TABLE OF CONTENTS. xiii 



Cotlage of Maia. His Interest in Educating his Children. Return to 

 Steamer. Scientific Results of the Excursion 162-184 



CHAPTER VI. 



LIFE AT MANAOS. VOYAGE FROM MANAOS TO TABATINGA. 



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- 

 naos. 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 Teffe". . . 185-211 



CHAPTER VII. 



LIFE IN 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. Aoara. News from 

 the Parties in the Interior. Return of Party from the I?a. Prepara- 

 tions for Departure. Note on General Result of Scientific Work in 

 Teflfe". Waiting for the Steamer. Sketch of Alexandrina. Mocuim. 

 Thunder-Storm. Repiquete. Geological Observations. . . 212 250 



CHAPTER VIII. 



RETURN TO MANAOS. AMAZONIAN PICNIC. 



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 



