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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IX. 



The South Wind. — The Hurricane. — A fearful Night. — The uprooted 

 Giant. — The Sarsaparilla-plant. — Gringalet discovers a Spring. — Our 

 Bivouac , ...... Page 135 



CHAPTER X. 



The Rabbit. — Wild Potatoes. — A difficult Path.— An extinct Crater. — 

 Hoar-frost.— The Torrent.— The Fawn.— The Tettigones.— Dragon- 

 flies 148 



CHAPTER XL 



A blue Lizard.— The Guava-tree.— A Cataract. — Nest of yellow Serpents. 

 — A vegetable Helmet. — The Kingfisher. — Hunting Water-fleas. — The 

 Tadpole.— A Collection of Water-bugs 164 



CHAPTER XII. 



A Relation of Gringalet. — Our four-footed Guide. — A Review of our Par- 

 ty. — The Alligator-tortoise. — The Pheasants. — The Magnolia. — The 

 Nutmeg-tree. — The Blue-plant.— The Caterpillar 182 



CHAPTER XIII. 



The Sensitive-plant.— Gringalet and the Porcupine.— The Mexican Cha- 

 meleon. — The Kite and the Falcon. — An amphisbsena Snake. — A 

 Council of Turkeys 196 



CHAPTER XIV. 



The Meteor.— God Almighty's Lanterns. — The Skunk.— The Jalap plant. 

 —An aerial Journey. — The Orchids. — Bivouac in the Mouth of a 

 Cave.— Gringalet and the Beetles. — A White Ants' Nest 211 



CHAPTER XV. 



Our Substitutes for Lamps. — First Glance into the Cave. — The Elaterides. 

 —The Gothic Hall.— Stalagmites and Stalactites.— A Chichiquimec 

 Cemetery. — The "Tree of St. Ignatius."— The Opossum and its little 

 ones . .• . , 235 



CHAPTER XVL 



The Earth-nuts. — A Wild-cat's Feast.— Another exploring Expedition to 

 the Cave. — The Bats. — Excavations in a Tomb 255 



CHAPTER XVII. 



A forced March. — Wild -ducks. — Vegetable Soap. — An unwelcome 

 Guest 269 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Wild Dahlias. — A painful Misadventure. — The Euphorbia Plants. — The 

 Washer Raccoon. — Surprised by a Torrent. — L'Encuerado turned 

 Hat-maker. — New Method for driving out Evil Spirits. — The An- 

 hinga , 282 



