613 



IXDEX. 



FLETCHER, quoted, 24. 



Flying Squirrel, the, natural his- 

 tory of, 500, 501. 



Fontainebleau, forest of, described, 

 17. 



FOEBES, Professor, quoted, 573. 



Forest, a petrified, account of, 117. 



Forests, their general features, 379, 

 380; botany of, 380; influence of, 

 on temperature, and properties, 

 383, 384; in Europe and Asia, 

 384; in America, 385-389; flora 

 of, 389-394. See WOODS. 



FORCHJES, M., quoted, 98, 99. 



Fox squirrel, the, natural history 

 of, 500. 



Foxes, the Polar, characteristics of, 

 565. 



France, deserts of, described, 13, 

 14; mountains of, 14-17; forests 

 of, 17; marshes, 17, 18. 



FROMENTIN, M., quoted, 132. 



Gallago, the, account of, 491. 



Gamboge, Indian, its uses, 415,416. 



Gangeticus Crocodile, 323. 



Gariep river, the, in South Africa, 

 191. 



Gascony, characteristics of the 

 Llandes of, 24, 27-29; its sand- 

 hills, 35, 36. 



Gavial, the, natural history of, 323. 



Gazella Soemmeringii, 169. 



Gazelles of the Steppes, description 

 of the, 169. 



Genets, the, natural history of, 316. 



Gentian, the yellow, described, 599. 



GERVAIS, M. PAUL, quoted, 371- 

 373, 466. 



Ghauts, mountain-range of the, in 

 Hindostan, 595. 



Ghonds, cannibalism amongst the, 

 511. 



GIBBON, the historian, quoted, 178, 

 179. 



Gibbon-Lar, the, 478. 



Gibbon Monkey, the, character of, 

 470; habitat, and natural history 

 of, 477; various species of, 477- 

 479. 



Gibbon-Siamang, the, 477. 



Gipsies, the, their habitats, 84 ; 

 their various names, and immi- 

 gration into Europe, 85; peculi- 

 arities of, 86; in .Russia, 87. 



Giraffe, the, natural history of, 293, 

 294. 



Glutton, the Arctic, described, 563. 



Gneiss mountains, characteristics 

 of, 585, 586. 



Gnu, the, natural history of, 294, 

 295. 



Goat, the^Wild, described, 67, 607. 



Goats' Serpent, the, account of, 

 326, 327. 



Gobi, desert of, its physical fea- 

 tures, 97; plateau of, 47. 



GOETHE, quoted, 190. 



Goose,the Cerefaced,described,376. 



Gorilla, the, natural history of, 481- 

 486; its appearance and habits, 

 482, 483; mode of hunting, 484. 



Gossypium, the, account of, 407. 



GOULD, quoted, 371. 



Grallatores, the African, characters 

 of, 321. 



Graminese, the, family of, 437. 



Granite, structure of, 585. 



Grasses of the American Steppes, 

 267. 



GRAY, Dr., quoted, 291. 



Gray Squirrel, the, account of, 499, 

 500. 



Great Karoo, the, described, 188. 



Green Climber, the, account of,327. 



GREY, Sir GEORGE, quoted, 376. 



Grisly Bear, the, habits and physio- 

 logy of, 610. 



Guachoof the Pampas, the, 230,231. 



Guaiacum, its properties, 264. 



Guaranis, the, manners and cus- 

 toms of, 538, 539. 



Guatemala, flora of, 266. 



Gu6pard,the,natural history of,310. 



Guiana, savannahs of, 245, 246. 



Guinea corn, its properties, 242. 



Guinea palm, the, character of, 413. 



Guinea pepper, nature of, 246. 



Gulo Arctims, 563. 



Gymnoti, the, 364. See ELECTRIC- 

 EEL. 



Gynerium saccharoides, 273. 



Halicetus Leucocephalus, 355. 



Hare, the Arctic, 561. 



Hare, the Varying, 67. 



Harpy Eagle, the, natural history 

 of, 355. 



HARRIS, Major, quoted, 472. 



