CONTEXTS. xiii 



CHAPTER XV. 



PAGE 



A Nicaraguan Criminal Greology between Ocotal and Totagalpa Pre- 

 parations at Totagalpa for their Annual Festival Chica-drinking 

 Piety of the Indians Ancient Civilization of Tropical America 

 Palacaguina Hospitality of the Mestizos Curious Custom at 

 the Festival at Condego Cross Range between Segovia andMata- 

 galpa Sontuli Birds' Nests ....... 275 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Concordia Jinotega Indian Habits retained by the People Indian 

 Names of Towns Security of Travellers in Nicaragua Native 

 Flour-milk Uncomfortable Lodgings Tierrabona Dust Whirl- 

 wind Initial form of a Cyclone The origin of Cyclones . . 292 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Cattle-raising Don Filiberto Trano's new House Horse-flies and 

 Wasps Teustepe Spider imitating Ants Mimetic Species 

 Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked, 

 or in other ways attract attention Accident to Horse The 

 Myyale Illness Conclusion of Joumey ..... 308 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Division of Nicaragua into three Zones Journey from Juigalpa to 

 Lake of Nicaragua Voyage on Lake Fresh -water Shells and 

 Insects Similarity of Fresh-water productions all over the World 

 Distribution of European Land and Fresh -water Shells Dis- 

 cussion of the reasons why Fresh-water productions have varied 

 less than those of the Land and of the Sea . . 327 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Iguanas and Lizards Granada Politics Revolutions Cacao Culti- 

 vation Masaya The Lake of Masaya The Volcano of Masaya 

 Origin of the Lake Basin ....... 338 



