CHAPTER IV.

MEXIANA AND MARAJÓ.

Visit to Olería--Habits of birds--Voyage to Mexiana--Arrival--Birds--Description of the island--Population--Slaves, their treatment and habits--Journey to the Lake--Beautiful stream--Fish and birds at the lake--Catching alligators--Strange sounds, and abundance of animal life--Walk back--Jaguar meat--Visit to Jungcal in Marajó--Embarking cattle--Ilha das Frechas 57