Birds sang in the trees above him, and from the black waters of the lagoon a huge caiman crawled up the banks to bask in the noontide glare.
"The White Squaw"
Mayne Reid
caiman, an alligator, Ar.
"The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations"
Daniel G. Brinton
At the same time, she beheld a hideous object-a huge caiman-making for the spot!
"The Boy Hunters"
Captain Mayne Reid