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woodpecker, but with its colors distributed like those of Lewis's 

 woodpecker. Its general color was a dark sage-green, its cheeks 

 white, the back of its head red. I did not see its under parts. This 

 bird I have not yet been able to identify [Chloronerpes sp.). 



We had our breakfast about half past eleven, and afterwards 

 went down to the station to take the train which was to leave at 

 one. We reached the station about twelve minutes ahead of time ; 

 but the agent had gone off to his breakfast, and the conductor 

 positively refused to allow me to put my baggage on board. I tried 

 every argument, offered him money, represented to him that we had 

 purchased our tickets for the steamer which was to sail at three 

 o'clock, and that there was no other train until the next day, but 

 my trouble was for nothing. At last I was so incensed that I did 

 what I should have done at the outset, that is, I began to put the 

 baggage on board myself ; but one of the loafing officials, seeing 

 that I had nearly everything on, gave the signal to start, and the 

 train pulled out about three minutes ahead of time. I hardly knew 

 what to do ; but as Alice and Cabell were on board, I jumped on 

 also, and called out to some one on the platform to look after the 

 trunks that were left. We were an hour and a half in reachinsf 

 Yeguas, and by that time I had cooled down a little. From here I 

 telegraphed back to Honda, and finally got orders for the engine 

 to return for my trunks, and Captain Bradford secured permission 

 to hold his boat for me. I went back with the enoine and flat car 

 in thirty-two minutes, and returned in twenty-nine. The road was 

 so rickety that I was in constant dread that Ave would jump the 

 track. For this special engine I had to pay thirty-five dollars in 

 paper. 



As soon as I reached Yeguas our trunks were put on board, and 

 the steamer started. We went up the river first for about a quar- 

 ter of a mile, then turned and came down, running with the cur- 

 rent like an express train. Captain Bradford had selected very 

 comfortable staterooms for us, and did everything in his power to 

 make our trip a pleasant one. The America is one of the mail 



