Rambles about Rio de Janeiro 75 



part of which he has been unable thus far to identify. 

 They all came from Brazil. To name and describe 

 them is in itself a life-work, which awaits at this moment 

 the proper man. Among the Cerambycidce of Brazil 

 are many most singular forms. Perhaps the most 

 remarkable insect of the group is the great beetle which 

 bears the scientific name 

 of Macro pus longimanus. 

 Its back is marked with 

 curious hieroglyphic de- 

 vices. The Dynastidce, an- 

 other family of showy bee- 

 tles, is also well developed 

 in Brazil. The most strik- 

 ing of all is the Hercules 

 Beetle, which ranges from 

 the Island of Guadaloupe 

 to Uruguay. 



Birds appeared to be nu- 

 merous, and to my great de- 

 light I heard the call of the 

 Bell-bird, though I did not 



rig. o. Macropus longimanus. 



see the beautiful creature. i natural size. 



I do not think it possible 



that I was mistaken in this. Some years ago in the 

 Zoological Garden in London there was a captive 

 specimen of the bird, which constantly emitted its 

 strange metallic note, and I studied and listened to it 

 for half an hour. The same sound rang out again and 

 again from one of the lonely dells on the face of Corco- 

 vado. I attempted to locate the bird, but it appeared to 

 be hidden in the deep foliage. 



The afternoon of an almost cloudless day was given 

 to the ascent of Corcovado. This is made easy by the 



