CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Porto Praya Ribeira Grande Atmospheric 

 Dust with Infusoria Habits of a Sea-slug and 

 Cuttle-fish St. Paul's Rocks, non volcanic 

 Singular incrustations Insects the first Colo- 

 nists of Islands Fernando Noronha Bahia 

 Burnished Rocks Habits of a Diodon 

 Pelagic Confervae and Infusoria Causes of 

 discoloured Sea Page 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Rio de Janeiro Excursion north of Cape Frio 

 Great Evaporation SI aver y Botofogo 

 Bay Terrestrial Planariae Clouds on the 

 Corcovado Heavy Rain Musical Frogs 

 Phosphorescent Insects Elater, springing 

 powers of Blue Haze Noise made by a 

 Butterfly Entomology Ants Wasp kill- 

 ing a Spider Parasitical Spider Artifices of 

 an Epeira Gregarious Spider Spider with 

 an unsymmetrical Web ". . 19 



CHAPTER III. 



Monte Video Maldonado Excursion to R. 

 Polanco Lazo and Bolas Partridges Ab- 

 sence of Trees Deer Capybara, or River 

 Hog Tucutuco Molothrus, cuckoo-like 

 habits Tyrant Flycatcher Mocking-bird 

 Carrion Hawks Tubes formed by Lightning 

 House struck 39 



CHAPTER IV. 



Rio Negro Estancias attacked by the Indians 

 Salt Lakes Flamingoes R. Negro to R. 

 Colorado Sacred Tree Patagonian Hare 

 Indian Families General Rosas Proceed to 

 Bahia Blanca Sand Dunes Negro Lieute- 

 nant Bahia Blanca Saline Incrustations 

 Punta Alta Zorillo , . 63 



CHAPTER V. 



Bahia Blanca Geology Numerous gigantic 

 extinct Quadrupeds - Recent Extinction 

 Longevity of Species Lar^e Animals do not 

 require a luxuriant Vegetation Southern 

 Africa Siberian Fossils Two Species of 

 Ostrich Habits of Oven-bird Armadilloes 

 Venomous Snake, Toad, Lizard Hyberna- 

 tion of Animals Habits of Sea-Pen Indian 

 Wars and Massacres -.Arrow-head Antiqua- 

 rian Relic , 81 



CHAPTER VI. 



Set out for Buenos Ayres Rio Sauce Sierra 

 Ventana Third Posta Driving Horses 

 Bolas Partridges and Foxes Features of the 

 Country Long-legged Plover Teru-tero 

 Hailstorm Natural Enclosures in the Sierra 

 Tapalguen Flesh of Puma Meat Diet 

 Guardia del Monte Effects of Cattle on the 

 Vegetation Cardoon Buenos Ayres Cor- 

 ral where Cattle are slaughtered 106 



CHAPTER VII. 



Excursion to St. Fe Thistle-Beds Habits of 

 the Bizcacha Little Owl Saline Streams- 

 Level Plains Mastodon St. Fe Change in 

 Landscape Geology Tooth of extinct Horse 

 Relation of the Fossil and recentQuadrupeds 

 of North and South America Effects of a 

 great Drought Parana Habits of the Jaguar 

 Scissor-beak King-fisher, Parrot, and 

 Scissor-tail Revolution Buenos Ayres 

 State of Government 123 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Excursion to Colonia del Sacramiento Value 

 of an Estancia Cattle, how counted Sin- 

 gular Breed of Oxen Perforated Pebbles 

 Shepherd-Dogs Horses broken-in, Gauchos 

 Riding Character of Inhabitants Rio Plata 

 Flocks of Butterfl'es Aeronaut Spiders 

 Phosphorescence of the Sea Port Desire 

 Guanaco Port St. Julian Geology of Pata- 

 gonia Fossil gigantic Animal Types of 

 Organization constant Change in the Zoo- 

 logy of America Causes of Extinction . 142 



CHAPTER IX. 



Santa Cruz Expedition up the River Indians 

 Immense Streams of Basaltic Lava Frag- 

 ments not transported by the River Exca- 

 vation of the Valley Condor, habits of 

 Cordillera Erratic Boulders of great size 

 Indian Relics Return to the Ship Falk- 

 land Islands Wild Horses, Cattle, Rabbits 

 Wolf-like Fox Fire made of Bones Man- 

 ner of hunting Wild Cattle Geology 

 Streams of Stones Scenes of Violence 

 Penguin Geese Eggs of Doris Compound 

 Animals 177 



CHAPTER X. 



Tierra del Fuego, first arrival Good Success 

 Bay An Account of the Fuegians on board 

 interview with the Savages Scenery of 

 the Forests Cape Horn Wigwam Cove 

 Miserable Condition of the Savages Famines 

 Cannibals Matricide Religious Feelings 

 Great Gale Beagle Channel Ponsonby 

 Sound Build Wigwams and settle the Fue- 

 gians Bifurcation of the Beagle Channel 

 Glaciers Return to the Ship Second Visit 

 in the Ship to the Settlement Equality of 

 Condition amongst the Natives 204 



CHAPTER XI. 



Strait of Magellan Port Famine Ascent of 

 Mount Tarn Forests Edible Fungus 

 Zoology Great Sea-weed Leave Tierra del 

 Fuego Climate Fruit Trees and Produc- 

 tions of the Southern Coasts Height of 

 Snow-line on the Cordillera Descent of 

 Glaciers to the Sea Icebergs formed Trans- 

 portal of Boulders Climate and Produc- 

 tions of the Antarctic Islands Preservation 

 of Frozen Carcasses Recapitulation . . . 231 



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