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The western world. Picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in North and South America (1874)

Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 262

An illustration from The western world. Picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in North and South America, 1874, leaf 262 — FAUNA. : 259 The tiger-cat, or ocelot, which much resembles a common eat, 5} ? ) but is considerably larger, is also found in the forest; but at the sight of man it takes to flight, and is, therefore, less fre- =| foo) ) quently seen than its fiercer relatives. The puma also makes its way from one… … the face of man. The savage wolf, the cayote, is frequently met with. A considerable number of the birds of South America, or of allied species, are found in many parts of the country. This is the home of the resplendent trogon, called the quetzal— the imperial bird of the Quiches. It, however, has…

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