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in spite of the cannibalistic chaff with which we were 

 regaled ! 



The rain had increased in amount successively during the 

 last three days and to-night a new sound was added to our 



FIG. 134. PHOXETIC CATERPILLARS. 



nocturnal chorus the Bubbling or Gurgling Frogs, which, 

 by the score, vented their joyful emotions in energetic gulps 

 from the jungle at the edge of the clearing. 



APRIL ist. Having missed finding Trumpeters yesterday, 

 Francis promised them for to-day and we took a long tramp 

 full of incident as usual. We circled to the north, swinging 



