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of the Young Birds. Other Inhabitants of the Rocks. Fishing for Cavalli 

 with Salmon Tackle. Geological .Structure of the Rocks. Seaweeds 

 growing on the Rocks. Fernando Noronha. Calcareous Sandrock con- 

 taining Volcanic Intermixture. Tree Shedding Leaves in Dry Season. 

 Jatroplia nrens. Birds. Brazilian Convicts. St. Michael's Mount. Fri- 

 gate Birds Nesting. Pigeons T^esting with Sea Birds. Lizards of the 

 Islands 5^ 



CHAPTER IV. 



BAHIA. 



Harbour and Town of Bahia. Religious Procession. Black Angels. Land 

 Planarians. Clicking Butterfly. Primaeval Forest. Shooting Humming 

 Birds and Toucans. Caxoeira. Mewing Toads. Excursion to Feira St. 

 Anna. Mule Riding. Former Highway Robbers. Inn at Feira St. Anna 

 and its Guests. The Fair. Anteaters Eaten as Medicine. Vaqueiros. 

 Tailing Cattle. Horse Dealing. German Settler in the Country. Driving 

 Cattle in the Bush. Farm .Slaves. Preparation of Cassava. Over- 

 burdened Ant. Three-toed Sloth. Slaverj- in Brazil 74 



CHAPTER V. 



TRISTAN DA CUNHA, INACCESSIBLE ISLAND, NIGHTINGALE ISLAND. 



Settlement of the Island. Geological Structure. Vegetation. Temperature of 

 Fresh Water. Phylica nrborea. Rigorous Climate. Condition of the 

 Settlers. Inaccessible Island. Rock-hopper Penguins. Tussock Grass. 

 Penguin Rookeries. Peculiar Land Birds. Noddies and other Sea Birds. 

 Southern Skuas. Wild Swine. Change of Habits of Penguins. Nightin- 

 gale Island. Vast Penguin Rookery. Seal Caves. Rocks Worn by the 

 Feet of the Penguins. Mollymauks and their Nests. Derivation of Sea- 

 men's Names for Southern Animals. Dogs run Wild in a Penguin Rookery. 

 Migrations of Penguinsand Seals. Insects, etc., of the Group. Flowering 

 Seasons. Sea Beans. Relations of the Flora 93 



CHAPTER VI. 



CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



Aspect and Formation of the Country. Simons Bay. Appearance of the Vege- 

 tation. The Road to Cape Town. The Silver Tree. Habits of Baboons. 

 The Rock Rabbit. Habits of Rodent Moles. Kitchen Middens. Burial 

 Places of Natives. Antelopes. An Ostrich Farm. Tracks of Animals in 

 the Sand. Great Variety of Flowering Plants. Clawless Otter. Land 

 Planarians. Chameleon. Jackass Penguins. Bdellostoina. Rare Whale 

 with Long Tusks. Pcripatits cnpensis, the Ancestor of Insects. The 

 Turacou 119 



CHAPTER VII. 



PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS. THE CROZET ISLANDS. 



Appearance and Formation of Marion Island. Vegetation of the Island. 

 Azorella sclago. Limit of Vegetation in Altitude. Relations of the Flora. 



