319 



Hater's peak, i., 272. 

 Kaun pine, li., 209, 210. 

 Keeling Island, ii., 242. 

 , subsidence of, 



272. 



-, birds of, ii., 247. 

 -, entomology of. 



, flora of, ii., 244. 



Kelp, or sea-weed, i., 307. 

 Kendall, Lieut., on a frozen body,!., 



320. 

 Kingfishers, i., 2, 176. 

 King George's Sound, ii., 239. 



Labourers, condition of, in Chile, i., 



344. 

 Lagoon-islauds, ii., 170, 243, 260. 

 Lagostomus, i., 158. 

 Lake, brackish, near Rio, i., 26. 



with floating islands, i., 342. 



formed during earthquake, ii., 



136. 

 Lamarck on acquired blindness, i., 66. 

 Lampvris, i., 37. 



Lancaster,Capt.,onasea-tree,i.,128. 

 Land-shells, li., lOS, 288, 289, 290. 

 Lazo, i., 56, 196, 243. 

 Leaves, fall of, i., 302. 



, fossil, ii., 237. 



Leeks in New Zealand, imported, ii., 



211. 

 Lepus Magellanicus, i., 248. 

 Lesson, M., on the scissor-beak, i., 

 176. 



, on rabbit of the Falk- 



lands, i., 248. 

 Lichen on loose sand, ii., 126. 

 Lichtenstein on ostriches, i., 117. 

 Lightning storms, i., 79. 



tubes, i., 76. 



Lima, ii., 128, 132. . 



, elevation of a river near,ii., 119. 



Lime, changed by lava into crystal- 

 line rock, i., 7. 

 Limiivea in brackish water, i., 26. 

 Lion-ant, ii., 229. 

 Lizard, 1., 125. 



, marine species of, ii., 155. 



Lizards, transport of, ii., 151. 

 Llama or Guanaco, habits of, i.,213- 



215. 

 Locusts, ii., 81. 

 Longevity of species in Mollusca, i. 



1U6. 

 Lorenzo, San, island of,_i^i., 134. 

 Low Archipelago, ii., 177. 

 Lund, M,, on antiquity of man, n. 

 119. 



Lund and Clausen on fossils of Bra- 

 zil, i., 166, 222. 



Luxan, li., 81. 



Luxuriant vegetation not necessary 

 to support large animals, i., 108. 



Lycosa, i., 45. 



L'vell, Mr., on terraces of Coquimbo, 

 'ii., 99. 



, on longevity of Mollusca, 



i., 106. 

 cific, ii. 



, on subsidence in the Pa- 

 263, 264. 

 , on change in vegetation, 



, on fossil horses' teeth, i., 



166. 



, on distribution of ani- 

 mals, ii., 78. 



, on frozen snow, ii., 75. 



, on extinct mammals and 



ice-period, i., 223. 



, on flocks of butterflies, 



i., 203. 



, on stones twisted by 



earthquakes, ii., 54. 



MacCulloch on infection, ii., 220. 

 Macquarie river, ii., 230. 

 Macrauchenia, i., 104, 221. 

 Macrocystis, i., 307. 

 Madrina, or godmother of a troop of 



mules, ii., 62. 

 Magdalen Channel, i., 310. 

 Magellan, Strait of, i., 297. 

 Malcolmson, Dr., on hail, i., 148. 

 Maldiva atolls, ii., 261, 273, 276. 

 Maldonado, i., 49. 

 Mnmmalia, fossil, i., 104, 162, 165, 



198, 222, 11., 137. 

 Man, antiquity of, ii., 119. 

 , fossil remains of, ii., 135. 



, body frozen, i., 320. 



, fear of, an acquired instinct, li., 



175. 



, extinction of races, ii., 219, 237. 



Mares killed for their hides, i.,197. 



Mare's flesh eaten by troops, i , 130. 



Mastodon, i., 162, 165. 



Matter, granular, movements in, i., 

 128. 



Mauritius, ii., 281. 



Maypu River, ii., 64. 



Megalonyx, i., 104, 167. 



Megatherium, i., 104, 106, 167. 



Mendoza, climate of, li., 74. 



, li,, 83. 



Mexico, elevation of, i., 168. 



Miasmata, ii., 128, 220. 



Mice inhabit sterile places, ii,, 121. 



