CONTENTS 
Incidents of the Voyage. Change of climate. Fin-whale. 
Capture of a Bonito. Snipe-fishes. Loggerhead Turtle. 
Portuguese Man-of-war. Troop of Whales. Dolphins play- 
ing. Towing-net. Glass Shells. Spirula. Barnacles. Por- 
pita. Flying- fishes. Their motion proved to be real Flight. 
Three kinds. A new Species described. Starlight and Sun- 
rise from the Maintop. Moonlight Evenings. Land. Mont- 
serrat. Its beauty. First sight of J amaica. Blue Mountain 
Peak. Coast at night - - - Page 1 — 19 
Kingston and Port Royal. Beauty of the scene. The 
Mountains. The City. Canoes on the Sea. Black Pilots. 
Calm. The Towing-net. Gulf-weed. Fishes. Curious An- 
nellide. The Sea-breeze. Verdant Islets. Pelicans on the 
Rocks. A Walk on the Palisades. Cocoa-nut Palms. Cacti. 
Acacia. Seaweeds, Sponges, and Corallines. Shells. Chse- 
todon. The Hemiramphus. Garfish - - 19 — 25 
Alligator Pond. Sterility of the Coast. Carlisle. Sugar- 
cultivation. Alligator Pond. Flowers on the Shore. Insects. 
Prickly Pear. Humming-bird. Beautiful Spider. Ride up 
the Valley. Wasps. Honeycomb Limestone. Shells. Pe- 
culiar Vegetation. Orchidese. Fine Prospects. Collecting 
Chitons. The Painted Swift-foot - - 26 — 35 
Bluefields Bay. Ship strikes on the Reef. View of the 
Land from the Bay. Pelicans and Frigate-birds. Trans- 
parency of the Water. Savanna-le-Mar. Stores. Gardens 
35—39 
Bluefields. Description of the Estate. The Southern Cross. 
Aspect of the Forest. Parasitic Plants. Wild Pines. Tropic 
Birch. Soldier-crab. Calabash and Orchids. Long-tailed 
Humming-bird. Vivid impression of the scene - 39 — 50 
