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CHAPTER VI 



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Set out for Buenos Ayres Rio Sauce Sierra Ventana Third Posta 

 Driving Horses Bolas Partridges and Foxes Features of the 

 Country Long-legged Plover Terutero Hail-storm Natural En- 

 closures 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 ... 118 



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 Scis- 

 sor-beak Kingfisher, Parrot, and Scissor-tail Revolution Buenos 

 Ayres State of Government 135 



CHAPTER VIII 



Excursion to Colonia del Sacramiento Value of an Estancia Cattle, 

 how counted Singular Bree_d of Oxen Perforated Pebbles Shep- 

 herd Dogs Horses broken-in, Gauchos riding Character of In- 

 habitants Rio Plata Flocks of Butterflies Aeronaut Spiders 

 Phosphorescence of the Sea Port Desire Guanaco Port St. 



Silian Geology of Patagonia Fossil gigantic Animal Types of 

 rganizatipn constant Change in the Zoology of America Causes 

 of Extinction 155 



CHAPTER IX 



Santa Cruz Expedition up the Piver Indians Immense Streams of 

 Basaltic Lava Fragments not transported by the River Exca- 

 vation of the Valley Condor, habits of Cordillera Erratic 

 Boulders of great size Indian Relics Return to the Ship Falk- 

 land Islands Wild Horses, Cattle, Rabbits Wolf-like Fox Fire 

 made of Bones Manner of hunting Wild Cattle Geology 

 Streams of Stones Scenes of Violence Penguin Geese Eggs 

 of Doris Compound Animals 197 



CHAPTER X 



Tierra del Fuego, first arrival Good Success Bay An Account of 

 the Fuegians on board Interview with the Savages -Scenery 

 of the Forests Cape Horn Wigwam Cove Miserable Condi- 

 tion of the Savages Famines Cannibals Matricide Religious 

 Feelings -Great Gale Beagle Channel Ponsonby Sound Build 

 Wigwams and settle the Fuegians Bifurcation of the Beagle 

 Channel Glaciers Return to the Ship_ Second Visit in the Ship 

 to the Settlement Equality of Condition amongst the Natives . 215 



CHAPTER XI 



Strait of Magellan Port Famine Ascent of Mount Tarn Forests 

 Edible Fungus Zoology Great Sea-weed Leave Tierra del 

 Fuego Climate Fruit-trees and Productions of the Southern 

 Coasts Height of Snow-line on the Cordillera Descent of Gla- 

 ciers to the Sea Icebergs formed Transportal of Boulders 

 Climate and Productions of the Antarctic Islands Preservation 

 of Frozen Carcasses Recapitulation 247 



