WILD ANIMALS; ALLIGATORS; BIRDS. 21 



loin, which emits so powerful an odour that the presence of 

 the animal can be detected at a considerable distance. When a 

 warree is killed, the Indians immediately cut out this hole, and 

 generally cure the meat by drying it in the sun, thus obtaining 

 what is termed " barbecued pork." The tusks of the warree are 

 very formidable weapons : as sharp as lancets. I was fortunate 

 enough to see a tame warree in the neighbourhood of Orange 

 Walk (Old Eiver), kept by an old hunter ; as also to obtain fine 

 specimens of tusks. A small racoon was met in the neighbour- 

 hood of Mount Hope, which was killed while attacking the 

 poultry of my host during the night. Other animals found in 

 the colony are red deer, -tapir or mountain cow, the iguana, small 

 ant-eater, the quash, armadillo, squirrel, gibonet, and conies. 

 The latter are usually termed rabbits.. Alligators of large size 

 infest most of the inland lagoons, and afford good sport at the 

 out-stations. Of monkeys there are evidently several species. 

 The baboons make most dismal sounds in the forests : their 

 tones and howls being demoniacal. Along the coast the manatee 

 is said to be occasionally seen, although becoming more and 

 more rare with the attacks made upon it. 



Of bird life, there is an abundance in most parts of- the colony. 

 The wild turkey, one of the most handsome birds in the world, 

 is met with, but very rarely, on the western frontier, whence I 

 believe a pair was lately sent to the Zoological Gardens, London. 

 The domesticated turkey is raised in great abundance every- 

 where in the colony : the birds appear to be particularly strong 

 and healthy here, and. free from many of the diseases which 

 attack them elsewhere. The curassow, the royal bird of 

 Guatemala, is as large as a turkey, and, as seen in the forest, 

 reminds one of the wild pea-fowl of the East Indies. The male 

 bird is black, with yellow on the side of .the head and throat ; 

 the female has a dull plumage, mostly brown speckled with 



