374 TlMEHRI. 
Iguanas (Iguana tuberculata) were also very plentiful ; 
and several were shot on the lower branches over- 
hanging the water, to the great delight of the men, who 
seemed to enjoy them more than any other kind of 
flesh. I must confess that with waterhaas and birds in 
profusion, I did not fancy the flesh of these lizards, 
though a small portion that I tried, tasted not unlike 
chicken. 
The camping-ground selected for the night was 
situated, as we found next morning, immediately below 
the creek that leads to the Berbice River, or that was 
said to lead thither. Soon after starting on Friday 
morning (12th) we came up to it. This branch is com- 
paratively large, but after a mile or two, it narrows 
rapidly and becomes impassable owing to the dense 
matting of branches overhead and the large quantity of 
fallen trees in the water. In the rainy season possibly 
it may be clear. A few miles above this point, the 
main creek continues as a wide stream, and then, 
almost suddenly, it leads off into the several smaller 
creeks, which, by their union, produce it. This is where the 
alluvial soil meets the sand. All these smaller creeks, 
were entered, and ascended as far as the small bateau 
could travel, the large bateau having stuck hopelessly in 
the sand at the entrance of the largest of the side 
channels. The bed and sides of these channels were 
composed of a fine white sand. Doubtless in the wet 
season, these small creeks are passable even for large 
boats. 
The forest here shuts out the view completely, and 
whether the savannah extends beyond or not, it was 
impossible to judge. As regards animal life, the district 
