429 



Mountain cnains, transverse, ii. 94, 



iii 289 

 vegetation, i. 115-119, 



203, 274 



ridges, iii. 288, 289, 359 



Mountaineers, district of, i. 395 n. 

 Mountains, origin of, ii. 409 ; struc- 

 ture of, i. 182, iii. 293, 296; 

 systems of, iii. 294, 351, 354; 

 maxima of the heights of, iii. 351, 

 353 



of Andalusia, i. 200,203. 



of Araya, i. 183 



of Avila, i. 404 



basaltio, i. 50 



of Brazil, iii. 287, 346- 



of Buenavista, i. 283 



calcareous, i. 157, 375 



conical, peculiarities of, 



i. 47 

 iii. 98 



180 



of Cumana, i. 182, 209, 



of Cariaco, i. 284 



of Eucaramada, ii. 176, 



of Guanaja, ii. 458 



of Higuerote, i. 480 



of Meapera, i. 283 



of Parime, iii. 335-346 



of Santa Maria, i. 276 



of Santa Marta, iii. 326, 



327 



of Si 11 a and Cordera, i. 



374, 402,405 



of Venuela, iii. 287, 



291,327-335 



volcanic, shape of, i. 92; 



geology of, i. 90; isolated posi- 

 tion of, i. 91; sinkingof, during 

 an earthquake, L 456 



of Yumariquin, ii. 458 



Mucuju river, ii. 68 

 Mulattoes of Araya, i. 190 

 of Guadaloupe, ii. 99, 



101 ; characteristics of, iii. 5 

 Mules, American, i. 249, 276, ii. 



100 

 Mummies of Ataruipe. ii. 483 



Mummy-cares of the Wuanches, i. 



123, 124 



Music of the Indians, ii. 345, 449 

 Mythology, ii. 473 

 Myths, ancient, iii. 27 



N. 



Naga, peak of, i. 45 



Nao, lake of, ii. 321 



Naphtha, natural springs of, i. 198 



Nations of the New World, sup- 

 posed origin of, i. 325 ; causes of 

 the shades of colour in the, i. 

 341 



'' Anthropophagitic, ii. 413, 

 416, iii. 86 



Indian, i. 332, 334, 337, 



339 



Native boatmen, i. 363 



hordes, distribution of, ii. 



360 



Indians, i. 144, subtlety of, 



i. 311; varied colour of, i. 340- 

 342 n; manner of living, i. 503 ; 

 characteristics of, iii. 5; legends 

 of the, ii. 183; rafts of the, ii. 

 231 ; infanticide encouraged by, 

 ii. 249; polygamy of the, ii. 455 



population, i. 294, 396-3^9, 



iii. 127 



white race, i. 338, 340 



worship, objects of, ii. 363 



Nature, tranquillity of, i. 241; 

 immutable laws of, i. 255 



Navigation, new system of, i. 128; 

 Indian mode of, i. 363 



Needle, magnetic, variations in the, 

 i. 14, 15 



Negress, i. 493 



Negro population, iii. 242 



Negroes, sale of, i. 176; festivals of, 

 i. 177; municipality of, ii. 66; 

 mortality of, iii. 244 ; moral con- 

 dition of, iii. 272, 273 ; emanci- 

 pation of, iii. 274; importa'ion 

 of, iii. 278 



