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C H A P T E R I .
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o n a c a l c a r e o u s b e a c l i -H a b i t s o f A p ly s ia a n d O c t o p u s - S t . P a u l ’s ro ck s
n o n -T o lc an ;c— I n c r u s ta t io n s a n d s ta la c tite s o f p h o s p h a te o f lime— I n s
e c ts firs t c o lo n is ts— F e rn a n d o N o ro n lla— B a h ia— E x t e n t o f g r a n ite—
B u rn ish e d r o c k s -H a b i t s o f D i o d o n - P e l a g l c co n fervoe, in fu so ria—
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C H A P T E R I I .
R io d e J a n e i r o— E x c u r s io n n o r th o f C a p e F r io— G r e a t e v a p o ra tio n—
S la v e iy— B o to fo g o B ay— T e r r e s tr i a l P l a n a r iæ— C lo u d s o n C o rc o v a d o—
H e a v y r a in— M u s ic a l H y l a— L am p y ris a n d its la rvæ— E la te r , sp rin g in g
p o w e r s o f - B l u e h a z e -N o i s e o f b u t t c r f l y — E n t o m o l o g y -A n t s— W a sp -
k illin g s p id e r — P a r a s itic a l s p id e r — A rtific e s o f E p e i r a— G r e g a rio u s
s p id e r— S p id e r w ith im p e r fe c t w e b . . . . 2 1
C H A P T E R I I I .
M o n te V id e o— M a ld o n a d o— E x c u r s io n to R . P o l a n c o - L a z o a n d B o la s—
P a r tr id g e s— G e o lo g y— A b s e n c e o f tr e e s— C e rv u s c am p e s tr is — R iv e r
h o g— T u c u tu c o— M o lo th ru s , c u c k o o -lik e h a b its o f— T y r a n t- fly c a tc h e r
— M o c k in g -b ird— C a r rio n h aw k s— T u b e s fo rm e d b y lig h tn in g— H o u s e
s tr u c k . . . , _ . 4 4
C H A P T E R IV .
R io N e g r o - E s t a n c i a s a tt a c k e d b y I n d ia n s— S a lt lak e s , g eo lo g ical p o s itio n
of— F lam in g o e s— R , N e g ro to C o lo r a d o— S a c re d t r e e— P a ta g o n ia n h a r e
— I n d ia n fam ilie s— G e n e r a l R o s a s— P ro c e e d to B a h ia B la n c a— S a n d
d u n e s— N e g ro l ie u t e n a n t— B a h ia B la n c a— G r o u n d in c ru s te d w ith G la u b
e r s a lt— P u n t a A l t a— Z o r illo . ■ . 74
C H A P T E R V.
B a h ia B la n c a— G e o lo g y— E x t in c t q u a d ru p e d s , fo u r E d e n ta ta , h o rse ,
C te n om y s— R e c e n t e x tin c tio n o f—L o n g e v ity o f sp e c ie s— L a rg e a n im a ls
d o n o t r e q u ir e lu x u r i a n t v e g e ta tio n— S o u th e rn A fr ic a— S ib e ria n fossils
— C a ta lo g u e o f e x tin c t q u a d ru p e d s o f S o u th A m e ric a— Tw o sp e c ie s o f
O s tr ic h , h a b its o f— T in o c h o ru s— O v e n -b ird— A rm a d illo e s— V e n om o u s
s n a k e , to a d , liz a rd— H y b e rn a tio n o f a n im a ls— H a b its o f s e a -p e n I n d
ia n w a rs a n d m as sa c re s— A rrow -h e a d , a n tiq u a r ia n re lic . . 95
C H A P T E R V I .
