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A897.1 Beagle Library: Pennant, Thomas. 1793. History of quadrupeds. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: B. & J. White. Volume 1. Text

FOOD. Feed on fruits; are very fond of insects, particularly of ants: assemble in troops *, and turn over every stone in search of them. If attacked by wild beasts, take to flight; but if overtaken, will face their pursuers, and by flinging the subtile sand of the desert in their eyes, often escape 88. LONG-ARMED. Le grand Gibbon, de Busson, xiv. 92. tab. ii. Schreber, 78. tab. iii. A. with a flat swarthy face, surrounded with grey hairs: hair on the body black and rough: buttocks bare: nails

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A897.2 Beagle Library: Pennant, Thomas. 1793. History of quadrupeds. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: B. & J. White. Volume 2. Text

second inundation of knowledge is pouring upon the western world from its primeval seat, the East. Perhaps is a native of Guinea: the Zuogelo of the Negroes; which Des Marchais* says grows to the length of eight feet, of which the tail is four: lives in woods and marshy places: feeds on ants, which it takes by laying its long tongue cross their paths, that member being covered with a sticky saliva, so the insects that attempt to pass over it cannot extricate themselves: walks very slowly

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A897.2 Beagle Library: Pennant, Thomas. 1793. History of quadrupeds. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: B. & J. White. Volume 2. Text

slings its tail over its back: lives on ants; as soon as it discovers their nests, overturns them, or digs [page] 25

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A897.2 Beagle Library: Pennant, Thomas. 1793. History of quadrupeds. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: B. & J. White. Volume 2. Text

last four inches of which, on the under side, naked: the tail is thick at the base, and tapers to a point. Inhabits Guiana: climbs trees, in quest of a species of ants which build their nests among the branches: has the same prehensile power with its tail as the former. PLACE. There is a fourth species found at the Cape of Good Hope, and in Ceylon; but being described from a mere f tus*, we shall avoid giving a transcript of Dr. Pallas's account of it, but wait for further information. We shall

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A897.2 Beagle Library: Pennant, Thomas. 1793. History of quadrupeds. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: B. & J. White. Volume 2. Text

on the fore feet, and pendulous ears, which distinguishes it from other kinds. Kolben* describes their manners particularly, and says they have long heads and tongues, and are toothless; and that they sometimes weigh l00lb. : that if they fasten their claws in the ground, the strongest man cannot pull them away: that they thrust out their clammy tongue into the ants nest, and draw it into their mouth covered with insects. That the African species agrees with the American in every external

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A719.02 Beagle Library: Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1795-6. Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia, performed between the years 1770 and 1779. 4 vols. London: W. Richardson and J. Egerton. vol. 2. Text

the small red ants, which devour or destroy every thing. These are so diminutive as hardly to be perceived, and penetrate into the smallest crevices. If an insect is caught, and put into a box, it is immediately eaten up by these small animals, so that the wings only remain. The ants are particularly fond of sugar, and assemble in such numbers as intirely to cover the vessel in which it is kept. I found the best means of expelling cock-roaches out of chests of clothes, was to lay camphor among

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A719.02 Beagle Library: Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1795-6. Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia, performed between the years 1770 and 1779. 4 vols. London: W. Richardson and J. Egerton. vol. 2. Text

I should be able, by means of it, to preserve my collections of insects from the ravages of India's all-devouring ants. Having made a ring on the table with cajeput oil, and put a few ants within it, I perceived that the ants did not venture to pass it, but soon grew giddy from the vapor of it, staggered about, and at length died. When any of my insect-boxes was anointed with the oil, and some ants were put into it, in a few seconds they were scarcely able to crawl, and soon afterwards died

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A719.02 Beagle Library: Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1795-6. Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia, performed between the years 1770 and 1779. 4 vols. London: W. Richardson and J. Egerton. vol. 2. Text

