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abundant, their owners were out, and those in charge of 
them would not sell them. At length, after four days, 
I succeeded in persuading the son of the Tushaua to go 
with me as pilot to Jauarite, he not being able to resist 
the knives, beads, and mirror, which I spread out before 
him. 
I had collected scarcely anything in this place, but a 
single specimen of the beautiful and rare topaz-throated 
hummer {Trochilus pyrci) and a new butterfly of the 
genus Callithea. I heard of the handsome bronze Ja- 
cana being found here, but my hunters searched for it 
in vain. 
On the morning after we left, we saw a fine deer on a 
sand-bank near us, so I sent Manoel into the forest to 
get behind it, while we remained quietly watching from 
the canoe. After walking about the beach a short time, 
it took to the water to cross the river, when we followed 
in pursuit ; and, notwithstanding its turnings and dou- 
blings, soon came up, — when the poor animal was de- 
spatched by a blow on the head, and pulled into the 
canoe. The Indians then went briskly on, rejoicing in 
the certainty of a dinner for the next day or two, in 
which I heartily joined them. At Tapioca caxoeira we 
staid two hours, to cook and salt the deer, and de- 
scended the fall without any aocident. 
On April 1st we passed a host of falls, shooting most 
of them amidst fearful waves and roaring breakers, and 
arrived safely at Cariuni, where the Tushaua gave us his 
house ; for, having two canoes, we were obliged to wait to 
get more Indians. I was still too weak to go out into 
the forest ; and, besides, had my live stock to attend to. 
