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Alencar), Nero, Tupi, Lampeao (a famed bandit 

 of the Brazilian nordeste) . 



Many names merely describe some specific physi- 

 cal or psychological trait which the animal in 

 question possesses. Among these names are: 



Name (in Portuguese) English Equivalent 



Sagul (A species of monkey; from its 



general chocolate color and white 

 ears, and its lively and intelli- 

 gent expression). 



Tica (A slang phrase for "The Little 



Thing"). 



Tini (Altered form of tinir: peal; from 



the timbre of its bark). 



Trelente (A slang phrase for "FuU-of- 



Tricks-and-Artiflces" ) . 



Veludo"^ Velvet (from the texture of the 



hair). 



BEES 



One farmer in the community keeps bees, which 

 he purchased a few years ago from a neighbor of 

 German origin who no longer lives in the com- 

 munity. He now has 30 hives. If the bees are 

 unimpeded by drought, the farmer says, each hive 

 will produce around 27 liters, or more than 6 gal- 

 lons, of honey a year, since in this climate nectar 

 is available virtually the year around. Most of 

 the honey is sold in nearby towns. The present 

 price is 7.50 cri/seiros a liter, or about $1.49 a 

 gallon, and the honey is delivered in lots of from 

 one to a hundred liters. 



OUTBUILDINGS 



The outbuildings on the sitios are relatively few. 

 On one of the more adequately equipped sitios 

 visited, for example, there is a paiol, or crib for 

 storing onions or other produce, especially in the 

 dry season (pi. 20, e). It is set on four heavy 

 wooden supports driven into the ground. The 

 sides are of taquara poles and the roof is of sape. 

 There is a wooden door. Nearby is a chiqueiro, or 

 small shelter for pigs, the sides of which are of 

 poles and the roof of sape; and a galinheiro, or 

 small chicken house, of pau a pique, also with a 

 roof of sape. In a nearby field is a rancho, or shel- 

 ter for farm produce, consisting of a roof of sape 

 supported on poles ( pi. 15, /) . On another sitio, 

 the only outbuilding is an unused shelter for pigs. 

 On a third sitio, there are a small chicken house, 

 two of whose sides are of galvatiized iron and the 

 others of chicken wire, and a privy of rough-hewn 

 boards, with a tile roof. On still another sitio, 

 there are a shed about G by 12 feet which is used 



its color). 



'™ Additional names used In the community include : Violeta 

 (violet), Oriente (Tlie East), Congonha {mati. or Ilex amara), 

 Japona (local term for a Japanese ■woman), Julim (altered form 

 of jolie), Rodaque, Sab.'iio, Paiva, and Tapcna. 



