CONTENTS. XVll 



The Cotta Wood, A dark and gloomy Forest, Cuckoos. 

 Partridge-Dove. Erebus. " Greenwood Shade." The 

 Hallow-well. Notes of Birds - - - 197—199 



The Bamboo. Its noble Beauty. Usefulness in Mountain- 

 roads, Bamboo-walks. Growth of Side Shoots. Interesting 

 Contrivance. Appearance of the Stem. Insect-net Rods 



199—202 



Periodical Rain. Regularity of its Recurrence. Prognosti- 

 cations of a Storm. Its sudden Commencement. Its Pro- 

 gress. Its speedy Cessation. The Fog. Brilliant Effect of 

 the declining Sunbeams. Lightning at Night - 203—205 



Fishes and Fishing. Early Excursion. Canoe. Fish-pots. 

 Poison-grouper. Sucking-fish. King-mullet. Angel-Chse- 

 todon. Crustacea. Beauty of Snappers. Of Grunts. A 

 full bait. Comfortable Fishing. Hauling the Seine. Cave. 

 Beautiful Scene, Pleasant Road. Flowers. Water-wheel. 

 Land Crabs. Alligator-apple. Negro Chaunt. Fishes 



205—216 



Anole Lizards. The faculty of changing Colour. Purple- 

 tailed and Pearly-bellied Anoles. Favourite Haunts. Feed- 

 ing on Insects. Mode of taking Ants. Playful Habits. 

 Agility. The Goitre. Its true Nature. An Extension, not 

 an Inflation. Its rich Colours. Not subject to Metachrosis. 

 Its object and use. These Lizards not Aquatic. Experiments. 

 Mode of Progression. Beauty. The Female. Note of 

 Mr. Hill on Metachrosis. Geographical Distribution of the 

 Species. The Zebra Anole. The Chain-marked Anole. 

 The Plate-headed Anole. Female with Eggs - 216—227 



Fruit on Male Papaw. Beautiful Cocoon - 227 — 228 



The Black Snake. Its Haunts. Heaps of Leaves. Stone 

 Walls. Trees. Mode in which Snakes climb misunderstood. 

 Free and graceful motions in a Tree. Ferocity and Boldness. 

 Bite. Varieties in colouring. Food - - 228 — 232 



Negro Proper Names. Not arbitrary. Dependent on the 

 Days of the Week. Their grammatical Construction 



232-233 



Erebus Odora. Its Habits and Haunts - - 234 — 235 



