INDEX. 



Civets, the, natural history of, 316. 



Citrulli, the, 257. 



Climate, influence of, 543, 544. 



CLOQUET, Dr., quoted, 110. 



Clusia rosea, 437. 



Cobra, the, physiology of, 327, 328. 



Cocoa-nut palm, the, description 



of, 245. 



Cocos oberacea, 245. 

 Cojfcea Arabica, 245. 

 Coffee-tree, description of, 245 

 COLERIDGE, S. T., quoted, 119, 



120, 590. 



Colocasia mucronatum, 245. 

 Colonial millet, account of, 242. 

 Comanches Indians, the, habits of, 



535. 

 Common Buffalo, the, physiology 



of, 297. 



Common Squirrel, the, 499. 

 Compass Berg, the, account of, 188. 

 Compositse, the, in botany, 253. 

 Condor of the Andes, account of, 



613, 614. 



Conifera, the, family of, 423, 424. 

 Convolvuli, American, described, 



439. 



Convolvulus Batatas, 242. 

 Cook, Captain, voyages of, 232. 

 Cooper's Creek, in Australia, 236, 



238. 



Copal-tree, the, properties of, 428. 

 Coracan, the, account of, 242. 

 Corchorus olitorius, 245. 

 Cordilleras, the, physical features 



of, 267. 



Corral in Ceylon, the, 299. 

 Corypha Australls, 281. 

 Corypha inermis, 268. 

 Cossacks, the, manners and cus- 

 toms of, 81, 82. 

 Cotton-plant, the, in the Sahara, 



158. 



Cow-tree, the, properties of, 388. 

 CRAWFORD, quoted, 406. 

 Crocodile, the, natural history of, 



322; mode of trapping, 323. 

 Crotalus horridus, 359. 

 Croton sebiferum, 407, 408. 

 Cucamis, the, described, 267. 

 Cucurbitacese, the, account of, 246. 

 Cuon Bansu, the, described, 315. 

 Curlew, the,natural history of 72,73- 

 CUVIER, quoted, 286, 345. 

 Cycadacese, the, properties and 



nature of, 286. 

 Cycas circinnalis, 421. 

 Cygnus atratus, 376. 

 Cynocephali, the, natural history 



of, 464; habits and propensities, 



466. 

 Cynopitheci, the, natural history 



of, 466, 467. 



DANTE, quoted, 148. 



Darling, the river,in Australia, 235. 



Dartmoor, physical history of, 39; 



its tors, or granite hills, 40; 



morasses, 40; ancient forests. 40. 

 DARWIN, Dr., quoted, 341. 

 Date-palm, the, its character, fruit, 



and uses, 154-156. 



Date-tree, the, thorny, properties 

 of, 412. 



DAUMAS, General, quoted, 132, 164. 



D'AuRET, MadameLEONiE, quoted, 

 565. 



Daw, the, natural history of, 292. 



Dead Sea, description of, 99; its 

 phenomena and desolation, 100; 

 its basin, 101 ; probable origin, 

 exploration of, 102; constituents 

 and character of its waters, 105, 

 106. 



DEANE, quoted, 20. 



DELEGOROUE, quoted, 301, 302. 



Delta, the, of the Nile, 102. 



Derrias, the, account of, 470. 



Deserts, the, of France, 13-38; 

 England, 39-45; of Europe and 

 Asia, 4G-50; animal life in, 51- 

 77; inhabitants of, 78-94; deserts 

 of sand, 95, 96, 131, 132, 133; rain- 

 less deserts, 96, 97, 123; of salt, 

 97, 98, 110; of Persia, 97, 98; of 

 Arabia, 106-117; of Africa, 118- 

 134; phenomena of the Deserts, 

 139-148; vegetation in, 149-162; 

 animal life in, 162-173; fauna of, 

 173, 174; inhabitants of, 174-185; 

 of Africa, 186-205, et passim. 



DESPONTAINES, quoted, 465. 



DESMOULINS, quoted, 558. 



Desplobado, Desert of, 229. 



DEST.BLAIZE,M., quoted, 571-573. 



