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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, 133-137 — 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, 481. 



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, 562. 



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, 160 — laws, 

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

 gran, 435, 436 — curious story, Ca- 

 ciques, 439-441 — courjtry, 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, 

 Caupolican, 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, 1 19. 

 Armadilloes, four kinds, 107. 

 Arrival in England, 638. 

 Aura island, murders, 519. 

 Ayres, Buenos, 94, 95. 



