CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Porto Praya Ribeira Grande Atmospheric 

 Dust with Infusoria Habits of a Sea-slug and 

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

 Singular Incrustations Insects the first Colo- 

 nists of Islands Fernando Noronha Bahia 

 Burnished Rocks Habits of a Diodon 

 Pelagic Confervas and Infusoria Causes of 

 discoloured Sea Page 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Rio de Janeiro Excursion north of Cape Frio 

 G reat Evaporation Slavery Botofogo 

 Bay Terrestrial Planariaj 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 unsymmetrical Web 18 



CHAPTER III. 



Monte Video Maldonado Excursion to R. 

 Polanco Lazo and Bolas Partridges Ab- 

 sence of Trees Deer Capybara, or River 

 Hog Tucutuco Molothrus, cuckoo-like 

 habits Tyrant-flycatcher Mocking-bird 

 Carrion Hawks Tubes formed by Light- 

 ning House struck 37 



CHAPTER IV. 



Rio Negro Estanctas attacked by thu Indians 

 Salt Lakes Flamingoes R.Negro to R. 

 Colorado Sacred Tree Patagonian 1 Fare 

 fndian Families- General Rosas Proceed 

 to Bahia Blanca Sand Dunes Negro Lieu- 

 tenant Bahia Blanca Saline Incrustations 

 rivnta Alta Zorillo , 59 



CHAPTER V. 



Bahia Blanca Geology Numerous gigantic 

 extinct Quadrupeds Recent Extinction- 

 Longevity of Species Large Animals do not 

 require a luxuriant vegetation Southern 

 Africa Siberian Fossils Two Species of 

 Ostrich Habits of Oven-bird Armadilloes 

 Venomous Snake, Toad, Lizard Hyber- 

 nation of Animals Habits of Sea-Pen 

 Indian Wars and Massacres Arrow-head, 

 antiquarian Relic 76 



CHAPTER VI. 



Set out for Buenos Ayres Rio Sauce- Sierra 

 Ventana Third Posta Driving Horses . 

 Bolas Partridges and Foxes Features of 

 the Country Long-legged Plover Teru- 

 tero Hail-storm Natural Enclosures in 

 the Sierra Tapalguen Flesh of Puma 

 Meat Diet Guardia del Monte Effects of 

 Cattle on the Vegetation Cardoon Buenos 

 Ayres Corral where Cattle are slaughtered 

 100 



CHAPTER VII. 



Excursion to St. Fe Thistle-Beds Habits of 

 the Bizcacha Little Owl Saline Streams 

 Level Plains Mastodon St. Fe Change 

 in Landscape Geology Tooth of extinct 

 Horse Relation of the Fossil and recent 

 Quadrupeds of North and South America 

 Effects of a great Drought Parana Habits 

 of the Jaguar Scissor-beak Kingfisher, 

 Parrot,andScissor-tail Revolution Buenos 

 A yres State of Government 1 1 C 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Excursion to Colonia del Sacramento -Value 

 of an Estancia Cattle, how counted Sin- 

 gular Breed of Oxen Perforated Pebbles 



