AND AMONG THE BOTOCUDOS. 



Other injury, they creep through the smallest gap in the bushes, and 

 can thus pass over a great extent of ground in a day. My hunters 

 had experience of this their bodily superiority, among others, from a 

 young Botocudo, named Jukeracke: he had learned to be a very 

 good marksman with his gun, and was at the same time uncommonly 

 skilful in the use of the bow. I sometimes sent . him with other Boto- 

 cudos into the wood to kill animals ; for a little flour and brandy they 

 willingly hunted a whole day. Jukeracke in particular was very 

 serviceable, as he was agile and shewed much aptness to all bodily 

 exercises. At first my hunters accompanied these people ; but they 

 soon complained that the Botocudos were too swift of foot, and let 

 them hunt alone. We made daily hunting excursions in the .neigh- 

 bourhood of the Quartel. When the savages are in these parts, the 

 araras rarely shew themselves, because they are constantly disturbed ; 

 during the short absence of the Botocudos they had returned, and 

 now found formidable enemies in our fowling-pieces. We killed 

 several of those beautiful birds, which were doubly welcome, as the 

 neighbourhood afforded us but little game for our table, and the other 

 provisions at the Quartel were often so sparingly allotted to us, that 

 we almost suffered hunger. Besides hunting we continued also to 

 fish ; soon after our arrival several saw-fish ( pristh serra ) were 

 taken, which we found very good eating. Only one kind of fish, the 

 crumataii, is here caught in nets ; but several by the line, as 7'obal, 

 piabajiha, pian,jujuliah (silurus), cassdo, (squalus?) espadarta (saw- 

 fish), f uciirupora, (squalus ? J furubiy camurupi, and many other 

 kinds. The crimatan, a soft and very bony fish, is shot by the 

 savages with bow and arrows*. 



* The principal fishing implements used on the Belmonte, are, besides the camboa, or tho 

 coral, the taraffa, a large round net, which is cast out by one person ; many small kinds of 

 baskets; the /JTtra made of wood split very thin, or reed, rather flat and curved, with an 



