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Third fi'om the saiid-baiiks in the river, had turned him nearly 



Journey. 



black. He laughed at himself, and said the Indians in 



the Demerara would not know him again. I staid one 

 day in George-town, and then set off the next morning 

 for head-quarters in Mibiri creek, where I finished the 

 Cayman. 



Here the remaining time was spent in collecting birds, 

 and in paying particular attention to their haunts and 

 economy. The rainy season having set in, the weather 

 became bad and stormy ; the lightning and thunder were 

 incessant ; the days cloudy, and the nights cold and 

 misty. I had now been eleven months in the forests, and 

 collected some rare insects, two hundred and thirty 

 birds, two land tortoises, five Armadillas, two large 

 serpents, a sloth, an ant-bear, and a Cayman. 



I left the wilds and repaired to George -town to spend 

 a few days with Mr. R. Edmonstone previous to embark- 

 ing for Europe. I must here return my sincerest thanks 

 to this worthy gentleman for his many kindnesses to me ; 

 his friendship was of the utmost service to me, and he 

 never failed to send me supplies up into the forest by 

 every opportunity. 

 Embarks I embarked for England, on board the Dee West India- 



for England. 



man, commanded by Captain Gray. 



Sir Joseph Banks had often told me, he hoped that I 

 would give a lecture in public, on the new mode I had 

 discovered of preparing specimens in natural history for 



