Through the Brazilian Wilderness · Character

Leo E. Miller

A young Indiana-born mammalogist with literary as well as scientific training, he joins the expedition from the Guiana forests and keeps a small owl as a pet.

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Also known as Miller, Leo Miller

First appearance: The Start

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Naturalist and mammal specialist, contributing to scientific observations.

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Miller arrives at Barbados from the Guiana forests, a young naturalist whose enthusiasm and writing both recommend him. On the river he and Cherrie trap tayras, opossums, and other small mammals, and he becomes the special protector of a tame little owl that signals for him when he enters the cabin. His work is the expedition's scientific counterweight to its physical ordeal, and his partnership with Cherrie gives the collecting its method and its small domestic tendernesses.

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Miller was part of the expedition team.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Naturalist and mammal specialist, contributing to scientific observations.
The Start
Naturalist who travels with Cherrie to begin collecting before the main party arrives.
II: Up the Paraguay
Collected specimens in the Chaco alongside Cherrie, suffering from insect plagues.
III: A Jaguar Hunt on the Taquary
Provides detailed observations on piranha behavior.
IV: The Headwaters of the Paraguay
Processing jaguar skins and caring for a pet owl; trapping mammals and discussing the water-opossum.
Up the River of Tapirs
Observes birds and takes photographs of the hunt.
VI: Through the Highland Wilderness of Western Brazil
Made good collections of birds and mammals at Utiarity; received the armadillo brought back by Roosevelt.
VII: With a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara Land
Contributes to the natural history collection and tells a story about a tree-frog in Colombia.
X: To the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the Expedition
Miller assisted Cherrie in collecting zoological specimens, contributing to the expedition's scientific success.
Appendix A: The Work of the Field Zoologist and Field Geographer in South America
Noted alongside Cherrie for wilderness work in mammalogy and ornithology.
List of Illustrations
Photographer of several wildlife and landscape images.

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