Typee by Herman Melville

NATURAL HISTORY OF THE VALLEY -- GOLDEN LIZARDS -- TAMENESS OF THE BIRDS -- MOSQUITOES -- FLIES -- DOGS -- A SOLITARY CAT -- THE CLIMATE -- THE COCOANUT TREE -- SINGULAR MODES OF CLIMBING IT -- AN AGILE YOUNG CHIEF -- FEARLESSNESS OF THE CHILDREN -- TOO-TOO AND THE COCOANUT TREE -- THE BIRDS OF THE VALLEY

I think I must enlighten the reader a little about the natural history of the valley.