INDEX. 



Agua-Toad, 425 : vast size of, 

 426 : strange voice of, 427 : 

 description of, 428 : tadpoles, 

 429 : introduction of, 430 : 

 voracity of, 432. 



Alco, a dog domesticated by the 

 Indians, 330 : breeds of, 331. 

 335 : history of" Prince," 337. 



Alligator, 398. (See Crocodile). 



Alligator Apple, 214. 



Alligator Pond, 26. 492. 



Aloe, 131. 



Ampullaria, eggs of, 163. 



Anchovy, Browne's, 291. 



Annellides, 22. 55. 



Anoles, 75: habits of, 73, 217: 

 goitre of, 220: metachrosis, 

 224. 



Ant-lion, 194 : pitfalls of, 195. 



Ants drinking, 126. 



Aphrodite, 55. 



Apistes, new species of, 207. 



Ascalaphus, 197. 



Avocado Pear, 70. 



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Bamboo, elegance of, 199 : growth 



of, 201 : walk, 124. 200. 252. 

 Barbadoes Pride, 88. 

 Barnacles, 7. 

 Bats, 159. 267. 279. 292. 295. 298. 



326 : only partially nocturnal, 



162. 

 Bees drinking, 126 : stingless, 



466. 

 Beetles, 60. 96. 141. 492. 

 Begonia, parasitic, 149 

 Belmont, insects of, 99 r Beach, 

 on, 50. 



Birds, aquatic, 247: songs of, 



154. 166. 

 Black Snake, description of, 228 : 



habits of, 229 : ferocity, 230 : 



prey of, 232. 

 Bletia, 63. 304. 483. 487. 

 Bluefields, description of, 39 : 



departure from, 489. 

 Bluefields Bay, 35 : scene from, 



36 : transparency of, 36. 

 Bluefields Ridge, from the sea, 



36 : ascent of, 61 : insects of, 



100 : vegetation of, 132 : birds 



of, 139 : prospect from, 141. 

 Bluefields River, 79 : its border- 

 ing plants, 80 : bathing pool, 



81 : animals of, 82. 

 Blue Mountain Peak, first sight 



of, 17 : grandeur of, 19, 

 Bocaguas, a romantic glen, 303. 

 Bognie, 149. 

 Bonito, beauty of, 2. 12. 

 Breadfruit, 258. 

 Bristle-herring, a new species of 



290. 

 Broadleaf tree, 68. 

 Butterflies, 27, 28. 69. 91. 96. 99 



491. 



Cachelot, appearance of, 350 : 

 prey of the sword fish, 352: fate 

 of, 353. 



Cacti, 31. 42. 129. 176. 



Calabash tree, 46. 



Canary, wild, 91. 



Carlisle estate, 26. 



Cave, bay at, 212. 



Cave Swallow, 51 : song of, 168. 



Centipede nursing, 164. 