INDEX. A VAN AARDE, p. 136 Acari, 11, 48, 49 Air, 288 Alder tree, 110 Ale, 212 Almond tree, 111 Aloe, Aloe tree, Gum aloe, 49, 154 Alps, 26 Amandel hout, 111 Amaryllis disticha, 163 Amomum, 282 Amphion, vide opium Amsterdam island, 212 Anas, 143, 150 Annona, the fruit of, 275 Ants, 299, 300 AUGE, 201 Arbuses, 279 Ardea, 143 Areca cathecu, Areek, 268, 291 Arrack, 282, 283 Arundo, 143 sculus pavia, 131 Assagay tree, 96, 111 Asses striped, 84, 89 Atjar, 293 Averrhoa, 276 B Babel, tower of, 116

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A719.01 Beagle Library: Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1795-6. Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia, performed between the years 1770 and 1779. 4 vols. London: W. Richardson and J. Egerton. vol. 1. Text

sorts of ants, especially the large red ones, which build their hillocks of clay, and are very common, increasing every year. The daughters of the colonists are sometimes with child by their fathers' black slaves. In this cafe, in consideration of a round sum of money, a husband is generally provided for the girl, but [page] 13

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A719.02 Beagle Library: Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1795-6. Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia, performed between the years 1770 and 1779. 4 vols. London: W. Richardson and J. Egerton. vol. 2. Text

serpents, lizards, the flesh of zebras, lions, and baboons, upon bulbous roots, ants' eggs, c. On the 29th we rode along Visch-rivier past OLIVIER's farm, to JACOBUS THERON's. A misfortune, which I least expected on a smooth and plain road, attended me however this day. Thro' the carelessness of my Hottentots, who drove against a stone that lay in the road, my cart overturned, the tilt over it was torn asunder, and many of my boxes and packets of herbs were lost. I here saw necklaces and

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A719.04 Beagle Library: Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1795-6. Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia, performed between the years 1770 and 1779. 4 vols. London: W. Richardson and J. Egerton. vol. 4. Text

brown veins, streaks, and waves. In the root these waves are said to be closer and darker; for which reason the nearer apiece is taken from the root, the more valuable it is deemed; since higher up in the stem of the tree, the waves are thinner and paler. The extremities of the tree, to within one-third or half of it, are said to be fit for nothing, but to be thrown away. Ants are said not to damage it at all. I could not get to fee the tree myself; but from the description I received of it

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A849 Beagle Library: Linnaeus, Carl. 1797. Systema vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species cum characteribus et differentiis. Editio 15a (ed. Christiaan Hendrik Persoon). Göttingen: Christ. Dieterich. Text

exstipulatus, foliis ouato-lanceolatis petiolatis trineruiis denticulatis vtrinque nudis. villosus. 2. C. arborescens exstipulatus, fol. ouatis petiolatis hirtis. Folia petiolata rugosa, vtrinque viridia et pubescentia. Pedunculi vniflori cum geniculo. populifolius. 3. C. arborescens exstipulatus, foliis cordatis laevibus acuminatis petiolatis. Adultior ramis et foliis nudus est. Petala alba, absque macula margine purpurascentia. Stamina lutea. Calyces ants explicationem triquetri. laurifolius. 4

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A756 Beagle Library: Colnett, James. 1798. A voyage to the South Atlantic and round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean, for the purpose of extending the spermaceti whale fisheries, and other objects of commerce, by ascertaining the ports, bays, harbours, and anchoring births, in certain islands and coasts in those seas at which the ships of the British merchants might be refitted. London: The Author Text

was seen on this island, and the greatest part of its inhabitants appeared to be of the reptile kind, as land tortoises, lizards, and spiders. We saw also dead snakes, which probably perished in the dry season. There were, besides, several species of infects, as ants, moths, and common flies, in great numbers; as well as grass-hoppers, and crickets. [page] 5

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A754.01 Beagle Library: Vancouver, George. 1798. A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and round the world. 3 vols. London: G.G. and J. Robinson. vol. 1. Text

, which fully satisfied us, that any further search for the natives would be fruitless; and therefore we returned by a different route to the boats. In our way we saw the remains of two similar huts. Near these was an ants nest much of the same shape and magnitude, though finished in a very superior style and manner, and shewing how very humble is the state of human existence, when unassisted by civil society, and undirected by the sciences. Having eaten our salt beef we proceeded homewards, much

