78 TRAVELS ON THE AMAZON. \_Sej)tember, 
looking at it, saw a stream of blood, but felt no pain for 
some minutes. As we had nothing to put to it, I tied it 
up with a quantity of cotton ; and about twelve o’clock, 
the tide serving, we bade adieu to Senhor Seixus, who 
had treated us very kindly both here and at Baiao. 
On the 24th we staid for the tide, at a house on an 
island abounding in cacao and seringa. The water of the 
river had become muddy, but not ill-tasted. On the 
25th we staid at a sugar estate, where there was a tree 
full of the hanging nests of the japims, or yellow trou- 
pials. Seeing a number of the large frigate-bird pelican 
over the river, I went out with Alexander in the mon- 
taria to try and shoot one, and, after a few ineffectual 
shots, Alexander succeeded in doing so. It measured 
seven feet from wing to wing ; the feet were very small 
and webbed, and the bill long and hooked at the end. 
They appear almost to live upon the wing, going in small 
flocks over the river, and darting down to seize any fish 
which may appear near the surface. The neck is partly 
bare, and very extensible, like that of the true pelicans. 
There are two kinds, which fly together, one with the 
body entirely black, the other with the head and neck 
white, which are said to be the male and female of the 
same species. 
On the 26th we staid for the tide at a low island 
covered with palms and underwood. Just as we were 
going to step on shore we saw a large snake twisted on 
a branch overhead, so we hung back a little till Mr. 
Leavens shot it. It was about ten feet long, and very 
handsomely marked with yellow and black slanting 
lines. In the wood we got some assai, and made a 
