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INDEX. 



Mpongwes, the, account of, 518. 

 Mulhacen, Peak of, in the Pyre- 



nees, 591. 



MDLLER, MAX, quoted, 79, 88, 92. 

 MURRAY, C. A., quoted, 351,352,360. 

 Murray, the river, 235. 

 Musa ensete, 249. 

 Musimon argali, 606. 

 Musimon montanus, 606. 

 Musk-deer, the, 608. 

 Musk-ox, the, 557, 558. 

 Mustelidae, the, natural history of, 



317. 



Mycetes Beelzebub, 468, 469. 

 Mycetes strumineus, 468. 

 Myosotis, the, 601. 

 Myrmecophaga piliata, 346-348. 

 Myrsine variabilis, 277. 



Nadjed, table-land of, 111. 

 Nandau, the, account of, 353. 

 Nanguer (Gazelle), the, described, 



169. 



Narsilia macropus, 276, 277. 

 Nasalis larvatus, 468. 

 Natal, coast of, 191. 

 Nature, the study of, 428, 429. 

 Negro Cynopithecus, the, de- 



scribed, 467. 

 Negro, the, habitat of, 516, 517; 



his physical peculiarities, 517 ; 



in Africa, 517-521 ; in Australia, 



522. 



Nelumbium calophyllum, 259, 262. 

 Nepenthes distillatoria (or Pitcher 



Plant), the, described, 421. 

 New Holland, rivers of, 232. 

 Ngami, Lake, in Central Africa, 



194; flora of, 257. 

 Nieuveld Bergen, in South Africa, 



187, 597. 

 Niger, the, delta of, 193; valley of, 



204. 



Nigritia, vegetation of, 246, 247. 

 Nile, river, fecundity of, 118, 152 ; 



struggle between it and the 



Desert, 118 ; mountains of, 119; 



scenery of the valley of, 120 ; 



sources of the, 203; valley of, 152. 

 Nipa fructicans, 418. 

 North America, superiority of, 



over South America, 209; De- 



serts of, 210. See PRAIRIES. 

 Noukahiva, islanders of, 530-532. 

 Nova Zembla, described, 550. 



Nubia, women of, 184, 185. 



Nuphar lutca, 263. 



Nutmeg, the Calebash, account of, 



246. 



Nux Vomica, its properties, 417. 

 N'yanyizi-Nyassa, lake in Central 



Africa, 201. 

 Nylghau, the, description of, 295. 



Oases of the Sahara, 128; their for- 

 mation, 154; vegetable life of 

 the, 155-157 ; of El-Kantara, 

 described, 158, 159; of Ouargla, 

 159, 160 ; springs of, 161 ; pre- 

 carious conditions of the exist- 

 ence of 161, 162. 



(Enothera macrocarpa, 261. 



(Estre, the, 558, 561. 



Ombai, inhabitants of, 528, 529. 



Onagra, the, natural history of, 

 291 ; description of, 56 ; proper- 

 ties and uses, 56-58. 



Ophidia, the, physiology and cha- 

 racteristics of, 224, 325. 



Oplismenus colonus, 242. 



Opuntiafrutescens, 266. 



Orang-Outang, habitat of, 472 ; 

 description of, 473 ; habits of, 

 473,474; general details, 474-476. 



Organ Mountains of Brazil, de- 

 scribed, 587. 



Orinoco, the river, 220, 223. 



Oriza saliva,, its properties, 242. 



Ostiaks, the, described, 575; priests 

 and worship of, 575 ; mode of 

 hunting of, 576. 



Ostrich, the, natural history of, 

 317; anecdotes of, 318; American 

 species of, 353. 



Otter of Kamtschatka, the, de- 

 scribed, 564. 



Ouaregla, oasis of, described, 159, 

 160. 



Ouistitis, the, account of, 490, 491. 



Ourmiah, or Urumiyeh, Salt Lake 

 of, 111. 



Ox, the, in America, 330. 



Paca, the, natural history of, 341, 



342. 

 Pachydermata, the, characteristics 



of, 285, 286. 

