178 CUSTOMS OF THE AiiOKIOlNES, 



rank, (■] lifts lieiiig chosen for guperior bravery, 

 Ijfiiiio- thu ])r^t liiniter, or IkivIiih';) superior ttnod.* 

 TJuLS niL'ii ill a slate ui' iiuturc chouse their h^rid- 

 ers ; and we may observe a similar order of 

 things among gregarious animals. 



* It is also recorded of the Coroados Indians in the inTeriur 

 of Brazil, according to Spix and Martins, " Whentlioy cim y 

 on war, their leiukr i> ilie best hunter, he u lio luis killed 

 the greatest number of Enemies, Ounces, &c., and has the 

 greatest ghard of cunning. At home Ms commands are not 

 attended to — every IhuIv commaiKb at homo, according to 

 his own pleasure." — Travels in Srazil, Bvo. Eng. Transl, 

 voK ii. p. 245. 



