CONTENTS OF VOL. I 



CHAPTER L 



PAEA. 



Arrival— Aspect of the country— the Para Elver— Fu-st walk in 

 the Suburbs of Para— Free Negroes— Birds, Lizards, and Insects 

 of the Suburbs— Leaf-cutting Ant— Sketch of the climate, his- 

 tory, and present condition of Para 1 



CHAPTER II. 



PAEA — continued. 



The Swampy forests of Para — A Portuguese landed proprietor — 

 Country house at Nazareth— Life of a Naturalist under the equa- 

 tor — The drier virgin forests — Magoary — Eetired creeks — Abo- 

 rigines 44 



CHAPTER III. 



PAEA — concluded. 



Religious holidays— Marmoset Monkeys — Serpents — Insects of the 

 forest —Eelations of the fauna of the Para District . . .86 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE TOCANTINS AND CAMETA. 



Preparations for the journey — The bay of Goajara — Grove of fan- 

 leaved palms— The lower Tocantins— Sketch of the river— Vista 

 alegi-e — Baiao — Eapids— Boat journey to the Guariba falls — 

 Native life on the Tocantins— Second journey to Cameta . . 112 



