TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



VOYAGE FROM NEW YORK TO RIO DE JANEIRO. 



First Sunday at Sea. — Gulf Stream. — Gulf-Weed. — Lectures proposed. — 

 First Lecture: On the Gulf Stream in the Gulf Stream. — Aquarium 

 established on board. — Second Lecture — Eough Sea. — Peculiar Tint of 

 Water. — Third Lecture: Laying out Work of Expedition in Brazil ; Dis- 

 tribution of Fishes in Brazilian Rivers ; its Bearing on Origin of Species ; 

 Collecting of Eggs. — Tropical Sunset. — Fourth Lecture: Plan of Geologi- 

 cal Investigations with special reference to Glacial Phenomena in South 

 America. — Flying-Fish. — Fifth Lecture: Glacial Phenomena, continued. 

 — Second Sunday at Sea. — Eough Water. — Sixth Lecture : Embryo- 

 logical Investigations as a Guide to sound Classification. — Seventh Lec- 

 ture. — Moontight Nights. — Trade- Winds. — Eighth Lecture: Importance 

 of Precision in Localizing Specimens. — Southern Cross. — Ninth Lecture: 

 Fresh-water Fishes of Brazil. — Easter Sunday. — First Sight of South 

 American Shore. — Olinda. — Pernambuco. — Catamarans. — Tenth Lec- 

 ture: Methods of Collecting. — Eleventh Lecture: Classification of Fishes 

 as illustrated by Embryology. — Preparations for Arrival. — Twelfth Lec- 

 ture: Practical Lesson in Embryology. — Closing Lecture: Transmu- 

 tation Theory; Intellectual and Political Independence. — Resolutions and 

 Speeches. — Singular Red Patches on the Surface of the Sea. . , 1-46 



CHAPTER II. 



RIO DE JANEIRO AND ITS ENVIRONS. — JUIZ DE FORA. 



Arrival. — Aspect of Harbor and City. — Custom-House. — First Glimpse of 

 Brazilian Life. — Negro Dance. — Effect of Emancipation in United 

 States upon Slavery in Brazil. — First Aspect of Rio de Janeiro on Land. 



— Picturesque Street Groups. — Eclipse of the Sun. — At Home in Rio. — 

 Larangeiras. — Passeio Publico. — Excursion on the Dom Pedro Railroad. 



— Visit of the Emperor to the Colorado. — Cordiality of the Government 

 to the Expedition. — Laboratory. — Botanical Garden. — Alley of Palms. — 

 Excursion to the Corcovado. — Juiz de Fora Road. — Petropolis. — Trop- 

 ical Vegetation. — Ride from Petropolis to Juiz de Fora. — Visit to Sen- 

 hor Lage. — Excursion to the Forest of the Empress. — Visit to Mr. 

 Halfeld. — Return to Rio. — News of the Great Northern Victories, and of 



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