INDEX 



267 



Guinea grass, 192, 196, 206, 211 

 Gulf of Mexico, 85, 86, 90, 106, 



153 

 Gulf Stream, 154, 238 



Hainamclis, 227 



Hammond, Gardiner G. (tarpon 



caught by), 137 

 Harbour of Havana, 181 

 ,, Kingston, 197 



„ New York, 15 



Harbours, memorable, 15 

 Hardy Bros., Messrs, 98 

 Hart, Mr (Montego Bay), 219 

 Hat, a useful, 73 

 Havana, beauty of, iSo, 181 

 „ cafes of, 191 

 ,, cruelty to animals in, 185 

 „ Customs House, 182 

 ,, German Club at, 188 



Jai Alai at, 188 

 , public holiday at, 184, 



185 

 „ Spanish character of, 183 

 ,, students of, 1S5 

 Hawksbill turtle, 215 

 Heincke, Prof, 104 

 Hendersonville, 69 

 Herons, 166 

 Herpestes, 208 



Hippodrome, the New York, 27 

 Hog-nosed mullet, 230 

 Holbrow, Mr, 98 

 Holder, Mr C F., 100 

 Hook, the tarpon, 115 

 Hornaday, Mr W. T. (Director of 

 the Bronx Zoological Park), 27, 

 28, 103 

 Horse Pasture River, 61 

 Horses, Cuban, 196 

 Hotels in Florida, 80 



Havana, 181, 183 

 Jamaica, 203, 204, 228 

 Kingston, 203 

 New York, 19 

 Port of Spain, 25S 

 Santiago, 197 

 Toxaway, 67 

 Washington, 42 

 Humming-birds in Jamaica, 210 

 ,, on board ship, 



255 

 Hustle, the Gospel of, 19 

 Hutia, the, 195 



Ibex in captivity, 28 



Ibis, 169 



"Independence Day" (Havana), 



176, 184, 185 

 Inglaterra Hotel (Havana), 181 

 Inquisition, the, 252 

 Isthmian Canal {see also Panama), 

 178 

 „ Zone, 233, 243 



Jack (taxidermist at Useppa), 



158, 159 

 Jack-pines, 62 

 Jacksonville, 48, 70-74 

 Jai Alai, game of, 188 

 Jamaica, 199-232 



,, Club (Kingston), 203, 

 216, 232 

 industries of, 217 

 railways of, 204, 229 

 tarpon in, no, 141 

 tourist attractions of, 229 

 withdrawal of troops 

 from, 198 

 Java, mosquitoes in, 224 

 Jewfish, 86, 89, 108, 126, 134, 153, 



154, 176 

 " John Crow," 210, 212 

 Johnston, Sir Harry (quoted), 260 

 Jordan, Prof, 100 

 Jumping peenie, the, 217 



" Key of the New World," 177 



Key West, appearance of, 17S 

 ,, drunken man at, 23 



„ future importance of, 



178 

 voyage to, 175 



Keys, Florida, go 



Kingfish, 90, 119, 153 



Kingfisher, 168 



Kingsley, L. W. (tarpon caught 



by), 137 

 Kmgston, 203, 204, 231, 232 

 Kru boys, 260 



Labels for aquarium tanks, 38, 



39 

 Labour difficulties at Panama, 



246, 247 

 La Costa Island 158-163, 169, 



172 

 Ladyfish, 155 

 Lagodon, 155 



