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situated far from the river side ; and sometimes the white- 

 headed maroudi (Pipile cumanejisis) and powis (Crax 

 aleclor), frequent the riverside near the same spot. 



Animal life does not appear to be very abundant in 

 the district, owing perhaps to the vast extent of swamps 

 all around. The only mammal of any peculiar interest that 

 I was able to procure, was a species of bat (Thyroptera 

 tricolor) which has curious circular suckers on its wingsand 

 legs, one on each wing near the shoulder, and one on each 

 leg. Besides these it is provided with the usual hook-like 

 appendages on the shoulders, and the small ill-developed 

 feet common to this order of animals. It was dis- 

 covered, along with many more of the same kind, inside 

 the partially unrolled leaf of a plantain tree, to which it 

 was no doubt fastened by its suckers. I have a belief that 

 there are many strange forms of insects to be discovered 

 in the neighbourhood, and hope to devote some spare 

 time to them on a future occasion. Fish abound in the 

 rivers, chief amongst them being the Morocot, which 

 sometimes attains a large size and weighs upwards of 

 twenty or thirty pounds. The inhabitants dry and salt 

 them, and if this were done more largely it would 

 form a valuable article of commerce, particularly in the 

 colony itself. 



There is, for the immense size of the district, a very 

 well regulated system of Police Stations established — one 

 at Barramanni capable of accommodating some three 

 or four men with an Inspector's quarters, a lock-up, etc. ; 

 another at the Morawhanna for six constables and an in- 

 spector, with lock-up, boat-house, stelling, etc. ; and another 

 at the Barima mouth, where quite 20 men could be tempo- 

 rarily billeted. The erection of another station is contem- 



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