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A925.2 Beagle Library: Burney, James. 1803-17. Chronological history of the voyages and discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. 5 vols. London: printed by Luke Hansard, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, and sold by G. and W. Nicol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall, G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, J. Robson, New Bond-Street, T. Payne, Mew's-Gate, and Cadell and Davies, in the Strand. Volume 2 (1806) Text

many other birds of kinds not known to the Spaniards. Of insects, they saw none but black lizards and ants, and it was thought extraordinary for that latitude, that no mosquitos were seen. There were many kinds of fish, which the natives caught in almost every variety of manner. Vegetable Productions: for Food; The vegetable productions of Santa Cruz are, cocoa nuts; large sugar canes; plantains in the greatest plenty, and of six or seven different species; 'the Great Fruit of the first Islands'

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A925.4 Beagle Library: Burney, James. 1803-17. Chronological history of the voyages and discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. 5 vols. London: printed by Luke Hansard, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, and sold by G. and W. Nicol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall, G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, J. Robson, New Bond-Street, T. Payne, Mew's-Gate, and Cadell and Davies, in the Strand. Volume 4 (1816) Text

ships going into or or coming out of the Road of Callao. In the night of the 22d, they were set so near to the rocks called las Hormigas (Ants) that they had some difficulty to get clear. Funnel says, 'these rocks bear from each other NNW and SSE, and are distant from the Island of the Port of Callao about eight leagues. They are large rocks, and in the middle of them are some bays where it is said abundance of good fish are caught, and fishermen come here to make sea-fish oil.' On the 23d, they saw

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A831.02 Beagle Library: Turnbull, John. 1805. A voyage round the world in the years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804, in which the author visited the principal islands in the Pacific Ocean, and the English settlements of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island. 3 vols. London: Richard Phillips. Volume 2. Text

VOYAGES IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. CHAP. XII Leave Ulitea. Pass Bollabolla without having any Communication with the Natives. Intercourse with the Natives of Maura. THE hazards we had just experienced at Ulitea were so fresh in our minds, that although we passed near the island of Bollabolla, we made no attempt to open any intercourse with the inhabit-ants, who have the character of being VOL. II. B [page]

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A727 Beagle Library: Helms, Anton Zacharias,. 1807. Travels from Buenos Ayres, by Potosi, to Lima. London: Printed for R. Phillips. Text

, crickets, singing-toads, frogs, serpents, crocodiles, and musquitoes. The ants are likewise very numerous and troublesome; their bite, and the corrosive fluid which they discharge when irritated, causing as painful symptoms as the sting of the musquito. The ill regulated, dirty post-houses swarm with bugs, fleas, and other vermin; and we were frequently obliged to quench our thirst with nauseous fetid water, or to breathe air impregnated with the noxious effluvia of putrid carcases. But the

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A727 Beagle Library: Helms, Anton Zacharias,. 1807. Travels from Buenos Ayres, by Potosi, to Lima. London: Printed for R. Phillips. Text

peculiar to the whole of Spanish America, are all to be met with in Paraguay. The Jagums, Couguars, and other wild beasts and serpents, seldom hurt those who.attack them: much more injurious however, are the ants and apes; for the former which are more numerous in Paraguay than any where elte, devour the tender plants of all sorts, and prevent them from coming to. perfection; while the apes ravage the country, rob the trees of; their fruit and commit extensive depredations in the corn-fields

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A727 Beagle Library: Helms, Anton Zacharias,. 1807. Travels from Buenos Ayres, by Potosi, to Lima. London: Printed for R. Phillips. Text

; notwithstanding which, no diminution is apparent amongst them. The oxen and horses are found in such numbers, that they require only to be taken by means of a noose, as is done by the Cossacks of the Don, and the peasants of some parts of Italy. There are also wild birds and animals of every species, and particularly jaguars, which are larger here than any where else. The animal called here hormiguero, which lives upon nothing but ants, is quite common in the Pampas: it has a very long and pointed muzzle