TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



VOYAGE FROM NEW YORK TO RIO DE JANEIRO. 



First Sunday at Sea Gulf Stream. Gulf- Weed. Lectures proposed. 

 First Lecture : On the Gulf Stream in the Gulf Stream. Aquarium 

 established on board. Second Lecture Rough Sea. Peculiar Tint of 

 Water. Third Lecture: Laying out Work of Expedition in Brazil ; Dis- 

 tribution of Fishes in Brazilian Rivers ; its Bearing on Origin of Species j 

 Collecting of Eggs. Tropical Sunset. Fourth Lecture: Plan of Geologi- 

 cal Investigations with special reference to Glacial Phenomena in South 

 America. Flying-Fish. Fifth Lecture: Glacial Phenomena, continued. 

 Second Sunday at Sea. Rough Water. Sixth Lecture : Embryo- 

 logical Investigations as a Guide to sound Classification. Seventh Lec- 

 ture. Moonlight Nights. Trade- Winds. Eighth Lecture: Importance 

 of Precision in Localizing Specimens. Southern Cross. Ninth Lecture: 

 Fresh-water Fishes of Brazil. Easter Sunday. First Sight of South 

 American Shore. Olinda. Pernambuco. Catamarans. Tenth Lec- 

 ture: Methods of Collecting. Eleventh Lecture: Classification of Fishes 

 as illustrated by Embryology. Preparations for Arrival. Twelfth Lec- 

 ture: Practical Lesson in Embryology. Closing Lecture: Transmu- 

 tation Theory; Intellectual and Political Independence. Resolutions and 

 Speeches. Singular Red Patches on the Surface of the Sea. . . 1-46 



CHAPTER II. 



RIO DE JANEIRO AND ITS ENVIRONS. JUIZ DE FORA. 



Arrival. Aspect of Harbor and City. Custom-House. First Glimpse of 

 Brazilian Life. Negro Dance. Effect of Emancipation in United 

 States upon Slavery in Brazil. First Aspect of Rio de Janeiro on Land. 



Picturesque Street Groups. Eclipse of the Sun. At Home in Rio. 

 Larangeiras. Passeio Publico. Excursion on the Dom Pedro Railroad. 



Visit of the Emperor to the Colorado. Cordiality of the Government 

 to the Expedition. Laboratory. Botanical Garden. Alley of Palms. 

 Excursion to the Corcovado. Juiz de Fora Road. Petropolis. Trop- 

 ical Vegetation. Ride from Petropolis to Juiz de Fora. Visit to Sen- 

 hor Lage. Excursion to the Forest of the Empress. Visit to Mr. 

 Halfeld. Return to Rio. News of the Great Northern Victories, and of 



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