The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
CHERR|E TELLS
OF EXPEDITION
INewfane Man Recites Expe-
riences in South Ameri-
ca to Roosevelt
BIRDS THAT LIVE
IN APARTMENTS
FruitleSs Chase After Wounded Jabiru
in Clothes that Nature Gave Him
Brings to New York Specimens I'm
known to Science.

Prof. George K Cherrie of New
fame, who recently returned from ex-
plorations in South America, is made
the subject of an article in recent
issue of the New York Times Maya
zine, illustrated with interesting pie
lures. Prof. Cherrie took luncheon IN
New York a few days ago with ex
President Theodore Roosevelt, and in
addition to giving him the news about
the decision of the Brazilian govern
ment to give the name Rio Roosevelt
to the River of Doubt, which Col
Roosevelt discovered in 1914 and
which Prof. Cherrie helped him ex,
plore, he intensely interested his fell
low explorers with tales of his trip in
1916 Prof. Cherrie was widely
known field naturalist and explorer
even before Col Roosevelt Endorsed
| him both as ornithologist and man dur
| ing the Roosevelt South American ex
petition in 1914.
Mr.. Cherrie spent nearly a year il
the Paraguayan and Brazilian swamp,
and forests. He brought home with
! him 400 animal specimens and more
than 5000 bird skins, including those
OF perhaps a dozen species that are en-
tlrely new TO science, not to speak o1
remarkable tales and pictures, iaclud
ing photographs of bird apartment
houses built to accommodate as man,
as 200 tenants aad having private en-
frances, unequaled air and light, an,
other features.
1t was the American Museum o
Natural History under whose auspice
Mr.. Cherrie S explorations were con
Quoted to complete the work begun b,
the Roosevelt South American expe
dition in 1914. In fact, Colonel Roose
Welt supplied part of the fund for tn
Cherrie expedition, having great re
SEeet for Cherrie ) ability as an ex
lplorer.
Prof Cherrie started from Ne,
York in May, 1916, passing throug
the Panama canal and making hi
inst stop ct Guayaquii, Ecuador.
was at Puerto Pinasco on the Para
guavan Chaco, vast alluyian region
that he began the real work of tn
. expedition. Il made Puerto Phase
my headquarters, said the explorer
''thcn worked back into the countr
for so to 100 miles westward.
"The Indians of the Chaco regio
have been more successful in oppo:
ing inroads by white men than hav
any other people Of South Americ;
Up to a few years ago it meant ann
hilation for the white man to oppos
D the Chaco Indians There is re;
; danger in the Chaco. but, SO far as
am aware, ] was never face TO fac
with il ii connection with the il
dams. OF course, was we'll guardc,
1T was in this region that
found the rhea, or South American o
trich, very abundant. The hunter
have been after them for years f,
their plumcs. The Indians are fen
1 are a little strong. Incidentally, Il
| Indians are not at all particul;
| whether the eggs are fresh. The bi
\ gest nest | found contained 81 egg
4 one of which is ample to supply Il
Il needs of hungry family.
4 Most of my time in the Chaco w;
II devoted to the study of the small
birds. ] took pictures of many sp
eies not hitherto photographed. B
II of greater interest were the crane
hcrons, and particularly q species
II rarrakeet- OF the family Of parrot
il which was abundant along the Par
II quay river and other water courses
II the Pantanal region OF the Mat
u Crosse.
: 80 far as | had previously know
parrots aad parrakcets built indivi
3 nal nests. but now | found them Ii