INDEX. 



329 



Eio Pao, 65. 



Trinaco, 83. 



Trinaco, navigating, OS. 

 River-systems, 58. 

 Eoads, 61. 

 Eocks, decomposition of, 124. 



monolitliic, 173. 



on the Orinoco, 148. 



pictured, 46. 



striated, 30a. 

 Eoutes from Jiivita to Pimicliiu, 

 167. 



La Guaira to Caracas, 4. 



Oi-inoco to Eio Negro, IGO. 



Sabbath, observance of, 19, 222. 

 Saman, 103. 



de Guere, 35. 

 San Carlos, 172. 

 Sancudos, 86, 290. 

 San Fernando, 88. 



de Atabapo, 158. 

 Sangai, 244. 

 San Isabel, 182. 



Miguel, 171, 213. 



Paulo, 304. 

 Santa Barbara, 130. 



Eosa, 284. 

 Santarem, 314. 

 Saurians, sleep of, 95. 

 Saw-mills, 320. 

 Sea-cow, 102. 



mode of capture, 103. 

 Sensitive-plants, 259. 

 Serpa, 312. 



Sheep destitute of wool,. 173. 

 Shells, marine, 297. 

 Ship-building, 159. 

 Shooting rapids, 79. 

 SUla, 10. 



slope of, 27. 



zones of vegetation on, 2. 

 Snow-line, 215. 

 Soldado, 101. 

 Southern firmament, 184. 

 Spanish curiosity, 219. 

 Stars, scintillations of, 261. 

 Steamer "Morona," 303. 

 Stores in Caracas, 14. 

 Summer sleep of saurians, 95. 



Tabatinga, 304. 



clay, 157. 

 Tablon, 260. 

 Tacarigua Lake, desiccation of, 40. 



elevation of, 41. 



extent of, 42. 

 Taiapurii, chaimcl of, 317. 

 Tapioca, 20. 



Termites, 18. 



Thanksgiving dinner, 152. 

 Thermal springs, 53. 

 Thunder-storms, 21. 

 Tides upon the Amazons, 313. 

 Tierra calientc, 5. 

 Tiger-hunt, 47. 

 Toucans, 288. 

 Trinchara, 50. 



Tropical forest, 47, 51, 69, 74, 195, 

 200, 203, 208, 252, 275, 292. 



stoi-ms, 83. 



torrents, 267. 

 Tropics, first view of, 1. 

 Tschudi, Dr., 17. 

 Tuesday, unlucky day, 86. 

 Tunantins, 304. 

 Turtles, eggs of, 126, 289. 



destruction of, 128. 



mode of capture, 146. 



Uaupes, 177. 



University at Caracas, 14. 



Upper Orinoco, calm upon, 155. 



Eio Negro, navigating on, 178. 

 Urbana, climate of, 120. 



delay at, 120. 



departure from, 123. 



entering. 111. 



fiesta-day at, 113. 



population of, 114. 



situation of, 115. 



Vaca marina, 102. 

 Valencia, city of, 89. 



entrance in, 38. 

 Valley of Chimbo, 213. 



Quito, 226, 260. 



Quito, last view ot, 2G5. 



Quito, width of, 258. 



the Amazons, 265. 



the Amazons, geology of, 297. 



^Vj'agua, 35. 



Aragua, elevation of, 32. 

 Vampire-bats, 139. 

 Vegetation, adaptation of, 210. 



on the Eio Pao, 70. 



of high altitudes, 216. 



on the Andes, 201. 



zones of, 216. 

 Venezuela, population of, 17. 

 Venezuelian etiquette, 26. 



store, 14. 

 Victoria, 33. 



population ot, 35. 



Eegia, 311. 

 Viviano, 67. 



Volcanoes, groups of, 238. 

 Voyage upon Eio Pao, 68. 



