INDEX 
A 
Agua-Toad, 425 : vast size of, 
426 : strange voice of, 427 : 
description of, 428 : tadpoles, 
429 : introduction of, 430 : 
voracity of, 432. 
Alco, a dog domesticated by the 
Indians, 330 : breeds of, 331. 
335 : history of “Prince,” 337. 
Alligator, 398. (See Crocodile). 
Alligator Apple, 214. 
Alligator Pond, 26. 492. 
Aloe, 131. 
Ampullaria, eggs of, 163. 
Anchovy, Browne’s, 291. 
Annellides, 22. 55. 
Anoles, 75 : habits of, 73, 217 : 
goitre of, 220 : metachrosis, 
224. 
Ant-lion, 194; pitfalls of, 195. 
Ants drinking, 126. 
Aphrodite, 55. 
Apistes, new species of, 207. 
Ascalaphus, 197. 
Avocado Pear, 70. 
B 
Bamboo, elegance of, 199 : growth 
of, 201 : walk, 124. 200. 252. 
Barbadoes Pride, 88. 
Barnacles, 7. 
Bats, 159. 267. 279. 292. 295. 298. 
326 : only partially nocturnal, 
162. 
Bees drinking, 126 : stingless, 
466. 
Beetles, 60. 96. 141. 492. 
Begonia, parasitic, 149 
Belmont, insects of, 99 ; Beach, 
animals on, 50. 
Birds, aquatic, 247 : songs of, 
154. 166. 
Black Snake, description of, 228 : 
habits of, 229 : ferocity, 230 : 
prey of, 232. 
Bletia, 63. 304. 483. 487. 
Bluefields, description of, 39 : 
departure from, 489. 
Bluefields Bay, 35 : scene from, 
36 : transparency of, 36. 
Bluefields Ridge, from the sea, 
36 ; ascent of, 61 : insects of, 
100 : vegetation of, 132 ; birds 
of, 139 : prospect from, 141. 
Bluefields River, 79 : its border- 
ing plants, 80 : bathing pool, 
81 : animals of, 82. 
Blue Mountain Peak, first sight 
of, 17 : grandeur of, 19. 
Boc^uas, a romantic glen, 303. 
Bognie, 149. 
Bonito, beauty of, 2. 12. 
Breadfruit, 258. 
Bristle-herring, a new species of, 
290. 
Broadleaf tree, 68. 
Butterflies, 27, 28. 69. 91. 96. 99. 
491. 
C 
Cachelot, appearance of, 350 : 
prey of the sword fish, 352: fate 
of, 353. 
Cacti, 31. 42. 129. 176. 
Calabash tree, 46. 
Canary, wild, 91. 
Carlisle estate, 26. 
Cave, bay at, 212. 
Cave Swallow, 51 : song of, 168. 
Centipede nursing, 1 64. 
