A NATURALIST IN BRAZIL 



Lent-flower = Flor de queresma. 



Lepidoptera, 217, 225 



Liana Snake, Cobra cipo, Herptodryas carinata, 203, 343 



Lianas, Cipo or Trepadeira, climbing plants. The classic work on Lianas is 



Schenck's Beitrdge zur Biologie und Anatomie der Lianen, in Botanisthe 



Mitteilungen aus den Tropen, Vol. V, Jena, 1892. 88-99 

 Lime, see Lemons. 



Lion Monkeys, Leontocebus rosalia, 174 

 Liszt Monkey, see Oedipus Monkey. 

 Locustidae. Grasshopper, Gafanhoto. The large forms are Tropidacris cristata 



and Tr. grandis. Migratory Locusts, Schistocerca paranensis. The wingless 



larvae are known as Hoppers (Saltoes), and they too migrate, devastating 



the country, 223-4, 261 

 Lontra or Ariranha = Otter (Pteronura braziliensis), sometimes over 6 feet in 



length, 178, 181 

 Loro = Monk-parrot. 



Louro, various Lauraceae of the Ocotea and Nectandra families, 77 

 Love-lilies, or Agapanto, Agapanthus umbellatus, from South Africa (Liliaceae), 



135 

 Luminous Beetles, see Lantern-beetles. 



Lung-fish, Lepidosiren paradoxus, 275 



Lutz, Dr., 270 



Lycenidae, 158 



Macacheira, 143 



Macaiba-palm, Acroconia intumescens (Palmae). The fruit looks like a crab- 

 apple, and tastes of egg ; it is not very good eating, and has a hard kernel, 

 42 



Ma9ambira, Bromelia, 121 



Macaws, 175, 193, 213 



Maceio, 29 



Macrosila cluentius, a moth with long proboscis, 234 



Madras Bulbul, Pycnonotus haemorrhous, 155 



Magnolia (Magnoliaceae), 80 



Mahogany. The best wood is furnished by Swietenia mahogani from the Antilles 

 (Meliaceae). 77 



Maize, Milho, Zea mais. Probably came from Mexico. From maize meal Maicena 

 and Mondamin are made. 145 



Malaria, 348-9 



Malarial mosquito. Anopheles of various species, 348-9 



Mamangaba, see Lobster. 



Mamangaba (Bee), 295-6 



Mamao, see Tree-melon. 



Manatee, Ox-fish, Lamantin, Peixe boi, Trichechus inunguis in the Amazon, 

 manatus on the coast ; but the latter sometimes enters the rivers, 1 93-4 



Mancinella-tree, Hippomane m., Euphorbiaceae, 124 



Mandarin, Tangerine, Citrus nobilis, 139 



Mango-tree, Mangifera indica from India ( Anacardiaceae) , 79, 82-3, 137 



Mangrove. In Brazil two families of these trees occur, Cassipomea and Rhizo- 

 phora. Rh. mangle is the most frequent species. 57-8, 82 



Manitoba, Manihot Glaziovii (Euphorbiaceae), 68 



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