. Wanderungen in Südamerika, im Nordwesten der Vereinigten Staaten und der Antillen in den Jahren 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 : mit Originalanweisungen für die perfekte Erhaltung von Vögeln, etc. Für naturhistorische Kabinette . von Eingeborenen. Es ist ein aktives, lebhaftes kleines Wesen, schwarz, mit einem weißen Patchon in der Kehle. Kolonisten sind geneigt, das Opossum durch den Namen von polecat zu nennen. Siehe Opossum. Kartoffel, Süße {Convolvulus batatas). PowiSE {Crax-Kurfürst).- – dieser feine Vogel ist einer der Curas-Sauen, von denen es mehrere Arten gibt. Es scheint das Klima sehr gut zu tragen, und da es leicht zu zähmen ist, ein

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. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . by natives. Itis an active, lively little creature, black, with a white patchon the throat. Colonists are apt to call the opossum by thename of polecat. See Opossum. Potato, Sweet {Convolvulus batatas). PowiSE {Crax alector).-—This fine bird is one of the Curas-sows, of which there are several species. It seems to bearour climate very well, and as it is easily tamed, and willtake its place in the poultry yard, attempts have been madeto acclimatize it like the turkey, the guinea-fowl, and thepeacock. As yet, however, the enterprise has met with smallsuccess, which is the more to be regretted as the great size ofthe bii-d, nearly equalling that of the turkey, and the delicacy EXPLANATORY INDEX. 461 of its flesh, would make it a welcome addition to ourpoultry. Within the tropics, however, it is a very common inhabitantof the poultry yard, where its only drawback is, that itassumes authority over the turkeys and guinea fowls, andpecks them to death if they do not obey. In many parts of. ^i2»*^ Guiana there is a belief that if a dog licks up the blood of awounded Powise, or mumbles its bleeding feathers as dogslove to do, it will go mad. Purple-heart (Cojmifera jmhiiflora).—This most usefultree derives its name from the piu-ple colour of its wood, which is very hard, close grained, dui-able, and tough. It is, however, chiefly valued for its bark, which is used inmaking canoes. Mr. C. B. Brown gives the following accountof the manufacture :—- The bark canoes used by Indians are called SYoodskins by the Creoles, and are made of one piece of bark, strippedfrom a tree called the Purple-heart {Copaifera publiflora). 4G2 EXPLANATORY INDEX. The bark of the locust-tree or simiri {Ilymencea courharil) isalso sometimes used. This bark is from one-eigh

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