CONTENTS. 



the source of the Ganges — Elephant in South 

 African Forest— Lions at an African Pool at 

 Midnight — Butterflies in Brazilian Forest, 44 



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 Par- 

 lour, 67 



IV. MULTUM E PARVO. 



Coral Structures— Polypes— Lagoons— Beauty of 

 Coral Island— Rate of Increase— Proposed Em- 

 ployment of Coral-builders— Diatomacese— Im- 

 mense Accumulations of Diatoms — Presence in 

 Guano — Ocean Streaks — Food of Salpae — of 

 Whales— Origin of Chalk-flints— Vermilion Sea— 

 Green Water— Forests planted by Finches— De- 

 structive Insects— Locusts — Timber-beetles — 

 White-ants — Forest Scavengers in Brazil — Zimb 

 —Tsetse— Golubacser Fly— Musquito, . . 90 



V. THE VAST. 



Whales — Elephants — in India — in Africa — Condor 

 — Exaggerations of Travellers — Great Serpents 

 — Ancient Celebrities — Daniell's Picture — Guiana 

 Boa — Oriental Pythons — African Python — Tabu- 

 lar Summary — Colossal Sea- weeds — Cane — 

 Cacti— Echinocactus— Candelabra Cacti— Giant 

 Cactus— Dragon-tree of Orotava— Banyan of 

 India — Baobab of Senegal — Mexican Cypress — 



