CHAPTER VII.

The Cats'-eyes Pomade.--Armadillo.--Lucien and the cruel Fern.--The fallen Mountain.--The Woodpecker.--The Basilisk.--L'Encuerado's fresh Idea. 104

A Vulture's Feast.--Dragon's Blood.--A Coral Serpent.--The Owl.--Mexican Moles.--Toucans.--The Scolopacidae.--L'Encuerado turned Tailor.--Sunset. 119

The South Wind.--The Hurricane.--A fearful Night.--The uprooted Giant.--The Sarsaparilla-plant.--Gringalet discovers a Spring.--Our Bivouac. 135

The Rabbit.--Wild Potatoes.--A difficult Path.--An extinct Crater.--Hoar-frost.--The Torrent.--The Fawn.--The Tettigones.--Dragon-flies. 148