From a water-colored painting by Mr. J. Burkhardt. VERANDA AND DINING-ROOM AT TEFFÉ 214 From a drawing by Mr. J. Burkhardt. HEAD OF ALEXANDRINA 245 Extraordinary as the head of hair of this girl may seem, it is in no way exaggerated; it stood six inches beyond the shoulders each way. From a sketch by Mr. Wm. James. DINING-ROOM AT HYANUARY 258 The palm on the left is a Pupunha (Guilielma speciosa); the large-leaved trees back of the building are Bananas, and the Palm on the right a Javari (Astrocaryum Javari). From a water-colored painting by Mr. J. Burkhardt. MAUHES RIVER 304 The Palm in the foreground is a Mucaja (Acrocomia lasiospatha); near the fence stand Banana-trees, and in the distance on the right a Tucuma Palm (Astrocaryum Tucuma). From a water-colored painting by Mr. J. Burkhardt. MUNDURUCU INDIAN; male 313 From a photograph by Dr. Gustavo, of Manaos. MUNDURUCU INDIAN; female 314 Also from a photograph by Dr. Gustavo, of Manaos. FAN BACCÁBA 335 This Palm, called Œnocarpus distychius by botanists, is remarkable for the arrangement of its leaves, which are placed opposite to each other on two sides of the trunk, and higher and higher alternately, so that, seen from one side, the two rows of leaves are equally visible, and have the appearance of a wide fan; seen in profile, they look like a narrow plume. From a drawing by Mr. J. Burkhardt. SUMAUMEIRA 391 This colossal tree is known to botanists under the name of Eriodendrum Sumauma, and may be seen everywhere in the basin of the Amazons. From a photograph presented by Senhor Pimenta Bueno. GARRAFAŌ, among the Organ Mountains 486 This peak is called the Finger by the English residents of Rio. The Brazilians liken it to a bottle. From a photograph by G. Leuzinger. ORGAN MOUNTAINS 490 The loose boulder alluded to in the text stands on the fourth peak from the left. From a photograph by G. Leuzinger. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A JOURNEY IN BRAZIL. CHAPTER I. VOYAGE FROM NEW YORK TO RIO DE JANEIRO.