future--and in this we find the fascination of Nature and of Science.
Who can be bored for a moment in the short existence vouchsafed us
here; with dramatic beginnings barely hidden in the dust, with the
excitement of every moment of the present, and with all of cosmic
possibility lying just concealed in the future, whether of Betelgeuze,
of Amoeba or--of ourselves? _Vogue la galère!_
APPENDIX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES
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4 26 Moriche Oriole; _Icterus chrysocephalus_ (Linné)
8 10 Toad; _Bufo guttatus Schneid_.
18 3 Bat; _Furipterus horrens_ (F. Cuv.)
4 Large Bats; _Vampyrus spectrum_ (Linné)
6 Vampire Bats; _Desmodus rotundus_ (Geoff.)
22 5 Giant Catfish, Boom-boom; _Doras granulosus_ Valen.
23 5 Kiskadee; _Pitangus s. sulphuratus_ (Linné)
25 26 Parrakeets; _Touit batavica_ (Bodd.)
26 Great Black Orioles; _Ostinops d. decumanus_ (Pall.)
26 5 House Wrens; _Troglodytes musculus clarus_ Berl. and Hart
29 5 Coati-mundi; _Nasua n. nasua_ (Linné)
32 2 Frog; _Phyllomedusa_ sp.
34 18 Mazaruni Daisies; _Sipanea pratensis_ Aubl.
20 Button Weed; _Spermacoce_ sp.
36 23 Melancholy Tyrant; _Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa_
(Cab. and Hein.)
37 2 Monarch; _Anosia plexippus_ (Linné)
38 7 Red-breasted Blue Chatterer; _Cotinga cotinga_ Linné
18 Yellow Papilio; _Papilio thoas_ Linné
49 26 Parrakeets; _Touit batavica_ (Bodd.)
52 3 Purple-throated Cotinga; _Cotinga cayana_ (Linné)
53 15 Dark-breasted Mourner; _Lipaugus simplex_ Licht.
54 26 Toucans; _Ramphastus vitellinus_ Licht.
59 6 White-fronted Ant-bird; _Pithys albifrons_ (Linné)
60 16 Army Ants; _Eciton burchelli_ Westwood
97 10 Great Green Kingfisher; _Chloroceryle amazona_ (Lath.)
11 Tiny Emerald Kingfisher; _Chloroceryle americana_ (Gmel.)
103 25 Gecko; _Thecadactylus rapicaudus_ (Houtt.)
109 8 Howling Monkeys; _Alouatta seniculus macconnelli_ Elliot
113 7 Bower Bird; _Ptilonorhynchus violaceus_ (Vieill.)
116 24 Cassava; _Janipha manihot_ Kth.
126 20 Frog, Gawain; _Phyllomedusa_ sp.
132 17 Marine Toad; _Bufo marinus_ (Linné)
133 8 Scarlet-thighed Leaf-walker; _Phyllobates inguinalis_.
149 2 Attas, Leaf-cutting Ants; _Atta cephalotes_ (Fab.)
151 12 Fruit Bats; _Vampyrus spectrum_ (Linné)
152 11 King Vulture; _Gypagus papa_ (Linné)
11 Harpy Eagle; _Harpia harpyja_ (Linné)
163 3 Ani; _Crotophaga ani_ Linné
7 Marine Toad; _Bufo marinus_ (Linné)
164 19 White-faced Opossum; _Metachirus o. opossum_ (Linné)
173 1 Attas, Leaf-cutting Ants; _Atta cephalotes_ (Fab.)
5 Hummingbird; _Phoethornis r. ruber_ (Linné)
174 7 Tamandua; _Tamandua t. tetradactyla_ (Linné)
175 1 Trogon; _Trogon s. strigilatus_ (Linné)
9 Tarantula Hawks; _Pepsis_ sp.
181 17 Cicada larvæ; _Quesada gigas_ Oliv.
182 5 Roaches; _Attaphila_ sp.
231 26 Manatee; _Trichechus manatus_ Linné
232 24 Crocodile; _Caiman sclerops_ (Schneid.)
