CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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Porta Praya Ribeira Grande Atmospheric Dust with Infusoria 

 Habits of a Sea-slug and Cuttle-fish St. Paul's Rocks, non- 

 volcanic Singular Incrustations Insects the first Colonists of 

 Islands Fernando Noronha Bahia Burnished Rocks Habits of 

 a Diodon Pelagic Confervae and Infusoria Causes of discol- 

 oured Sea ii 



CHAPTER II 



Rio de Janeiro Excursion north of Cape Frio Great Evaporation 

 Slavery Botofogo Bay Terrestrial Planarise Clouds on the Cor- 

 covado Heavy Rain Musical Frogs Phosphorescent Insects 

 Elater, springing powers of Blue Haze Noise made by a Butter- 

 fly Entomology Ants Wasp killing a Spider Parasitical Spider 

 Artifices of an Epeira Gregarious Spider Spider with an un- 

 symmetrical Web 



CHAPTER III 



Monte Video Maldonado Excursion to R. Polanco Lazo and Bolas 

 Partridges Absence of Trees Deer Capybara, or River Hog 

 Tucutucp Molothrus, cuckoo-like habits Tyrant-flycatcher 

 Mocking-bird Carrion Hawks Tubes formed by Lightning 

 House struck 



CHAPTER IV 



Rio Negro Estancias attacked by the Indians Salt Lakes Flamin- 



foes R. Negro to R. Colorado Sacred Tree Patagonian Hare 

 ndian Families General Rosas Proceed to Bahia Blanca Sand 

 Dunes Negro Lieutenant Bahia Blanca Saline Incrustations 

 Punta Alta Zorillo 74 



CHAPTER V 



Bahia Blanca ^Geology Numerous gigantic extinct Quadrupeds 

 Recent Extinction Longevity of Species Large Animals do not 

 require a luxuriant vegetation Southern Africa Siberian Fossils 

 Two Species of Ostrich Habits of Oven-bird Armadilloes; 

 Venomous Snake, Toad, Lizard Hybernation of Animals Habits 

 of Sea-Pen Indian Wars and Massacres Arrow-head, antiquarian 

 Relic 93 



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