CHAPTER V. 



THE MULE ROAD AND GUADUAS. 



Saturday, July 2, 1892. We made an early start, but stopped 

 for wood a few miles below Yeguas. I was busy getting our bag- 

 gage together, but went ashore at this place. I saw no birds, but 

 found scattered about over the ground a number of land shells, 



LAND SHELL. FROM NEAR YEGUAS. 



white, with rosy lips, the largest that I had ever seen, larger than 

 lemons, some being four inches long [Bulimus ohlongus, Miill.). 

 I brought back several with me. I was told that the animal inhab- 

 iting these shells lays an egg much similar in size, shape, and color 

 to the eggs of the little ground dove. Shortly after I came on 



