'44k Prince Maximilian^ 



of the tender species were now without leaves, though most of 

 them keep theirs during the winter in Brazil. The greater part 

 were now budding, some w-ere in blossom, and others bore blossoms 

 and fruit at the same time. Drenched with rain, we arrived at 

 the villa de Macahe, on the river of that name. This river, of a 

 tolerable size, after haying flowed for about fifteen lagoas along 

 the scrra dc Iriri, empties itself here into the sea. In the time of 

 Livy, this district was inhabited by savages, who called it MagM^ 

 and were in war with the Uetacas or Goai/tacases on the river 

 Par alba. 



The small villa de S. Joao dc Macaht lies scattered among 

 bushes on the bank of the river, which forms at its mouth, a circle 

 round the projecting nich of land. The low houses are, for the 

 most part, cheerful and neat, built of clay and timber, and white 

 washed. They have court-yards formed by stems of the cocoa- 

 tree, in which goats, pigs, and different sorts of poultry are run* 

 ning about. The inhabitants carry on some trade, with the pro- 

 duce of their plantations, consisting of tarkina, beans,- maize, rice, 

 and a JHtle sugar ; they also export timber, for which reason there 

 is always some small coasting craft, sumacas or lanchas atj anchor. 

 The GorulJios or GuarnllLos Indians are said to live, united in vil- 

 lages or aldeas, up the river in Sertam. After having been com- 



f)elled by the rainy weather, to stay here for some days, we col- 

 ected some fine seeds of trompet-trees, and other husk-plants, and 

 set out again on a Sunday afternoon. 



A fresh rain accompanied u& for one lagoa and' a half into an 

 underwood and forest along the sea-shore, as for as the fazendd 

 de Baretto, where we arrived at night, and took possession of an 

 empty house. In some marshy meadows and forests, we saw 

 numbers of shining insects flying about, among others the elater 

 noctilucus, mentioned by Azara, with two bright green shining 

 dots on the breast. 



The night-swallow (caprimulgusy, in whose loud cries the Por- 

 tuguese pretend to discover the words J000 corta pao^ flew very 

 frequently with a gentle flight, about the dark forest roads, and 

 often sat down on the ground before us. It reminded us of the 

 European owl {strix aluco, Linn.), whose place it fills here. 



The bad weather continuing, we remained during the 18th of 

 September at Baretto, and increased out collection by some inters 

 estnig birds. I shot a couple of the white and black milan, with 

 the forked tail { f aloof uixatus^ Linn.) 



We were glad to leave Baretto, our people having got to serious 

 fighting in the two public-houses of the place. On account of the 

 deep sands along the sea- shore, we arrived late this day at the 

 place of our destination. We met on the road with mimosa hedges 

 round the gardens of some habitations, and a domesticated cocoas- 

 tree {cocos nncifera) loaded with fruit, a true scarcity in this neigh*-- 



