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48 hours. The Major had the sagacity to tell the Indian that he also had noticed the absence of the rabbit and proposed to go back, which the guide was only too ready to do.

Jacob Bægert said of the Indians on the California peninsula: "All of these petty nations or tribes have their own countries, of which they are more enamored than other people of theirs."

From the point of view here assumed these areas may be characterized as follows:

Zoütechnic Areas Peoples Predominant Animals

1. Arctic Eskimo

2. Canadian Athapascan

3. Atlantic slope Algonquian

4. Louisiana or Gulf Muskhogean

5. Plains of the Great West Siouan

6. Southeastern Alaska Haida-Tlinkit

7. Columbian region Salish-Chinook

8. Interior basin Shoshonean

9. Californian region Very mixed stocks

10. Pueblo region Tanoan-Tewan and Sonoran

11. Middle America Aztec-Maya

12. Antillean region Arawak-Carib

13. Cordilleran region Chibcha-Kechua Llama, chinchilla.

14. Upper Amazonian region Jivaro, Peba, Puno, etc.

15. Eastern Brazilian region Tupi-Guarani, Tapuya

16. Mato Grosso and southward Mixed peoples of Brazilian and Andean types

17. Argentina-Patagonian region Chaco, Pampean, and Patagonian stocks

18. Fuegian region Aliculuf, Ona, and Yahgan

The region gives character to the activity, not only by the species of animals predominating there, but by the abundance or scarcity the year round or at certain seasons.