I dare say you have not seen more than two or three parrots at
one time. But in these forests there are flocks of parrots. They fly
from tree to tree, and are very wild.
[Illustration: A Parrot.]
There are many kinds of them. Some are red, some are green, some are
blue, and some are all these colors.
Monkeys chatter and parrots screech. What a noise they must sometimes
make!
But besides the parrots and the monkeys, there are humming birds and
butterflies. You know that the humming bird is a very small bird, but
humming birds are found in these forests no larger than a bee. The
butterflies are the most beautiful in the world.
The people who live in these forests are called Indians. They do not
often let white men come among them. Their skin is copper color, like
the Indians of our country. Their hair is black and straight. They
are not as tall as our Indians, but their bodies are finely formed.
They have large, full chests. Their hands and feet are small and
nicely shaped.
They keep themselves very clean. The men and women, the boys and
girls, are all fond of bathing. The first thing they do in the morning
is to take a bath in the nearest river.
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