CONTENTS. 



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Ai— Birds— Names and synonyms of a few species observed- 

 Hanging nests— Oven bird— Humming-birds— Urubu vultures and 

 toucans — Reptilia — Lizards — Snakes — Snake and frog— Rattle- 

 snakes — Cures for bites — Tortoise — Horned toad ... .•■ 345 

 List of Shells from the Bay of Botafogo ... ... ••• -■ . 3^8 



NOTES ON INSECTS. 



Lepidoptera — List of 259 butterflies collected by author ... ... 369 



List of sixty-two butterflies, described as from Minas Geraes, not in 



author's collection ... ... ... ... ... ... 374 



List of 149 moths collected by author ... ... ... ... 376 



THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION. 



Mr. W. C. Hewitson on Evolution — Objection to the theory — Harmony 

 between revelation and nature — The reason of conflicting opinions 

 — Unity and variety — Evolution insufficient to account for natural 

 phenomena — The theory not proven — Degeneration — Man and his 

 capabilities — The study of nature leads to the worship of the 

 Creator ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 379 



PROTECTIVE COLOURING AND utMICRY. 



Instances among butterflies, moths, beetles, grasshoppers — Phasmidas — 

 The theory of the phenomena considered — A plea for moderation of 

 language in controversy — The argument of Design in Nature ... 384 



List of 402 beetles collected by author ... ... ... ... 389 



Notes on a few of the Coleoptera . . . ... ... ... ... 397 



NOTES ON OTHER INSECTS. 



Bees and wasps — Ants — The umbrella ant — Termites — Distribution of 

 Orthoptera — Cockroaches — Locusts and grasshoppers — Homoptera 

 — Cicadas — Hemiptera — Spiders — Bird-eating Mygale ... ... 399 



THE PARASITIC TORMENTS OF BRAZIL. 



Carrapatos — Descriptions and remarks by various authors — Our expe- 

 rience—Jiggers — Various appellations — Their attacks and excision 

 — Bernos — A fearful infliction — Their habits 



407 



NOTES ON BOTANY. 



Marked difference in flora of campos and valleys — Campos Thickets 



— Forests — Description of the two sketches — Difficulties of collecting 

 — Brief summary of various genera, with locaUties — List of specimens 

 collected — Description of a new orchid — Notes on vegetables and 

 fruits 



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