'-.., A 



.in.! <>f A I/. -ii i inn, iU abundant 

 yield ami \\iuiilcrtiil di 

 restating projH-rtics m.ikn>: it m 

 \.ilii.ili!.- tor tin- |iii>i|in linn uf 

 stock food. \\liether aa paature, 

 hay, or mlagc. In tin- drier dixtricU 



Men cultivated by tl 

 ititui, to which it respond- 

 satisfactorily. See Cattle , s<nl. 



William om.rvill. D.c. 



Patagonia. KMcnsive region 

 forming the southern extremity of 

 .in. I In-lunging to Ar- 

 gentina iimi Chile. It extends S. 

 from the Rio Colorado to the 

 Strait of Magellan, whit li <li\i<l<> 

 it from tin- islands of the i 

 del Fucgian archiix.-lago. Origin- 

 ally claimed by both Chile and 

 mm, a treaty between tin M 

 countries was ratified in ls>l, 

 which apportioned the territory K. 

 of the Andes to Argentina and the 

 W. coastal region to Chile. 



Argentine Patagonia is divided 

 into the territories of Rio Negro, 

 Neuquen, Chubut, and Santa Cruz. 

 It is bordered on the W. by the 

 Andes, which constitute the water- 

 parting of the Atlantic and Pacific 

 systems, with an alt. of from 

 3,000 ft. to 6,000 ft. ; the range is 

 broken by several lakes lying 

 partly in Argentina and partly in 

 Cliile. The terrain slopes in a 

 succession of terraces towards the 

 K.. interspersed by numerous 

 ravines and valleys. The chief 

 rivers are the Colorado, Rio Negro, 

 Chico, Chubut, Gallegos, and Santa 

 Cruz, mostly impeded by rapids, 

 and there are a large number of 

 salt lakes and lagoons. Though 

 arid, sterile, and bush-covered for 

 the most part, the valleys and 

 margins of rivers in the N. portion 

 are fertile. The climate is cool and 

 violent winds prevail. 



Sheep, cattle,andhorses are reared 

 in the more favoured districts. 

 The mammals include guanacos, 

 armadillos.viscachas, pumas, foxes, 

 and skunks ; among the numerous 

 birds are condors, vultures, huwks. 

 partridges, rheas, and flanu: 

 The native Indians, noted for their 

 tall stature, are nomadic and thinly 

 scattered over the territory. The 

 most important tribes, the Tehu- 

 elches and Gennakens, are fast 

 dying out. Area, 322,904 sq. m., 

 or, including the E. section of Tierra 

 del Kuego, 331,203 sq. m. The 

 pop. is est. at 106,625. 



Chilean Patagonia is a coastal 

 strip W. of the Andes, consisting of 

 the provs. of Chiloe and Magallanes, 

 which lie S. of the prov. of I.Ian- 

 quihu6. The coast is fringed with 

 innumerable islands, including the 

 archipelagos of Chonos, Queen 

 Adelaide, and Madre de Dios. The 

 coasts are steep and rugged, and 



eoot 



left li\ ilium-Hill* limd Ilk' "|M-H 

 I I..JM-H n( tin- III. Mill 



tain* a: formted, yielding 



I . in in len-tli. The 

 rlinutto U raw and dump, and n. 



Patai Monkey ol West Africa 



tin- S. snow and .-.leet are of almost 

 daily occurrence. Area, 72,334 sq. m. 

 The pop. is est. at 119,900. 



First seen by Magellan in I ."i :.'<. 

 Patagonia was afterwards visited 

 by various Spanish and English 

 explorers. Scientific explorations 

 have more recently been made by 

 Darwin, Fitzroy, and several Argen- 

 tine travellers. See Chile ; consult 

 also Through the Heart of Pata- 

 gonia, II. Heaketh-Prichard, 1902 ; 

 The Wilds of Patagonia, C. Skotte- 

 berg, 1911. 



Pataliputra. Capital of the 

 Magadha kingdom in ancient India. 