233 6 Jacana; _Jacana j. jacana_ (Linné)
8 Gallinule; _Ionornis martinicus_ (Linné)
9 Green Herons; _Butorides striata_ Linné
10 Egrets; _Leucophoyx t. thula_ (Molina)
233 17 Kiskadees; _Pitangus sulphuratus_ (Linné)
19 Black Witch; _Crotophaga ani_ (Linné)
19 House Wren; _Troglodytes musculus clarus_ Berl. and Hart
22 Manatee; _Trichechus manatus_ (Linné)
242 1 Jacana; _Jacana j. jacana_ (Linné)
3 Gallinule; _Ionornis martinicus_ (Linné)
243 15 Mongoose; _Mungos mungo_ (Gmel.)
246 11 Little Egret; _Leucophoyx t. thula_ (Molina)
14 Tri-colored Heron; _Hydranassa tricolor_ (P. L. S. Mull.)
15 Little Blue Heron; _Florida c. caerulea_ (Linné)
249 14 White Egret; _Casmerodius egretta_ (Gmel.)
250 10 Night Heron; _Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis_ (Linné)
254 1 Giant Catfish, Boom-boom; _Doras granulosus_ Valen.
256 6 Long-armed Beetle; _Acrocinus longimanus_ (Linné)
276 10 Rufus Hummingbird; _Phoethornis r. ruber_ (Linné)
278 16 Tapping Wasp; _Synoeca irina_ Spinola
280 10 Mazaruni Daisy; _Sipanea pratensis_ Aubl.
21 Trogons; _Trogonurus c. curucui_ (Linné)
282 10 Quadrille Bird; _Leucolepis musica musica_ (Bodd.)
284 3 Bubble Bugs; _Cercopis ruber_
289 16 Army Ants; _Eciton burchelli_ Westwood
INDEX
A
_Acrocinus longimanus_, 255-258
Allamander, 121
_Alouatta seniculus macconnelli_, 109
Ani, 163, 233
_Anosia plexippus_, 37
Antbirds, white-fronted, 59, 227
Antlions, 27, 28
Ants, Army, 58, 60, 154, 282, 289;
attack on wasps, 290;
circular marching of, 291-294;
cleaning of, 79-81;
cleaning of ground, 77;
crippled, 70, 71, 81, 82;
enemies, 72;
foraging lines, 64;
guests, 88, 292;
labor, division of, 67;
larvæ, 87;
nest, 59-61, 74, 83, 289;
nest entrance, 74;
observing, methods of, 63;
odor, 62, 64;
parasites, 292;
prey of, 67;
rain, reaction to, 65, 66;
refuse heaps, 77, 78;
scavengers of nest piles, 78;
speed of, 68, 69, 292;
spinning, 84-86;
vitality, 69
Ants, _Azteca_, 278
Ants, Borneo telegraph, 279
Ants, Leaf-cutting, 7, 152, 173, 289;
at home, 172, 194;
attack, method of guarding against, 177;
attack, method of, 177-179;
battle of giant soldiers, 168-171;
castes, 166;
enemies, 162-163;
flight of kings and queens, 185-188;
fungus, 180, 181;
gardens, fungus, 179-181, 189;
instinct, 190-192;
leaf-chewing in nest, 180;
leaves, carrying, 158-162;
leaves, method of cutting, 158;
name, origin of, 156;
nest, 172;
nest, foundation of, 152, 153, 189, 190;
parasites, external, 176;
paths, 163-165;
queen, 152, 153;
queens, young, in nest, 185;
raids on garden, 154-155;
scavengers of nest, 176;
speed of, 165-166;
soldier, description of, 177-178;
trails, 163-165;
visitors at nest, 174-176;
worker, description of, 156, 157
_Attaphila_, 182-185
Attas. See Ants, Leaf-cutting.
