CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEE I. 



THE VOYAGE TO CHINA OVERLAND— IMPRESSIONS OF HONG 



KONG. 



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Dissolving Views — Marseilles — The Bear Rock— Flocks of Cranes — 

 Alexandria — The Delta — Grand Cairo — The Desert — Red Sea — 

 Aden — First Shore Hunt — Point de GaUe — Tropical Calm — Light- 

 ning — Tropic Birds — Singapore — Traveller's Tree —Caricature Plant 

 — Approach to Hong Kong— Appearance from the Sea — Boats and 

 their occupants 



CHAPTEE II. 



HONG KONG TO PRATAS ISLAND. 



Anglifled appearance of Hong Kong— Physical Character — The Chinese 

 Quarter— Leave Hong Kong — Arrive at Pratas Reef— Description of 

 the Island — We Visit the Island— Its Vegetation — Insect Fauna- 

 Marine Animals— Sea-Weeds — Fishermen's Temple — Lagoon- 

 Birds of the Island— The Gannets' Settlement— The Seine— Towing 

 Net— Rollers —We quit the Reef— Birds observed upon the Ship 

 between Pratas and Formosa 20 



CHAPTEE III. 



FORMOSA. 

 TA-KAU-CON, AND THE PESCADORES ISLAND. 



Character of Native Race— Dutch Occupation— Treaty Ports— East 

 Coast— Arrive at Ta-kau— Lagoon— Apes' Hill — Land-Crabs— 

 Leaping Fishes— Walk in the Country— Water Buffaloes— Padi 

 Birds— Village of Pi-hi-kun— Chinese Ladies— The Pescadores— 



