LIFE IN TEFFÉ.
Aspect of Teffé.—Situation.—Description of Houses.—Fishing
Excursion.—Astonishing Variety of Fishes.—Acará.—Scarcity of
Laborers.—Our Indoors Man.—Bruno.—Alexandrina.—Pleasant
Walks.—Mandioca-shed in the Forest.—Indian Encampment on the
Beach.—Excursion to Fishing Lodge on the Solimoens.—Amazonian
Beaches.—Breeding-Places of Turtles, Fishes, etc.—Adroitness
of Indians in finding them.—Description of a “Sitio.”—Indian
Clay-Eaters.—Cuieira-Tree.—Fish Hunt.—Forest Lake.—Water
Birds.—Success in Collecting.—Evening Scene in
Sitio.—Alexandrina as Scientific Aid.—Fish
Anecdote.—Relations between Fishes as shown by their
Embryology.—Note upon the Marine Character of the Amazonian
Faunæ.—Acará.—News from the Parties in the Interior.—Return
of Party from the Iça.—Preparations for Departure.—Note on
General Result of Scientific Work in Teffé.—Waiting for the
Steamer.—Sketch of
Alexandrina.—Mocuim.—Thunder-Storm.—Repiquete.—Geological
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