Our search for a wilderness : $b An account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British GuianaBeebe, William
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Our search for a wilderness : $b An account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana
Beebe, William
Birds -- South America; Guyana -- Description and travel; Natural history -- South America; Venezuela -- Description and travel
43. Sunset in the Mangrove Wilderness 80
44. The Silent Savages 81
45. Guarauno Indians coming to trade at Caño Colorado 83
46. Guarauno Squaws and Child with Monkey 85
47. Pitch Lake, showing freshly dug pit filled with water; an
older pit filled with soft pitch, both surrounded by
the hard surface pitch 88
48. Digging out the Black, Waxlike Pitch 90
49. Loading Pitch on the Hand Cars 93
50. Mangrove Wilderness from the High Land at Guanoco 95
51. Inhabitants of Guanoco assembled for a Dance 97
52. A Palm-sheath Rocking Toy 100
53. Sheath in Fig. 52, covering the Flower of a Palm 102
54. Priestless Chapel at Guanoco 105
55. Guarauno Indian Papoose 107
56. Map of our Three Expeditions into British Guiana 110
57. Street in Georgetown 113
58. Kiskadee Tyrant Flycatcher 114
59. Coolie Woman and Negress 117
60. The Georgetown Sea-wall 119
61. Toad 123
62. Arc-light 123
63. Victoria Regia in the Botanical Gardens 124
64. Lotus in Blossom 126
65. Taliput Palm in Blossom 128
66. Canal of the Crocodiles 130
67. Young Elania Flycatchers 132
68. Typical Indian House at Morawhanna 136
69. Three-year Olds at Home in their Wood-skin 138
70. Mount Everard 140
71. Sir Everard im Thurn’s House at Morawhanna 143
72. Palm Tanager 147
73. Frederick, the Carib Indian Boy 152
74. Our Tent-boat on the Barama River 159
75. Indian Boys in Dug-out 162
76. Crossing a Stream on the Hoorie Jungle Road 166
77. The Wilderness Trail 168
78. Engine House and Flume of Hoorie Gold Mine 172
79. The “Little Giant” at Work 175
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