CONTENTS. 



PAOR 



Sperm-whales in Beagle Channel Guanaco on the Andes 

 Reindeer on a Snow Fjeld Burrell at the Source of the Ganges 

 Elephant in South African Forest Lions at an African Pool 

 at Midnight Butterflies in Brazilian Forest, . . . .38 



III DISCREPANCIES. 



Life at great Depths of Ocean Life in Snow Trees growing in 

 Ice Life in the Sandy Desert Life in a Volcano Life in 

 Dust at Sea Life in Brine Life in boiling Springs Blind 

 Fauna of Caverns Oceanic Bird Stations Land Birds at Sea 

 Insects at Sea Insects at lofty Elevations Flying-fish in Bed 

 Shoal of Fish in a Parlour, .... .64 



IV. MULTUM fe PARVO. 



Coral Structures Polypes Lagoons Beauty of Coral Island 

 Rate of Increase Proposed Employment of Coral-builders 

 Diatomacece Immense Accumulations of Diatoms Presence 

 in Guano Ocean Streaks Food of Salpse of Whales Origin 

 of Chalk-flints Vermilion Sea Green Water Forests 

 planted by Finches Destructive Insects Locusts Timber- 

 beetles White-ants Forest Scavengers in Brazil Zimb 

 Tsetse Golubacser Fly Musquito, 



V. THE VAST. 



Whales Elephants in India in Africa Condor Exaggerations 

 of Travellers Great Serpents Ancient Celebrities Darnell's 

 Picture Guiana Boa Oriental Pythons African Python- 

 Tabular Summary Colossal Sea-weeds Cane Cacti Echi- 

 nocactus Candelabra Cacti Giant Cactus Dragon-tree of 

 Orotava Banyan of India Baobab of Senegal Mexican Cy- 



