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Ii6. Shooting the Rapids at Full Speed 270 



117. A Wilderness Passion Flower — Simitu 272 



118. Our Camp on the Aremu River 274 



119. Poling under Tacubas on the Little Aremu ^ . . . 276 



120. Tree-ferns on the Little Aremu 278 



121. A Sloth in Action 2S0 



122. A Sloth Asleep 281 



123. Where only Otters and Fish ran pass 283 



124. Aremu Gold Mine, showing Bungalow and Mine Shaft 286 



125. Descending the Shaft 289 



126. Walking Stick Insect 290 



127. Scorpion and Caterpillar after their Battle 292 



128. Milady and the Giant Mora Tree 296 



129. Aerial Roots of Bush-rope 299 



130. Tamandua 306 



131. Agouti 312 



132. Nest and Eggs of White-throaterl Robin 323 



133. Section of Paddle-wood Tree 325 



134. Phonetic Caterpillars 329 



135. First Phase of Curassow Strutting, a Slow Walk with Raised 



Tail. Rear \'iew 333 



136. The Same. Side View 333 



137. Second Phase of Curassow Strutting 335 



138. Third Phase of Curassow Strutting 337 



139. Golden-crowned Manakin lifted from Nest 343 



140. Young Dusky Parrots 344 



141. Early Morning in the Wilderness 346 



142. Indian Hunter bringing in a Peccary 347 



143. American Egret on the Abarv River Savanna 352 



144. Nest and Young of Jabiru 354 



145. Gray-necked Tree-ducks rising from the Savanna 356 



146. Our Bungalow on Abary Island 358 



147. Map of Abary Island 361 



148. Abary River, showing High Growth on West Bank 362 



149. Spider Lily near Abary Island 363 



150. Nest of a Hoatzin in the Mucka-mucka on which these Birds 



feed 366 



151. The Author Photographing Hoatzins 367 



152. (A) Female Hoatzin flushed from her nest; the Male Bird 



approaching 369 



153. (B) Female Hoatzin in the same Position, the Male having 



flown nearer 370 



154. (C) Male Hoatzin alarmed and about to take Flight 372 



155- (I') Female Hoatzin crouching to avoid Observation ^7:; 