 Extending for 9 m. along the 

 right Ganges bank, between the 

 modern Bankipur and Patna, it is 

 now submerged beneath 14 ft. of 

 alluvium. Completed by Udaya, 

 about 450 B.C., it was visited, about 

 300, by Megasthenes, ambassador 

 of Seleucus to Chandrapipta's 

 court. Remains of its palisaded 

 walls, whose many gates and 

 towers he described, have been 

 recovered. Asoka (q. r. ) added ma- 

 sonry walls, and held there the :trd 

 Buddhist council about _lti. In 

 the 4th century of our era the city 

 revived under the Gupta dynasty, 

 and (lie Chinese pilgrim. Fa liien. 

 found it a flourishing centre of 

 Buddhist monasticism. By the 

 Ttli i-cntury it had become a heap 

 of ruins. See Magadha. 



Pat an. Town of Baroda, India. 

 It is 62 m. N. W. of Ahmadabad and 

 is one of the oldest towns in Gujarat. 

 It manufactures weapons, silks. 

 and cottons, contains over HMl 

 .Iain temples, and i> noted for its 

 Jain palm leaf manuscripts. Mah- 

 iiunl of <;lia/m in ld-4 captured 

 Anhilvada.theancit nt ciipitalof the 

 Gujarati kingdom, of which Patan 

 occupies the site. Pop. 28,300. 



PATELCY BRIDGE 



Pataiii. Mont lion , ( ,ror. of 



llple- till' > K. of the 



iililiy. wild a '".ft MM the 8. 



china Soa, and a land boundary 



with i tva. It u drained 



.1. the Urgmt of many 



N. tloxMiiy Mieiim-v Tin, lead, gut- 



ha. and t unber are ex | 

 It wan fonijeily an mde|K-ndent 

 atate, but wan an i.un in 



ooo 



Patas Monkey ( ' ' / <,,{, ilhecu* 

 ruber). La rue and hiilliantly <ol 

 oured guenon, native of \V. Africa. 

 1 1 i- an agile, long-tailed species, of 

 a foxy red colour on the upper 

 parts and white below. The face in 

 !>lue, with long hair on the cheeks, 

 a narrow black band above the 

 aid moustache-like lines of 

 the wime colour on the upper lip. 

 The length of head and body is 

 about 16 ins., and that of the tail 

 the ame. Set Monkey. 



Patay. Village of France. In 

 thedept. of Loin-t. it i- l.'l m. N.\V. 

 of Orl6ans. Here a battle was 

 fought between the Knglish and 

 the French, June 1!. 142(i. Joan of 

 Arc was continuing her victorious 

 career, and to check her the duke 

 of Bedford sent out a force from 

 Paris to the assistance of the Eng- 

 lish near Orleans. Under Talbot, 

 this reached Patay, not far from 

 Orleans, only to learn that the 

 English leader, the duke of Suffolk, 

 was a prisoner. Moving forward, 

 the English came unexpectedly 

 into contact with the scouts of a 

 French force, chasing a stag. 

 Urged on by the Maid, the French 

 men-at-arms engaged the enemy 

 before the English bowmen were 

 ready. The fight ended in the de- 

 feat of the English ; Talbot was 

 made a prisoner, and only a rem- 

 nant of his army got back to Paris. 



Patch. Small piece of court 

 plaster or black silk worn on the 

 face. It was used to conceal a 

 scar or blemish, or to enhance 

 beauty by contrasting with the 

 fairness of the skin. It came 

 into fashion in the reign of Charles 

 1, its use being banned \>\ the 

 Puritans. After the Restoration 

 it was worn extravagantly and 

 in many sha pe-. 



Pateley Bridge. Market town 

 of Yorkshire (W.K.), England. It 

 stands on the Nidi I. 10 m. from 

 Hipon. with a station on the N.E. 

 Rly. The chief industries are the 

 iniiiinu' of lead and the <|iiarryinii 

 of stone, \\lule sheep and cat t It- 

 fairs are held. S. Mary's Church is 

 modern. Near the to\\ n, \\ hicli \v i^ 

 made a m.irket town ill the lllli 

 century, art- some caverns with 

 stalactites and stalagmites, dis- 

 covered in 1860. Market day, Sat. 

 Pop. 2,500. 



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