I n ir 



ABBYE-SINOH, the tiger- killer, 310. 



Abyssinia, its physical features. 

 248 ; flora, 248-50 ; mountains, 

 596. See also SHOA, TIGRE. 



Abyssinian meadow-grass, 242. 



Acacia detinms, 257. 



Acacia doratoxylon, 279. 



Acacias, family of, their character- 

 istics, 411. 



Acrostifhon grande, 277. 



Actceas described, 261. 



Adansonia diyitata (the Baobab', 

 409. 



Adour, the, valley of, 27. 



Africa, interior of, described, ISO, 

 187 ; southern plateau, 187, 194, 

 195 ; its general physical fea- 

 tures, 187, 188 ; Karroos of Sou- 

 thern Africa, 188,191.-See CAPE 

 COLONY, CENTRAL AFRICA, 

 EQUATORIAL AFRICA, KAF- 

 FRARIA, KALIHARI, NATAL, 

 SENEOAMBIA. 



African elephant, characteristics 

 of, 451. 



Agami, the, described, 354. 



Agouti, the, described, 342. 



Agua, the, described, 363. 



Ahu, the, described, 65. 



Akhaf, the desert of, 106, 109. 



Albert N'yanza, the, discovered by 

 Sir S. Baker, 202. 



Alfa, the, described, 150. 



Alfourous, the, their manners, 525 



Alleghany Mountains, the, char- 

 acter of, 216. 



Alligator, the, its natural history, 

 357, 358. 



Alligator lucius, 357. 



Aloe socotrina, 249. 



Aloes, various species of, described, 

 254. 



Alpaca, the, characteristics of, 334, 

 335. See HUANACU. 



Alpine Squirrel, the, 499. 



Alps, the, referred to, 14; de- 

 scribed, 589, 590. 



Alps, the Scandinavian, described, 

 588. 



Altai' Mountains, the, description 

 of, 594. 



Amazon, forests of the river, their 

 characteristics, 386, 387. 



Amboyna, island of, its species, 

 421. 



America, progressive civilization 

 of, 205, 206 ; Spanish conquests 

 in, 206, 209 ; probable future of, 

 209; character of its fauna, 281- 

 283. See NORTH AMERICA, 

 SOUTH AMERICA. 



Anastatica hierochuntica, 149. 



Andamanese, the, character of, 

 525. 



Andes, the, description of, 907, 

 598 ; Condor of, 613, 614 ; vege- 

 tation and character of the Pam- 

 pas of, 228, 229. 



Androsellw, the, described, 601. 



Annona (ox-heart), the, described, 

 246. 



Ant-eater, habits of the great, 346, 

 347. 



Anthropomorphic apes, natural 

 history of, 470-487. 



Antilope />orcos,the,accountof,169. 



Apache Indians, the, described,335. 



Apalachian Mountains, the, fea- 

 tures of, 597. 



Ape, the, natural history of, 463 ; 

 habitat, 464. See BABOON, 

 CHIMPANZEE, CYNOCEPHALI, 

 CYNOPITHECI, GOKILLA, MON- 

 KEY, ORANG-OUTANG. 



Apennines, the, their character 

 and aspect, 590. 



Apios tuberosa, 260. 



Aponogeton distachynm, 256. 



Apteryx Australis, its natural his- 

 tory, 377, 378. 



Aquila bifasciata, 75. 



Arabian Deserts, the, description 

 of, 106. 



Arabs, the, their origin, 176 ; phy- 

 sique, 176; history, 176, 177; 

 religion, 177 ; attachment to 

 polygamy, 177 ; love of rapine, 

 177; religious zeal, 178; general 

 characteristics, 178, 179 ; house- 

 hold wealth, 178, 180. See 

 BEDOUINS. 



Aralia crassifolia, 277. 



Ararat, Mount, its physical as- 

 pect, 595. 



Araucanians, the, their habits and 

 manners, 541. 



Arctic discovery, reference to, and 

 account of, 552-555. 



Arctic regions, the, described, 548. 

 See POLAR REGIONS. 



Ardea alba, 72. See HERON. 



Areca saccharifera, 418. 



Argaeus, Mount, description of, 595. 



Ariel Gazelle, the, natural history 

 of, 169. 



Aristida pungens, 148. 



Armadillo, the, natural history of, 

 345, 346. 



Arnee Buffalo, the, description of, 

 297, 308. 



ARNOLD, MATTHEW, quoted, 398, 

 591. 



Aroidacese, the, family of, 438. 



Artemisia alba, 151. 



Artemisia glacialis, 601. 



Artesian wells, 161. 



Artocarpus incisa, 414. 



Arundo conspicua., 275. 



Asiatic elephant, the, its natural 

 history, 450, 451. 



Asimina triloba, 259. 



Asinus Quagga, the, natural his- 

 tory of, 291, 292. 



Ass, the, its habits and peculiari- 

 ties, 56. 



Ass, Wild, the. See ONAGRA. 



Attelia Banksii, 276. 



Asturias, bear of, described, 609. 



Atacania, the Pampas of, 219. 



Ateles, the, their natural history, 

 489, 490. 



ATKINSON, T. W., quoted, 58, 77, 

 79,88. 



Atlas Mountains, the, their situa- 

 tion and physical aspect, 124, 596. 



Atmosphere of mountain-regions, 

 582, 583. 



Aureilhan, lake of, 30. 



Australia, discovery of, 291, 232; 

 its deserts, 232 ; rivers, 232 ; 

 mountains, 235; adventure and 

 exploration in, 235, 236; wilder- 

 ness of, 237; expedition by Burke 

 and Wills, 237-240; its flora, 273- 

 281; its fauna, 366-378; its char- 

 acteristic vegetation, 422-424; its 

 aboriginal population, 522, 523. 



Auvergne, its extinct volcanoes, 

 591, 592. 



Avatsha, mount, 595. 



Aye-Aye, the, its natural history, 

 494. 



P.aboon of the Atlas, the, described, 

 465. 



