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CnAPTEK IV. 
JIFNTIXG AXD FISHING IN THE 
PROVINCES OF AMAZON 
AND MATO GROSSO. 
The Pim-rneu. — The Peixe-lioi. 
— Tlie Roto. — Fishing -nith 
the Covo. — Tapi i--Ji anting. — 
The HaiToiros. 
0 tlio inliabitauts of the above- 
iiioutionod jjrovinceH hunting 
and, still tishing are of 
an importance hardly to be 
o.stiinated in Europe ; aud in 
any, be it the sliglitest, 
description of these, land-s, 
special attention must be 
directed to these brauches of 
nationid economy ; -which are 
of small consequence in civi- 
lised countries. I’licre the 
colossal turtles, the pira-rucu (^,Su</is .y/f/fos),* and the lamantin or peixe- 
boi, arc captured, a.s the tapirs, the tvild hogs and deer, are Inmtcd, 
nut lor sport, but lor subsisltmce, for the daily food of the inhabitants. 
Jhe ox, though no longei’ an altogether unknown animal in these 
regions, is still strange enougli ; and its meat will be rarely Jiiet with in 
Ihe isolated huts of the Indians and mestizoes, for the few heads of cattle, 
brought up-stream Irom the lon'cr course of the Amazon by the fori nightly 
* Fi’oin [tmi, (i.sL; iiad rued, red. 
