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CONTENTS. 



Country life Curl-crested Aracaris 

 Vultures and Oncas Tobacco growing 

 and manufactureThe Cow-fish Senhor 

 Brandao A fishing party with Senhor 

 Henrique Letters from England ... 112 



CHAPTER VIII. 



THE UPPER RIO NEGRO. 



Quit Barra for the Uj 



Rio Negro 



mit JBarra tor tne Upper Kio Wegro 

 Canoe and cargo Great width of the 

 river Carvoeiro and Barcellos Granite 

 rocks Castanheiro A polite old gentle- 

 man Sao Joze A new language The 

 cataracts Sao Gabriel Nossa Senhora 

 da Gui'a Senhor L. and his family 

 Visit to the river Cobati An Indian 

 village The Serra Cocks of the rock- 

 Return to Gui'a Frei Joze dos Santos 

 Innocentos 133 



CHAPTER IX. 



JAVITA. 



Leave Gui'a Marabitan as Serra de Cocoi 

 Enter Venezuela Sao Carlos Pass 

 the Cassiquiare Antonio Dias Indian 

 shipbuilders Feather-work Maroa and 

 Pimichm A black jaguar Poisonous 

 serpents Fishing Walk to Javi'ta Resi- 

 dence there Indian road-makers Lan- 

 guage and customs A description of 

 Javita Runaway Indians Collections at 

 Tavi'ta Return to Tomo A domestic 

 broil Marabitanas and its inhabitants 

 Reach Gui'a 159 



CHAPTER X. 



FIRST ASCENT OF THE RIVER UAUPES. 



Rapid current An Indian Malacca The 

 Inmates A Festival Paint and orna- 

 ments Illness Sao Jeronymo Passing 

 the cataracts Jauarite The Tushaua 

 Calistro Singular palm Birds Cheap 

 provisions Edible ants, and earth- 

 worms A grand dance Feather orna- 

 mentsThe snake-dance The Capi A 



State cigar Ananarapic6ma Fish 

 Chegoes Pass down the falls Tame 

 b' rds Orchids Piums Eating dirt 

 I oisoning Return to Guia Manoel 

 Joaquim Annoying delays 188 



CHAPTER XL 



ON THE RIO NEGRO. 



Difficulties of starting Descending the 

 falls Catching an alligator Tame 

 parrots A fortnight in Barra Frei 

 Joze's diplomacy Pickling a cow-fish 

 A river storm Brazilian veracity Wana- 

 waca Productiveness of the country 

 A large snake Sao Gabriel Sao Joaquim 

 Fever and ague 218 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE CATARACTS OF THE UAUPES. 



Start for the Uaupes SHo Jeronymo and 

 Jauarite Indians run away Numerous 

 cataracts Reach Caruru Difficult pas- 

 sagePainted Malocca Devil music- 

 More falls Ocoki Curious rocks 

 Reach Uarucapuri Cobeu Indians 

 Reach Muciira An Indian's house and 

 family Height above the sea Tenente 

 Jesmno Return to Uarucapuri Indian 

 prisoners Voyage to Jauarite Correct- 

 ing the calendar Delay at Sao Jeronymo 



236 



CHAPTER XIII. 



SAO JERONYMO TO THE DOWNS. 



Voyage down the Rio Negro Arrive at 

 Barra Obtaining a passport State o 

 the city Portuguese and Brazilian enter 

 prise System of credit Trade Immo 

 rality, and its causes Leave Barra j 

 storm on the Amazon Salsaparilha 1 

 tale about Death Para The yellow feve 

 Sail for England Ship takes fire Te 

 days in the boats Get picked up Heav 

 gales Short of provisions Storm in th 

 Channel Arrive at Deal .. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF THE AMAZON VALLEY 28 



CHAPTER XV. 



VEGETATION OF THE AMAZON VALLEY 300 



CHAPTER XVI. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZOOLOGY OF THE AMAZON DISTRICT , 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Off THE ABORIGINES OF THE AMAZON ... 



