A YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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ing, and will soon go to sleep ; but we shall eat some of 

 them to-morrow — and now our supper is waiting for us." 



We finished our meal, and when the sun was setting we 

 saw the paroquets fly by in couples, and humming-birdg 

 flitting about among the bushes ; suddenly a formidable 

 roaring made us all tremble. 



" Oh ! what is that dreadful noise ?" cried Lucien. 



"A tiger!" said l'Encuerado, whose eyes glittered with 

 excitement. 



"Not a tiger, but a jaguar (Leopardus onca)" said I; 

 " the former animal is found only in the Old World." 



The king of the American forests again saluted the set- 

 ting sun. Gringalet, with his tail between his legs, came 

 crouching down close to us ; a second fire was lighted, and 

 we lay down to sleep with the indifference which familiari- 

 ty gives even in regard to the very greatest dangers. 



