- 1Preface
- 2Chapter I — The Diversity of Climates Within the Tropics
- 3Chapter II — The Llanos
- 4Chapter III — The Puna, or the High Table-Lands of Peru and Bolivia
- 5Chapter IV — The Peruvian Sand-Coast
- 6Chapter V — The Amazons, the Giant River of the Torrid Zone
- 7Chapter VI — The Primeval Forests of Tropical America
- 8Chapter VII — The Wild Indians of Tropical America
- 9Chapter VIII — The Mexican Plateaus, and the Slopes of Sikkim
- 10Chapter IX — The Kalahari and the Bushmen
- 11Chapter X — The Sahara
- 12Chapter XI — The Bedouins of Arabia
- 13Chapter XII — Giant Trees and Characteristic Forms of Tropical Vege…
- 14Chapter XIII — Palms and Ferns
- 15Chapter XIV — The Chief Esculent Plants of the Torrid Zone
- 16Chapter XV — Sugar, Coffee, Cacao, Coca
- 17Chapter XVI — Tropical Plants Used for Industrial Purposes
- 18Chapter XVII — Tropical Spices
- 19Chapter XVIII — Tropical Insects, Spiders, and Scorpions
- 20Chapter XIX — Insect Plagues and Insect Services
- 21Chapter XX — The Malayan Race
- 22Chapter XXI — The Tropical Ocean
- 23Chapter XXII — The Papuans and Polynesians
- 24Chapter XXIII — Snakes
- 25Chapter XXIV — Lizards, Frogs and Toads
- 26Chapter XXV — Tortoises and Turtles
- 27Chapter XXVI — Crocodiles and Alligators
- 28Chapter XXVII — Tropical Bird Life
- 29Chapter XXVIII — Tropical Birds of Prey
- 30Chapter XXIX — The Ostrich and the Cassowary
- 31Chapter XXX — Parrots
- 32Chapter XXXI — Tropical Ruminants and Equidæ
- 33Chapter XXXII — The Hippopotamus
- 34Chapter XXXIII — The Rhinoceros
- 35Chapter XXXIV — The Elephant
- 36Chapter XXXV — Tropical Felidæ
- 37Chapter XXXVI — The Australian Race
- 38Chapter XXXVII — The Sloth
- 39Chapter XXXVIII — Ant-Eaters
- 40Chapter XXXIX — Tropical Bats
- 41Chapter XL — Apes and Monkeys
- 42Chapter XLI — The African Negroes
- 43General List of Works Published by Messrs. Longmans, Green, Reader,…
- 44Catalog Index
The Tropical World
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