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1. South-Brazilian Fauna — from Curitiba and Paranagua, 

 which were the most southern points attained by Nattcrer, along 

 the coast-district up to Uio Janeiro, and the surrounding country. 

 This fauna is all in the provinces of Sao Paulo and Rio, and is 

 perhaps better known ornithologically in Europe than any other 

 part of South America, from the large collections of birdskins 

 made near Rio, and from the works of the late Prince Max- 

 imilian of Wied, Prof. Burmeister, and others. Natterer's first 

 four journeys, from November 1817 to September 1822, were 

 devoted to its exploration. 



2. The Central- Brazilian Fauna embraces the basins of the 

 streams which constitute the headwaters of the Rio Parana. 

 Natterer traversed this district, which lies within the Brazilian 

 provinces of INIinas and Goyaz, in his fifth journey, in 1823 and 

 1824. Herr von Pelzeln assigns the Rio Araguay as the western 

 boundary of this fauna ; so that some portion of the watershed 

 of the Tocantins is included in it. Natterer reached the Ara- 

 guay in October 1824. 



3. The Bolivio- Brazilian Fauna. — This title is given by the 

 author to the portion of the province of Mattogrosso which 

 was traversed by Natterer after crossing the Araguay on his 

 route to Fort Principe de Beira, on the Guapore. It embraces, 

 therefore, portions of the watershed of the Tocantins, Paraguay, 

 and Amazons, and includes what is generally called the "dia- 

 mond-district " of Brazil. Natterer's longest sojourns in this 

 district were at Cuyaba (in which city he stayed from December 

 1823 until June 1825) and Villa Bella de Mattogrosso (where he 

 arrived in October 1826, not finally quitting it until July 1829). 

 In Sao Vicente, near Villa Bella, on the 18th of June 1826, 

 Natterer had the misfortune to lose his faithful assistant Sochor, 

 and after that, we believe, travelled mainly alone. From Villa 

 Bella Natterer descended the Guapore to Fort Pi-incipe de Beira, 

 embarking on the 15th of July, 1829, and reaching the latter 

 point about the 9th of August. 



4. The Columbio-Brazilian Fauna. — According to Herr von 

 Pelzeln's views this Fauna includes the whole valley of the Ma- 

 deira below Fort Principe, together with the main valley of the 

 Rio Negro. Natterer, as we have already stated, passed Fort 



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