INDEX 



Manioc, Manihot utilissima, the poisonous species, which has to be roasted, and 

 Manihot dulcis or aipi, the non-poisonous species. The starch of the manioc- 

 tubers is the tapioca of commerce, the starch-grains being coagulated by 

 heat (Euphorbiaceae) . 142-3 

 Mantis, Louva deos, many species (Mantidae), 224 

 Mantis-flies, Mantispa. In Wasps' nests Symphrasis myrapetrella is reared, 224, 



281 

 Maparajuba, Mimusops maparajuba (Sapotaceae), 139 

 Maple, Acer platanoides (Aceraceae), 1 17 

 Mara, Dolichotis patagonica, 1 73 



Marsupial Frog, Nototrema oviferum, pygmaeum, 273 



Marsupials. The largest forms are the Mucura, the Timbii or Gambd, in the 

 Argentine known as Comadreja (Didelphis aurita, marsupialis and para- 

 guayensis). Smaller forms are the Quicas or Chichicas (Metachirus and 

 Caluromys), while the Catitas (Marmosa pusilla and Perammys domestica) 

 look like shrew-mice. The Water-opossum is the Cuica d'agua (Chiron- 

 nectes minimus). 167-9 

 Martin-fishers, related to our Kingfishers: Br. Martim pescador or Ariramba. 

 The large Martin-fisher is Ceryle torquata; the smaller species are C. 

 amazona, ovida, americana, aenea. 59 

 Maruim, Pinus or Polvora, Simulium, 350 



Massaranduba, Mimusops. M. do rio, Mimusops alata ; M. do Pard, M. Huberi ; 

 M. do Ceard, M. rufela, M. verdadeira, VituUaria procera (Sapotaceae). 77 

 Mate, Ilex paraguayensis (Aquifoliaceae), 146-7 

 Megatherium, 169 

 Melastomaceae, 320 

 Melocactus, 117, 126 

 Metamorphosis, 91 

 Methone, 218 



Migratory Ants, Formiga de correicao or Taoca, Eciton family (Dorylinae). The 

 largest is Eciton rapax ; Eciton legionis attacks Camponotus ; Eciton hama- 

 tum and Eciton Burchelli are the real Driver Ants ; the latter is the species 

 which I observed. Concerning their guests, see Flies, Staphyhnidae, 

 Ichneumons, Histeridae, and Ants, and the literature relating thereto. — 

 The first to describe them were Bates, The Naturalist on the River Amazon, 

 and Belt, The Naturalist in Nicaragua, London, 1874. 312-18, 334 

 Migratory Locusts, see Locustidae. 

 Mimeciton, 318 

 Mimicry, Q.iQ et seq. 

 Mimosa, 81, 155-6, 239 

 Mistletoe (Loranthaceae), no 



Monk Parrot, Loro or Catorra (Myiopsitta monachus), 187 

 Monkeys, 173-5 

 Monocotyledons, 84 

 Monsoon, 24 



Monstera deliciosa or Philodendron pertusum. The fruit, reminding one of a 

 pineapple, but full of small spines, is eaten as "Banana do brejo." 80, 90, 93 

 Morenas, 371 



Morpho, 181, 191, 193, 207, 216 



Morpho Bahiana. The Morphidae, with their blue, lustrous wings, as large 

 as a man's hand, are perhaps the loveliest butterflies in the world. 



59» 216 

 Mosquitoes, 348-9 



389 



