TABLE OF CONTENTS. xiii 
Cottage of Maia. His Interest in Educating his Children. Return to 
Steamer. Scientific Results of the Excursion 152-184 
CHAPTER VI. 
LIFE AT MAXAOS. VOYAGE FROM MAXAOS TO TABATIXGA. 
Arrival at Manaos. Meeting of the Solimoens with the Rio Negro. Do- 
mesticated at Manaos. Return of Party from the Tapajoz. Generosity of 
Government. Walks. Water- Carriers. Indian School. Leave Ma- 
naoB. Life on board the Steamer. Barreira das Cudajas. Coari. 
Wooding. Appearance of Banks. Geological Constitution. Forest. 
Sumaumeira-Tree. Arrow-Grass. Red Drift Cliffs. Sand-Beaches. 
Indian Huts. Turtle-Hunting. Drying Fish. Teffe. Doubts about 
the Journey. Unexpected Adviser. Fonte Boa. Geological Char- 
acter of Banks. Lakes. Flocks of Water Birds. Tonantins. Pic- 
turesque Grouping of Indians. San Paolo. Land-Slides. Character 
of Scenery. Scanty Population. Animal Life. Tabatinga. Aspect 
of the Settlement. Mosquitoes. Leave one of the Party to make Col- 
lections. On our Way down the River. Party to the Rivers I?a and 
Hyutahy. Aground in the Amazons. Arrival at Teflfe*. . . 185-211 
CHAPTER VII. 
LIFE IX TEFEE. 
Aspect of Teffe". Situation. Description of Houses. Fishing Excur- 
sion. Astonishing Variety of Fishes. Acara. Scarcity of Laborers. 
Our Indoors Man. Bruno. Alexandrina. Pleasant Walks. Man- 
dioca-shed in the Forest. Indian Encampment on the Beach. Excursion 
to Fishing Lodge on the Solimoens. Amazonian Beaches. Breeding- 
Places of Turtles, Fishes, etc. Adroitness of Indians in finding them. 
Description of a " Sitio." Indian Clay-Eaters Cuieira-Tree. Fish 
Hunt. Forest Lake. Water Birds. Success in Collecting. Evening 
Scene in Sitio. Alexandrina as Scientific Aid. Fish Anecdote. 
Relations between Fishes as shown by their Embryology. Note upon 
the Marine Character of the Amazonian Faunae. Acara. News from 
the Parties in the Interior. Return of Party from the lea. Prepara- 
tions for Departure. Note on General Result of Scientific Work in 
Teffe". Waiting for the Steamer. Sketch of Alexandrina. Mocuim. 
Thunder-Storm. Repiquete. Geological Observations. . . 212 - 250 
CHAPTER VIII. 
RETURX TO MANAOS. AMAZOXIAX PICXIC. 
Arrival at Manaos. New Quarters. The Ibicuhy. News from Home. 
Visit to the Cascade. Banheiras in the Forest. Excursion to Lake 
Hyanuary. Character and Prospects of the Amazonian Valley. Recep- 
tion at the Lake. Description of Sitio. Successful Fishing. Indian 
Visitors. Indian Ball. Character of the Dancing. Disturbed Night. 
