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country it is inconsiderable. Serigp was its original name, and which it retained 

 for many years after the conquest of the country. 



The Vazabarris, after a long course, discharges itself into the famous bay of 

 the same name, and affords navigation to smacks, with the aid of the tide, for 

 twenty miles. It is twenty-five miles north-east of Rio Real, and Irapirang was 

 its original name. 



The Japaratuba is smaller than all the preceding rivers, and empties itself by 

 two mouths, twenty-five miles to the north-east of the Cotindiba, and about the 

 same distance to the south-west of the St. Francisco. Though the tide runs up 

 for many leagues, it only affords navigation to canoes, in consequence of the little 

 depth at its entrance. 



The Poxim, which rises near the Vazabarris, and runs into the Cotindiba, 

 near the sea, is navigable for canoes, which proceed many leagues up with the 

 tide. In the vicinity of the river St. Francisco there are various lakes of great 

 extent, upon the margins of which numerous collections of birds assemble, such 

 as the colhereira, jaburu, sabacu, caroe, cai auna, and the heron ; upon the centre 

 of their waters are seen immense flocks of wild ducks, and the mingua, a 

 species of diver, which conceals the body below the surface, showing only its 

 head, and part of its extraordinary neck, appearing like a snake. 



Mineralogy. — Flint, potters' clay, lime, and grindstone, a black ferruginous 

 stone, gold, marine salt, crystals, slate, and blue stone. 



Zoology. — There are all the species of domestic and wild animals of the 

 neighbouring provinces. The anta is rare ; the ounce has almost disappeared 

 in the eastern part ; deer are numerous, and the red guariba monkey. In all 

 parts there are great quantities of bees of various kinds. There are many tatu- 

 hollas, or armadillos, upon the left margin of the St. Francisco, which have been 

 observed on being brought to the right bank frequently to die, or never to mul- 

 tiply. In the river St. Francisco there is a sort of fishing sparrow-hawk, which 

 dives in order to surprise the fish that descend the river; but when the prize is 

 of a weight superior to its strength, it dies from suffocation, not being able to 

 disengage itself The wood-turkey is here very common, as is the small joamo, 

 or peacock. 



Phytology. — Amongst other trees which affordtimberfor building and joiners' 

 work, are the sucupira, iron wood, cedar, sapucaya, jiquitiba, uruguca, white and 

 green batinga, similar to the box-tree, conduru, garduno, quiri, itapicuru,pausangue, 

 (blood wood,) juciranna, vinhatica, ejitahy, gongalo alves, putumuju, masculine 

 and feminine, arapiraca, bow wood, jinipapo, mastick, biriba, of the bark of 



