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141. Hingston, R. W. G. 1932. A newworld to explore. 62(5):6 17-642. 



Work in the treetops in a British Guiana forest on the right bank of the Essequibo River yields much 

 unknown life led by this leader of a Oxford University Expedition of investigators on various groups 

 of flora and fauna. Bartica served as the base of the operations. In one forest patch 207 reptiles 

 were collected along with 75 mammals, 166 birds, about 10,000 insects, about 5000 sets of plants, 

 and about 500 miscellaneous specimens. A photo of a small green lizard is shown. 



142. Holdridge, Desmond. 1938. Cowboys and Caymans of Marajo. 74(5):645-652. 



A set of eight plates of photos of the cowboys and caymans of this island at the mouth of the 

 Amazon river. 



143. Holt, Ernest G. 1931. In Humboldt's wake. 60(5):620-644. 



A narrative on a National Geographic Society expedition up the Orinoco tlirough Casiquiare Canal to 

 Amazonian waters is given. Pictured is a young Matamata mounted on the end of a stick and a 

 Cayman being hauled aboard a boat. It is stated that 200,000 skins of the Cayman have been 

 exported from the Orinoco region during the past year. River Turtles are eaten almost exclusively in 

 the turtle season when they aggregate to deposit their eggs. Turtles by the "ton", thousands, 

 aggregate at these sand bars. Cayman eggs shown being collected for Indian fare. 



144. . 1933. A journey by jungle rivers to the home of the Cock-of-the-rock. 64(5):585-630. 



The National Geographic Society Venezuela-Brazil Expeditions enter the Amazon and voyage 

 through tropical South America and emerge at the mouth of the Orinoco. The naturalists tagged 

 along with the official commission of the governments of Brazil and Venezuela to mark the boundary 

 of their two countries in wild country. A photo is shown of a "Jacaretinga", a small alligator, killed 

 for food and another being dressed out for human use. A photo shows turtle eggs being collected for 

 breakfast. 



145. Hughes, Carol and David Hughes. 1983. Teeming life of a rain forest. 163(l):48-65. 



The authors lived for 18 months in several of Costa Rica's rain forests for a Geographic TV special 

 filming the life of a rainforest. Pictured are Agalychnis callidryas, Basiliscus, Bufo periglenes, 

 Dendrobates granuliferus, D. pumiliu. and Leptodeira septentrionalis, among other life forms. 



146. James, Thomas Garner. 1953. London's zoo of zoo's. 103(6):77 1 -786. 



Brought out is the fact that Londoners makes pets of the animals at Regent's Park and Whipsnade. 

 Pythons, boas, tortoise, vipers and Komodo Dragons are mentioned among reptiles. 



147. Johns, Chris. 1994. Newborn alligators— not yet good swimmers— find a safe perch atop their 

 mother's crown in the Everglades. 184(4): front cover. 



A photo of two newborn alligators on their mothers head. 



148. Johnson, Irving and Electa Johnson. 1942. Westward bound in the Yankee. 81(1): 1-8, 17-32, 

 41-44. 



The tale of a voyage around the world taking a year and a half. In the Galapagos several tortoises, 

 one pictured, were collected to be stored on ship for fresh meat. It was stated that turtle steaks and 

 stews were excellent and turtle soup prepared with curry was delicious but the eggs were a problem. 



149. and . 1959. Lost world of the Galapagos. 1 15(5):680-703. 



An account of the brigatine Yankee which on a trip around the world stops in the Galapagos. 

 Members of the crew dine on Iguana tail. Marine Iguanas are mentioned and pictured as well as is the 

 capture of a sea turtle. A giant Tortoise is pictured and there is information on use of tortoises as 

 food by sailing ships of the past. 



