INDEX. 



G21 



Protacese, the, account of, 256. 



Proteles Lalandii, 313, 314. 



Protococcus nivalis, 601. 



Psamma arenaria, 31. 



Pteris caudata, 271. 



Pteromys splmdens, 501. 



Pteromys volans, 501. 



Pteromys volucella, 501. 



PTOLEM^US, reference to, 151. 



Pudonta gigas, 345. 



Puff Adder, the, characters of, 326, 



327. 

 Puma, the, natural history of, 348, 



349. 



Pyrenees, the, description of, 591. 

 Pythecus lar, 478. 

 Python Mouse, the, described, 325. 

 Python of Sunda, the, described, 



325. 



Quagga, the, natural history of, 291, 



292. 



Quango, the, valley of, 258. 

 QUARTERLY REVIEW, quoted, 188. 

 Quichuas, the, manners and habits 



of, 540, 541. 

 Quicksands in Arabia, described, 



110, 111. 

 Quinquina, the, properties of, 441. 



Race, influence of, on the world's 

 history, 515, 516. 



Piaces of the Desert, their charac- 

 teristics, 174-185. 



RADIQUET, M. MAX, quoted, 530, 

 531. 



Rafflesia Arnoldi, discovery of, 

 417 ; description of, 418. 



Rain in the Sahara, 155. 



Ratellus mellivorus, 317. 



Rattlesnake, the, physiology of, 

 359-361. 



Ravenala Madagascariensis, the, 

 account of, 427. 



REACH, ANGUS, quoted, 29, 35. 



Red Monkey, the, peculiarities of, 

 469. 



Red Skins, the, ancient distribu- 

 tion of, 534; false romance with 

 which they have been invested, 

 534, 535 ; various races of, 535, 

 536 ; physical peculiarities of, 

 536. 



Reinaondaban.the, account of, 210. 



Reindeer, the, natural history of, 

 558-561. 



REN AN, M., quoted, 176. 



RENNIE, JOHN, reference to, 44. 



Betama Durian, 148. 



Rhinoceros, the, physiology of, 



459, 460 ; its habitats, 460 ; the 

 Indian species of, 460; Javanese, 



460, 461 ; African, 461, 462 ; ad- 

 venture with a, 462. 



Rhizophora mangle, 411. 



Rhus toxicodendrum, 259. 



RICHARDSON, Sir J., quoted, 211, 

 561. 



Rocellae, the, nature and properties 

 of, 251. 



Rocky Mountains of North Ame- 

 rica, the, 210, 211. 



Rodentia, family of the, described, 



169. 

 Roebuck of Tartary, the, described, 



65. 

 Roggeveld Bergen, the, in South 



Africa, 187. 



ROSE, COOPER, quoted, 462. 

 Rose of Jericho, the, described, 149. 

 Ross, Sir JAMES, quoted, 556, 561; 



Arctic discoveries of, 554, 555. 

 ROWE, Rev. J., quoted, 40. 

 ROWE, NATHANIEL, quoted, 300. 

 RUSKIN, J., quoted, 383, 384, 579. 



Saccharum officinarum, 246. 



SACHOT, M. OCTAVE, quoted, 527. 



Sagalien, inhabitants of, described, 

 579. 



Sago-palms, the, properties of, 421. 



Sahara, the African, its physical 

 aspects, 123, 124 ; mountains, 

 127 ; oases, described, 128, 154 ; 

 its peculiarity of aspect, 151 ; 

 area, 151, 152; climate of, 155. 



Saiga, the, natural history of, 

 66, 67. 



Salsolacese, the, properties of, 148. 



Salt Desert, the, character of. See 

 DESERTS. 



Salt-wort, described, 148. 



Samoiedes, the, history and char- 

 acter of, 573-575. 



Sand, Deserts of. See DESERTS. 



Sand-hills of Brittany, the, 32 ; 

 their mode of formation, 35 ; of 

 Gascony, 35 ; density and con- 

 figuration, 36, 37 ; inland en- 

 croachments, 37, 38; their pecu- 

 liar influence, 38; of Africa, 133, 

 134. 



