CONTENTS. XIX 



The Silk-cotton Tree. Its imposing Grandeur. Its aspect 

 in Youth. In Age. Root-Spurs. Stature and Diameter. 

 Parasites. Fall of the Leaf. Silk-cotton. Its unfitness for 

 manufacture. Value to Birds. Superstitions. Mr. Hill's 

 Notes on this Tree. Peculiarities in its Economy. Alterna- 

 tion of Leaves and Flowers. Emblem of Hope. Formation 

 of Root-spurs. Half-dressed Trees - - 271—279 



The Red Hairy-tailed Bat. Its Occurrence. Form. 

 Habits. Mode of Eating. Of Drinking. Parasitic Insects 



279—282 



MusQTjiTOES. Their Ubiquity. Diversity in their Virulence. 

 Lowland Species. Mountain Species. Modes of Defence 

 against them. Singular instance of Cohesion. Remarkable 

 Habit of Limnobia . - - . 282 — 284 



The Eyed Pallette-tip. Its Haunts. Spontaneous mutila- 

 tion. The Tongue. Habits. Eggs - - 284—287 



The Sand Gootoo. Description. Power of Inflation. The 

 Piper. Specimens obtained by Shooting. The Sprat. 

 Beauty of Fishes. The Herring. The Jacks. Fry. An- 

 chovy. Silver-banded Herring. Their gregarious Habits. 

 Timidity. Use as Bait - - - - 287—292 



The Monk Bat. Its distinctive Characters. Its Habits. 

 Agility. Silence. Monastic Habits. The Tongue. The 

 Female - - - - - - 292-295 



The Great-eared Leaf Bat. Peculiarities of Form. Its 

 Manners. Activity. Power of Wing. Insect Parasites 



295—297 



Moonlight. Charms of tropical Nights. Sounds. Song of 

 the Mocking bird. Spark of the Fire-fly. Bats 297—298 



The Liguanea Mountains. Aspect of the Coast. Old Har- 

 bour. Interesting Reminiscence. Excursion to the Moun- 

 tains. Magnificent Prospect. Shells. Birds. Coldness of 

 the Night. Stillness. Mist on the Mountains. Pancratium. 

 St. Thomas in the Vale. Gorge of the Bocagua. Wild 

 Scenery. Gibraltar. Plants. Scarlet Tanager 299—305 



The Trunk Turtle. Newspaper Description - 306 — 307 



