INDEX. 473 



jinga, one of the highest peaks of the Himalaya, 88; on the pro- 

 duction of perfect seeds by the Coelebogyne, 259 ; remarks on 

 the geographical distribution of plants in Antarctic floras, 309. 



Illimani and Sorata, their height above the sea recently corrected, 

 63, 90, 217. 



Kashmeer, valley of, 79. 



Kinchinjinga, one of the highest peaks of the Himalaya, its elevation 



recently determined, 88. 

 Kuen-lun, one of the four parallel mountain chains in Central Asia, 



74, 86. 



Lama, alpaca, and guanaco, three originally distinct species of 



animals, described, 139. 



Laurels as a characteristic form of vegetation, 244, 363. 

 Lianes, 243, 347. 

 Liliaceee, 244, 357. 

 Llanos, their description, 29 ; climate strongly contrasted with that 



of the African plains, 30 ; animals which inhabit them, 34 ; their 



prevalent vegetation, 107. 

 Luminosity of the ocean, 261. 



Malvaceae, 240. 



Maranon, or Amazons, upper valley of, 423. 



Mauritia palm, 35, 149. 



Melastomaceae, 244, 362. 



Mimpsese, 240, 323. 



Mississippi, river, its source correctly ascertained, 60. 



Moon, mountains of the, their existence, extent, distance from the 



Equator, and general direction, discussed, 128. 

 Mountain chains in Asia, in the direction of parallels of latitude, 83 ; 



those coinciding nearly with meridians, 89. 

 Muyscas, ancient civilization of the, 442. 

 Myrtacese, 244, 360. 



North America, general aspect of its natural features, and considera- 

 tions on its physical geography, 51. 



Orchidese, 241, 328. 



Orinoco, 169 ; magnitude of the river compared with that of the 



rivers Plate and Amazons, 172 ; its sources yet unvisited, 173 ; 



general description of its course, 174; " black waters" of the 



Upper Orinoco, 175 ; Cataracts of Atures and Maypures, 176 ; 



discussion of questions concerning its sources, 191 ; supposed 



origin in a lake, 194. 

 Otomacs, a tribe on the Orinoco who use earth as food, 156. 



Pacific, the author's gratification at first seeing the Pacific from the 



Alto de Guangamarca, 436. 

 Palms, 238, 312. 



