CONTENTS 
CHAPTER I 
Porto Praya—Ribeira Grande—Atmospheric dust with Infusoria—Habits of a Sea- 
slug and Cuttle-fish—St. Paul’s Rocks, non-volcanic—Singular incrustations— 
Insects the first colonists of Islands—Fernando Noronha—Bahia—Burnished 
Rocks—Habits of a Diodon—Pelagic Confervse and Infusoria—Causes of dis¬ 
coloured Sea ....... Pages 1-18 
CHAPTER II 
Rio de Janeiro—Excursion north of Cape Frio—Great Evaporation—Slavery— 
Botofogo Bay—Terrestrial Planarise—Clouds on the Corcovado—Heavy rain 
—Musical frogs—Phosphorescent insects—Elater, springing powers of—Blue 
Haze—Noise made by a Butterfly—Entomology—Ants—Wasp killing a Spider 
—Parasitical Spider—Artifices of an Epeira—Gregarious Spider—Spider with 
an unsymmetrical web ...... 19-39 
CHAPTER III 
Montevideo—Maldonado—Excursion to R. Polanco—Lazo and Bolas—Partridges— 
Absence of trees-—Deer—Capybara, or River Hog—Tucutuco—Molothrus, 
cuckoo - like habits—Tyrant - flycatcher—Mocking-bird—Carrion Hawks— 
Tubes formed by lightning—House struck . . . 40-64 
CHAPTER IV 
Rio Negro—Estancias attacked by the Indians—Salt Lakes—Flamingoes—R. 
Negro to R. Colorado—Sacred Tree—Patagonian Hare—Indian Families— 
General Rosas—Proceed to Bahia Blanca—Sand Dunes—Negro Lieutenant— 
Bahia Blanca—Saline incrustations—Punta Alta—Zorillo . 65-84 
