CONTENTS, 



Incidents of the Voyage. Change of climate. Fin-whale. 

 Capture of a Bonito. Snipe-fishes. Loggerhead Turtle. 

 Portuguese Man-of-war. Troop of Whales. Dolphins play- 

 ing. Towing-net. Glass Shells. Spirula. Barnacles. Por- 

 pita. Flying- fishes. Their motion proved to be real Flight. 

 Three kinds. A new Species described. Starlight and Sun- 

 rise from the Maintop. Moonlight Evenings. Land. Mont- 

 serrat. Its beauty. First sight of Jamaica. Blue Mountain 

 Peak. Coast at night - - - Page 1—19 



Kingston and Port Royal. Beauty of the scene. The 

 Mountains. The City. Canoes on the Sea. Black Pilots. 

 Calm. The Towing-net. Gulf-weed. Fishes. Curious An- 

 nellide. The Sea-breeze. Verdant Islets. Pelicans on the 

 Rocks. A Walk on the Palisades. Cocoa-nut Palms. Cacti. 

 Acacia. Seaweeds, Sponges, and Corallines. Shells. Chse- 

 todon. The Hemiramphus. Garfish - - 19 — 25 



Alligator Pond. Sterility of the Coast. Carlisle. Sugar- 

 cultivation. Alligator Pond. Flowers on the Shore. Insects. 

 Prickly Pear. Humming-bird. Beautiful Spider. Ride up 

 the Valley. Wasps. Honeycomb Limestone. Shells. Pe- 

 culiar Vegetation. Orchidefe. Fine Prospects. Collecting 

 Chitons. The Painted Swift-foot - - 26—35 



Bluefields Bay. Ship strikes on the Reef. View of the 

 Land from the Bay. Pelicans and Frigate-birds. Trans- 

 parency of the Water. Savanna-le-Mar. Stores. Gardens 



35—39 



Bluefields. Description of the Estate. The Southern Cross. 

 Aspect of the Forest. Parasitic Plants. Wild Pines. Ti'opic 

 Birch. Soldier-crab. Calabash and Orchids. Long-tailed 

 Humming-bii-d. Vivid impression of the scene - 39 — 50 



