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A Stray Dog Joins the Expedition. 
Indian that I managed to secure it. It was the smallest of owl hitherto 
known to me, Strix pnsscrinoidas Tern, Like all reinaiinuG; owls, it 
perches quietly in a dark shady spot in tlie thickest bush and almost con- 
tinuously strikes its really quite peculiar note of lamentation at regular 
intervals . 
47. According to the statements of the Indians visiting ns, the next 
settlement lay 4 days' journey up the stream, indeed, in close proxi- 
mity to the Cnrsato Range, where the district of the Wapisiana com- 
mences : the overland journey shortens it bv a day . My brother not those 
latter to inform the peonh^ who lind been followinj; the rivor-bank of t1ie 
Takutn to wait for ns thore. Aooording to tlie observations taken, our 
camp bov in 3° 20' lat N., while the thermometrical (Fahr. ) records 
gave the following mean results : — 
1842 
G a m. 
9 a.m. 
Noon. 
3 p.m. 
G p.m. 
Remark?. 
10th 
April 
74.57 
79. G7 
8G.17 
91.17 
84.84 
Sky mnstlv clourlefl : a 
strong N.N, it E. winrl wa,g 
blowing at the same timp. 
Throughout the day, the wind almost regularly blew out of the 
N.N.E. till it apparently died away towards sunset; it sprang up again 
regularly after 8 o'clock of an evening in the West, and then turned 
towards N.N.E. 
48. As up to to-day, the 11th April, we had received no news from 
Fryer we struck camp and i-esumed our journey up the River. Huge 
glassy-surfaced lK)ulders of ferruginous conglomerate heaped one on top 
of the other covered whole areas liere, as on the Rupununi, ( and accord- 
ing to my brother's accounts) . Rewa and Quitaro. The loud barking and 
yelping of a dog that seemed to follow us continuouslv along the bank, 
juturally aroused our curio.sity, when tlie cause itself appeared at the 
waterside, jumped in, and swam after us. Forced to surmise that he be- 
longed to the Indians, who had brought us provisions and who Avere 
accompanied by a large number of dogs, we did not want to take bun into 
the boat: but he bravely swam behind, and as soon as he got tired, turned 
to the bank, where, barking and yelping he again ran after us. When 
we landed towards evening he was immediately at our side, licked cur 
hands, wagged his tail and jumped around in the most friendly fashion. 
Had his appearance not already betrayed his Portuguese descent, this 
friendliness towards strangers would have established it. Having fol- 
lowed us so indefatigably we took him under our protection., only to 
regret it sufficiently enough afterwards because he Avas absolutely no 
hunting dog, and only too often frightened the game away with his bark- 
ing. Want of space in the boats forced him next morning to continue his 
journey on foot along the bank . 
49. In the course of our journey to-day we passed the mouths of 
the Camu and Awarrimani: the former has its source on the slope of 
the Ilamikipang. Beyond the junction of the Awarrimani we reached 
