. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy. The whole circumstance has latelybeen doubted in England ; I was therefore fortunate in beingpresent when one (Desmodus dorbignyi, Wat.) was actuallycaught on a horses back. We were bivouacking late oneevening near Coquimbo, in Chile, when my servant, noticingthat one of the horses was very restive, went to see what wasthe matter, and fancying he could distinguish something 1 Annates des Sciences Naturelles for 1833.
. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy. The whole circumstance has latelybeen doubted in England ; I was therefore fortunate in beingpresent when one (Desmodus dorbignyi, Wat.) was actuallycaught on a horses back. We were bivouacking late oneevening near Coquimbo, in Chile, when my servant, noticingthat one of the horses was very restive, went to see what wasthe matter, and fancying he could distinguish something 1 Annates des Sciences Naturelles for 1833. II ARRIVAL AT SOCEGO 23 suddenly put his hand on the beasts withers, and secured thevampire. In the morning the spot where the bite had beeninflicted was easily distinguished from being slightly swollenand bloody. The third day afterwards we rode the horse, with-out any ill effects. April 13th.—After three days travelling we arrived atSocego, the estate of Senhor Manuel Figuireda, a relation ofone of our party. The house was simple, and, though like abarn in form, was well suited to the climate. In the sitting-room gilded chairs and sofas were oddly contrasted with the. VAMPIRE BAT (OESMODCS DORBIGXYl). CAUGHT ON BACK OF DARWINS HORSENEAR COQUIMBO. HEAD, FCLL SIZE. whitewashed walls, thatched roof, and windows without house, together with the granaries, the stables, and work-shops for the blacks, who had been taught various trades, formeda rude kind of quadrangle ; in the centre of which a large pileof coffee was drying. These buildings stand on a little hill,overlooking the cultivated ground, and surrounded on everyside by a wall of dark green luxuriant forest. The chief produceof this part of the country is coffee. Each tree is supposed toyield annually, on an average, two pounds ; but some give asmuch as eight. Mandioca or cassava is likewise cultivated in 24 RIO DE JANEIRO great quantity. Every part of this plant is useful: the leavesand stalks are eaten by the
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