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poliocephala, Chloephaga, 183. 

 Porpoises, 69, 162. 

 Port de France, 139. 

 Praslin Island, 130. 

 Puerto Bueno, 176. 

 pugnax. Machetes, 80. 

 pwvitata, Mdbuia, 20. 

 Punta Arenas, 165-169. 



Quail-snipe (Thinocorua rumi- 

 civorus), 167. 



Kafts used in surf, 19. 

 Rails, 66, 102. 



(Rallus abhotti), 108. 



(R. vigilantis), 177. 



Rano Kao (crater), 198, 203. 

 " Rat Island," 18. 



Rats (Mus rattus), 18, 29, 66, 111, 



154, 203, 213. 

 Rheas (Rhea americana), 167. 

 Ribbon fish {Regaleciis), 80. 

 ridibundus, Larus, 188. 

 ridleyana, Elainea, 18. 

 nibricatida, Phaethon, 210. 

 rufficollis, Pteropxis, 228. 

 Ruffs (Machetes ptignax), 80. 

 rumicivorus, Thinocorua, 167. 

 rustica, Hirundo, 80, 83. 



sacra, Demiegretta, 117, 217. 

 Samoan Islands, 226-239. 

 SanderUngs, 118. 



Sandpipers (Prosobonia leucoptera), 

 217. 



(Totanus hypoleucus), 85. 



{T. incanus), 217, 233. 



acapulatus, Corviia, 102. 

 Screw-pines (pandani), 115. 

 Sea-serpent (illust. ), 22-26. 

 " Sea-slugs," 217. 

 Sea-urchins, 217. 

 SeycheUe Islands, 125-135. 

 sganzini, Aleciraenaa, 88, 89. 

 Sharks, 6, 7, 10, 61, 99. 

 Shearwaters (Puffinua creatopua), 



189. 



(P. gravia), 64. 



(P. griaeue), 189. 



white-breasted, 61. 



Shrikes, drongo (Dicrurua aldabra- 



nua), 117. 

 aihilana, Coracopaia, 89. 

 Siskins (Ghryaomitria barbatua), 167. 

 Skuas (Megaleatria chilensia), 162, 



167. 



Skuas, antarctic, 69, 70. 



Richardson's, 189. 



Smythe's Channel, 175-187. 

 Snipe (Oallinago delicata), 33. 



jack, 33. 



Society Islands, 215. 

 Soufrilre (volcano), 140. 

 South Sea Islands, 191. 

 South Trinidad, 37-58. 

 apinicaudata, Oxyurua, 169. 

 St. Paul's Rooks, 1-10. 

 St. Pierre, 139. 



St. Vincent, 139. 



Starlings (Quiscalua caymanenaia), 

 151. 



(Q. gun,dlachi),151. 



(Q. inflexiroatris), 141. 



Steamer-ducks [Tachyerea einerev^), 



163, 164, 170-173, 179. 

 Stelgidopteryx, 31. 

 Stints, Kttle, 83. 

 atolidua, Anoua, 4, 9, 40, 50, 60, 80, 



100, 104, HI, 203, 216, 229. 

 Stoneohats (Pratincola sybilla), 96. 

 Straits of MageUan, 162-174. 

 atrigiroatria, Didunculua, 232. 

 atrigoaua, Orapaua, 3. 

 Sucking fish, 99. 

 Sunbirds, 117, 131. 



(Oinnyria abbotti). 111, 116. 



(C. mahei), 127. 



{Myzomela nigriventria), 228, 



233. 



ewpercilioaus, Meropa, 91. 

 Swallows (Stelgidopteryx), 31, 83. 



(Hirundo ruatica), 80, 83. 



Swifts (Ohaetura fumoaa), 32. 



(Collocalia), 216. 



(Cypaelua mayottenaia), 87. 



(Tachornia gracilia), 91. 



aybilla, Pratincola, 96. 



Table Bay, 70, 71. 

 Tahiti, 215-225. 

 Tanagers, 31. 

 " Tappa," 229. 

 Tautira, 217, 222. 

 Teal (Nettion braailienaia), 33. 

 Tenrecs (Gentetea ecaudatua), 90, 98. 

 Terns (Anoua atolidua), 4, 9, 40, 50, 

 60, 80, 100, 104, 203, 216, 229. 



(Oygia alba), 14, 40, 51, 56, 



203, 210, 212, 216. 



(O. crawfordi), 44, 45. 



(Micranoua leucocapillua), 5, 



8, 61. 



