Index 



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pages containing, illustrations 



Abajo Peak. 213 



Acacias, 92, 133, 186, 262 



Adams, Mt., 146 



Adiabatic winds, 20, 82 



Adirondack Mtns., The, 92, 96, 104 



Agate, 210 



Agaves, 254, 255*, 262 



Aguascalientes, 288 



Alabama, 91, 92, 94, 121 



Alamor, L., 146 



Alaska, 12, 46, 49, 51, 66'. 68, 70, 



75, 80, 82, 85, 110, 139. 144, 150, 



218, 222, 248, 252, 289 

 Alaska Peninsula. 56, 60. 67 

 Alberta. 78, 134, 150, 156 

 Alders, 64, 72. 92. 94. 139. 213. 226 

 Aleutian Isls.. 52. 56. 60 

 Algae. 22. 29, 98, 253 

 Alkalinity, 230, 239, 270 

 Allegheny Mtns., 92, 96, 102 

 Alligators, 127, 129, 130, 172*, 174. 



176, 180* 

 Alligator Snapping Turtle. 129. 176 

 Allthorn. 262 

 Aloes, 254.255* 

 Alps. 75. 137, 202, 222, 282 

 Amerindians, 10, 34, 44, 72, 82, 94. 



141, 150, 176, 189, 230, 281, 288 

 Amphibians, 64, 85, 91, 102, 108, 



130, 163, 194. 211. 234 

 Amphipods, 77. 242 

 Anacua (tree). 188 

 Ancient Mountains (of Nuevo 



Leon), 186, 188. 282 

 Anhinga (Snakebird). 103, 119 

 Antarctica, 14, 17, 20, 29, 41, 56, 



194, 253 

 Antelope, American, 158 

 Antilles, Greater, 174, 262 

 Apalachicola R., 72. 122. 130 

 Appalachian Mtns.. 78. 82, 86. 



92-101, 108, 110, 119, 122, 174, 



185, 218 

 Apple, Oregon Crab, 72 

 Aransas (Tex.), 192, 194, 195 

 Arbutus, 72 

 Arctic, the, 12. 20-30. 36. 38, 44, 



52, 68, 99, 110, 192, 194.282 



Arctic Circle, 21, 52, 80, 192, 283 



Arctic Cotton, 22* 



Arctic Ocean, 40, 51. 64, 150, 218. 



226. 250, 274 

 Armadillo, Nine-banded, 194 

 Ash (tree). 92 

 Aspen, 28, 42, 60, 72, 146, 200, 208, 



209*, 226, 274 

 Atascosa, Laguna, 195 

 Atchafalaya Basin, 133, 162 

 Athabasca, L., 44, 150 

 Athabasca R., 70 

 Atlantic Ocean, 13, 16, 26, 30, 34, 



86, 91, 108, 112, 122, 250 

 Avery Is. (La.), 167 

 Avocet, 190, 191*, 195,236 



Babine Mtns., 75 



Badger, 134, 151*, 154,236 



Badlands, 148*, 150, 159, 213 



Baffin Bay, 12, 21, 34 



Baffinland, 12,24,34, 119 



Baja California, 53, 80. 139. 244. 



246. 252. 256. 262 

 Baker, Mt., 146 

 Balcones Escarpment. 186 

 Balsam. 60 

 Bamboos. 282 

 Banks Is.. 12 

 Barents Sea. 40 

 Barren Lands (Grounds). 10. 12. 22. 



38. 40, 70 

 Basins (Bolsones), 236. 278 

 Bass. 77.91. 179 

 Bats. 30. 130. 200. 202 *. 236 

 Bay (tree), 124 

 Bayberries, 117 



Bayous, 130, 160, 161', 164', 168 

 Beaches, 42, 108, 110, 112. 118, 168, 



174, 185, 195, 242 

 Beaches (raised), 42, 168, 174, 185, 



192, 195, 239, 242, 253 

 Beach Plum, 116*, 117 

 Bears, 10, 13, 29, 53, 64. 67. 86. 



103. 129. 130. 150. 202. 217. 218. 



223* 

 Bears. Black. 29, 30, 64. 67. 86. 103. 



129. 141. 217.223* 

 Bears. Brown (Dish-faced). 29. 53*. 



62*. 63*, 64, 67. 218 

 Bears, Polar, 10*, 13*, 14, 29, 64 

 Beaver, 52, 86, 87 *, 98 *, 170, 236 

 Beech (tree), 82, 86, 286 

 Bees. 14. 103. 124, 262 

 Beetles, 118,242, 266 

 Belcher Isls., 28 

 Belle Isle, Straits of, 28 

 Beluga, 34 



Bering Strait (Sea). 51. 56. 246 

 Big Bend (Nat. Park). 188. 198. 268. 



271. 275, 281 

 Big Cypress Swamp, 174. 179 

 Bighorn Mtns., 218 

 Bimini Is., 112 

 Birch, 21, 28, 42. 72. 92. 226 

 Birds. 12. 16. 20. 26. 30. 34. 36. 42. 



44. 53. 64, 75, 77, 87. 95, 102, 



107, 110, 118, 123, 129, 130, 134. 



146, 155, 165, 180, 185, 188, 190, 



192, 194, 195, 202. 234. 239. 242. 



