440 



rsvvx. 



Uraba, gulf of, iii. 216 



Urariapara, the, iii. 35 



Urbana, La Concepcion de, ii. 196 



Urijino, springs of, ii. 38 



Uritucu river, ii. 132 ; cacao of, i. 

 289; crocodiles of, iii. 3 



Uruana, turtle fisheries of, ii. 187 ; 

 mission of, ii. 493, iii. 220 ; in- 

 habitants of, ii. 494, 504 



V. 



Vachaco, island of, ii. 233 

 Valencia, lake of, i. 503; ancient 



extent of, ii. 5; retreat of the 



waters, ii. 7 ; supposed outlet of, 



ii. 8; temperature of, ii. 15-17; 



islands of, ii. 17-20 

 . Neuva, promontory of, 



ii. 7; city of, ii. 33, 34; history 



of, ii. 35, 37 

 Valleys, general description of the, 



iii. 3C5 



of Caracas, i. 402 



of Cariaco, i. 286 



of Guanaguana, i. 247 



of La Pascua, or Cortes, i. 



474; configuration of, i. 476 



of Tacoronte, i. 56 



of Rio Tuy, i. 402, 484; 



gold mines of the, i. 487 



Valparaiso, iii. 299 n 



Vampire-bats, ii. 171 



Vapours, phenomena of, i. 346; ex- 

 plosions of, i. 472; ii. 11 



sulphureous, i. 78 



Varinas, iii. 6 



Vases, or funeral urns, ii. 483 



Vegetable glue, iii. 71, 72 



milk, ii. 53, 54 



Vegetables, American, i. 409 



Vegetation, various zones of, i. 81, 

 115-119, ii. 356, 357; total ab- 

 sence of, i. 85; remarkable power 

 of, i. 282, 429, ii. 32, 367; of 

 North and South America com- 

 pared, i. 148 



Vegetation on the Higuerotr, i. 482 

 on the mountains of An- 

 dalusia, i. 203 



in the seas, i. 33, 34, 1 ?9 



tropical, i. 48, 370, 429 



ii. 32, 367 



Venezuela, capital of, i. 386; pro- 

 vinces of, i. 393, iii. 120, 401, 

 coasts of, i. 396; towns of, i.400; 

 mines of, i. 440-414, iii. 139; 

 earthquake in, 446 ; plains of, iii. 

 70, 98, 358, 394; geology of, iii 

 98, 375, 376; political state of, 

 iii. 120, 121, 125; extent of, iii. 

 129, productions of, iii. 136, 138; 

 commerce of, iii. 141; political 

 institutions of, iii. 143; moun- 

 tains of, iii. 287, 291, 327; basin 

 of, iii. 358, 359; hot springs of, 

 iii. 384 



Ventuari river, ii. 477, 478 



Vera Cruz, i. 384; port of, i. 387 



Verbs, inflexions of, i. 327 



Vespucci, charts of, iii. 58 



Vesuvius, i. 36, 112, 113 



Vibora, La, iii. 201 



Vichada, or Visita river, ii. 317,320 



Victoria, i. 494; corn of, i. 495; 

 town of, i. 496 



Vieja Guayana, iii. 18, 32 



Villa de Cura, ii. 72, 73 



de Fernando deApure, ii. 138 



de Laguana, i. 49, 50 



de Orotava, i. 61 



de Upata, iii. 20. 



Villages, of Missions,!. 301; native, 

 of South America, i. 246; migra- 

 tory character of, ib. 



Vines, zone of, i. 116, iii. 261 



of Cuba, iii. 260 



Vipers, ii. 364 

 Virginia, iii. 143 

 Viruelas mountains, ii. 26 

 Viudita, or Widow Monkey, ii. 



212, 213 

 Volador, the, ii. 25; geographical 



distribution of the species, ib. 

 Volcanic eruptions, see 'Eruptions' 

 Volcano of Cayamba, i. 359 



