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INDEX 



Craspedocephalus alternatus, 



26. 

 Ctenomys magellanica, bones 



of, 38; habits of, 127-129. 

 Cusar-leofu, 34. 

 Cuvier, effect of some odors on, 



235. 

 Cyphorhinus cantans, Bates on, 



154. 



DAFILA SPINACAUDA, depreda- 

 tions of, 77. 



Darwin, on Craspedocephalus 

 alternatus, 27 ; on resem- 

 blance of animals to man, 

 27; on singing birds in 

 South America, 141, 152; on 

 how the mind is affected by 

 Patagonian scenery, 201. 



Dasypus minutus, 11. 



Deer, bones of, 37; distant 

 sight of, 206. 



Dendrocolaptid*, 9. 



Diuca minor, morning song of, 

 15, 122. 



Dog, native, character of, 57, 

 58. 



Dogs, anecdotes of, 57-71. 



Dolichotes patagonica, bones 

 of, 37; observed watching 

 me, 139; seen on the uplands, 

 205. 



D'Orbigny, on the flute-bird's 

 song, 153. 



Duck, brown pintail, 77. 



Dunes, 5, 12, 13. 



EARTHQUAKE, shock of, experi- 

 enced at El Carmen, 97. 



CEcodoma ants, habits of, 133- 

 138. 



Embernagra platensis, see Red- 

 billed finch. 



Escandalosa plant, 137. 



Evening primrose, 7 ; fragrance 

 of, 220 ; adaptiveness of, 232. 



Eyes, abnormal color in, 158; 

 color of in birds, 179: color 

 of in men, 182; individual 



variations in, 182; luminous, 

 183; owls', 184; green, 189; 

 Broca's table of colors of, 

 190; brown, 195; blue, 195; 

 British, 198-200. 



FALCO SPABVEBIUS, nesting in 

 cliffs, 132, 133. 



Felis geoffroyi, 49. 



Firewood-gatherer, 10. 



Flamingo, shooting a, 63, 64. 



Flute-bird, song of, 159. 



Fontana, Dr. G., on Indians of 

 the Pampas and Gran Chaco, 

 171. 



Franklin, Benjamin, a charac- 

 teristic of, 219. 



GAUCHO with abnormal eyes. 



158. 

 Gauchos, dislike to spectacles 



of, 160. 

 Germans, weakness of sight in, 



174. 



Gould, his collection of hum- 

 ming-birds, 180. 

 Greyhounds, hunting on their 



own account, 58, 59. 

 Gums, edible, 46; chewing, 124- 



126. 

 Gurliaca decorticans, see 



Chanar. 



HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL, eyes 

 of, 197. 



Homorus gutturalis, habits of, 

 10. 



Huanaco, bones of, 38. 



Humboldt. on eyesight in sav- 

 ages, 168, 176. 



Hunt, Leigh, on the pleasure 

 of going to bed, 218. 



Hunting, instinct of, 213. 



ICTERIOE, 150. 



Incas, the, rainbow-worship- 

 ers, 52; knowledge of na- 

 ture's laws of, 135. 



Indian remains, 37-42. 



