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MR. BIGGS-WITHER has written two volumes of genuine and varied interest and much instruction, as a result of his three years' work in a little-known region of South Brazil. He went out as one of an engineering party to open up a road between the Atlantic and Pacific, and he traversed much of the country on the banks of the rivers Ivahy and Tibagy, tributaries of the Paraná. Much of his time was spent in the forests of this region, virtually unexplored, and presenting a splendid field for any enterprising naturalist. Mr. Wither is an excellent observer, and his book abounds with information on the natives, the natural history, and physical geography of the region. He met with many adventures, and suffered much from heat and insects, but altogether he seems to have had a thoroughly enjoyable time of it. He writes throughout in an attractive and simple style, and his work must be regarded as an important contribution to a knowledge of the luxuriant region with which it deals.
Pioneering in South Brazil. Three Years of Forest and Prairie Life in the Province of Paraná.
By Thomas P. Biggs-Wither. Two vols. With Map and Illustrations. (London: John Murray, 1878.)
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Our Book Shelf . Nature 17, 423 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/017423a0
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