CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



The Black Iguana. Another Country. Reminiscences of Childhood. 

 The Mirage. A Fire in the Plain Page 299 



CHAPTER XX. 



The Morning and Night Dew. The Terre-Froide. Water-spouts and 

 Whirlwinds. The Barbary Fig-trees. The Cactus-plants. The Viz- 

 naga. Our Hopes disappointed. Don Benito Coyotepec 310 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Black Skins and white Skins. We have to turn Carpenters. L'Encue- 

 rado chanting and preaching. The Palm-leaves. Vegetable Butter 

 Tree 326 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Mexican Oak-apples. A Stream lost in an Abyss. The Wild Nasturtium. 

 Sportsmen deceived by Children. The Grave-digging Beetles. 

 The Cochineal Insect. Mexican Wine. Good-bye to our Indian 

 Hosts 339 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Again on the Road. The Bird-catching Spider. The Marten and the 

 Skunk. The Flying Squirrel. The Otter - hunt. L'Encuerado 

 wounded 353 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



A laborious Task. Wild Lime-trees. Pigeons. The West India Cher- 

 ry. The Earwig. Snakes and Serpents. First Glance at the Terre- 

 Chaude 367 



CHAPTER XXV. 



A Ground-squirrel. A Mouse's Nest. Humming-birds and their young 

 ones. The Locust-tree. Mexican Wolves and their Retreat. ... 375 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



The Path through the Forest. A forced March. The Bromelaceae. Mos- 

 quitoes. The Water-plant. The Promised Land. A Band of Mon- 

 keys , , ... 387 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



L'Encuerado and the Parrots. Gringalet meets a Friend. The Cougar, 

 or American Lion. A Stream. Our "Palm-tree Villa." Turtles' 

 Eggs. The Tantalus. Herons and Flamingoes 400 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



A Grove of Logwood-trees. Ants at their Work. Parasitic Insects. 

 The Great Ant-eater. Spoonbills and Herons. Lost in the For- 

 est 415 



