We were now in the very midst of the most splendid shooting ground of the republic, and each day my quest after the feathered inhabitants of those fine groves1 was rewarded with an abundant supply of pavas, guacharacas, and that most noble and beautiful of all game birds, the paujī or crested2 curassow of South America, (Crax alector.) This fine species is found in all parts of the country, especially in the woods of the tierra caliente, where it can be tracked without difficulty by the shrill3 and prolonged whistle with which it calls its mate, and which can be heard from a long distance. It appears not to notice the presence of the hunter, allowing itself to be shot down without making the least effort to avoid the danger. This bird is nearly the same size as the domestic turkey, and being easily domesticated4, could very well supply the place of that fowl5, as the flesh is juicy and of exquisite6 flavor. Its plumage is peculiarly rich and beautiful, the head and neck being white and the rest of its body of a rich olive brown, excepting the wing tips which are black. An elegant{239} tuft of curled, glossy7 black feathers surmounts8 the head, adding greatly to the splendor9 of its appearance. In the more elevated parts of the country there is another species, the paujī de piedra or cashew-bird, so called from a singular excrescence on the top of its head, in color a bluish gray, and bearing some resemblance to a polished nodule of slate10. This bird only inhabits woods growing at about four thousand feet of elevation11, and if possible exceeds in beauty the preceding. Its plumage of a deep black, with tints12 of olive green, contrasts exquisitely13 with that of the bill and legs, which are respectively of a brilliant scarlet14 and deep yellow. They are even more easily domesticated than the preceding, and are therefore to be met with in many a farm yard of the Cordillera, where they form one of its most graceful15 ornaments16.
The guacharaca or South American pheasant may also be classed among the finest game birds of Venezuela, and is extremely abundant everywhere. In riding along the solitary17 roads through the plains and fertile vales of the tierra caliente, the traveller may have often noticed at all hours of the day and even of the night, more especially at the approach of rain, a most discordant18 chattering19 in harsh and shrill notes; it is the song of the guacharaca, a bird of about the size of the domestic hen, bearing some resemblance to the female pheasant, and like it of a chocolate color. It is of a sociable20 nature, always congregating21 in flocks of twenty or thirty. The moment one of the number leads the chant, all the rest join in chorus, uttering distinctly in hoarse22 repetition guacharaca, guacharaca;{240} hence the name of this bird. These cries are invariably responded to by all the flocks in the neighborhood, so that in a short time the whole valley rings from end to end with their discordant voices. Like all other gallinaceous birds, it is very easily domesticated with the paujies, pavas, gallinetas, and several other wild fowl with which the rural inhabitant loves to stock his yard.
In addition to the foregoing, there are also in the Llanos all kinds of wild pigeons, doves, plovers24, and quails25, the latter so abundant that they can easily be killed by the hundred with a stick. And indeed, so great is the almost endless variety of fine birds in these wilds, that it would be impossible, within the limits of these pages, to enter into further detail concerning them.
Deer were also very plentiful26, both in the mata, whither they were attracted by its refreshing27 shade, and in the meadows around it; but having no dogs with us, and being unwilling28 to tire our horses in unprofitable sport, we refrained from their pursuit. One afternoon, however, much to my surprise, a merry, clever fellow by the name of Casimiro, who had followed us from the valleys, entered the camp bending under the weight of a fine doe which he had killed that afternoon, together with a buck29 that an Indian boy was carrying for him. On our complimenting his extraordinary skill in killing30 two deer in so short a space of time, he informed us that he could have brought down any number of them, and intended retracing31 his steps at once for more. This proved no mere32 boast, for quickly returning to the woods, he{241} soon after again made his appearance with a similar load, which, seating himself by the fire, he at once commenced skinning.
