CONTENTS. 



PAGR 



Crater of Popooatepelt, 164 



" Onr two scouts climbed some enormous heaps of rooks," . . . 173 

 " The animals continued to retreat before him, and led him to the mouth 



of a cave," 175 



" They were at once saluted by a platoon fire," 179 



" I at once recognised the black sugar-cane snake," 1S3 



" Followed by my companions we ascended the course of the stream," . 188 

 " The rocks came rolling down, dashing together under the impulse of a 



liquid avalanche," .......... 190 



" L'Encuerado . . . . set to work to plait us hats," .... 191 



" I used to go iguana hunting with my brothers," ... . 196 



"The moon rose, and rendered the illusion more striking," . . 199 



" The sand rose rapidly, whirling round and round," .... 205 



"Everywhere the cactus might be seen assuming twenty different 



shapes," ............ 206 



" The water disappeared under a low arch,'' ... . 225 



" Four children appeared," 228 



" An animal came tumbling down about ten paces from us," . . 236 



" The sun was just setting," . 238 



"L'Encuerado was pressing his arm and uttering cries of pain," . . 239 



" The Tcfre-CAawde was stretched out at my feet," 245 



" And the Indian went away, saluting," 249 



" I threw a stone at the beast," . . ■ 251 



" There was a whole tribe of monkeys frolicking about," . . . 261 



' ' I looked in vain for the cougar," . . ... . 265 



" L'Encuerado turned three somersaults," . . ... 267 



" It stood up on its hind legs," 276 



' ' The bank to the right was covered with cranes, and that to the left 



with spoonbills," 276 



" The head and bright eyes of a superb jaguar appeared about fifty paces 



from us," 278 



" We now came upon some creeping plants," 280 



"The monkey .... slid down, and fell dead at our feet," ... 281 



" In front of us opened a glade, bordered by tall palm-trees," 287 



" A band of peccaries were pursuing us," 289 



" The banks of the river were covered with alligators,'' . . . 294 



" The Indian and his branch descended with a splash into the river," . 295 



" The entu-e drove .... dashed at full gallop into the stream," . . 296 



" The reeds were pushed aside," 301 



" The deer sank down under the weight of a puma," .... 303 



" While the moon dimly lighted up the landscape," .... 303 

 "Luoien began to repeat to the parrots the names of Hortense and 



Emile," 305 



" We had to cross some muddy marshes," 309 



Also numerous Woodcuts embodied in, and illustrative of, the text. 



