NIGHT IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS 85 



Terrified by the noise, the monkeys howl, awakening parrots 

 and toucans from their slumber ; and thus the din spreads 

 through the wood. A long time passes before the forest returns 

 to its stillness. Towards the approach of day the owls, the 

 goatsuckers, the toads, the frogs, howl, groan, and croak for the 

 last time ; and as soon as the first beams of morning purple 

 the sky, the shrill notes of the cicadas mix with their expiring 

 cries. 



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