I inquired of Casimiro the occasion of his success; he replied by producing a tube of bamboo about the thickness of the thumb, one end being covered with a thin membrane33. On blowing through the other end, a sound precisely34 resembling the bleating35 of a young fawn36 resulted. It is in this manner that the treacherous37 hunter decoys the anxious doe, whose every motion he watches from the place of his concealment38 behind the branches of some tree, usually the algarrobo, of whose pods deer are very fond. This detestable expedient41 is, I am glad to state, rarely practised unless by hungry sportsmen; and as we were then in the midst of plenty, and venison besides not being much relished43 by the beef-eating population of the Llanos, we had fortunately no occasion to resort to it in any of our subsequent deer-shooting adventures.
Another device much practised by Indians in these cases, consists in assuming the guise44 of the great garzon or soldier crane of the pampas, whose company appears always welcome to deer grazing in the open prairie. This crane, which I have mentioned in a former chapter, as being at the least five feet in height, is mounted upon a pair of long slender legs, giving it the appearance of walking on stilts45; their plumage is a dazzling white, and they have a pouch46 under the throat of a brilliant scarlet color. The bill, too, is quite a remarkable47 feature, fully48 a foot{242} long and very wide at the base, which permits of swallowing at a mouthful large fish, as well as frogs, toads49 and snakes, of which last it partakes with equal relish42. All that the hunter has to do, who intends ensnaring his deer with borrowed plumes50, is to hide his own face with a mask, which must have a long bill resembling that of the crane attached to it. The mask being securely fastened on, he finishes his toilet by covering his body to his knees with a white garment.
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In this simple disguise the hunter, equipped besides with his gun or bow and arrows, makes straight for the game, careful however to approach it in a contrary direction to that of the wind, deer possessing peculiarly acute powers of scent51. On one occasion, I was fortunate enough to shoot three of these shy animals out of a small herd52, before the rest took the alarm.{243}
Our young attaché, Roseliano, who had witnessed the universal success of these devices, envying the achievements of his elders, determined53 to try what he could accomplish for himself in this line. Accordingly, choosing for his intended victim a fine stag grazing at no great distance from the camp, he forthwith proceeded on his experiment. Having no garzon’s beak54 at hand, nor even a white garment, with which to personate the feathered dandy of the savannas55, he was for some time at a loss how to approach the game without alarming it, when a malicious56 companion persuaded him that he could ensnare the deer equally well if he presented himself simply in puris naturalibus, assuring him that the animal would indubitably conceive him to be a rare bird or at least a new species of garzon. Roseliano, finally convinced by these specious57 representations, quickly denuded58 himself; then, gun in hand, and taking all necessary precautions in regard to the wind, which was blowing quite fresh at the time, immediately gave chase.
At first the stag appeared to pay little heed59 to the enticing60 object, and allowed it to approach within range; but the moment the gun was raised, the stag turned round and trotted61 slowly off, waving his short tail defiantly62. Sometimes he stopped for a little while, seeming to examine from head to foot this unfeathered biped, afterward63 resuming his mastications with perfect nonchalance64. At such times Roseliano, with due precautions, would creep slowly toward him, when invariably the deer, almost within range, again trotted composedly down the plain, not even giving his pursuer a chance to aim at him. Occasionally he{244} would turn about, stamp his tiny hoof65 upon the hard ground, and again move off wagging his little tail at him as though to say, “No, you don’t.”
Thus went each, still eluding66 still pursuing, for a long distance, without either seeming at all willing to part company, until the burning sun began to tell upon the bare skin of the young hunter, who experienced besides sundry67 painful reminders68 from the thorny69 sensitive plants under foot. At length growing somewhat desperate, he dashed ahead and sent a random70 shot after the deer without success, the ball striking the ground far short of the mark. The deer seemed now to think he had received notice to quit, for, to the great disgust of poor Roseliano, he at once bounded gracefully71 over the tall grass and disappeared from view.
