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Glow-worms of PCuropp, 210 



of Sarawak, 211 



worn as ornaments, 211 



— — soldiers forced to retreat before 



them, 211 

 Glyphodons, 272 



Gnu (Catoblepas gnu), always found 

 near water, 88, 411 



— the, of South Africa, 411 

 Goatsucker of Demerara, singular voice 



of the, 355 



— his usefuhiess, 355 



— his food, 356 



Godin des Odonnais, M., accompanies 

 La Condamine on his voyage, 52 



Godin, Madame, her adventures, 52 



Goliath heerles of the coast of Guinea, 

 206 



eaten, 252 



Golunda cofFee-rat, the, 182 



Gomuti palm (Gomutus vulgaris), wine 

 of the, 150 



Gorilla, the, 500 



— encounter with a, 501 



Grass, aquatic, on the shores of the 



Amazonst 45 

 Green turtle (Chelonia midas), 329 

 Grosbeak, the social, 366 

 Gua Gede, cavern of, 270 

 Gua Rongkop, cave of, and its esculent 



swallows' nests, 270 

 Guadeloupe, torniido in, 9 

 Guadua bamboo, its importance in New 



Grenada and Quito. 130 

 Guama, Rio, singular vegetation on the 



banks of the, 137 

 Guana, great American, 314 

 Guanas of the Bahama Islands, 315 



— used as food, 315 

 Guano beds of sea-birds, 35 

 Guano Island, a, 30 



Guano or Chincha Islands, 35 

 Guarana Indians, importance of the 

 Mauritia palm to the, 18 



their singular habitations, 18 



Gudgeon, close-eyed (Periophthalraus, 



or Jumping Johnny, of the mangrove 



swamps), 141 



Guiana, beauty of the vegetation of the 



banks of the rivers of, after the 



rainy season, 58 



— birds of, 58, 350 352 



— Goliath beetles of, 206 



— musical toad of, 320 



Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis), 226 

 Gull, QuiuUa (Larus serranus) of the 



Puna, 28 

 Gumatty, or fibres of the saguer palm, 



151 

 Gutta percha, or gutta tuban (Icosandra 



gutta), its native country, 191 



HUM 



Gutta percha, its introduction into 



Europe, 191 

 Malay mode of collecting the 



gum, 191 



properties of gutta percha, 192 



uses of gutta percha, 192 



supply of gutta percha, 192 



Guayaquil, perennial rainy season of, 6 

 Gymnotus electricus, 17 



HAJE (Naja Haje), of Egypt, 300 

 — probably the asp of tlie 

 ancients, 300 

 Harpy eagle (Thrasaetes harpya). 380 

 Hau, or Bow Island, 289 



dreary monotony of a life at, 



289 



laziness of the natives of, 289 



their customs, 290 



Hawk, the sparrow, of Africa (Melierca 



musicus), 383 

 Hawksbill turtle (Chelonia imbrieata), 



329 

 Hercules beetles (Megasomina Her- 

 cules) of torrid America, 206 

 Hill-star, white-sided, 347 

 Hippopotamus, the Behemoth of the 

 Book of Job, 417 



— its diminishing numbers, 417 



— its ugliness, 418 



— description of it, 418 



— * rogue hippopotami,' or ' bachelors,' 



419 



— intelligence and memory of the hippo- 



potamus, 419 



— uses of its skin and teeth, 420 



— methods of killing it, 422 



Hog. the chief enemy of the rattlesnake, 



290 

 Honduras, mahogany trees of, 129 

 Honey-ants of Mexico (Myrmecocystus 



Mexicanus), their singular iiabits, 



240 

 Honey-eaters of Australia (Melithrep- 

 tes), 369, 375 



— their nests, 369 



Hottentots, fondness of the lion for the 



flesh of, 448 

 Howling monkey, or aluates, 512 

 Huachua goose (Chloeph.iga melanop- 



tera), 28 

 Huallaga river, a tributary of the 



Amazons, 37 

 Huanacu, the, of Peru, 24 

 Humming-birds, 342, 3i6 



their wide range over the New 



World, 343 



their habits, 349 



their courage, 349 



their enemies, 363 



