and the harbour and to take us over the more accessible 

 mountains around it including the Tujuca. 



In the outskirts of the town I saw a good many Black 

 Vultures^ probably my friends of the early morning, and 

 on the roads of the parks I saw a number of the diminu- 

 tive Passerine Doves walking daintily in search of food. 

 Also Sulphury Tyrants were repeatedly seen in those parts. 



During our drive over the forestclad mountains I saw 

 very few birds and can only remember a pair of little 

 Grey Pipit-looking birds that disappeared in the under- 

 wood. — The beautiful large blue and purple Morpho- 

 Butterfly was occasionally seen by me between the trees 

 of the mountainside on which purple blossoms were abun- 

 dant and an equally large pale yellow one was also seen 

 occasionally. 



On the whole tour I saw remarquably few birds or insects, 

 but perhaps the Season was to blame for that. 



Towards the end of the afternoon we also visited the 

 magnificent Botanical Garden and here the birds were 

 more numerous. 



New to me were a few Black Drongo''s, two or three 

 kinds of Thickhilled Finches and some Blue Sugar Birds. 



The little Finches were bathing in a diminutive stream 

 that crossed the grounds and were quite tame. 



After a general survey of the Botanical Garden with 

 its magnificent bamboos, palmtrees etc. etc., we had to 

 hurry back to the port in order to get a boat that would 

 take us back to the ship. 



On the water we got a tremendous rainstorm, however 

 reached the "Zeelandia" without mishap. 



Next morning found us at the entrance of the port of 

 Santos, and as we slowly proceeded on our way between 

 old Portugese fortifications and small villages surrounded 

 by palmtrees the town of Santos itself came into view. 



As the ship had to take in some cargo there, we went 

 on shore and ascended a hill behind the town on the top 

 of which was a small chapel. 



On the way, flying between the flowers of some way- 

 Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. XXXV. 



