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WANDERINGS IN 



Second England, whicli she still teaches to those who wish to 



Journey. 



hear her, and which she will continue to teach, pure 



and unspotted, till time shall be no more." 

 Environs The cuvirons of Pernambuco are very pretty. You see 



ofPernam- • n t ■ 



buco, country houses m all dn-ections, and the appearance of 

 here and there a sugar plantation enriches the scenery. 

 Palm-trees, cocoa-nut-trees, orange and lemon groves, 

 and all the different fruits peculiar to Brazil, are here in 

 the greatest abundance. 



At Olinda there is a national botanical garden : it 

 wants space, produce, and improvement. The forests, 

 which are several leagues off, abound mth birds, beasts, 

 insects, and serpents. Besides a brilliant plumage, many 

 of the birds have a very fine song. The Troupiale, noted 

 for its rich colours, sings deUghtfully in the environs of 

 Pernambuco. The red-headed Finch, larger than the 

 European sparrow, pours forth a sweet and varied strain, 

 in company with two species of wrens, a little before 

 daylight. There are also several species of the thrush, 

 which have a song somewhat different from that of the 

 European thrush ; and two species of the linnet, whose 

 strain is so soft and sweet that it dooms them to cap- 

 tivity in the houses. A bird called here Sangre do Buey, 

 blood of the ox, cannot fail to engage your attention : 

 he is of the passerine tribe, and very common about the 

 houses ; the wings and tail are black, and every other 

 part of the body a flaming red. In Guiana, there is 



