INDEX. 



[As the descriptive catalogue of plants, which forms the principal part of this work, is alphabetically 

 arranged the names which it contains are not repeated in the index.] 



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Abaca, or abaka (Manila hemp) 57, 148 



Abaca fiber, preparation of 329 



Abandoned clearings 141 



Abbe, Cleveland, jr., on earthquakes 51 



on meteorology of Guam 4, 41 



suggests meteorological station 44 



Aboriginal inhabitants of Guam 95-117 



Abrin, a toxalbumen 172 



Abudefduf, fishes called " fomho " 84 



Acapulco, a Mexican seaport 13 



Acarina infesting cattle 77, 94 



Acrid plants used for food 179, 180 



Acroccphalus luscinia, only song bird 30, 79 



Adultery, punishment 104 



Adzes of the aborigines 100 



Acgialitcs mongola, a shore bird 80 



Aerial roots 53 



Aga, a crow 79 



Agafia, capital of Guam 11 



chief town of aborigines 98, 104 



oldest settlement in the Pacific 24 



population 137 



Aga\a harbor, small size 46 



AganariW 52 



Agassiz, Alexander 46 



Agat district, pcpulation 137 



Aged, respectsrpwn 129 



Agricultural imp'ements 125, 143 



Agriculture of aborigines 98 



of modern inhabitants 34, 139 



Agrigan Island , prisent population 138 



Aguardiente from ^ocoanut sap 99, 237 



Air cavities in sea ^eans 73 



Alamagan Island, present population 138 



Albatross expedition 47 



Aleurites, extrafloial nectaries 67 



Algse, edible 52 



Alimasag, a crab 90 



Alligator pears absent from Guam 61 



Alocasia, needl^ crystals 70 



eaten by hots 77 



vernacular names 153 



Amanaes stndwichensis, a fish armed with 



spurs 87 



American plant names 152 



Amphiprion (demoiselle fishes) 84 



Amusements of aborigines 107 



of modern inhabitants 130,131 



Anampses cocruleopnnctatus, a fish called 



"tatalun" 88 



Anas oustaleti, a wild duck 80, 126 



Ancestors, veneration of 109 



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Anchorage 46 



Anchorage charges recommended by Villa- 



lobos 34 



Anderson, John, a settler in Guam 31 



Anguilla, a fresh- water eel 85 



Aniculus, a hermit crab 90 



Animal pests 152 



Animals of Guam 76 



Animism of aborigines 109 



Aniti (demons) 15, 109 



Anito of Philippine tribes 110 



Annelids, marine 89 



Anosia plexippus, a butterfl y 91 



A nous leucocapillus, a sea-bird 80 



Anous stolidus, the common noddy 80 



Anson, English navigator 20 



Ants 91 



attracted by nectar 67 



white (termites) 94 



A papa Island, geological structure 48 



Aplonis kitttitzi, a starling 79 



Apogonfasciatus, a cardinal fish 82, 86 



Apparitions, supernatural 14 



Apra, harbor 46 



Aquatic sports of aborigines 107 



Arago, Jacques 29, 32 



Arak, or aguardiente, from coconut sap 237 



Archives of Guam 32 



Ardetta sinensis, a bittern 79 



Areca cathecu, the betel-nut palm 154, 187 



Arecaine, an anthelmintic 187 



Arenaria intcrprcs, a shore-bird 80 



Aroids 13 



Arroba, a measure of weight 139 



Arrowroot 127, 145, 318 



Polynesian 380 



Arts of aborigines 100 



Arts of modern inhabitants 124 



Ashmead, W. H., entomologist 90 



Asio accipitrinus, an owl 79 



Astrolabe and Zele, visit 32 



Astrolabe, visit 30 



Atangtano River 49 



Atrevida and Descubierta, visit 25 



Augustinian friars 23 



Authorities consulted 154 



' Ava-drinking not practiced 99, 354 



Aveyro, Duchess of, patroness of Padre 



Garcia 1 57 



Avocado (fmit) absent from Guam < 1 



Ayuyu, the robber-crab 9 



Bachelors (urritaos) 15, 98, i u> 



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