CHAPTER XVII. 



THE GREEN-TAILED SYLPH. 



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N the tropical world, everything 

 appears to be on a grand scale. 

 The forests, of which we have 

 spoken, clothe an extent of coun- 

 try that seems almost boundless. 



Great Britain itself would find ample 

 space within the limits of one of these 

 forests ! 



And equally vast are the far-stretching 



plains that occur in some parts of South 



America, and go by the name of " Llanos." 



They reach for more than two hundred 



thousand miles ; and present a level sur- 