DE ST. VINCENT, M. BORY, 569. 



DIARD, quoted, 288, 289. 



Dima, the, account of, 249. 



Dinotherium, the, described, 447. 



Dioscorea alata, 242. 



Djemel, or Common Camel, the, 

 163-165. 



Dog-headed Opossum, the, de- 

 scribed, 372. 



Dogs, the Prairie, so-called, 350- 

 352; wild dogs, 313. 



Dolmens of Brittany, the, 20. 



Voranthes excelsa, 280, 281. 



Douc, the, account of, 468. 



Dracaena terminalis, 422. 



Dromedary, the> natural history 

 of, 162, 163. 



Dryaudra, the, nature and proper- 

 ties of, 280. 



Dryobabanops camphora, 418. 



Dseren, the, described, 67. 



Du CHAILLU, quoted, 323, 481, 483. 



Duck-billed Platypus, the, charac- 

 ters of, 374, 375. 



Dunes, or Sand-hills. See SAND- 

 HILLS. 



D'URVILLE, DUMONT, explora- 

 tioiis of, 553. 



Dutch discoveries inAustralia, 232. 



DYER, quoted, 44 



Eagles, adventure with, 75-77. 



Echidna, the, natural history of, 

 373, 374. 



Echinacea purpureas, 261. 



Egagra, the, reference to, 67. 



Egypt, desert of, described, 120; 

 soil, 152; vegetable life of, 152- 

 154; inhabitants of, 183, 184. 



39 a 



Elceis Guinensis, 412. 



Eland, the.natural history of, 65,66. 



Elburz, Mount, 592. 



Eleasine Corocana, 242. 



Eleasine Tocussa, 242. 



Electric Eel, the, its nature and 

 phenomena, 364; mode of catch- 

 ing them, 365, 366. 



Elephant, the, natural history of, 

 286, 450; various species, habi- 

 tat, mode of march, 451; treat- 

 ment of the young, 451, 452 ; 

 mode of entrapping, 452-455; 

 elephant hunts in Hindostan and 

 Ceylon, 455, 456 ; general char- 

 acteristics, 456-459. 



Elephant Seal, the, 568. 



El-Kantara, Oases of, described, 

 158, 159. 



ELLIS, Rev. WILLIAM, quoted, 427, 

 527. 



EMERSON, B. W., quoted, 516. 



Emu, the, natural history of, 375, 

 376; the "Wingless," 377. 



England, colonial empire of, 209. 



Epacridse, the, natural history of, 

 277. 



Ephedra, 264. 



Ephedra alata, 148. 



Epicea, the, described, 599. 



Equatorial Africa, expedition in, 

 by Burton and Speke, 201; Barth 

 and Denham, 203, 204. 



Erica Cavendishiana, 255. 



Eriocaulons,the,descriptionof,262. 



Eriodendrn Samauma, 388. 



Erosion, Desert of, its physical 

 features, 128, 131. 



Eskimos, or Esquimaux, the, in 

 Arctic America, their appear- 

 ance, character, habits, and 

 manners, 578. 



Etna, mount, description of, 590; 

 physical character of, 591. 



Eucalyptic, or gum-trees of Aus- 

 tralia, described, 279, 280. 



Euhydra tribus, 564, 565. 



Euphorbiacess, the, description of, 

 248, 254. 



Europe, invasions of, by Asiatic 

 tribes, 79. 



Falls of the Zambesi, described, 

 198, 201. 



FELINSKA, Madame, quoted, 575. 



Fen country of England, the, de- 

 scribed, 41; extent of, 42; ancient 

 aspect, 42 ; modern landscapes, 

 oases, drainage, 43, 44; present 

 productiveness, 44; general char- 

 acter, 45. 



Fennec, the, characteristics of, 

 314, 315. 



Ficus Indica, or Banyan-tree, 404, 

 405; of the Indian Archipelago, 

 412. 



Fish Hawk, the, described, 356. 



Fishing Eagle, the described, 355, 

 356. 



Flamingo, the, description of, 320; 

 habits of, 321 ; varieties of, 353. 



Flax, Australian, its properties, 276. 



