CONTENTS. xi 



ants Centipeds Cockroaches Fire-ants Insects- Fire-flies Suspended cocoons 

 Lantern-fly The tanana Wood beetles Spiders Bees and wasps Butterflies 540 



CHAPTER XVI. 



THE WONDERS OF THE FOREST. 



Aspects of the forest Buttress trees Sipos or wild vines The seringa or india rubber tree 

 The cow-tree Monkeys' drinking-cups Brazil-nut tree -The Victoria Regia Palms 570 



CHAPTER XVII. 



THE WONDERS OF THE WATERS. 



The manatee, or cow-fish Piranha The diodon The acara Anableps The parrot-fish 

 The gymnotus Localization of fish Gymnotus, or electric eel Sting-rays Serrosalmus 

 piraya The caribe Adaptation of animals to their destined mode of existence 591 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



NATIVES. OF THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON. 

 The Mundurucus General character of the natives The Purupurus The Catauixis 609 



CHAPTER XIX. 



INDIAN WEAPONS AND MODES OF KILLING GAME. 



The blow-pipe Wourali poison Timbo Mode of shooting and netting turtle Another 

 mode of catching fish Poisoning birds The long-bow Stalking game Mode of killing 

 alligators Turtle-catching and collecting eggs Oil from turtles' eggs Fishing-nets and 

 baskets Canoes Musical instruments . . , , 615 



NORTHERN REGIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA. 

 CHAPTER I. 



VENEZUELA. 

 Humming-birds Trees The Llaneros 



CHAPTER II. 



GUIANA. 



Rivers : The Essequibo The Berbice Elver The Arecuna Indians- The Cotgntyn River 

 The Demerara River Native tribes The Arawaks The Guaranis The Macusis The 

 Acawoios Mounds full of human remains Vegetable productions 654 



CHAPTER III. 



CENTRAL BRAZIL. 

 Serras- The Campos dos Paricis The cerrados Diamond-mines of Brazil 687 



