Living treasure, with thirty-two illustrations by the author.

At head of title: Ivan T. Sanderson.

Map on lining-papers.

"First published in April 1941."

Also issued online.

Part one: via Jamaica. Myths and realities: round-mouthed ones, a cave monster and coneys -- Other Antillean oddities: Haitian wild horses, worms to the power of two, and lizard conundrums -- Part two: and British Honduras. Low life around Belize: the fauna of cays, urban animals, and toad parasites -- Dead houses and mud: in re crocodiles; "self-starters," crab migrations, and a raccoon hunt -- Eruption of a wood volcano: night-walkers, billums, and bokatoras -- Lesser occupations: a pygmy marmosa, pouched spiny rats, and a yellow-jaw -- Pomposities: various anolis, some fundamental facts, and dissecting a jungle -- B.-S.D.s and the atta: blood-sucking flies, the one called "darlingi," and wee-wee civilization -- A few miles' difference: a jungle feast, urodeles, geckos, and a cacomistle -- In a bottom on top: tapirs and mountain cabbages, a jumping tommy-goff and a boulder trap -- Over the divide: boa and beef-worms; parrots, squirrels, and deer.

On a pine lake: fox and puma; one crocodile; peccaries, coatis, the eyra, and a tailless skunk -- A bastard world: pocket gophers, a double snake, goofy bat traps, fermenting fish, and a wooly opossum -- Part three: to Yucatan. Mayaland: Yucatan and the Mayas, akalche and egrets, a zopilote and special flies -- The family of oach: diseases of wild animals; a koolu and a bet on a rabbit; Ki-ish-patch-oach, a tzarbin, and the essence of skunks -- Zoological nirvana: a night of frogs; podogona and other underground difficulties.

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