Indian
Boa-constrictor
Boclora
Bois immortel
Bow, Indian
Broadway
Bucaniers
Buffalo
Bug,
encounter with a
Buonaparte, Prince Charles
Bush-master
Bush-rope
Camoudi snake
Campanero
Canadians characterised
Caprimulgus,
_see_ Goat-suckers
Caps,
a diatribe against
Cassava
Cassique
Castries
Cayenne
Cayman;
expedition in search of;
fishing for;
ridden by author
Chegoe
Clove-trees
Cock-of-the-rock
Constable rock
Coral snake
Cotingas
Couguar
Coulacanara snake,
capture of a
Counacouchi,
_see_ Bush-master
Coushie-ant
Cuia
Curlew, scarlet
Custom House difficulties
Demerara,
falls of the River
potentialities of the
colony
_Deserted Village_, Goldsmith's,
quoted
Dog,
effect of wourali poison on a;
probably not native to Guiana
Dolphin
Dominica
Eagle,
white-headed
Edmonstone, Charles
Edmonstone, Robert
Egret
Erie Canal;
Lake
Essequibo river;
falls of the;
scenery
Europe,
future American independence of
Fever,
treatment of
Fig-tree,
wild
Fire-fly
Fish, Demeraran
Fishing, Indian method of,
Flying-fish,
Forest-trees, Demeraran;
destruction of North American,
Fort St.


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