INDEX 



Abacate, Persea gratissima (Lauraccae), 139 



Abacaxi or Pineapple, Ananas sativus (Bromeliaceae), 107, 140 



Abrolhos, the, 31 



Acacias, 366 



Acara or Chanchito, Cichlasoma facetum, 274 



Actaeon, Megasoma actaeon, 279 



Aden, 48 



"Aeroplane butterflies," 217-20 



Agave. The native Agave, which is cultivated in plantations, is Fourcroya foetida. 

 The leaves, after crushing, maceration, washing and drying, yield the aloe 

 fibres which are sometimes known to commerce as "Mauritius hemp," as 

 the Agave is extensively cultivated in Mauritius. Fibres are obtained also 

 from the great Mexican Agave, the Sisal Agave, and the Maguey Agave 

 (Agave americana). These fibres are used for making ships' cables, ham- 

 mocks, sacking and other textile fabrics, and the useful varieties of Agave 

 are cultivated in all parts of the tropics. The Agave Americana is widely 

 distributed as an ornamental plant, and since it is able to endure a certain 

 amount of frost, it has become so common in Italy that on the Riviera the 

 green tuft of leaves, from the midst of which the tall inflorescence rises into 

 the air, has become a characteristic plant. 1 16 



Ageronia, see Rattle-Butterfly. 



Agouti, see Cutia. 



Agrias, 217 



Alarm frog, Hyla crepitans, 1 1 6 



Albatross, 49-50 



Alligator, see Caiman. 



Alma do gato, see Anum. 



Aloe, see Agave. 



Alto da Serra, 91, 98, 106, 108, 199 



Amazon Parrot. The yellow-faced species is Amazona ochrocephala ; the blue- 

 faced, Amazona aestiva. The all-green bird with a fine red on the back 

 between the wings is Amazona festiva. 125 



Ameixas, 136 



Anaconda, see Sucury. 



Ananas, see Abacaxi. 



Anartia, 217 



Andaassu, Joannesia princeps (Euphorbiaceae), 68 



Androgynous flowers, 231 



Angelim. There is sweet Angelim, Angelim doce (Andira fraxinifolia), and bitter 

 Angelim, Angelim amargoso (Andira anthelmintica). The wood of the 

 latter is so bitter that if one saws it the bitter taste lingers in one's mouth 

 for days (Leguminosae). 77 



Angico, Piptadenia colubrina, and P. rigida, 68 



Animal Geography, R. Hesse, Tiergeographie auf okologischer Grundlage. Jena, 1924, 

 Z. Dahl, Grundlagen einer okologischen Tiergeographie, Jena., 1921. Th. Arldt, 

 Die Entwicklung der Kontinente und ihrer Lebewelt, Leipzig, 1907. R. v. Ihering, 

 Archhelenis und Archinotis, heipTAg, 1907-13. 138-61 



Anona. Several species: Pinho (Anona squamosa), Ox-heart, Coragoa de boi or 

 Fructa de conde (Anona reticulata), Cherimolia (Anona cherimolia), also 



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