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The wind carried us right into the mouth of the Teffe and at four o'clock p.m. we cast anchor in the port of Ega. Scarlet-faced Monkeys Parauacu Monkey Owl-faced Night-apes Marmosets Jupura Bats Birds Cuvier's Toucan Curl-crested Toucan Insects Pendulous Cocoons Foraging Ants Blind Ants
Of the four smaller Toucans, or Arassaris, found near Ega, the Pteroglossus flavirostris is perhaps the most beautiful in colours, its breast being adorned with broad belts of rich crimson and black; but the most curious species, by far, is the Curl-crested, or Beauharnais Toucan.
Birds and monkeys in this glorious forest were very abundant; the bear-like Pithecia hirsuta being the most remarkable of the monkeys, and the Umbrella Chatterer and Curl-crested Toucans amongst the most beautiful of the birds.
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