Within a stone’s throw of our camp were several lagoons72 abounding73 in terrapins75 and turtles, whilst on all sides the savannas teemed76 with many delicious quadrupeds. These, on account of their penchant77 for the water, have been declared cold-blooded animals by the church, and can in consequence be eaten as fish; and as it was Holy Week, a grand hunt was proposed for the purpose of providing the camp with food which should be wholesome78 as well for the soul as the body. Accordingly, early on Good Friday morning the whole disposable force assembled in front of the ranch40; and after a partial organization, all started on foot in different directions, some in quest of cachicamos or armadillos, others for galapagos and tortoises, while the less fastidious did not disdain79 to try their skill upon those water hogs80, the chigüires or capyvaras.{245}
The results of the hunt far exceeded our expectation, as in less than four hours nearly three hundred armadillos, and probably as many turtles, were brought into camp. The flesh of the chigüire is not much relished by the Llaneros, although it is excellent for hams when properly cured and smoked; accordingly the carcasses, the hind39 quarters being removed, were left to the turkey buzzards.
The flesh of the armadillo is most delicious, tasting very much like young pig; and being always roasted in the shell—a thick cuirass formed of successive horny plates—all its juices are effectually preserved. It is, however, very rich eating, from the excess of fatness, and therefore liable to produce indigestion, if not followed by a good dose of aguardiente and a strong sauce of Chili81 peppers. It is also said to exert very injurious effects on persons predisposed to syphilitic disorders82 of the system, developing incipient83 ulcers84 and various other cutaneous diseases.
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The armadillo is a harmless, curiously-formed little quadruped, about the size of a common hedgehog; it burrows86 in the ground, spending the greater part of the day in cool retirement87, issuing at dusk or very early in the morning in search of food; this consists principally of worms, the larv? of insects or perchance a young snake from the broods that take shelter among the cells of its subterranean88 abode89—whether by permission or as intruders, remains90 to be ascertained91.{246} The fact is, however, that many of these burrows are so full of snakes, that it is necessary on account of them to exercise considerable caution when passing near the abodes93 of armadillos. Two little owls94 called aguaita-caminos, road-watchers, usually stand like sentinels at the entrance of these burrows, and by their constant flutterings around the sportsman, and their uncouth95 motions, almost invariably succeed in warning the armadillo. Nevertheless, if the hunter approach in front, he can always secure it with his hands as its vision in that direction is entirely96 obscured by the position of the plates with which the head is covered. When attacked from the rear or sides, it makes quickly for its burrow85; but if the hunter, however, be sufficiently97 expert, he may succeed in getting hold of the long, horny tail of the animal before it disappears entirely from view. Even then, as this creature possesses the power of swelling98 its body when thus attacked, it is rather difficult to drag it out, unless by some means the size of the burrow can be enlarged. There is then danger of severe wounds from its sharp claws, as well as of being bitten by some of the poisonous snakes which share its home.
What affinity99 there is existing between this quadruped and the finny inhabitants of the water, prompting their classification among amphibia, I was unable to ascertain92; but although the capyvara and several others placed by the church under that category, possess, it is true, great powers of resistance while in water, the reverse is assuredly the case with regard to the armadillo, which always seeks the higher{247} grounds so as to escape submersion during the great floods; and I have often found it in the midst of extensive plains where no moisture excepting the dews of night is to be seen for miles around.
When all the different parties, participants in the hunting excursion, were once more seated round the camp fires, it was quite amusing to hear their accounts of the various incidents connected with it; one had got hold of a rattlesnake’s tail, mistaking it for that of an armadillo; another had stumbled over a crocodile while diving for turtles in a shallow creek100; a third had his toe bitten off by caribes; while not a few experienced more or less severe shocks from electric eels101. In front of many of the fires, soon blazing under the trees, were arrayed on long wooden spits entire carcasses of the armadillos split along the belly102 and kept open by means of cross bars of green boughs103. Directly the coals were sufficiently hot in the centre of the fires, the galapagos were all beheaded and thrown, still alive, into the midst of the burning embers. These chelonia, like all other amphibia, are exceedingly tenacious104 of life; their sufferings, therefore, must doubtless be great under this lingering death, as was manifested by their long-continued struggles in the fire.
