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woods. These last four tribes are strongly united with thö 

 Patachos, and, joined with the numerous Botocudos, secure 

 the whole track. ^ They appear to resemble each other in 

 speech^ customs^ and occupations, and also in some measure 

 to be related to each other; many of the Maconis who live 

 distinct and separate have been baptized. The Malalis are a 

 much weaker race, residing at a good distance from Rio Doge 

 near to Passanlia. The speech of these two tribes differ widely 

 from each other, the fifth race have the same shape, customs, 

 and speech, an(l bore holes in their under lip in which they 

 put a thin slip of cane which they tinge with (UriicuJ red. 

 They cut their hair short and round about the eyes ; some also 

 shave the tops of their heads : they, as well as the TapuyaSy 

 paint their bodies red and black. They also believe thunder 

 to be a supreme Being, which they call Tapan, a name which 

 many tribes, and amongst others the Puris, as well as the coast 

 tribe, the Tapis, 



After staying seven days at this place we proceeded on our 

 journey in the cool of the evening. The full moon shone 

 serenely bright and sparkled on the still surface of the glassy 

 sea, compensating for the dull uniformity of the road over 

 the sandy plain. The great night-swallow* flew smoothly 

 and swiftly over us, but too high to be brought down. At 

 break of day we descried Villa Vicoga, which consists of 

 about one hundred houses; beyond which we noticed the 

 Pamara, or royal council-liouse : v/e rode thither, and found 

 the Ouvidor in company with two sea captains, Joz6 da Trini- 

 dade, and Silveira Joz6 Manoel de Araujo, who were ap- 

 pointed by government to make astronomical observations, 

 and form a chart of the coast. 



Amongst the people belonging to the Ouvidor, were ten or 

 twelve Botocudos from Belmonte, and a young Machacali, the 

 sight of these Botocudos thrilled us with horror, never were 

 such disgusting, strange, ill-favoured human beings ever before 

 seen. Their original leader resembled a huge block of wood, 

 he had his under lip and lap of his ear bored through, the lip 

 was widely stretched forward, the ears hung down to his 

 shoulders, like great wings, his brown body was covered with 

 filth ; they were, however, well familiarized to the Ouvidor, 

 who had them constantly with him in his chamber, in order the 



' * This birdis a non-descript of this genus, which I have named Caprimal- 

 gus Othereus, from its raising itself to such a considerable height in tl^e air, 

 and skimming round like a hawk. It is twenty two inches long, has a rusty, 

 reddish, dark-brown, and blackish-speckled feather. The upper feathers of 

 its wing are a blackish brown, speckled , a blackish, brown-speckled band 

 gce» across its breast. 



