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macaws, parrots, hawks, and cocoi herons. For nearly a mile the 

 steamer passed through an immense swarm of grasshoppers. They 

 almost darkened the air, and actually bent down the bushes upon 

 which they settled. They were of the same kind as those that we 

 had seen at Honda, but were fully grown. 



I had been told that no alligators were found above Yeguas, but 

 when I went back on the engine for our trunks I saw several large 

 ones within a couple of miles of Honda. 



At night we were not troubled with mosquitoes, but made the 

 acquaintance of a new insect pest, the " egen." This is a minute 

 fly that causes a blood-blister the size of a pin's head to rise 

 on the skin. It does not itch, so is not as irritating as the bite of 

 a mosquito, but leaves a mark that lasts for a week or more. 



It was clear and very hot. 



Sunday, July 17, 1892. We started at early dawn, made very 

 few stops during the day, and ran along rapidly. The river was 



GRAND POOTOO (nYCTIBIUS GRANDIS). 



