14 WANDERINGS IN 



First of the toucaii, and the shrill voice of the bird called 



Journey, 



Pi-pi-yo, is heard during the interval. The Campanero 



never fails to attract the attention of the passenger ; at 

 a distance of nearly three miles, you may hear this snow- 

 white bird tolling every four or five minutes, like the 

 distant convent bell. From six to nine in the morning, 

 the forests resound with the mingled cries and strains of 

 the feathered race ; after tliis, they gradually die away. 

 From eleven to tlu-ee all nature is hushed as in a mid- 

 night silence, and scarce a note is heard, saving that 

 of the campanero and the pi-pi-yo ; it is then that, 

 oppressed by the solar heat, the birds retire to the 

 thickest shade, and wait for the refreshing cool of 

 evening. 



At sundown the vampires, bats, and goat-suckers 

 dart from their lonely retreat, and skim along the trees 

 on the river's bank. The different kinds of frogs almost 

 stun the ear with their hoarse and hollow sounding 

 croaking, while the owls and goat-suckers lament and 

 mourn all night long. 



About two hours before daybreak, you will hear the 

 red monkey moaning as though in deep distress ; the 

 houtou, a solitary bird, and only found in the thickest 

 recesses of the forest, distinctly articulates, " houtou, 

 houtou," in a low and plaintive tone, an hour before sun- 

 rise ; the maam whistles about the same hour ; the han- 

 naquoi, pataca, and maroudi announce his near approach 