Heather-cock, the, described, 75. 



Hectia Pitcairnitefolia, 279. 



Helichrysum fruticosum, 255. 



HELL, Madame HOMMAIRE DE, 

 quoted, 50, 58, 61, 62, 63, 81, 84. 



HELPS, ARTHUR, quoted, 508, 515, 

 516. 



Hemionus, or Wild Horse, the, 

 natural history of, 290, 291. 



Hemippus, or Wild Mare, the, 

 natural history of, 291. 



Henna plant, the, properties of, 410. 



Heron of the Steppes, the, de- 

 scribed, 72 ; species of, 72. 



HERSCHELL, Sir JOHN, quoted, 589. 



HERVE and LANOYE, MM., quoted, 

 543, 549. 



Himalaya Mountains, configura- 

 tion, structure, and vegetation 

 of, 593 ; glaciers of, 594 ; cedars 

 and rhododendrons of, 604, 605 ; 

 flora of, 605. 



Hindostan, flora of, 39S-401. 



Hindu reverence for the banyan, 

 405. 



Hippopotamus, the, natural his- 

 tory of, 286, 287; adventure with, 

 288. 



HOMER, quoted, 49, 146. 



Honey-guide, the, why so called, 

 317. 



Honeysuckle, the Arctic, described, 

 556. 



HOOKER, Dr. JOSEPH, quoted, 593, 



Hops, the African, description of, 

 298, 299. 



HORACE, quoted, 193. 



Horeb, Mount, description of, 112. 



Horse, the, in America, 350. 



Horse,the Wild, description of, 200. 



Hottentots, the, character of, 521. 



Howling Monkey, physiology of 

 the, 488, 489. 



Huanacu, the, uses of, 335. 



Hue, the Abbe, quoted, 69, 70, 75, 

 76, 77. 



Hudson's Bay, account of, 546. 



HUMBOLDT, A. VON, quoted, 48, 

 49, 78, 226, 268, 350, 359, 389, 

 439, 469, 555. 



Hungary, mountain system of, 592. 



Hurricane in the Steppes, account 

 of, 230. 



Hyaena of the Cape, the, natural 

 history of, 313. 



Hyana villosa, 313. 



Hydrodwzrus capybara, 341. 



Hydrophis, the, account of, 378. 



Hylobates cinereus, 479. 



Hylobates leuciscus, 478. 



Hylobates syndactylus, 477, 478. 



Hyperborean races, the, their man- 

 ners, customs, and characteris- 

 tics, 570, 571. 



Ibis, the, natural history of, 321. 

 Ice-fields, their aspect, 552. 

 Ice-mountains, features of, 551. 

 Ichneumon, the, natural history 



of, 316. 



Ifjnatia amara, 440. 

 Immortelle, the, characteristics 



of, 255. 

 India, palms of, their physiology, 



401, 402. 



Indian millet, uses of, 242. 

 Indian oak, its properties, 406. 

 Indians of North America, their 



history and character, 532-534. 

 Indigo, nature and properties of, 



246, 407. 



Indigofera tinctoria, 245. 

 Ipo-antiar, the, its nature and 



properties, 416, 417. 

 Iron Bark Tree,the,uses of, 279,280. 

 Iron Mountains, the, vegetation of, 



260, 262. 

 Isonandra-Percha, the, its nature, 



418. 



Jacana, the, characteristics of, 321. 



Jaguar, the, natural history of, 350. 



Jalapa officinalis, 439. 



JANIN, JULES, quoted, 18. 



Jatropha manihot, 242. 



Java, vegetable life in, 418, 421. 



Jebel-Gaouss, reference to the, 128. 



Jebel-Tougour,referencetothe,127. 



JEPHSON, quoted, 20. 



Jerbilla, the, natural history of, 



170, 171. 



Jerboa, the, natural history of, 170. 

 Jocko, the, of Buffon, 479. 

 JOMARD, M., quoted, 147. 

 Jordan, valley of the, its physical 



features, 101, 102. 



