CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Porto Praya— Ribeira Grande— Dry and clear atmosphere— Effect of lava 

 on a calcareous beach — Habits of Aplysia and Octopus— St. Paul's rocks 

 non-volcanic— Incrustations and stalactites of phosphate of lime — In- 

 sects first colonists — Fernando Noronha — Bahia — Extent of granite — 

 Burnished rocks — Habits of Diodon — Pelagic confervse, infusoria — 

 Causes of discoloured sea . . . .1 



CHAPTER II. 



Rio de Janeiro — Excursion north of Cape Frio — Great evaporation — 

 Slavery — Botofogo Bay — Terrestrial Planariae — Clouds on Corcovado — ■ 

 Heavy rain — Musical Hyla — Lampyris and its larviE — Elater, springing 

 powers of— Blue haze— Noise of butterfly — Entomology — Ants — Wasp- 

 killing spider — Parasitical spider — Artifices of Epeira — Gregarious 

 spider — Spider with imperfect v/eb. . . .21 



CHAPTER III. 



Monte Video — Maldonado — Excursion to R. Polanco — Lazo and Bolas — 

 Partridges — Geology — Absence of trees — Cervus campestris — River 

 hog — Tucutuco — MolothruSj cuckoo-like habits of— Tyrant-flycatcher 

 — Mocking-bird — Carrion hawks — Tubes formed by lightning — House 

 struck . . . . . .44 



CHAPTER IV. 



Rio Negro — Estancias attacked by Indians — Salt lakes, geological position 

 of-— Flamingoes — R. Negro to Colorado — Sacred tree — Patagonian hare 

 — Indian famihes — General Rosas— Proceed to Bahia Blanca — Sand 

 dunes — Negro lieutenant — Bahia Blanca — Ground incrusted with Glau- 

 ber salt — Punta Alta — Zorillo . . . 74 



CHAPTER V. 



Bahia Blanca — Geology — Extinct quadrupeds, four Edentata, horse, 

 Ctenomys — Recent extinction of — Longevity of species — Large animals 

 do not require luxuriant vegetation — Southern Africa — Siberian fossils 

 — Catalogue of extinct quadrupeds of South America — Two species of 

 Ostrich, habits of— Tinochorus — Oven-bird — Armadilloes — Venomous 

 snake, toad, lizard — Hybernation of animals — Habits of sea-pen — In- 

 dian wars and massacres — Arrow-head, antiquarian relic. • 95 



