ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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DARWIN AXD THE SQUIRRELS . . . Frontispiecc 

 ST. Paul's rocks from the east — From Sprfs 



" Voyage of the Challenger " . . . .24 

 SHARK FISHING AT ST. paul's ROCKS — From Gosse's 



" Romance of Natural History " . . .26 



A BRAZILIAN COLLECTING-GROUND From GoSSe's 



" Romance of Natural History " . . . 28 



PORCUPINE FISH (dIODOn) FLOATING ON THE SUR- 

 FACE 30 



DARWIN FINDING A VAMPIRE BAT BITING A HORSE, 32 



BRAZILIAN HUNTERS AND ANIMAL COLLECTORS . 36 



SOUTH AMERICAN NATIVE HUT OF LEAVES . . 38 



A planter's HOUSE IN BRAZIL . . . . 40 



A HOME ON THE PARAHIBA RIVER, BRAZIL . . 42 



CAMP IN A BRAZILIAN FOREST 44 



SOUTH AMERICAN OSTRICH (rHEa) AND YOUNG — 



From Frehm's " Natural History" . . .50 



SOUTH AMERICAN OSTRICHES FORDING A RIVER . 52 



NATIVE AUSTRALIANS HUNTING THE EMU — From 



Figuier's " Birds " 54 



