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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER IV. 
MEXIANA AND MARAJO'. 
Visit to Oleria — Habits of Birds — Voyage to Mexiana — Arrival — Birds 
— Description of tlie Island — Population — Slaves, tbeir treatment and 
habits — Journey to the Lake — Beautiful stream — Fish and Birds at the 
Lake — Catching Alligators — Strange sounds, and abundance of Animal 
Life — Walk back — Jaguar meat — Visit to Jungcal in Marajd — Embark- 
ing cattle — Ilha das Frechas . . . . . . . .82 
CHAPTER V. 
THE aUAMA' AND CAPIM RIVERS. 
Natterer’s hunter, Luiz — Birds and insects — Prepare for a journey — First 
sight of the Pirordco — St. Domingo — Senhor Cahstro — Slaves and 
slavery — Anecdote — Cane-field — Journey into the forest — Dame — Ex- 
planation of the Pirordco — Return to Para — Bell-birds and yellow 
parrots ............ 112 
CHAPTER VI. 
SANTAREM AND MONTEALEGRE. ' 
Leave Para — Enter the Amazon — Its peculiar features — Arrive at Santa- 
rem — The town and its inhabitants — Voyage to Montealegre — Mosquito 
plague and its remedy — Journey to the Serras — A cattle estate — Bocks, 
picture-writings, and cave — The Victoria regia — Mandiocca fields — A 
festa — Beturn to Santarem — Beautiful insects — Curious tidal pheno- 
menon — Leave Santarem — Obydos — VilLa Nova — A kind priest — Serpa 
— Christmas Day on the Amazon ....... 134 
CHAPTER VII. 
BARBA DO BIO NEGRO AND THE SOLIMOES. 
Appearance of the Bio Negro — The city of Barra, its trade and its inhabi- 
tants — Jommey up the Bio Negro — The Lingoa Geral — The umbrella 
bird — Mode of life of the Indians — Beturn to Barra — Strangers in the 
city — Visit to the Solimoes — The Gapd — Mr.naquerey — Country life — - 
Curl-crested Ara^aris — Vultures and Onijas — Tobacco growing and ma- 
nufacture — The Cow-fish — Senhor Brandao — A fishing party with Se- 
nhor Henrique — Letters from England ...... 163 
