Contents 



PART I THE MAKING OF A NATURALIST 



1. Confessions of a Naturalist 3 



2. The Family 6 



3. The Mind's Eye 13 



4. "For Richer for Poorer" 22 



5. Wallace and the Dutch East 41 



6. Flying Fish and Turtles 58 



7. The Sea and the Cave 6$ 



8. Cuba 87 



9. The Bahamas, Old and New 103 



10. Reptiles in the West Indies 1 19 



PART II THE SEDENTARY NATURALIST 



11. Naturalists in Dispute 135 



12. Three Friends 140 



13. Mr. Justice Holmes 150 



14. Lifework 157 



15. The Glory Hole 168 



16. Those Who Help 181 



17. Panama 193 



18. Scientists and Philosophers 208 



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