_Atta cephalotes_, 155, 173
B
Bamboos, 9, 13, 23-25
Bats, 17-19
Bats, fruit, 151
Bats, vampire, 4, 18-21, 111, 208
Beach, Jungle, 90-111
Beena, 118
Bees, 35-37, 175
Beetle, 23
Beetle, Histerid, 292
Beetle, long-armed, 256-258
Beetle, rove, 72-73
Beetle, Staphylinid, 292
Beetle, water, in roots, 103
Boom-boom, 22, 252-255
Botanical Gardens, 122
Bower Bird, Purple, 113
Bougainvillia, 121
Boviander, flowers of, 120
_Bufo guttatus_, 8
_Bufo marinus_, 132, 163
Bugs, bubble, 284-288
Bugs, doodle, 28
_Butorides striata_, 233
Butterfly, 37, 125
Butterfly, beryl and jasper, 42
Butterfly, migrating, 259-263
Butterfly, Monarch, 37
Butterfly, Morpho, 51
Butterfly, Social gathering of, 268-273
Butterfly, Yellow papilio, 38
Button weed, 34
C
_Caiman sclerops_, 232
Caladium, 118
Casareep, 117
Cashew trees, 4
_Casmerodius egretta_, 249
Cassava, 116
Cassia, 44
Catfish, Giant. See Boom-boom, 22, 253, 254, 273
_Catopsilia_, species of, 268
_Cercopis ruber_, 284
_Cereus_, night blooming, 218
Chanties, 6
Chatterer, Red-breasted Blue, 38
_Chloroceryle amazona_, 97
Chloroceryle americana, 97
Cicada, 36, 37
Cicada, song of, 283
Cicada, larvæ. See _Quesada gigas_.
Clearing, Jungle, 34-57, 275
Clearing, after interval of year, 276
Coati-mundi, 29
Color, 53, 54
Convicts, 5, 7
Convicts, singing hymns, 109
_Cotinga cayana_, 52, 53
_Cotinga cotinga_, 38
Cotinga, Purple-throated, 52, 53
Cotton, Indian, 117
Cotton, Sea Island, 117
Crabs, in roots, 103
Crocodile, 232
_Crotophaga ani_, 163, 233
Cuyuni River, 9
D
Daisies, Mazaruni, 34, 280
Devilla blossoms, 283
Doodle-bugs, 28
_Doras granulosus_, 22, 254
E
Eagle, Harpy, 152
Eciton. See Army Ants
_Eciton burchelli_, 60, 289
Eggs, Butterfly, 41-43
Egrets, 233, 246, 249
_Ereops_, 264, 265
F
Fer-de-lance, 206
Flamboyant, 122
Flies, Chalcid, 292
Flies, Crane, in roots, 104-106
Flies, Phorid, 292
Flies, as scavengers, 78
_Florida c. caerulea_, 246
Flowers of boviander, 120
Flycatcher, Kiskadee, 23, 233
Flycatcher, Melancholy Tyrant, 36
Frangipani, 122
Frog, Scarlet-thighed Leaf-walker, 133
Frog, Tree, 32, 132
_Furipterus horrens_, 17, 18
G
Gallinule, 233, 242
Galis, 45-47
Garden, Akawai Indian, 115-119
Garden, Boviander, 120
Garden, Coolie and Negro, 120
Garden, Georgetown Botanical, 122, 230
Garden, Tropic, 230-251
Gawain, 31-33, 126
Gecko, 103, 104
Ghost, Kartabo, 25
God-birds, 26
Guests, Army Ant, 72
Guinevere, 123-148
_Gypagus papa_, 152
H
Hammocks, 195
accident in, 204;
capturing bats from, 218-220;
Carib, 197, 198;
environment and dangers, 200, 201;
hummingbirds on, 223, 224;
slinging of, 198, 199, 203, 209, 210;
sounds and scents, 213-215;
trapping from, 205, 206;
watching army ants from, 225, 228;
weaver-birds nesting on, 224
_Harpia harpyja_, 152
Herons, green, 233
Herons, little blue, 246
Herons, night, 250
Herons, rookery, 244-251
Herons, tricolored, 246
