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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Björn Bergenholtz" data-source="post: 3611529" data-attributes="member: 113430">I simply couldn´t keep my fingers away ...Also worth to consider is the facts that von Spix, during his travels in Brazil (1817-1820) did visit "Die Indianer Cauixana" [sic] (<a href="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91671#page/4/mode/1up" target="_blank">here</a>) mentioned in Volume 3 (published 1831); Neuntes Buch, III. Kapitel (9th Book 9, third Chapter), pp. 1181–1196 and IV. Kapitel (fourth Chapter), pp. 1197–1290. I think the "Cauixánas" are mentioned for the first time on p.1185 as "Krokidilfresser" (Crocodile-gluttons, i.e. Alligator-eaters)! If that text by von Spix himself makes anything a bit clearer is beyond my grasp! It´s all in German, and vol. 3 is not to be found in its English version in BHL (only vol. 1-2).Also noteworthy is that todays Caxias, the municipality in NE Brazil, is spelled in the same way, as (Villa) de Caxias ou Aldeas Altas on the map Geographische Karte Der Provinz von São Iozé do Piauhý, in the Atlas from the same Journey! <a href="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55383#page/51/mode/1up" target="_blank">Here</a> (ca. Lat 46°, Long.5°)I assume there is more to understand in this matter ... (for anyone who understand German).On my behalf I cannot make any sense of it; caixana ... Caixas, Caxias,  Caixana (Kaixana), Cauixana, Caixanas ... what a mess! No wonder it´s hard to figure out. Well, I´m stuck ...Good luck on this one!--</blockquote>

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