PACIFIC Ocean, vastness, 197; lagoon isl- ands, 203.
Palm, 143, 164, 171, 200.
Point Venus, Tahiti-so called because Cap- tain Cook observed there the transit of the planet Venus, June 3, 1769-136. Polyp, the coral insect, 200, 203. Poncho (Span. pron., pon'tcho), a blanket with a hole in the middle, through which the wearer puts his head, 101.
Ponsonby Sound, between Hoste and Nava- rin Islands, which form the south coast of Beagle Channel, 102, 175. Poplar, 143.
Pampas, South American plains or prairies, home of the bizcacha, 48; Indian inhabi- tants, 105; Gaucho, 120, 123; unfavorable to growth of trees, 144; not absolutely flat, 148; fossil remains, 149; mud formation, 183. Pan de Azucar (Span. pron., pahn dā ath-oo'- kar)-"sugar-loaf”- —a prominent landmark on the south coast of Uruguay, 143. Parana (Span. proñ., pah-rah-nah'), one of the | Porpoise, mode of swimming, outstrips a ship, chief tributaries of the river Plate, 46, 48, 135; broad, 147; full of islands, 144; mud- dy, a neglected highway, 145.
Paris, the chief city of France, 177. Parrot, 41.
Patagonia, the southernmost country of South America, so named by Magellan on ac- count of the supposed “big feet” (patagōn') of the native inhabitants, 41, 43, 45, 47, 71, | 72; impressive plains, 150, 182. Patagonian, like some of the Fuegians, 93; like northern Indians, 105; height, painted skin, behavior at table, stock of horses, 105. Peach-trees used for firewood, 143., Peat in Tierra del Fuego, 151. Penguin, noise, 53; bravery, 66. Pepsis, a kind of wasp, 84.
Pernambuco (Port. pron., perr-nam-booʻko), a seaport of Eastern Brazil, 113.
Peru (Span. pron., pā-roo'), a Spanish-Ameri- can republic on the Pacific coast of South America, 118.
Petrified trees, 178, 181. Phosphorescent sea, 53, 54. Pineapple, 163.
Plata (Span. pron., plah'tah), the Plate river and estuary, separating Uruguay and the Argentine Confederation - the Spanish word, like Argentine and our English plate, means "silver"—29, 46, 53, 145; a muddy expanse, 146, 183.
Plaza (Span. pron., plath'-ah), the Spanish
name for an open square in the heart of a town-in Italian, piazza (pe-at'sa), 153.
Porphyry, a hard rock, often of a green color,
53; feeds among the kelp, 175.
Port Famine, in Patagonia, on the Strait of Magellan, at the point where the letter a of Famine is printed on the map, 151, 172. Portillo Pass (Span. pron., por-tèl'yo), a route over the Andes between Chile and the Ar- gentine Republic-the name means a "gap" or "gate"-33.
Port Valdes (Span. pron., val-dāce'), a station
on the east coast of Patagonia, 44, 72. Posta, a post-station, 109, 111. Promethean matches, consisting of a roll of paper treated with sugar and chlorate of potash, and a small cell containing sulphuric acid-when the cell was broken the acid set fire to the composition-125.
Pulperia (Span. pron., pool-per-e'ah), a drink- ing-shop, 116.
Puma, or South American lion, range and prey, 44, 45; mode of killing, 45; drives off condor, 45, 68; flesh like veal, 45, 47. Pyramids of Egypt, 204.
QUE Cosa (Span. pron., kay kos'sah)—“what an idea"-115.
Quillota (Span. pron., kêl-yo'tah), a town of Chile, south-east of Valparaiso, 157, 159. Quiriquina (Span. pron., kë-rë-kë'nah), an isl- and on the west coast of Chile, affected by earthquake, 184, 185.
RADACK Archipelago, lagoon islands in the North Pacific, near the equator, 203.
Rain, scanty fall in northern Chile, 193; effect | San Luis, a town in the central part of the on vegetation, 193, 194. Argentine Republic, 182.
Rancho (Span. pron., ran'tcho), a half-way San Nicolas, a La Platan town on the Pa- house, 111.
Rastro, a track or trail, 109, 110.
Recado (Span. pron., rã-kah'do), saddle of the Pampas, 120, 128.
Renous, a German naturalist suspected of heresy, 132.
Rio Colorado (Spán. pron., re'o ko-lor-ah'do),
a river of the Argentine Confederation-the name means "red river"-- 30, 105, 110, 111, 182.
also, the chief town in the island of Teneriffe, 155, 156.
Santa Fé (Span. pron., fä), a town in the Ar- gentine Confederation the name means "holy faith "—46, 124, 146; plains, 149. Santa Lucia (Span. pron., loo-the'ah), a river of Uruguay, 29.