 Palisades of the Hudson, 587 ; of 



the Rocky Mountains, 588. 

 PALLISER, Captain, his expedition 



of discovery, 385. 

 Palmaceae, the, physiology of the 



family of, 408. 

 Palm Moriche, the, described, 268, 



269. 

 Palm tree, in Egypt, 152 ; growth 



of, in oases, 156 ; properties and 



uses of the fruit, 157 ; general 



details, 401, 402. 

 Pampas, the, description of, 219, 



220 ; inhabitants, 220 ; area and 



physical aspects, 220-231. 

 Pampas grass, the, uses of, 273. 

 Pampas Indians, the, characteris- 

 tics of, 539, 540. 



Pampero, the, phenomenon of, 230. 

 Pandarus candelabrum, 245. 

 Panther, the,natural history of, 303. 

 Papaw tree, the, character of, 442. 

 Papuans, the, their manners arfd 



customs, 524, 525. 

 Paradoxures, the, described, 316, 



317. 



Paraguay river, the, 201. 

 Pariah Dog of India, described, 315. 

 PARKYNS, MANSFIELD, quoted, 



249, 402. 



PARRY, Captain, expedition of, 580. 

 Partux picta, 295. 

 Pashiuba tree, the, account of, 388, 



Pasom, the, described, 295. 

 Passiflora, the, order of, 439. 



Patagonia, Pampas of, their physi- 

 cal aspect, 227, 228, 273 ; vege- 

 table life in the, 258-266. 



Patagonians, character of the, 540. 



Paullinia pinnata, 439. 



Peccary of America, its natural 

 history, 330. 



Pecherais, the, their habits, 542. 



Pelican,th"e,natural history of,74,75. 



PENNANT, quoted, 307. 



Pennicellaria spicata, 242. 



Pennisetum fasciculare, 275. 



Pernambuco.Pampasof, described, 

 219, 226. 



FERRIS, M., quoted, 37. 



Peru, conquest of, 206, 209; plains 

 of, 267, 268. 



Petrogale brachiotis, 375. 



Petrogale penicillata, 375. 



Phacocoerus, the, natural history 



Phalanga, the, account of, 371. 



Phascolarctos, the, described, 370. 



Phascolomys (or Wombat), the, 

 introduced into Europe, 369 ; 

 discovery of, 370 ; description of, 

 371. 



Philippine Islands, the, vegetable 

 life in, 423. 



Phlox, the, character of, 261. 



Picakolou, the, natural history of, 

 325, 326. 



Pimelia axiflora, 277. 



Pine Barrens of Mexico, the. de- 

 scription of, 215, 216. 



Pine of New Caledonia, the, 424. 



Pipa, the, account of, 303. 



Piper nigrum, 245. 



Pirates of the Desert, 175. 



Pistacia lentiscus, 148. 



Pistacia terebinthits, 148. 



Pistia spatulata, 264. 



PoaAbyssinica, 142. 



Polar Regions, the, extent and 

 area of, 544, 545 ; of America, 

 described, 545; of Asia, 549, 550; 

 of Europe, 550, 551 ; discoveries 

 in, 551-555 ; animal and vege- 

 table life in, 555-568; characters 

 of the inhabitants of, 569-579. 



Polecat, the Arctic, described, 563. 



Polynesia, cannibalism in, 513 ; 

 inhabitants of, their manners 

 and customs, 528-532. 



POPE, the poet, quoted, 151, 509. 



Porcupine Ant-Eater, the, natural 

 history of, 373, 374. 



Porphyry, mountains of, 586. 



Portuguese, discoveries of the, in 

 the Terra Australis, 231, 232. 



POTT, Professor, quoted, 86. 



Prairies of North America, de- 

 scription of the, 211-215; of Cen- 

 tral America, 216-219; vegetable 

 life in the, 258-266. 



Preacher Monkey, the, described, 

 468. 



Primeval Forests, the, characters 

 of, 385, 386. 



PRINQLE, quoted, 194. 



Proboscidese, the, physiology of, 

 447, 44*. 



