LVL 

 THE GEEEN-TAILED SYLPH. 



[N the tropical world, everything appears to 

 be on a grand scale. The forests, of which 

 we have spoken, clothe an extent of 

 country that seems almost boundless. 

 Great Britain itself would find ample space 

 within the limits of one of these forests ! 



And equally vast are the far-stretching plains 

 that occur in some parts of South America, and 

 go by the name of " Llanos." 



They reach for more than two hundred thou- 

 sand miles ; and present a level surface which, at 

 certain seasons, is scorched by the rays of the 

 tropical sun. 



