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KING VULTURE. 

 (From " Riverside Natural History," by permission of Houghton, Mifflin & Co.) 



it dived boldly into the water, and swam off beneath the surface as 

 easily as a frog. We saw several small bands of monkeys in the 

 trees as we passed along. After we had tied up for the night, the 

 mosquitoes became very troublesome. It was clear and hot. 



Tuesday, July 19, 1892. We passed Banco early in the morn- 

 ing, and later the mouth of the Cauca, soon after which we made 

 a short stop at Magangue. The water was now too low for us to 

 get into Mompos. I saw during the day several herds of capybaras. 