S e t o u t fo r B u e n o s .Ayres— R io S a u c e— S ie r r a V e n ta n a— T r a n s p o r t a l o f
p e b b le s— T h i r d p o s ta— D r iv in g h o r s e s— B o la s— P a r tr id g e s a n d fo x e s—
F e a tu r e s o f c o u n try— L o n g -le g g e d p lo v e r — T e ru - to ro — H a i ls to rm —
N a tu r a l e n c lo su re s in S ie r r a T a p a lg u e n— F le sh o f p um a— M e a t d ie t—
. G iia rd ia d e l M o n te— E ffe c ts o f c a tt le o n th e v e g e ta tio n— C a rd o o n—
B u e n o s A y re s— C o r r a l w h e r e a n im a ls a r e s la u g h te re d ■ . 124
C H A P T E R V I I ,
E x c u r s io n to S t. F o— T h i s tl e b e d s— H a b its a n d r a n g e o f B iz c a c h a— L i t t l e
ow l— S a lin e s tr e am s— L e v e l p la in s— M a s to d o n— S t. F e— C h a n g e in
la n d s c a p e— G e o lo g y— T o o th o f e x tin c t h o r s e— R a n g e o f fossil q u a d ru p
e d s— P am p a s fu ll o f rem a in s— E ffe c ts o f g r e a t d ro u g h ts— D r o u g h t s
p e rio d ic a l — P a r a n a— H a b its o f J a g u a r — S c is s o r -b e a k— K in g f is h e r,
p a r r o t, a n d s c is so r-ta il— R e v o lu tio n— B u e n o s A y r e s— S t a te o f g o v e rn m
e n t . . . . . . 142
C H A P T E R V I I I .
M o n te V id e o— E x c u r s io n to C o lo n ia d e l S a c ram ie n to— H o r s e s , sw im m in g
— V a lu e o f a n E s ta n c ia— C a ttle , h ow c o u n te d— G e o lo g y— G r e a t th is tle -
b e d s— R io N e g ro— P e r fo r a te d p e b b le s— S h e p h e rd d ogs— H o r s e s b r o k e n
in , G a u c h o s rid in g , fe a ts w ith la z o— T o x o d o n— A rm a d illo - lik e g ig an tic
c o v e rin g— G r e a t t a il— R e tu r n to M o n te V id e o— C h a r a c te r o f in lia -
L ita n ts . , . . , . 1 6 7
C H A P T E R IX .
R io P l a ta— F lo c k s o f b u tte r flie s— B e e tle s a liv e in th e se a— A e r o n a u t
s p id e rs — P e la g ic a n im a ls — P h o s p h o r e s c e n c e o f s e a— P o r t D e s ire—
S p a n ish s e ttlem e n ts— Z o o lo g y— G u a n a c o—E x c u r s io n to h e a d o f h a r b
o u r— I n d ia n g r a v e— P o r t S t. J u l i a n— G e o lo g y o f P a ta g o n ia , su c ce s siv
e te r r a c e s , t r a n s p o r t o f p e b b le s— F o s s il g ig a n tic llam a— T y p e s o f
o rg a n iz a tio n c o n s ta n t— C h a n g e in z o o lo g y o f A m e ric a— C a u s e s o f e x t
in c t io n . . . . . . 185
C H A P T E R X.
S a n t a C ru z— E x p e d i tio n u p riv e r— I n d ia n s— C h a r a c te r o f P a t a g o n i a—
B a s a ltic p la tfo rm — Im m e n s e s tre am s o f la v a— N o n - tr a n s p o r t o f b lo c k s
b y r iv e r— E x c a v a tio n o f v a lle y— C o n d o r, r a n g e a n d h a b it s— C o r d i l le
r a— E r r a t ic b o u ld e r s o f g r e a t s iz e— I n d ia n re lic s— R e t u r n to th e
s h ip . . . . . . 2 1 3
C H A P T E R X I .
T i e r r a d e l F u e g o , firs t a rr iv a l— G o o d Suc c e ss B a y— I n te r v iew w ith s a v
ag e s— S c e n e ry o f th e fo re s ts— S ir J . B a n k s ’s h i ll— C a p e H o r n— W ig w
am C o v e— M is e r a b le c o n d itio n o f s a v a g e s—B e a g le c h a n n e l— F u c g ia n s
— P o n s o n b y S o u n d— E q u a l ity o f c o n d itio n am o n g th e n a tiv e s— B ifu rc a tio
n o f t h e B e ag le c h a n n e l— G la c ie rs— R e tu r n to s h ip . 22 7