Jutahí tree, 42.

〃 River, 369.

Juteca stream, 328.

Juruá River, 370.

Kingfishers, 193.

Landslips, 264.

Leaf-carrying ant, 12.

〃 -eating beetles, 42.

Leavens, Mr., on colossal trees, 33.

Lecythis ollaria, 33.

Lemurs, 342.

Leprosy, 186.

Lizards, 8, 9, 204, 205.

Longicorn beetles, 107.

Lophornis Gouldii, 94.

Lyell, Sir Charles, lxxi.

Macaco prego, 166.

〃 stream, 116.

Macaw, hyacinthine, 67.

Macaws, 247.

Macroglossa Titan, 94.

Madeira River, 161.

Magoary, 32.

Mahicá stream, 197.

Majeróna Indians, 384.

Mameluco Indians, 40.

Manacápurú, 257.

Manatee, 261.

Mandioca, 71, 100, 221.

〃 bread, 284, 285.

〃 juice, 163, 284.

Mapiri Bay, 193.

Maracaná parrot, 230.

Marajá palms, 151.

Marajó, Bay of, 86.

Marauá Indians, 370.

Markham, Clements R., lxxvi.

Marmoset monkey, 206, 339.

Masquerades, Indian, 280.

Massaranduba, or cow-tree, 34.

Matirí bags, 381.

Mauhré Indians, 144, 245.

Medicine man, 244.

Melipona bees, 200.

Mesosemia butterfly, 219.

Midas argentatus, 82.

〃 leoninus, 50.

〃 ursulus, 48.

Mimetic Beetles, 107, 177.

〃 hawk-moth, 94.

Mimicry, explanation of, xliii.

〃 observations on, 106, 153.

〃 reception of paper on, xliv.

Mixed breeds, Names of, 18.

Mojú River, 58.

Mollusks, fresh-water, 194.

Monedula signata, 195, 196.

Monkeys, 35, 48, 49, 82, 125, 151, 152, 166, 175, 226, 228, 238, 331.

〃 scarlet-faced, 331, 332.

〃 of Old and New World compared, 341.

Montaria canoe, 38.

Moriatinga tree, 323.

Morpho butterflies, 25, 52, 154.

Mosquitoes, 157, 373.

394

Moths, 52, 53-

Motta fly, 158.

Munduruet Indians, 144, 162, 240, 244.

Mura Indians, 157, 166.

Murishi fruit-tree, 190.

Murucupi creek, 96.

Mururé tree, 219.

Musa paradisiaca, 4, 5.

Mitum bird, 319.

Mycetes stramineus, I51, 152.

Mygale spiders, 53, 80.

Myrmecophaga. jubata, 90, 92.

Needle-fish, 248.

Negro, Rio, 172.

7 Flora and fauna of, 175, 176.

Negroes, free, 379.«

Night-apes, owl-faced, 337.

Noira pinima, 218.

Obydos, 121.

animals, birds, and insects. of,

Odontocheila egregia, 166.

CEnocarpus distichus, 198. -

GEstrus fly, 384.

Opisthocomus cristatus, 60.

Opossum, 233.

Organ bird, 380.

Pacas, 102, 104.

Palm fruits, 286.

Palms, 59, 62, 97, 262.

Pama fruit, 285.

Papilio butterflies, 156, 160,

os Sesostris, 25.

Para, xxii., 3, 4, 386.

»» aborigines of, 38.

»» diversity of fauna and flora in the

forests of, 22-27.

sy history of, 17.

s+ insects of, 52, 53.

sy religious festivals of, 44, 45.

+» River, 2, 3.

Pararuate Indians, 241.

Parasitic plants, 26, 27.

Parauaci monkeys, 336.

Parentins River, 145.

Parica snuff, 169.

Pashitba palm, 97, 263,

Passi Indians, 275, 292, 293, 297

Peach palm fruit, 286.

Pelopzeus wasp, 199.

Peuririma palm, 151.

Pico do Trura, 202.

Pikia tree, 203.

Pine-apples, wild, 151.

Piranha fish, 248.

Pira-purasséya, or fish dance, 316.

Pirarucit fish, 261.