Hope, 16
Hummingbirds, 97, 174, 223, 276
Hyacinth, water, 121
_Hydranassa tricolor_, 246
I
_Icterus chrysocephalus_, 4
_Ionornis martinicus_, 233, 242
J
Jacana, 233, 242
_Jacana j. jacana_, 233, 242
_Janipha manihot_, 116
K
Kalacoon, 1
Kartabo, 1
Kartabo, history, 10-12
Kartabo, inmates, 21
Kartabo, morning at, 23
Kib, 29
Kibihée, 29
Kingfisher, Great Green, 97
Kingfisher, Tiny Emerald, 97
Kiskadee, 23, 233, 243
Kunami, 117
Kyk-over-al, 11, 12
L
_Leucolepis m. musica_, 282
_Leucophoyx t. thula_, 233, 246
Lilies, water, 121
_Lipaugus simplex_, 58
Lotus, 121
M
Manatee, 231-236
Martins, 4
"Mazacuni" River, 107
Mazaruni River, 9
_Metachirus o. opossum_, 164
Monarch Butterfly, 37
Mongoose, 248
Monkeys, 25
Monkeys, Howling, 109
Mosquitoes, 202, 211
Mourner, Dark-breasted, 53
_Mungos mungo_, 243
N
_Nasua n. nasua_, 29
Niebelungs, 49
O
Opossum, 164
Orchid, Toko-nook, 119
Oriole, Great Black, 25
Oriole, Moriche, 4
_Ostinops d. decumanus_, 25
P
Paddlers, 5
Palm, Cocoanut, 121
_Papilio thoas_, 38
Parasite, egg, 43, 44
Parrakeets, 25, 49-51
_Pepsis_, sp., 175
Pets, 28-33
_Phoethornis r. ruber_, 174, 276
_Phyllomedusa_, 32, 126
_Phyllomedusa bicolor_, 145
_Phyllobates inguinalis_, 133
_Pitangus s. sulphuratus_, 23, 233, 243
_Pithys albifrons_, 59
Piwari, 117
Pool, Jungle Rain, 126-132
_Ptilonorhynchus violaceus_, 113
Q
Quadrille Bird, 282, 283
_Quesada gigas_, 181
R
_Ramphastus vitellinus_, 54, 55
Roach, 182
Rocks, tidal, 265, 266
Roots, 98-106, 236
_Rozites gongylophora_, 181
Rushes, 264
S
Scorpions, 181
Sedges, Scirpus, 264, 265
Servants, negro, 14, 15
_Sipanea pratensis_, 34, 280
Snake, tree, in hammock, 201
_Spermacoce_ sp., 34
Springtails, in army ants' nest, 88
Striders, water, 129, 130
Sunrise, 107, 108
Swimming at night, 108-111
_Synoeca irina_, 278-280
T
Tadpoles, 127, 130-148
Tadpoles, colors of, 146, 147
Tadpoles, red-fins, 132, 133, 136, 139, 141, 144
Tadpoles, short-tailed blacks, 132, 138
Tamandua, 174
_Tamandua t. tetradactyla_, 174
Tanager, Blue, 111
Tarantula, 23
Tarantula Hawks, 175
Termites, 154, 162
_Thecadactylus rapicauda_, 103
_Thraupis episcopus_, 111
Tidal, area, ecology of, 266-268
Toad, 7, 8
Toad, Marine, 132, 163
Toko-nook, Orchid, 119
Toucans, 25, 54, 55, 56
_Touit batavica_, 25, 49
Tree, Fallen, 95
Tree, Prostrate, reactions of, 96, 97
Treetop, Fauna of, 95
_Trichechus manatus_, 231, 233
_Troglodytes musculus clarus_, 26, 233
Trogon, 175, 280-282
_Trogan s. strigilatus_, 175
_Trogonurus c. curucui_, 280
Tyrant, Melancholy, 36
_Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa_, 36
V
_Vampyrus spectrum_, 18
Vervain, 35
_Victoria regia_, 231, 237, 240, 241
Vulture, King, 152
W
Wasps, Ebony, 175
Wasps, Painted Nest, 289-291
Wasps, Tapping, 278-280
Wind, Voice of, 21
Witch, Black, 233
Wrens, House, 26, 27, 233
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