CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 

 DOMINICA. 



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The Mysterious Ocean Current. Dominica and Columbus. 

 Roseau and Anthony Trollope. A West-Indian Town. 

 Introduction to Tropical Scenes. The Mountains. The 

 First Camp I 



CHAPTER II. 

 CAMP LIFE IN THE TROPICS. 



A March Morning. Matin Music. Jean Baptiste. Sonny. 



Breakfast in the Mountains. Queer Customs. De- 

 lightful Temperature for March. The Hunt for Birds. A 

 Day's Duties. Strange Birds and Scenery. The "Trem- 

 bleur." A Precipice. An Organ-Bird, the "Mountain 

 Whistler." Bird Notes. My Chasseurs. Land Crabs. 

 Ardent Assistants. Twilight 12 



CHAPTER III. 



IN AND ABOUT MY FIRST CAMP. 



The Caribbean Sea, its Deceptive Appearance and Placidity. 

 My Neighbors, the Mountaineers, their Sayings and Wise 

 Saws. A French Missionary needed. The Iguana and 

 its Flesh. Glimpses of Mrs. Grundy. A Work of Art. 



Cruising for Crustaceans. The " Grives." Marie. 

 Long-Tailed Decapods. "Where Crabs grow." "Wait 



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