CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Porto Praya Ribeira Grande Atmospheric 

 imst iviih Infusoria Habits of a Sea-slug and 

 Cuttib-fish St. Paul's Rocks, non volcanic 

 Singular incrustations Insects the first Colo- 

 nistfl of Islands Fernando Noronha Bahia 

 Burnished Rocks-Habits of a Diodon 

 Pel-igic Conferva? and Infusoria Causes of 

 discoloured Sea Page 1 



CHAPTER IL 

 Rio de Janeiro Excursion north of Cape Frio 



Great Evaporation Slavery Botofogo 

 Bay Terrestrial Planari.-E Clouds on the 

 Corcovado Heavy Rain Musical Frogs 

 Phosphorescent Insects Elater, springing 

 powers of Blue Haze Noise made by a 

 Butterfly Entomology Ants- Wasp kill- 

 ing a Spider Parasitical Spider Artifices of 

 an Epeira Gregarious Spider Spider with 

 an uuaynimi'trical Web 19 



CHAPTER III. 



Monte Video-Maldonado-Excursion to R. 

 Polanco-Lazo and Bolas Partridges Ab- 

 sence of Trees Deer Capybara, or River 

 Hog Tucutuco Molotlirus, cuckoo-like 

 habits Tyrant Flycatcher Mocking-bird 

 Carrion Hawks Tubes formed by Lightning 

 House struck 39 



CHAPTER IV. 



Rio Negro Estancias attacked by the Indians 

 Salt Lakes Flamingoes R. Negro to R. 

 G)lorado Sacred Tree Patasonian Hare 

 Indian Families General Rosas Proceed to 

 Bahia Blanca Sand Dunes Negro Lieuto- 

 nant Bahia Blanca Saline Incrustations - 

 Punta Alta fcjrillo 63 



CHAPTER V. 



3ahia Blanca Geology Numerous gigantic 

 extinct Quadrupeds Recent Extinction 

 Longevity of Species Lar^e Animals do not 

 require a luxuriant Vegetarion Southern 

 Africa Siberian Fossils Two Species of 

 Ostrich Habits of Oven-bird Aimadilloes 



Venomous Snake, Toad, Lizard Hyberna- 

 tion of Animals Habits of Sea-PenIndian 

 Wars and Massacres Arrow-head Antiqua- 

 rian Relic ;i 



CHAPTER VI. 



Set out for Buenos Ayres Rio Sauce Sierra 

 Ventana Third Posta Driving Horses 

 Bolas Partridges and Foxes Features of th" 

 Country Long-legged Plover Teru-tero 

 Hailstorm Natural Enclosures in the Sierra 

 Tapalguen Flesh of Puma Meat Diet 

 Guardia del Monte Eftects of Cattle on the 

 Vegetation Cardoon Buenos Ayres Cor- 

 ml where Cattle are slaughtered 106 



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CHAPTER VIL 



Excursion to St. Fe Thistle-Beds Habits 01 

 the Bizcacha Little Owl Saline Streams- 

 Level Plains Mastodon St. Fe Change in 

 Landscape Geology Tooth of extinct Horse 

 Relation of the Fossil and recentQuadrupeds 

 of North and South America Effects of a 

 great Drought Parana Habits of the Jaguar 



Sciiwor-beak King-fisher, Parrot, and 

 Scissor-tail Revolution Buenos Ayres 

 State of Government ................. 123 



CHAPTER VIU. 



Excursion to Colonia del Sacramiento Value 

 of an Estancia Cattle, how counted Sin- 

 lar Breed of Oxen Perforated Pebbles 

 pherd-DogsHorses broken-in, Gauchot 

 Riding Character of Inhabitants Rio Plata 



Flocks of Butterfl es Aeronaut Spiders 

 Phosphorescence of the Sea Port Desire 

 Guanaco Port St. Julian Geology of Pata- 

 goniaFossil gigantic Animal Types ol 

 Organization constant Change in the Zoo- 

 logy of America-Causes of Extinction . 142 



CHAPTER IX. 



SanU Cruz Expedition up the River Indians 

 Immense Streams of Basaltic Lava Frag- 

 ments not transported by the River Exca- 

 vation of the Valley Condor, habits of 

 Cordillera Erratic Boulders of great size- 

 Indian Relics Return to the Ship Falk- 

 land Islands Wild Horses, Cattle, Rabbits- 

 W r olf-like Fox Fire made of Bones Man- 

 ner of hunting Wild Cattle Geology 

 Streams of Stones Scenes of Violence 

 Penguin Geese Eggs of Doris -Compound 

 Animals ............. ................ 177 



CHAPTER X. 



Tierra del Fuego, first arrival Good Success 

 Bav An Account of the Fuegians on board 



Interview with the Savages Scenery of 

 the Forests Cape Horn Wigwam Cove 

 Miserable Condition of the Savages Famine* 



Cannibals Matricide Religious Feelings 



Great Gale Beagle Channel Ponsonby 

 Sound Build Wigwams and settle the Fue- 

 gians Bifurcation of the Beagle Channel- 

 Glaciers Return to the Ship Second Visit 

 in the Ship to the Settlement Equality of 

 Condition amongst the Native* ....... 204 



CHAPTER XI. 



Strait of Magellan Port Famine Ascent ol 

 Mount Tarn Forests Edible Fungus- 

 Zoology Great Sea-weed-Leave Tierra del 

 Fuego Climate Fruit Tiees and Produc- 

 tions of the Southern Coasts Height of 

 Snow-line on the CordiL>ra Descent ol 

 Glaciers to the Sea Icebergs formed Trans- 

 portal of Boulders Climate and Produc- 

 tions of the Antarctic Islands Preservation 

 of Frozen Carcasses Recapitulation . . . 2&I 



