WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA 41 



saving that of the campanero and the pi-pi-yo ; it 

 is then that, oppressed by the solar heat, the birds 

 retire to the thickest shade, and wait for the 

 refreshing cool of evening. 



At sundown the Vampires, Bats, and Goat- 

 suckers dart from their lonely retreat, and skim 

 along the trees on the river's bank. The different 

 kinds of Frogs almost stun the ear with their 

 coarse and hollow-sounding croaking, while the 

 Owls and goat-suckers lament and mourn all night 

 long. 



About two hours before daybreak, you will hear 

 the red monkey moaning as though in deep dis- 

 tress ; the Houtou, a solitary bird, and only found 

 in the thickest recesses of the forest, distinctly 

 articulates, "houtou, houtou," in a low and plain- 

 tive tone, an hour before sunrise ; the maam whis- 

 tles about the same hour ; the Hannaquoi, Pataca, 

 and Maroudi announce his near approach to the 

 eastern horizon, and the Parrots and Paroquets 

 confirm his arrival there. 



The Crickets chirp from sunset to sunrise, and 

 often during the day, when the weather is cloudy. 

 The Bete-rouge is exceedingly numerous in these 

 extensive wilds, and not only man, but beasts and 

 birds, are tormented by it. Mosquitos are very 

 rare after you pass the third island in the Deme- 

 rara, and Sand-flies but seldom appear. 



Courteous reader, here thou hast the outlines 

 of an amazing landscape given thee ; thou wilt see 

 that the principal parts of it are but faintly 

 traced, some of them scarcely visible at all, and 

 that the shades are wholly wanting. If thy soul 

 partakes of the ardent flame which the persevering 



