295 



Hcematopus niger, 193. 



Oitralegue, 197. 



palliatus, 197. 



townsendii, 198. 

 Halcon, 177 



Halitetus erythronotus, 175.' 

 Harpagus bidentatus, 177. 

 Heavy spar, 105. 

 Hesperomys, 158. 

 Hiatioula azaree, 195. 



trifasciata, 195. 

 HimantopuB nigviooUis, 196. 

 Hoary rail, 196. 

 Horn-plovers, 46, 55. 

 Horn- silver, 06. 

 Huaca, 112. 

 Huron, 155. 

 Huron menor, 155. 

 Hydromys coypus, 157. 

 Hypotriorohis femoraUs, 177. 



Ibis falcinellus, 197. 

 guarauna, 197. 

 melanopis, 197. 

 Iguanas, 25, 40. 

 Inca's bridge, 9. 

 Indian antiquities, 111, 150. 



implements and figures of metal, 112-11.5, 119, 128-130, 

 137-143. 



pottery, 115, 116, 131, 127, 130. 



wooden-ware, &e., 116, 120, 143. 



utensils in stone and wood, 134-137. 



textile fabrics, 118, 121, 122, 128. 



cranium, 122. 

 Iodic silver, 96, 97. 

 Iron ores, 100-102, 287-289. 



Jarilla, 10. 

 Jotecillo, 173. 

 Jimcal river, 6, 14. 

 Juncalillo river, 6, 14. 

 Junta, la, 4. 



Korodon kingii, 156. 



L. 



Ladera de las Polvaderas, 10. 



las Vacas, 10. 



los Quillais, 5. 



San Francisco, 61. 

 Lagidium cuvieri, 156, 157. 



peruanum, 156. 

 Lagotis cuvieii, 156. 



Laguna de Guanacache. See Guanacache lakes. 

 Lapis-lazuli, 104, 105. 

 Larus bridgesii, 205. 



cirrocephalus, 204. 



Larus domlnicanus, 204. 

 glaucodes,204. 



modestus, 205. 

 Latitudes, observations for, 69 ; table of, 75, 76. 

 Lead ores, 99, 100. 

 Least bittern, 194. 

 Leiestes Amerieanus, 179, 



niger, 178. 

 Leon, 153, 154. 



Leptorhynchus ruficaudus, 189. 

 Lesser white heron, 193. 

 Licbenops erythropterus, 185. 

 perspicillatus, 185. 

 Liebres, 25, 55. 

 Lignite, 105. 

 Lile, 206. 



Lions and tigers, 36. 

 Llaca, 155. 

 Llama guanaco, 159. 

 Llautu, 129, 145, 

 Loica, 179. 



Longitudes, observations for, 69-71; table of, 75, 76. 

 Loro, 189. 

 Lucacha, 37. 

 Lujan, town of, 56. 



M. 



Magellanic goose, 201. 



Magnetic determinations, 73-75 ; table of, 75, 76. 



Magnetic oxide of iron, 100. . 



Malachite, 92. 



Mai Paso, 58, 63. 



Mammalia found in Chile, list of, 163-171. 



Mammals, 153-172. 



fossiU 275-281. 

 Manco Capac, 148-150, 

 Manganese, 102. 

 Manzanito river, 61. 

 Mareca chiloensis, 201. 

 Mastodon, fragments of, described, 275-281, 

 Mastonotus popelairi, 153. 

 Maypu river, 61. 

 Megalonyx medius, 184. 



rufus, 184. 

 Mellisuga kingii, 187. 

 Mendoza city, 13, 15-20, 54, 64. 



canals, 15. 



churches, 15. 



goitre, 16. 



produce, 16, 17. 



latitude, longitude, and elevation, 75. 



meteorology, 77, 78. 

 Mendoza river. See Eio de Mendoza. 

 Mercurial gray copper, 90. 

 Mercury, 99. 

 Merganetta armata, 204. 

 Mere, 183. 

 Merala falklandica, 183, 184. 



fiiscater, 183. 

 Meteoric iron, 100,287-389. 