The Llaneros say that these turtles, according to their most exquisite gastronomers, should be eaten where there is no light, asserting that they will then be found more rich and juicy; but the actual reason for this, as I afterward ascertained to my great disgust, was that some of the choicest morsels105 are precisely{248} those which to be eaten must not be seen, as otherwise they would unhesitatingly be rejected.
There are several varieties of fresh water tortoises in the Apure, an abundant and wholesome food for the inhabitants. The most common are the galapagos, a large species of terrapin74, the terecay and the arrau or great turtle of the Orinoco, concerning which the celebrated106 Father Gumilla wrote in his “Orinoco Illustrated,” that it would be as difficult to count the grains of sand on the shores of the Orinoco, as to count the immense number of tortoises which inhabit its margin107 and water. Although confined principally to the broad channel of the Orinoco, the arraus are met with also in great abundance in the Apure, the Arauca, and most of the other large tributaries108 of that river; as also in the Amazon, according to Bates’ statements, who has devoted109 a chapter to this magnificent turtle, and to the exciting scenes which take place during the gathering110 of their eggs by the Amazonian Indians and Portuguese111 traders. As I intend to allude112 again to this subject, I will return to their congeners of the flooded lands west of the Orinoco. To convey a distinct idea of the prodigious113 abundance of this species, it may suffice to say that by merely driving a herd of wild cattle or horses at full speed into any pond of these savannas, the first wave produced by the sudden splash will heave up thousands of turtles upon the beach. Another method resorted to in the Llanos for obtaining them, is by raking in the soft mud in which these chelonia habitually114 bury themselves the moment they are alarmed. After this mud becomes thoroughly{249} dried by the summer’s heat, they remain under its indurated crust in a dormant115 state until the commencement of the rainy season. Yet even here the poor creatures are insecure, as they are not unfrequently roused from their siesta116 by the hunter setting fire to the dry water plants, the ornaments of these natural ponds; at such times breaking through the earth crust which environs them, they in vain endeavor to escape their tormentors, who can then pick them up at their leisure.
In addition to the foregoing, there are two other varieties of tortoises found amidst the marshes117 and jungles of the Llanos; they are the morrocoy or land tortoise, having a hard and rounded shell, and the jicotea, an animal which appears to form the connecting link between turtles proper and tortoises; both are of excellent flavor, more especially the former, whose liver, dressed and fried in its own gall23, is undoubtedly118 superior to that most prized of all epicurean morsels, foie gras. It is very large as compared with the size of the animal, decreasing however very materially if its owner has had a long fast, which, as this reptile119, like all others of the class, can and does frequently live a long time without food, has doubtless occasioned the popular error that it feeds on its own liver when long deprived of other nourishment120.
During the season of great droughts, the morrocoy seeks the hollow trunks of trees for shelter, where it lives entirely without nourishment for several months, until, feeling the dampness produced by the first showers of spring penetrating121 his subterranean abode, he moves slowly out to browse122 upon the tender shoots{250} of water plants and prairie lilies. The shell of this tortoise is so hard that nothing short of heavy blows from an axe123 can separate the thick plates of which it is formed, and a locomotive engine might pass over it without producing the least effect upon its unimpressible tenant124. Long after the carcass has been cut up for cooking, and is in water boiling over the fire, the pieces are incessantly125 in motion, and it is not until the boiling has been continued many successive hours, that the meat is fit for eating.
The land tortoise does not deposit its eggs in the sand, as is the practice with its congener of the water, but drops them indiscriminately into any convenient hole, leaving the care of hatching them to the heat of the earth. The egg, which is larger than a hen’s, is extremely white, spherical126 in form, and very hard. The male is readily distinguished127 from the female by a deep depression of its pectoral plate, that of the female being perfectly128 even with the ground.
I have been assured by reliable parties that the blood of the morrocoy is a specific for neuralgia, if rubbed, while still warm, upon the part affected129.
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