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Down the Amazon.--Serpa.--Villa Nova.--Obidos.--Santarem.--A Colony of Southerners.--Monte Alégre.--Porto do Moz.--Leaving the Amazon. --Breves.--Pará River.--The City of Pará.--Legislation and Currency. --Religion and Education.--Nonpareil Climate. Page 247

## CHAPTER XVIII .

The River Amazon.--Its Source and Magnitude.--Tributaries and Tints.--Volume and Current.--Rise and Fall.--Navigation.--Expeditions on the Great River......264

## CHAPTER XIX .

The Valley of the Amazon.--Its Physical Geography.--Geology.--Climate. --Vegetation......280

## CHAPTER XX .

Life within the Great River.--Fishes.--Alligators.--Turtles.--Porpoises and Manatís......295

## CHAPTER XXI .

Life around the Great River.--Insects.--Reptiles.--Birds.--Mammals......300

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