XVlll CONTENTS. 



A Naturalist's Work-room. The Bird-skinner. The Shell- 

 cleaner. The Plant-presser. The Naturalist. Living Doves. 

 Finches. Humming-birds. Growing Orchideag 235 — 239 



The Brush-footed Spider. Sabito Hill, Ebby Palms. 

 Forest Trees. The Spider's Web. Length and Strength of 

 the Threads. The Spider's Bite - - 239—241 



The Nurse Shark. A specimen skinned and prepared. The 

 Liver. Sluggish Habits of the Species. Ovipositing. Egg- 

 capsules. Description. The Hedgehog Fish. Structure of 

 the Spines, Air bladder ... 2-41—245 



The Mangrove. Its strange Appearance. Arching Roots. 

 Seeds germinating on the Twigs. Stain of the Sea beneath. 

 Miasma. Agency of this Tree in altering the relations of 

 Land and Sea. Lagoons. Waterfowl. Violet Flat-crab. 

 Its beauty. Habits. Curious manner of feeding. Delicate 

 Sense in the Claws. Analogy to the Spiders. Ferocity. 

 Jealousy ... - - 245—251 



A Swarm of Dragon flies - - - 251 — 252 



Drive to Montego Bay. Haddo. The Prickly Pole. Water- 

 lily. Introduction of Guinea-grass. Grotto at Mount Carey. 

 Striking view of the Bay and Offing. The Ring-tail Pal- 

 lette-tip. Its beauty. Manners. Structure. Wide geo- 

 graphical Range _ . - - 252—256 



Beauty or Negro Villages. Seclusion. Pinguin. Huts. 

 Various Fruit-trees. Mango. Bread-fruit. Plantain and 

 Banana. Elegant subordinate Plants. Cocoa-nut Palm. Its 

 novel Aspect to a Stranger. A Grove of Palms. Firmness, 

 not flexibility, characteristic of this Palm. Cloth-like tissue 

 of the Leaf-bases. Effect of the peculiar Development of 

 the Stem, Bud of Cabbage-palm. Frond entire at first 



256— 2G2 



The Two-headed Snake. Ground of Its name. Description 

 of its Form and Colours. Burrowing Habits. Egg in Ter- 

 mites' Nest. Birth of the Young. Powers of Swimming 



262—267 



The Naseberry Bat. The Vineyard. Open Windows. In- 

 trusion of nocturnal Insects. Bats. The Nascberry Tree. 

 Habits of frugivorous Bats. Descriptions of Species 



267—270 



