CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER XII 



EXPEDITION TO THE NICHARE, DECEMBER 22, 1900, TO JANUARY 28, 

 1901. FHOM LA TRISION TO THE MOUTH OF THE NICHABE 



I'AOK 



Indians — Preparations for our departure — Departure from La Prision 

 — Dug-outs — Rapids of Mura — Water plants and tapirs — Burrowing 

 birds — Indian settlement at Mura — Strange-looking trees — Christ- 

 mas on the Caura — Facundo returns to La Prision — The Nichare . 165 



CHAPTER XIII 



EXPEDITION TO THE NICHARE, DECEMBER 22, 1900, TO JANUARY 28, 

 1901. THE NICHARE 



My first tapir — Morocotos — Otters — The rubber industry — The rubber 

 on the Nichare — Establishment of settlements — New birds obtained 

 — News of Facundo's death — Return to La Prision , . . 180 



CHAPTER XIV 



La Prision, January 28-February, 22, 1901— Peccaries— Method of 

 camping — Water tortoises — Eggs of the water tortoise — Para — 

 Orchids — Indian method of carrying loads — Flies and ants — Above 

 the Falls of Para — Tapir hunting 193 



CHAPTER XV 



Guayarapo— Ayaima — Block-houses on the Erewato — Tapir hunting 

 — Strange superstitions — Achaba — The sun-bittern — Suraima — 

 Dining under difficulties 208 



CHAPTER XVI 



Colonies of hang-nests— We push on to Ameha — The tapir — Accident 

 to the large boat — First sight of Am6ha — Insects and a bright 

 light — We kill another tapir— Iguanas — Ameha .... 220 



CHAPTER XVII 



AM^HA 



Inaccessible mountains — The koa bird — Concerning our taxidermist — 

 Journey to the cliffs— At the foot of the cliffs— Storm at night— 

 We return to our camp— Further attempts to scale the mountain 

 — We leave the mountain 231 



