A NATURALIST IN BRAZIL 



Motiica, a Gadfly, Lepidoselaga crassipes. The Hornet which paralyses it and 



feeds its larvae upon it is Monedula signata. 285, 350-1 

 Mulungu, Erythrina mulungii and reticulata (Leguminosae), 132 

 Multiplication, 184, 293 



Mummer-Beetle, Erotylus histrio; mimicked by Poecilopeplus corallifer, 221 

 Mussurana, Rhachidelus brasili, 192, 345 

 Muturus, 216 

 Myasis, 351 



Nandidae: Polycentrus Schomburgki, 275 



Natural life, protection of, 18 1-2 



Nectar, 234 



"Nectar-flowers," 234 



Neotropinae, 217 



Nephila clavipes, a large greenish-white Spider, 208 



Nettle, Jatropha urens (Euphorbiaceae), 42 



Nictheroy, 34, 36, 46 



Nightjars, 213-14 



Nillu, Strobilanthes pulcherrimus (Acanthaceae), 82 



Nine-o'clock Bindweed, Turnera, nearly related to the Violaceae; Turnera 



ulmifolia is found all over South America, 43 

 Nova Friburgo, 85, 108, 133-4 

 Nove horas = Nine-o'clock Bindweed. 

 Nutria, Swamp-beaver, Myocaster coypus, 172 

 Nuts, coco-, 38-9 ; Brazil-, 77 



Ocelot or Leopard-Cat (Fehs pardalis). There are also the similar Long-tailed 

 Cat (F. Wiedi) and the Tiger-Cat (F. Tigrina). 178 



Oedipus Monkey, Leontocebus oedipus, 2 1 1 



Oil palm, Dende (Elaeis guienensis). The fruit-cluster, in its spathe, looks like a 

 basket full of orange-yellow plums, and may weigh as much as a hundred- 

 weight. The principal distribution of this palm is in Africa ; as a source of 

 vegetable oil its importance is constantly increasing. Warburg inclines to 

 think that its original home was America. 42 



Oiticica, Pleragina umbrosissima, 124 



Oititiroba, Vitellaria or Lucuma revicoa, also Peroba branco (Sapotaceae). 



Oity, Moquilea tomentosa (Rosaceae), 366 



Olinda, 21, 26, 54, 112, 201, 207, 212, 240, 350, 354, 356 



Ombii, Phytolacca dioica (Phytolaccaceae), 79, 241 



Oncidium (Orchids), 105 



Operculate Snail, 272 



Orange (Citrus aurantium) probably comes from China. First brought to Por- 

 tugal in the sixteenth century; then to Italy. 139 



Orchid-mould. S. Decker recommends, for growing orchids in pots, a mixture of 

 the roots of Polypodium or Osmunda, and sphagnum moss in equal parts, 

 a lump of charcoal the size of a hazelnut, and a little leaf-mould. 104-5 



Orchids, 102-6, 132, 234-5, 241-2 



Organ Mountains, 36, 160 



Organism, Nature as an, 183 



Organists, Euphoniidae, 256 



Oriole, Crested, 59 



Otter, see Lontra. m 



Owl Moth, 226 1 



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