‘Pitm fly, 170, 171.

INDEX.

Plotus Anhinga, 322.

Portuguese emigrants, Early, 111.

a on the Upper Amazons,

Pupunha palm, 286.

Puruma fruits, 286.

Purts River, 265.

Quary, Lake, 265.

Raposa animal, 304.

Rattlesnakes, 152.

Rhamphoccelus jacapa, 8.

Rodents, 104.

Rostrhamus hamatus, 232.

Sack-bearing caterpillar, 355.

St. Paulo, 377.

Salamis jucunda, 80.

Santa Anna Nery, Baron de, Letter from,

xxix.

Santarem, 119, 180 ef seg.

rm early history, 187, 188.

Sapucaya nut tree, 33.

Sapu-péra wood, 219,

Sarapo fish, 248.

Sasst-arana, 90.

Saiiba ants; 12, 13.

Serpa, 158.

Sharp, Dr. D., Ixxx.

Shimwni island, 301.

Shumana Indians, 315.

Sipo Matador, or the murderer Liana, 26.

Sloths, 206.

Snakes, 50, 95.

water, 194.

Solimoens or Upper Amazons, 171, 256

et seq.

Species, origin of new, 133.

Spiders, 53, 80, 207.

Spix and Martius’ travels, xxi., 111.

Sting-ray, 220.

Sicu-iba tree, 191.

Surubim fish, 305.

Tabatinga-clay formation, 121, 122, 145,

158, 175, 257) 377-

Table-topped mountains, 118, 120.

Tamandua, go.

‘Tamburi-para bird, 144.

Tanagers, 8.

Tanagra episcopus, 8.

‘Tanana cricket, 129.

Tapaidna channel, 224.

‘Tapajécos Indians, 187.

Tapajos river, 119, 180, 216, 250.

‘Tapuyo Indians, 39.

Taroba drink, 221.

Tauari cigarette papers, 164, 165.

Teffé River, 290.

Termites or white ants, 105, 208, 209, 355.

Tetracha beetle, 106.

Ticks, 150.

Tides felt 530 miles up the Amazons,

Tiger-heetles, 156, 166.

Timbo, poisonous liana, 220.

Tobacco cultivation, 165.

Tocantins River, 2, 3, 57, 60.

Tonka bean, 203.

Tortoise-shell wood, 218.

Toucans, 347-

Ps) use of beak of, 348.

Trade winds on the Amazons, 121.

Trees, colossal, 33, 34.

Troglodytes furvus, 7.

Trogon bird, 69.

Tropics of New World, non-glacial, xxxi.,

Ixxxi.

Troupial bird, 193.

‘Trumpet tree, 143.

Trypoxylon wasp, 199, 200.

Tucuna Indians, 380.

Tucupi sauce, 163, 164.

Tucuxi dolphin, 73.

‘Tunantins River, 366.

Tupi language, 277.

Turtles, 300, e¢ seg.

Turtle egg-oil, preparation of, 313, 314.

Turtles, fishing and shooting, 307, 308.

ss modes of cooking, 283, 284.

Uakari monkey, 332.

Ubussi palm, 59.

Viki fruit, 286.

Umbrella bird, 320.

Umiri berry, 253.

», tree, 190.

Unicorn bird, 143.

Urania Amazonica, 25.

Urari arrow poison, 296.

Uruba River, 165. .

xy. Vultures, 1526

Urucuri palm, 262.

Vampire bat, 345.

Varieties, formation of local, 135.

Victoria water-lily, 146.

Villa Nova, 146.

” insects of, 153.

Von Martius on colossal trees, 33.

Vultures, 152.

Wajuru fruit, 286.

Wallace, A. R., xx., xxiv., xxxii., Lxxiii.,

lxxxiii.

» Letter from, xxxiv.

Wasps, 195, 199.

Water-beetles, 194.

Whaiapu-sai monkeys, 145.

White ants, 105, 208, 209, 355.

Willow, 143.

Witchcraft, 206.

Woods, valuable, 218, 219.

Wren) 7.

Yellow fever, 178.

Ygapé, or flooded forest, 322.

Ypada, 283.

Finis.

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