INDEX. 



Aborigines of South America — names 

 and peculiarities of divisions, 129, 

 130 — territories, language, 131, 132 

 — numbers, 133 — Patagonians, size, 

 colour, dress, height, huts, arms, 

 horses, country, 1 33-137 — Fuegians, 

 territories, the ' Yacana' tribe, the 

 ' Tekeenica,' appearance, dress, arms, 

 huts, canoes, country, 137-141— the 

 ' Alikhoolip,' finer race, wigwams, 

 country, 140, 141 — ' Pecheray' tribe, 

 141 — ' Huemul' tribe, partaking both 

 of Patagonian and Fuegian habits, 

 dogs, ' zapallos,' 141, 142— 'Chonos' 

 tribe, 142, 143 — further details of Pa- 

 tagonians, 144-174— of Fuegians, 175- 

 188 — Chonos Indians, 189-197— at 

 Chiloe, 380— Huilli-che, 380-384— 

 near Valdivia, 398-401. 



Abrolhos, 63 — Massey's lead, 64 — an- 

 chorage, height, birds, turtle, fish, 

 remarks on squalls near, 65, 66, 78,506. 



Aconcagua, height, 425, 48'- 



Adventure, schooner, purchased, 274 — 

 story, 275- at Maldonado, 283-292 

 — at Port Desire, 316 — plans, 322 — 

 at Port Louis, 331, 332— survey, at 

 Port Famine, 358 — in Cockburn 

 Channel, 359 — enters Pacific with 

 Beagle, at Chiloe, 360 — Valparaiso, 

 361 — sold, 361, 362. 



Aigle Rock, supposed, vainly sought 



for, 357- 

 Alau island, old native there, 387. 

 Alerse forests, 391. 



Alligator, at Feejee Islands, 062. 



Andes, Cordillera of the, 349, 35", 35* 

 —drainage, 353, 354— view of, height, 

 481 — fossils, 667. 



Andres San, Bay, 369, 370. 



Anegada Bay, Spanish ship wrecked in, 

 287, 288 — sounded, survey, 289. 



Antonio San, Cape, coast near, 97. 



San, Port, 311. 



Araucanians, chief, hordes, 106 — notice 

 of, 149 — horsemanship, i6o^laws, 

 164— Colipi, son, 431 — battle, Villa- 

 gran, 435, 436— curious story, Ca- 

 ciques, 439-441 — country, cattle, cot- 

 tages, 442 — 'ranches,' 443 — dress, 

 features, cloth, ornaments, 463, 464 — 

 boys, oratory, 478. 



Arauco, 437 — ' Comandante,' 438 — Er- 

 cilla, caciques, Colocolo, story, elec- 

 tion of supreme chief, curious trial, 

 Canpolican, Indian attack, 439-442 

 — town again seen, 464. 



Argentina, grotesque group near, ' Co- 

 mandante,' suspicions, 102, 103 — 

 ' fortaleza,' ' gauchos,' inhabitants, ad- 

 vantages, 104, 105 — alarm caused by 

 Beagle, 112, 113. 



Arica, coast near, 482. 

 Ariel rocks, vain search for, 119. 

 Armadilloes, four kinds, 107. 

 Arrival in England, 638. 

 Aura island, murders, 519. 

 Ayres, Buenos, 94, 95- 



