[41] Horsemen furnished with lazos.
[42] Nevertheless, Paez took particular care to preserve the breed of cattle on the plains of Apure. Notwithstanding that he was continually engaged in war, he issued most effective orders to prevent its extinction. The origin of all the cattle estates which are at present to be found in Venezuela is to be traced to the Apure plains.
[43] Uncle. A name by which the Llaneros frequently address Paez.
[44] Recollections of a Service of Three Years during the War of Extermination in the Republics of Venezuela and Colombia. London, 1828. See also Campaigns and Cruises in Venezuela. London, 1831.
[45] Autobiografia del General José A. Paez. Nueva York, 1867.
[47] Natural History of Ceylon.
[48] Gosse, Romance of Natural History.
[49] Travels on the Rio Negro.
[50] “Piscidea erithryna and Jacquinia armillaris.”—Humboldt.