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INDEX. 



Earthquake, eflcct of, on 



springs, 264. 



on bottom of sea, 305. 



effects of, on rocks, 247, 



302. 

 — 1 on sea, 301, 302, 



304- 



on a river-bed, 356. 



line of vibration of, 306. 



on S.W. coast, 247. 



tossing fragments from 



the ground, 200. 

 twisting movement of, 



307- 

 Elirenberg, Prof., on Atlantic 



dust, 18, 19. 

 on infusoria in Pampas, 



9h 135- 

 in the open sea, 



167. 



in Patagonia, 175, 

 in Fuegian paint, 



223. 



in coral mud, 457. 

 in tuff at Ascension, 



484. 

 on phosphorescence of 



the sea, 167. 



on noises from a hill, 358. 



Eimeo, view of, 400. 



Elater, springing powers of, 



42. 

 Electricity of atmosphere 



within Andes, 324. 

 Elephant, weight of, 96. 

 Elevation of coasts of Chile, 



233. 257, 290, 309, 330, 340, 



354- 



Bahia Blanca, 90. 



— — Patagonia, 176, 368. 



Pampas, 136. 



mountain-chains, 310. 



Cordillera, 309, 314, 318. 



fringing-reefs, 468. 



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Elevation of Peru, 3T 



within human perib : 



367. 

 Entre Rios, geology of, .1.31 . 

 Epeira, habits of, 48. ^^flj 

 Erratic blocks, how ^H 



ported, 249. ^ .^l 

 absent in intertropic ; 



countries, 249. • 

 on plains of Santa Cru; 



184. 



of Tierra del Fuego,'a4' 



Estancia, value of, 150.   

 Extinction of shells at S 



Helena, 480. 



of species, causes of, 17J 



of man in Austral if 



427» 439. 



Falconer, Dr., on the Siv^ 



therlum, 151. 

 Jesuit, on the Indian; 



112. 



on rivers in Pampas, 1 1^ 



on natural enclosures 



123. 

 Falkland Islands, 192. 



birds tame at, 394. 



absence of trees at, 58. 



carrion-hawks of, 67. 



wild cattle and horses oi 



194. ^ 



climate of, 244. 



peat of, 286. 



Fat, quantity eaten, 124. 

 Fear, an acquired instinct 



395- 

 Februa, 45. 

 Fennel run wild, 126. 

 Ferguson, Dr., on miasma 



363. 

 Fern-trees, 245, 371. 

 Fernando Noronha, 24, 370. 

 Fire, art of making, 198, 403 