Santalum acuminatum, 279. 



Sapucaya, or Monkey's Nut, the, 

 described, 434. 



Sarcoramphus Papa, the, account 

 of, 354. 



Sarkha, Desert of, 97. 



Sarmiento, Mount, California, 598. 



Sarracenia, the, characters of, 262. 



Sassafras laurel, the, described, 

 261, 262. 



Savacou, the, described, 354. 



Savage Man, his abasement and 

 mean pleasures, 503; his sangui- 

 nary instincts, 504, 505; his love 

 of intoxicating drinks, want of 

 a literature and of science, 505 ; 

 his intellectual deficiencies as 

 compared with Civilized Man, 

 506 ; his neglect of trade and 

 commerce, imperfect concep- 

 tions of the Supreme Being, 507 ; 

 sun-worship, 508 ; his priestcraft 

 and superstition, 509; his low 

 moral standard and cannibal 

 tastes, 510. For SAVAGE RACES, 

 see pp. 516-542, and 569-679. 



Savannahs of Guinea, their fea- 

 tures, 245. 



Savenay, marshes of, described, 

 17, 18. 



Saxifragas, the, properties and uses 

 of, 001. 



CHOMBURGK, Sir R. , quoted, 417, 



439. 



Scindapsus pertusiis, 421. 

 Sciurus Alpinus, account of, 499 ; 



Carolinensify 499, 500 ; getulus, 



500 ; maximus, 500 ; vulgaris, 



499 ; twlpinus, 500. 

 Sea-Bear, the, natural history of, 



568. 

 Sea-Lion, the, natural history of, 



568. 



Sea-shore Wolf, the, natural his- 

 ** tory of, 313. 

 Seal, the, habitats, manners, and 



physiology of, 568. 

 Sechura, pampa of, described, 219. 

 Senegal, serpent-worship of, 323 ; 



serpents of, described, 324. 

 Senegambia, physical features of, 



240, 241 ; flora of, 241 ; cereal 



growth of, 241, 242. 

 Sennaar, physical features of, 247. 

 Sensitive plant, the, described, 268. 

 Serpent-Bird the, of the Cape, 



natural history of, 321. 

 Serpents of the Steppes, the, de- 

 scribed, 77 ; of Asia and Africa, 



323-328. See OPHIDIA, VIPER. 

 SHAKSPEARE, quoted, 322. 

 Shekanis, the, account of, 518, 519. 

 SHELLEY, the poet, quoted, 43, 105, 



379. 

 Shemites, the, characteristics of, 



175, 176. See ARABS, TIBBOOS, 



TOURAREQS. 



Shepherd races of Asia, their his- 

 tory, manners, customs, and 

 character, 78, 79. 



Shirwa, Lake, in Africa, 201. 



Shoa, vegetable life in, 249. 



Short-eared Rock Kangaroo, the, 

 natural history of, 375. 



Silk -cotton tree, the, properties 



Silphium laciniatum, 260. 

 Silphium terebinthinaceum, 266. 

 Simoom, the, phenomena and 



effects of, 135-138. 

 Sinai, Mount, physical aspect and 



associations of, 112, 113, 114, 597. 

 Sioux Indians, cemeteries of the, 



215. 

 Sivas, quicksands of, described, 



110, 111. 

 Skags-tol-tind, Mount, referred to, 



588. 

 Sloth, natural history, habits, and 



manners of the, 494-496. See 



THREE - TOED SLOTH, Two - 



TOED SLOTH. 

 Smilax rotundifolia, 259. 

 SMITH, SYDNEY, quoted, 274. 

 SMYTH, Admiral, quoted, 590. 

 Sneebergen, mountain - range so 



called, 187, 597. 

 Snow, perpetual, limit of, 581. 

 Socotrine aloes, value of, 249. 

 Solidungulae, the, order of, 290,21)1. 

 SOMERVILLE, Mrs., quoted, 97, 98, 



211, 223, 589. 



SONNERAT, M., quoted, 494. 

 Sorgho grass, properties of, 242. 