250, 264, 274, 279, 281, 282, 286 



Bison, 46, 57, 86, 134, 148, 150, 156, 



157*, 248 

 Bittern. Least. 118*. 179 

 Blackbirds. 118. 123, 134,213 

 Blackfish (Dolphin), 110, 250 

 Black Mesa (Utah). 213 

 Bloodstone. 210 

 Blueberries, 117, 119 

 Bluebird, Mountain, 202 

 Blue Mtns. (Ore.), 217, 218, 232, 234 

 Blue Ridge Mtns.. 94. 96 

 Bobcat. 49, 64, 86, 226, 236, 264 

 Bob white, 80 

 Bogs, 28, 124, 127, 239 

 Boils (in swamps), 127, 174 

 Bolson de Mapimi, 268, 279 

 Bolsones (Basins). 236. 278 

 Bonneville, L.. 232, 237. 239 

 Boothia. Gulf of, 12 

 Boston Mtns., 78. 80 

 Bottomlands. 122. 133. 148. 150. 



159, 160 

 Bowfin. 129 

 Brazos R.. 133 

 Bream. Fresh-water. 180 

 Brezil (free). 188 

 Briars. 177. 124 

 British Columbia. 40. 46. 64. 68. 72. 



80, 110, 122, 134. 146. 218. 222 

 Bromeliads. 126*. 132. 281. 283 

 Brooks Range. 60 

 Brownsville (Tex.). 189.281 

 Brown Thrasher. 118 

 Bryce Canyon. 196*. 203 

 Bulkley Mtns., 68 

 Bullfrogs, 103, 118, 130 

 Bull Thorn (tree), 240 

 Butterflies, 14,96*, 165 

 Button Bay. 40 



Buttonwood (tree). 133. 182. 190 

 Buzzards. Turkey. 103 

 Bylot Is., 22,24, 119 



Cabot Strait, 28 



Cacomistle (Ring-tailed Cat), 250, 



264, 274* 

 Cactuses, 72. 176, 182, 187*, 189, 



195, 240. 244, 253, 256, 258*, 



259*. 264 •, 274, 278, 279, 282, 



283, 284, 286 

 Cairo (111.). 122. 168 

 California, 53, 56. 72. 81. 108. 134. 



222. 230, 244, 256, 283 

 California Nutmeg, 72 

 Caloosahatchee R., 174, 176. 179 

 Candelilla, 262 

 Canyons, 42, 196, 203. 204*. 205*. 



213. 275* 

 Cape Blanco. 139. 141. 142 

 Cape Breton, 28 

 Cape Brewster, 21 

 Cape Chidley. 34 

 Cape Cod, 107, 110, 112. 119 

 Cape Flattery. 139 

 Cape Race. 28 

 Cape Tourmente. 36 

 Caribbean Sea. 92. 174. 179. 182. 185 

 Caribou. 25. 29, 46. 56. 58*. 59* 

 Caribou Mtns., 218 

 Carnelian, 210 

 Carolinite, 247 



Cascade Mtns., 70, 134, 135*, 142, 



146, 206, 222. 230, 237 

 Cassiar Mtns., 68 

 Catalpa (bush). 117 

 Catbird. 118 



Cat's Claw (tree). 186. 240. 262 

 Catskills. 96 

 Catspaw (briar). 124 

 Caves. 90*. 174, 200, 202, 223 

 Cays (Keys), 174, 182, 185 

 Cedars, 71, 72, 278 

 Cedar, Stinking, 72 

 Cedar, Western Red, 71 

 Cedros Isls., 252 

 Centipedes, 117 

 Central Lowlands, 78, 80. 86 

 Century Plant, 254. 255*. 262 

 Chalcedony. 210 

 Chaleur Bay. 28 

 Chaparrals, 132, 133, 150. 159. 163, 



182, 186-190, 194, 198. 200. 213. 



244. 250. 254. 262. 268. 281, 288 

 Chattahoochee R., 124 

 Chehalis R., 139, 142 

 Cheniers, 168 

 Cherokee-bean (tree). 182 

 Cherry (tree). 72. 117 

 Chestnut. American. 86 

 Chestnut. Horse. 92 

 Chiapas (Mex.). 281 

 Chichagof Is., 61, 67 

 Chihuahua (Mex.). 188. 198. 230. 



256. 268. 270. 278-282. 288 

 Chilko. L., 68. 70 

 Chipmunks. 92. 93*. 102. 134. 139. 



151. 152*. 207. 213.236 

 Chisos Mtns.. 271. 275 

 Chocolate Mt.. 246 

 Chollas. 254. 256. 264 

 Chrysoprase. 210 

 Chubb Crater. 30. 32. 34. 208 

 Chugach Mtns.. 64, 65* 

 Cinquefoils, 24 

 Cirques (geologic), 21, 223 

 Citlaltepetl, Mt.. 289 

 Ciudad del Mais (Mex.). 281. 283. 



284 

 Ciudad Victoria (Mex). 188. 281. 



282 

 Clams. 56. 75. 170. 195 

 Clear L.. 141 

 Coastal Fringe (Atlantic). 94. 107. 



108. 110. 122 

 Coast Ranges, Pacific, 122. 134. 136. 



138. 141 

 Coatmundi. 250. 288* 

 Cocoplum (tree). 182 

 Cod. 34 



Colima (Mex.). 81 

 Colima. Mt.. 289 

 Colorado. 82, 196. 200. 203. 218 

 Colorado Basin. 196 

 Colorado Plateau. 198. 203. 206. 



211. 256. 268 

 Colorado R.. 196. 203. 206. 256. 268 

 Colt's Foot. 104. 105* 

 Columbia R.. 76. 134. 139. 146. 230 

 Condor. Californian. 248 

 Conifers. 28. 52. 71. 72. 106. 122. 



125, 129, 133. 137. 141, 208. 226. 



244. 256. 268. 278. 282 



