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Barrere, Pierre
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Nouvelle relation de la France Equinoxiale, contenant la description des côtes de la Guiane; de l'Isle de Cayenne; le commerce de cette colonie; les divers changemens arrivés dans ce pays; & les moeurs & coûtumes des différens peuples sauvages qui l'habitent. Avec des figures dessinées sur les lieux.
Paris, Piget, Damonneville, & Durand: iv + 250. Pls.
–Account of the manatee (which the author believes to be a fish) in French Guiana, the method of its capture, and its use as food (159-162). The plate facing p. 159 shows Indians in a canoe attempting to harpoon a Lamentin.
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Related Index Records (5)
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Economic Uses
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
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Barrere, P. (TMM; French Guiana; meat; 161-162.) |
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French Guiana
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Barrere, P. (TMM; 159-162, 1 pl.) |
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Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
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Barrere, P. (TMM; French Guiana; 159-161, 1 pl.) |
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Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758, Hatt, 1934
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Barrere, P. (French Guiana; 159-162, 1 pl.) |
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Vernacular Names
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Barrere, P. (TMM; French Guiana; 159.) |
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