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 OVINE ANTELOPE ....... 244 



PACO OF THE ANDES A graceful animal . . . 193 

 PALISADA-TREE A species of Wild Palm, remarkable 



for its durability . . . . . . .91 



PALMA CHRISTI 92 



PALMETTO, or CABBAGE-TREE Description of . . 98 



PALMS Grow profusely among the Andes . . .31 

 PAMPAS Scenery of Remarkable difference of vegeta- 

 tion in various parts Temperature of Natural 

 history connected with ..... 268 



PARAGUAY HERB ....... 59 



PECARY Living in groups Mode of warfare Dan- 

 gerous to meet . . . . * . .182 



PINES Different species of Beautifully contrasted with 



the lighter kinds of foliage 126 



PINUS CANADENSIS Peculiarity of Where most common 126 

 PLANTAIN-TREES Natural history of Nutritious quali- 

 ties of Superior to wheat and potatoes . . 1 75 

 POTO Notice of links in the animal creation Habits 



of the creature Peculiarities in its construction 62 

 POUCHED ANIMALS Species of Characteristic pecu- 

 liarities Sketch of the Kangaroo Rat . .107 

 PUCHUGEHU A curious vegetable resembling a loaf . 67 

 PUMA Anecdote of His extreme ferocity in a wild 

 state Capable of domestication Affectionate and 

 grateful Common to the Pampas, eastward of the 

 Cordilleras Sketch of a Gaucho, or native of those 

 vast plains Extraordinary faculty of discerning 

 objects at a great distance Description of a cane- 

 brake as connected with the Puma Dangerous 

 encounter of a hunter with one of those fierce crea- 

 tures in a woody portion upon one of the tributary 

 streams of the Alleghany . . . . .69 



PURPLE-HEART 91 



QUITO ... 204 



Quixos Natural productions and temperature of . 202 



