CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER II. 



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Arrival at Antigua Dominica Frogs and Humming-birds Martinico 

 Diamond rock Barbadoes Quashi and Venus The Alien Bill- 

 Sail for Demerara More about the Sloth Scarlet Grosbeak 

 Grab-eating Owl Sun-heron Feet of the Tinamou. Vampires 

 again The Karabimiti Humming-bird The Monkey tribe The 

 Eed Howler Eoast monkey The Nondescript Altered physi- 

 ognomy Gold and silver mines Changes of Government Politics 

 India-rubber An ingenious deception 310- -334 



OX PEESEEVING BIEDS FOE CABINETS OF NATURAL 

 HISTOEY. 



Faults ja bird-stuffing Tools required Knowledge of anatomy 

 Attitudes of birds Flow of the plumage How to skin a bird- 

 Inserting cotton Killing wounded birds Stuffing a hawk The 

 first incision The skin to be pushed, not pulled Arrangement of 

 wings Modelling the body Spreading the tail Constant attention 

 required Strength and elasticity Value of corrosive sublimate- 

 Experience and patience 335 350 



EXPLANATOEY INDEX 351494 



TAXIDEEMY 495510 



INDEX . 511520 



