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INDEX. 



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Cliirimoya, the, 492, 556. 



Oliocolato, 507. 



Cliurcii, F. A., his painting of the Heart of the 

 Andes 491. 



Cifadio, the, 592. 



("ilnero, the. 050. 



Ciiuiamon, 571 ; the Dutcli nion()i)oly of, 572; 

 amount produced, 572; historical notices of, 

 57t5 ; present consutnption of, 574. 



Climbers, tiie, 609; the hat, 669; the flying 

 squirrel, 673; the yaleopitheci, 673; the 

 ai\oi)ialuri,678; tlie sloth, 673; monkeys, 676. 



Clinihinj; plants, 535. 



Cloves, 574, 576. 



Cobra de Capello, the, 619. 



Coca, the leaves of, 568 ; effects of their use, 569. 



Cochineal insect, the, 591. 



Cockatoos, 662. 



Cock of the rock, 648. 



Cockroaches, 589. 



Cocoa , Cacao, and Coca,notto be confounded,568. 



Cocoa palm, the, 538. 



Coiie*, 502; iiome of the plant, 562; coffee 

 countries, 563, 565 ; coflee plantations in 

 Brazil, 564; gathering the berries, 565; 

 enemies of the plant, 566. 



Coffee-bug, the, 566. 



Cottee-nioth, Mrs. Agassiz's description of, 566. 



Colobi, the 691. 



Columbus, and the Gulf-stream, 474. 



Condor, the, 4s0, 498 ; his character and flight, 

 693 ; mode of capturing, 694. 



Coppersmith, bird, the, 657. 



Coqueros, or coca-chewers, 570. 



Coral, reefs and islands, 478, 479 



Cordilleras the, 490. 



Cotingas, 647. 



Cougar, or puma, the, 711. 



Crab, robber, the, 580. 



Crane, caught by alligator, 637. 



Crocodiles. (See Alligators.) 



Cubbeer-burr, a famous tree, 529. 



Currents of the ocean, 473 ; the equatorial cur- 

 rent, 474; the Gulf Stream, 474. 



Cynocephali, monkeys, the, 687. 



D. 



Dancing parties of birds of paradise, 655. 



Deryas, sacred monkey of Eszypt, the, 688. 



]Vsp!obado, the, 480, 482, 485. 



Deserts CSee also Savannas.) Of Atacama, 

 508 ; of Australia, 5 8 ; the Sahara, 509. 



Devil-bird of Ceylon, 657. 



Dioscorea or yam-plants, 555. 



Doldrums, or equatorial calm belts, 476. 



Dorey, ants of, 597. 



Douw, or Burchell's zebra, 734. 



Dragon trees, 528 



Dromedary, the. (See Camel.) 



Du Chaillu, Paul : Account of the bashikouay 

 ant, 598 ; of squirrel charmed by serpent, 

 624; kills large snake, 027 ; kills a g.mlla, 

 678; female gorilla and Aoung, 079; number 

 of gorillas seen by liim,080; whips of hippo- 

 potamus-skin, 727. 



Durion, the, 557 ; favorite food of tlie orang- 

 outang, 684. 



Dtitch, tlieir monopoly of spices, 572, 675. 



Dyaks, of Horneo, 681 ; contest with the orang- 

 outang, 684. 



E. 



Eagle, the harpy, 696; the fishing, 698; the 

 secretary, 098. 



Ecuador, characteristics of, 490. 



Edible insects, 592; eilible spiders, 614. 



Elevation, its influence upon climate, 480, 485. 



Elephant, the, 712; diflerence between the 

 tamed and wild, 712; timidity of the ele- 

 phant, 713; his power of climbing, 713 ; his 

 water-stomach, 713; his trunk, and its uses, 

 713; his tusks, and tlieir possible u.ses, 714; 

 elephant herds, 504, 714 ; tuskers, 714 ; rogue 

 elephants, 714; distinction between African 

 antl Asiatic elephants, 715; elephants known 

 to the ancients, 715; range of the African 

 elephant, 715; how they are hunted by the 

 natives, 716; by Europeans, 716; in Abys- 

 synia, 716 ; the Asiatic elephant, 717 ; their 

 abundance in Ceylon, 717 ; mode of cap- 

 turing them, 718; behavior of the captured 

 animals, 719; great elephant-hunts, 719; 

 elei)hant-coiTal, 719 ; tied up, 470, 719; tame 

 elephants assisting to capture wild ones, 719 ; 

 decoy-elephants, 720 ; an obstinate brute, 

 720; a little head-work, 720; dying of a 

 broken heart, 720; the elephant in captivity, 

 720; value of their labor, 720. 



Elliott, Ensign, adventure with a tiger, 707. 



Emu, the, 667. 



ICmydaj, or marsh-tortoises, 641. 



Enormous snakes, stories of, 627. 



Epiphytic plants, 535. 



F. 



Fangs, poison, of serpents, 618. 



Fascination of serpents, 621. 



Fire-ant of Guiana, 595. 



Fire-flies, 584. 



Fishing eagle, the, 698. 



Flamingo, the, 650. 



Flies, noxious, 587. 



Flying frog, Wallace's, 633. 



Flying lizards, 632. 



Flying squirrels, 673. 



Forests of the Tropical World, 514. 



Formica. (See Ants.) 



Fox-bat, or kalong, the, 670. 



Franklin, Dr., Account of Indian corn, 549. 



Frogs and toads : Gigantic of the Amazon, 520 ; 

 the pipa, 632 ; Brazilian tree-frog, 633 ; Wal- 

 lace's flying frog, 033; singular toad at 

 Bahia, 033 ; the bufo gigas, 034. 



Fruits and Plants of the Tropical World ; the 

 chirimoya, 492, 556; the leroshua, 504; the 

 mokuri, the kengwe, the naras, 505; the 

 date, 542; the litchi, 650; the mangosteeu, 

 557 ; the mango, 557 ; the durion, 557. 



Galaoos, semi-monkeys, the, 688. 

 Galapagos, or Tortoise Islands, 640. 

 Galeopitheci, the, 673. 

 Gallinazos, or carrion vifltures, 695. 

 Gavials. (See Allujators.) 

 Geckoes, the, 629. 

 Gibbons, monkeys, the, 685. 

 Ginger, 578. 



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