CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



TENERIFE. ST. THOMAS. BERMUDA. 



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Circumstances of the Voyage. Tenerife. Cochineal Plantations. Excursions 

 up the Peak. Trade-wind Cloud, Zones of Vegetation. Sunset seen 

 above the Clouds. Rabbits and other Animals on the Peak. Peculiar 

 Spider's Web. Catching Sharks off Sombrero Island, West Indies. Ap- 

 pearance and Habits o^ Remora. Pilot Fish. Island of St. Thomas. Cal- 

 careous Seaweeds. Sea Urchins with Poisoned Spines. Burrowing 

 Spider. Nest of Termites. Pelicans edible. Sand-box Tree. Defensive 

 Colouringof Spines of Cacti. Beach Conglomerate. Sea-beans. Bermuda. 

 Calcareous Sand-rock. Caves. Vegetation. Peat. Boatswain Birds. 

 Land Nemertine. Corals in Caves i 



CHAPTER n. 



AZORES. MADEIRA. CAPE VERDES. 



Fayal Island, Azores. Porpoises on the Feed. Town of Horta. Peculiar 

 Dress of the Women. Island of Pico. St. Michael's Island. Native Ferns 

 and Australian-introduced Trees. The Threshing Floor and Women at 

 the Mill. Vegetation of the Azores. Hot Springs at Furnas. Plants 

 Growing in the Hot Water. Caldeira des .Sette Cidades. Madeira. Grand 

 Cural, Curious Caps worn by the Men. The Island at Sunset. St. Vin- 

 cent Island, Cape Verdes. Vegetation of the Island. Ascent of Graen 

 Mountain. Different Causes of Variation of Vegetation with Altitude. 

 Structure of Basaltic Dykes. Calcareous Seaweeds on Bird Island. Habits 

 of Crabs. Miniature Oasis. Flying Gurnet Hooked. Mode of Catching 

 Bonito. Island of Fogo. Porto Praya, St. Jago Island. Use of Foot in 

 Feeding by Kites. Kingfisher and Galinis. Hauling the Seine. A Large 

 Shark. San Domingo Valley. Monkeys. Remarkable Freshwater Crusta- 

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CHAPTER HI. 



ST. PAUL'S ROCKS AND FERNANDO NORONHA. 



St. Paul's Rocks. Equatorial Current. Nests of Noddies. Predatory Habits 

 oi Grapsjis strigosits. Fishing off the Rocks. Nests of Boobies. Pugnacity 



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