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where tall trees, including several palms, flourish at an eleva- 

 tion of many thousand feet above the level of the ocean ; 

 and lastly, the wide-extending- regions of the Llanos and the 

 Pampas. These, as might be supposed, present great varieties 

 of animal life — though scarcely so great as might have been 

 expected, when it is remembered that they extend from 1 0° 

 north to 50° south latitude. Several species indeed are found 

 far to the north of the equator, and also near the southern 

 end of the continent. But to give an idea of these different 

 regions, they must be described in detail. 



