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CHAPTER XVII 



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Galapagos Archipelago The whole Group Volcanic Number of Craters 

 Leafless Bushes Colony at Charles Island James Island Salt- 

 lake in Crater Natural History of the Group Ornithology, curi- 

 ous Finches Reptiles Great Tortoises, habits of Marine Lizard, 

 feeds on Sea-weed Terrestrial Lizard, burrowing habits, herbiv- 

 orous Importance of Reptiles in the Archipelago Fish, Shells, 

 Insects Bo.tany American Type of Organization Differences in 

 the Species or Races on different Islands Tameness of the Birds 

 Fear of Man, an acquired Instinct 394 



CHAPTER XVIII 



Pass through the Low Archipelago Tahiti Aspect Vegetation on 

 the Mountains View of timeo Excursion into the Interior 

 Profound Ravines Succession of Waterfalls Number of wild 

 useful Plants Temperance of the Inhabitants Their moral state 

 Parliament convened New Zealand Bay of Islands Hippahs 

 Excursion to Waimate -Missionary Establishment English Weeds 

 now run wild Waiomio Funeral of a New Zealand Woman 

 Sail for Australia 425 



CHAPTER XIX 



Sydney Excursion to Bathurst Aspect of the Woods Party of 

 Natives Gradual extinction of the Aborigines Infection gener- 

 ated by associated Men in health Blue Mountains View of the 

 grand gulf-like Valleys Their origin and formation Bathurst, 



Smeral civility of the Lower Orders State of Society Van 

 iemen's Land Hobart Town Aborigines all banished Mount 

 Wellington King George's Sound Cheerless Aspect of the Coun- 

 try Bald Head, calcareous casts of branches of Trees Party of 

 Natives Leave Australia 455 



CHAPTER XX 



Keeling Island Singular appearance Scanty Flora Transport of 

 Seeds Birds and Insects Ebbing and flowing Springs Fields 

 of dead Coral Stone transported in the roots of Trees Great 

 Crab Stinging Corals Coral-eating Fish Coral Formations 

 Lagoon Islands, or Atolls Depth at which reef-building Corals 

 can live Vast Areas interspersed with low Coral Islands Sub- 

 sidence of their foundations Barrier Reefs Fringing Reefs 

 Conversion of Fringing Reefs into Barrier Reefs, and into Atolls 

 Evidence of changes in Level Breaches in Barrier Reefs 

 Maldiva Atolls; their peculiar structure Dead and submerged 

 Reefs Areas of subsidence and elevation Distribution of Vol- 

 canoes Subsidence slow, and vast in amount 477 



CHAPTER XXI 



Mauritius, beautiful appearance of Great crateriform ring of Moun- 

 tains Hindoos St. Helena History of the changes in the Vege- 

 tation Cause of the extinction of Land-shells Ascension Varia- 

 tion in the imported Rats Volcanic Bombs Beds of Infusoria 

 Bahia Brazil Splendour of Tropical Scenery Pernambuco 

 Singular Reef Slavery Return to England Retrospect on our 

 Voyage 509 



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