CONTENTS. 
XXI 
Nocturnai. Forest Sounds. Cries of Night-birds. Insects. 
Reptiles. Tree-frogs. Lie in Wild Pines. Snorings. 
Musical Pipings. Brown Tree-frog. Changes of Colour. 
Manners in Captivity. Lichened Tree-toad. Description. 
A Window in its Eyelid. Green-backed Tree-toad. De- 
scription and Note by Dr. Robinson. Stinging Property. 
Analogy with the true Toads. Yellow Tree-frog. Note of 
a benighted Traveller - - - - 358 — 368 
Gregarious Trees. Plants overrunning Tracts of Land. 
The Opoponax. Lignum vitse. Fan Palm. Nickar. Pi- 
mento. Sea-side Grape. Jointwood. Logwood. Its Re- 
semblance to the White Thorn. Used for Hedges. English- 
like Scene ----- 368 — 371 
The Gret Snake. Called “ Poison-snake.” Its Haunts. 
Mode of taking its Prey. Description - ^ 371 — 373 
The Crested Snake. Popular belief of a strange Reptile. 
Its Form and Voice. Dr. Palmer’s Description of One. 
Scenery of Drummond Castle. Exploits and Escapes of 
Three-fingered Jack. Suggestion by Mr. Hill. Analogies 
among the Sauria. Mr. Cargill’s Description of a Specimen. 
Curious Serpents figured by Seba. Mr. Hill’s Remarks 
therein. Haytian Scene. Recent Occurrence of the Snake 
374—384 
The Spotted-chinned Snake - - - 384 
The Wild Hog. Its Rarity to Leeward. Description. 
Skilful mode of Defence. An Adventure in Hayti. Cham- 
bered Rock and Musical Mountain. The enraged Boar. A 
formidable Enemy. A successful Defence. A Boar in a 
Mountain Pass. Hog hunting. Forest Swine. Jerking. 
Barbecued Pig. Maroons - - - 385—397 
The Crocodile. West Indian species of Loricata. Habit of 
feeding. Discrepancy among Naturalists. Prey killed, not 
eaten immediately. Stones swallowed. Romantic Scene in 
Hayti. Supposed partiality for Dogs explained. Different 
modes of Progression. Adventure of a Spanish Priest. 
Rapidity of Growth. Note of St. Mery. Of Robinson. 
