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ON THE ABORIGINES 
On the river Quiriri, 
23. Ipecas (Ducks), 
24. Gi (Axe), 
25. Coua (Wasp), 
On the river Codaiari, 
26. Corocoro (Green Ibis). 
27. Baubunas. 
28'. Tatus (Armadillos). 
On Camsi Parana, 
29. Tenimbuca (Asbes). 
On Juheira Parana, 
30. Muciira (Opossum). 
These tribes bave almost all of them some peculiari- 
ties of language and customs, but they all go under tbe 
general name of “ Uaupes,’’ and distinguisb themselves, 
as a body, from the inhabitants of other rivers. Hence 
the river is called “ Rio dos Uaupes (the River of the 
Uaupes), though the proper name of it is Uacaiari,’' 
and it is always so termed by the Indians. 
The Uaupes are generally rather tall, five feet nine or 
ten inches being not an uncommon height, and they are 
very stout and well formed. Their hair is jet-black and 
straight, only turning grey with extreme old age. The 
men do not cut their hair, but gather it behind into a 
long tail, bound round with cord, and hanging down to 
the middle of the back, and often to the thighs ; the 
hair of the women hangs loose down their backs, and is 
cut to a moderate length. The men have very little 
beard, and that little they eradicate by pulling it out ; 
