Identifier: barbadosantiguae00nutt (find matches)
Title: Barbados-Antigua expedition; narrative and preliminary report of a zoological expedition from theUniversity of Iowa to the Lesser Antilles under the auspices of the Graduate College
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Nutting, Charles Cleveland, 1858-1927
Subjects: Barbados-Antigua Expedition, (1918) Natural history Natural history
Publisher: Iowa City, The University
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian

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1. A peripatetic drink vendor, Bridgetown (See page 146) 2. Ilaro Court residence of Sir Gilbert Carter (See page Vol) 3. Inner court of Ilaro Court (See page 137) PLATE XXVTIT
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1. Coral cave on the Samuel Manning estate (See page 138) 2. Looking out of cave near Speightstown, Barbados (See page 124) (Photograph by Wehman) 3. A roadside drinking place, Barbados (See page 129) BAEBADOS-ANTIGUA EXPEDITION 117 The attitude of the natives, referring more particularly tothe negroes, toward our collectors, was interesting. Mr. andMrs. Stoner were constantly followed by a group of people whoprofessed a desire to help catch butterflies. The first ques-tion was usually What are you catching? and the secondWhat are you going to do with them? Make medicine? Thenews of the advent of strangers in country districts was quicklypassed around; rather mysteriously so, considering the lack oftelephonic communication. While collecting in the ScotlandDistrict, the news was spread that the white man was a Germanspy, and Mr. Stoner was followed by a markedly hostile groupwho commenced to stone him. The children in particulartaunted him, threw stones, and appearing suddenly in the m

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