CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PARA. 



Arrival at Para Appearance of the city and 

 its environs The inhabitants and their 

 costumes Vegetation Sensitive plants 

 Lizards Ants and other insects Birds 

 Climate Food of the inhabitants i 



CHAPTER II. 



PARA. 



Festas Portuguese and Brazilian currency 

 M. Borlaz' estate Walk to the rice- 

 mills The virgin forest, its plants and 

 insects Milk-tree Saw and rice-mills 

 Caripe or pottery-tree India-rubber-tree 

 Flowers and trees in blossom Sauba 

 ants, wasps, and chegoes Journey by 

 water to Magoary The monkeys The 

 commandante at Laranjeiras Vampire 

 bats The timber-trade Boa constrictor 

 and sloth 13 



CHAPTER III. 



THE TOCANTINS. 



Canoe, stores, and crew River Mojii 

 Igaripe Miri Cameta Senhor Gomez 

 and his establishment Search for a din- 

 ner Jambouassu Polite letter Baiao 

 and its inhabitants A swarm of wasps 

 Enter the rocky district The Mutuca 

 Difficulty of getting men A village with- 

 out houses Catching an alligator Duck- 

 shooting Aroyas, and the Falls A noc- 

 turnal concert Blue macaws Turtles' 

 eggs A slight accident Capabilities of 

 the country Return to Para 35 



CHAPTER IV. 



MEXIANA AND MARAj6\ 



Visit to Oleria Habits of birds Voyage 

 to Mexiana Arrival Birds Description 

 of the island Population Slaves, their 



treatment and habits Journey to the 

 Lake Beautiful stream Fish and birds 

 at the lake Catching alligators 

 Strange sounds, and abundance of ani- 

 mal life Walk back Jaguar meat Visit 

 to Jungcal in Marajd Embarking cattle 

 Ilha das Frechas 57 



CHAPTER V. 



THE GUAMA AND CAPIM RIVERS. 



Natterer's hunter, Luiz Birds and insects 

 Prepare for a journey First sight of 

 the Pirordco St. Domingo Senhor 

 Calistro Slaves and slavery Anecdote 

 Cane-field Journey into the forest 

 Game Explanation of the Pirordco 

 Return to Para Bell-birds and yellow 

 parrots 77 



CHAPTER VI. 



SANTAREM AND MONTEALEGRE. 



Leave Para Enter the Amazon Its pecu- 

 liar features Arrive at Santarem The 

 town and its inhabitants Voyage to Mon- 

 tealegre Mosquito plague and its remedy 

 Journey to the Serras A cattle estate 

 Rocks, picture writings, and cave The 

 Victoria regia Mandiocca fields A festa 

 Return to Santarem Beautiful insects 

 Curious tidal phenomenon Leave 

 Santarem Obydos Villa Nova A kind 

 priest Serpa Christmas Day on the 

 Amazon 92 



CHAPTER VII. 



BARRA DO RIO NEGRO AND THE SOLIMOES. 



Appearance of the Rio Negro The city of 

 Barra, its trade and its inhabitants 

 Journey up the Rio Negro The Lingoa 

 Geral The umbrella bird Mode of life 

 of the Indians Return to Barra 

 Strangers in the city Visit to the 

 SolimSes The Gapd Manaquery 



