So we made a family tour of it, taking the cart, with the cow and ass, to contain our provision, and a large sailcloth, to make a tent.

The weather was delightful, and we set out singing, in great spirits.
We crossed the potato and manioc plantations, and the wood of guavas, on which my boys feasted to their great satisfaction.

The road was rugged, but we assisted to move the cart, and rested frequently.

We stopped to see the bird colony, which greatly delighted them all, and Ernest declared they belonged to the species of _Loxia gregaria_, the sociable grosbeak.

He pointed out to us their wonderful instinct in forming their colony in the midst of the candle-berry bushes, on which they feed.