LIST OF FIGURES 



FIG, PAGE 



1. TWO FRUITS OF THE CASHEW-TREE, ON LEAF 4 1 



2. THE CARAVELLA (pHYSALIA). A JELLY-FISH (pELAGIA). A COFFER-FISH 45 



3. A SECTION OF A LIANA STEM 9° 



4. LEAF OF THE CLIMBING PALM, JACYTARA. YOUNG SHOOT OF THE "cAt's- 



CLAW" CREEPER 93 



5. SECTION OF STEM OF A BAUHINIA 95 



6. BLADDER-TRAPS ON THE ROOTS OF THE BLADDERWORT I08 



7. THE "greybeard," AN EPIPHYTIC BROMELIA IO9 



8. AGAVE IN BLOOM I16 



9. SPRIG OF COTTON-PLANT 1 52 

 ID. ITAWIRA, ON THE COAST OF ESPIRITO SANTO 161 



11. PIRANHA 176 



12. MANATEE OR PEIXE BOI 1 93 



13. PASSION-FLOWER OR MARACUJA 23 1 



14. A TROPICAL ORCHID 242 



15. A FIG, IN SECTION, SHOWING THE INTERIOR OF THE URN, WITH THE GALLS 



OF THE GALL-WASP. A SINGLE FLOWER WITH THREAD-LIKE PISTIL 244 



16. THE YUCCA-MOTH 245 



17. LEAVES GLUED TOGETHER BY A CAT-FROG AND CONTAINING THE EGGS 272 



18. GOELDI FROG WITH A POCKET OF EGGS ON HER BACK 273 



19. THE PURSE FROG 273 



20. SALAMANDER-FISH 275 



21. FLAT-HEADED CATFISH WITH EGGS ON BELLY 276 



22. HERCULES BEETLE 278 



23. ICHNEUMON ON CATERPILLAR 282 



24. NEST OF THE PASTEBOARD- WASP. A NEST OF POLYBIA SCUTELLARIS 294 



25. STINGLESS BRAZILIAN BEES 297 



26. LEAF-CUTTING ANTS OR SAUVAS 303 



27. THE SAUVAs' GUEST, SHOWING THE HAIRS WHICH EXUDE AN INTOXICATING 



SAP 307 



28. SAUVA qUEEN IN HER CLOSED BURROW 3IO 



29. SOLDIER OF THE DRIVER ANT 312 



30. MIMECITON, A BEETLE WHICH MIMICS AN ANT 318 



31. ANT-GARDEN ON THE BRANCH OF A TREE 318 



32. SECTION OF AN IMBAUBA-TREE, INHABITED BY ANTS 319 



33. TUBULAR NEST OF THE BEARD AZTEC 32O 



34. TERMITE SOLDIER 326 



B 17 