Rio de Janeiro (Port. pron., rè'o dă zhah-ná ́ë- ro), or simply Rio, the capital of Brazil, and bay of the same name, which means "river of January," 38, 53, 84, 113, 114. Rio Negro (Span. pron., rè'o na'gro), a river | Sea-bed become dry land, 181, 182. formerly the southern boundary of the Ar- Sea-eggs, 100, 174. gentine Republic-the name means "black river"-105, 110.
Savage man, 92; mimicry, 95; keen senses, 98. Scurvy-grass, 98.
also, a river of Uruguay, 126. Rosario (Span. pron., ros-sar'e-o), a La Platan town on the Parana--the name means a rosary "-145, 147, 148.
Seal, piggish habits, 50; noise, 53; skin for wigwam covers, 99; flesh for food, 100. Sea otter, 52; plays with fish, 65; skin for clothing, 99.
Shell-heaps of Fuegians, 98. Shingle, sea-shore gravel, 182.
Ross, Captain, an English colonist of Keeling Shropshire, also called Salop, a western coun-
San Blas Bay, the southernmost in the Ar- Spider, surrounded by ants, 83; killed by a gentine Republic, 72.
San Felipe (Span. pron., fă-le pā)—“St. Phil- ip"-an inland town of Chile, 159. San Fernando, an inland town of Central Chile, 132, 159.
wasp, 84; kills a wasp, 85; hibernation, 195, 196.
Star-fish, 174, 175. Strata, layers, 181.
Stru'thio rhea, the American ostrich, 71.
Sumatra, a large island on the equator, south
Superstition about earthquakes, 188, 190. Swan, black-necked, 52, 80. Sweet-potato, 163.
TAHITI, the principal one of the Society Isl- ands in the South Pacific, 135; valley of Tia - auru, 136; coral reef, vegetable pro- ducts, 163. Tahitian, mildness, tattooed, 133; women in- ferior, 136; fire-making, 137; cooking, 138. Talcahuano (Span. pron., tal-kah-hwah'no), a seaport of Chile, destroyed by earthquake, 184, 185, 187, 188, 192; liability to great waves, 190.
Tapulquen (Span. pron., tah-pool-kän'), a town in the south-eastern part of the Argentine Republic, 123.
Tattooing in Tahiti, 135, 136.
Teneriffe, the largest of the Canary Islands, 155, 156.
Tia-auru, a valley of Tahiti, 136.
Tierra del Fuego (Span. pron., tè-er'ra del foo-a'go), a large island south of Patagonia, called "land of fire" by Magellan on ac- count of the native bonfires on the coast, 43, 45, 53, 79, 98, 101, 155; mountainous and peaty, 151; full of bays and inlets, 159; forests, 170, 172; mountains and glaciers, 175, 176.
Tides, affected by earthquakes, 183-185, 187; on shallow coasts, 190.
Toad, black with red belly, in hot desert, un- able to swim, 63; hibernation, 196. Tortoise, of Galapagos Islands, vast numbers and size, 60; difference between the sexes, food, long journeys for drink, 61, 62; pow- er to go without water, rate of travel, egg- laying, old age, deafness, 62; carrying a man, 63.
Trade-wind, a steady wind blowing from north-
east or south-east toward the equator, 199. Trafalgar', a cape on the south-western coast
of Spain, off which the British fleet under
Nelson defeated the French and Spanish, Oct. 21, 1805, 135. Tree-fern, 171.
Trees of Australia, 165-167; of the Tropics, 170; petrified, 178, 181.
Tropilla (Span. pron., tro-pèl'yah), a little troop, 34.
Turkey-buzzard, companion of seals, 50; feeds on young tortoises, 62. Turtle-dove, tameness, 77, 78. Tyrant fly-catcher, 76.
URUGUAY (Span. pron., oo-roo-gwah'è), a country of South America (see Banda Ori- ental), 48, etc.; also the name of the river which forms its western boundary, 47, 48; clearness, 145.
Uruguayan, astonishment at compass and matches, ignorance of geography, 125- 127; wonder at face-washing and beard- growing, 126; indolence, requirements of legislative representatives, 128. Uspallata range and pass (Span. pron., oos- pal-yah'tah), on the western border of the Argentine Confederation, 178.
VALDIVIA, a southern port of Chile, 158, 167; earthquake of 1835, 183, 189; of 1837, 190. Valparaiso (Span. pron., val-par-ah-è'so), the principal seaport of Chile-the name means "paradise valley "-69, 154; immunity from earthquake waves, 190; earthquake of 1822, 192; rainfall, 193. Villarica (Span. pron., vèl-yah-rë'kah), a vol- cano in the south-eastern part of Chile, 189. Volcano of Aconcagua, 156; Osorno, Corco-
vado, 177; Antuco, 188, 190; Villarica, 189; volcanic soil in western La Plata, 178.
WAIMATE, a town in the north-western part of New Zealand, on New Ulster Island, 171. Walleechu, an Indian name for a sacred tree in the southern part of the Argentine Re- public, 110, 111, 122.
Wasp, hunts down a spider, 84; caught by spider, 85.
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