CONTENTS. 



PAET I. 



ASPECTS OF TROriCAL NATURE. 

 CHAPTER I. 



THE DIVERSITY OF CLIMATES WITHIN THE TKOriCS. 



Causes by which it is produced — Abundance and Distribution of Kain within the 

 Tropics — The Trade Winds— The Belt of Cahns — Tropical Rains — The 

 Monsoons — Tornados — Cyclones — Typhoons — Storms in the Pacific — 

 Devastations caused by Hurricanes on Pitcairn Island and Rarotonga Page 3 



. ^ CHAPTER II. 



THE LLANOS. 



Their Aspect in the Dry Season — Vegetable Sources — Land Spouts — Effects 

 of the Mirage — A Savannah on Fire — Opening of the Rainy Season — 

 Miraciilous Changes — Exuberance of Animal and Vegetable Life — Conflict 

 between Horses and Electrical Eels — Beauty of the Llanos at the Termination 

 of the Rainy Season — The Mauritia Palm . , . ,14 



CHAPTER III. 



THE PUNA, OR THE HIGH TABLE-LANDS OF PERtT AND BOLIVIA. 



Striking Contrast with the Llanos — Northern Character of their Climate — 

 The Chuiiu — The Surumpe — The Veta: its Influence upon Man, Horses^ 

 Mules, ajid Cats — The Vegetation of the Puna — The Maca — The Llama : 

 its invaluable Services — The Huanacu — The Alpaca — The Vicunas : Mode 

 of Hunting Them — The Chacu — The Bolas — The Chinchilla — The Condor 

 —Wild Bulls and Wild Dogs — Lovely Mountain Valleys . . 23 



