Daripe, San Miguel de.
Decrement of heat, laws of the.
Deer, American.
Deformities, natural, total absence of, among the Indians.
Deity, ideas of the, held by native Indians.
Delpeche, printing office established by.
Delta, the plains of the.
Deluge, traditions of the.
Demerara:
settlement of.
Depons, M., opinions of, on Lake of Valencia.
Deserts of the New World:
dangers of travelling in.
Devil's Nook (Rincon del Diablo).
Dialects, Indian:
analogy of.
affinity of.
diversity of.
Diamante:
island of.
sugar plantations of.
Diamonds:
cutting of, first invented.
legends of.
Diego de Losada, town founded by.
Diego de Ordaz.
Dirt-eating, a custom of the Ottomacs.
Diseases most prevalent in America.
Divinity, native ideas of.
Dolphins:
of the river Manzanares.
of the Temi.
Dornajito, spring of.
Don Alexandro Mexia.
Don Jose de Manterola.
Don Nicolas Soto, travels with.
Don Vincent Emparan, Governor of Cumana:
intelligence and hospitality of.
Dorado:
district of.
expeditions to.
de la Parima.
Doubts, geographical, respecting the junction of great rivers.
Dragon-tree:
height and antiquity of.
juice of the.
Dresses of the native Indians.
Duida:
volcano of.
peak of the.
Durasno, hill of, levelled by the Marquis de Nava.
Dutch:
settlements.
Guiana.
Earth:
oscillation of the.
undulations of.
effects of, on men and animals.
Earth-eating:
practice of.
effects of.
in Asia.
among animals.
Earths, odoriferous.
Earthquakes:
causes of.
connection of, with the atmosphere, preceding the shock.
connection of, with volcanic eruptions.
frequent shocks of, in towns distant from volcanoes.
effects of, on the sea.
on the shoals.
annual indications of.
atmospheric indications of.
phenomena of.
theories of.
at Caracas.
at Cumana.
at Lima.
in Mexico.
at Morro Roxo.
in Peru.
at Riobamba.
Eclipse:
of the moon.
of the sun, effects of.
Eels:
electric.
varied species of.
modes of fishing for.
habits of the.
dangers attending the shock from.
medicinal properties of the.
Eggs of the turtle:
fisheries of, on the river Orinoco.
harvest of.
season for laying.
method of depositing.
immense numbers of.
Egypt:
crocodiles of.
traditions of.
El Castillo.
El Castillito, rock of.
El Cucurucho de Coco, mountain of.
El Dorado:
legends of.
etymology of.
traditions of.
legendary city of.
El Moro, or fort of Barcelona.
El Penol de los Banos.
El Roncador.
Electricity:
theory of.
Indian knowledge of.
effects of, on horses.
transmission of the shock.
dangerous effects of.
atmospheric.
Elevation of mountains, maxima of.
Emancipation of slaves.
Emeralds, supposed mines of.
Encampments, Indian.
Encaramada:
port of.
mountains of.
natives of.
legends of.
Endava.
Epidemics.
Equator, crossing the.
Equinox:
autumnal.
vernal.
Errors, geographical.
Eruptions, volcanic:
connection of, with earthquakes.
Erythrina, the.
Esmeralda:
mission of.
origin of the colony.
monkeys of.
villa of.
native tribes of.
departure from.
mosquitos of.
longitude of.
Essay, political, on the island of Cuba.
Essequibo:
English colony of.
missionaries of.
river.
Estevan:
river.
acqueducts of.
Esquimaux:
countries of the.
colour of the.
Etna, eruptions, and lava of.
Europe, departure of the author from.
Europeans:
dangers of a tropical climate to.
influence of.
on slavery.
Evaporation:
theory of.
effects of, on the atmosphere.
Exhalations, inflammable.
Eye-stones, remarkable properties of the.
Facts, pathological, relating to fevers.
Falling-stars:
observations on.
Faxardo, Francisco:
town founded by.
island of.
Features, mobility and immobility of, in men and animals.
Females, Indian, condition of.
Fernando, Cortez.
Ferns:
arborescent.
geographical distribution of.
Ferrol, port of.
Fever:
American typhus.
propagation of.
yellow, first appearance of the.
limits and spread of.
proximate cause of.
prevalence of.
treatment of.
Fevers:
prevalence of, in the islands of the Orinoco.
remedies for.
pathological facts relating to.
epidemic, in the region of Cariaco.
Fig tree.
Fires:
nocturnal, in the Llanos.
subterranean.
Fish:
caribe or cannibal.
electrical.
action of.
of the Nile.
flying, formation of.
flour.
bread.
Fishes, respiration of.
Fishing, singular methods of.
Florida:
bees of.
Flour:
of the United States.
stores of Caracas
Forests:
American.
zone of.
effects of the diminution of.
on the Caribbean Sea.
of Catuaro.
of cedar.
of mahogany.
of palm trees.
of Pimichin.
of Punzera.
of Venezuela.
Formations:
geologic.
volcanic.
Forteventura.
Fortunate Islands.
Fossil remains:
discovery of.
study of.
Francisco, Lozano:
remarkable physiological phenomenon of.
of Pampeluna.
Fray Ramon Bueno:
residence of.
remarks of, on the habits of the Ottomacs.
Fruits:
of Antimano.
of Araya.
of Caracas.
of Macarao.
Fucus, or sea-weed, banks of, in the Atlantic.
Fuente de Sanchorquiz.
Galicia:
scenery of.
mines.
plants of.
Galipano, mountain of.
Gallitos, or rock manikin.
Gardens, botanical, of Orotava.
Garnets.
Garzes, or white herons.
Geognosy:
of America.
laws of.
Geology:
queries in.
problem of.
basis of the study of.
of America.
of Aragua.
of the Canary Islands.
of Cumana.
applied to mining and agriculture.
of Mariara.
of Peak of Teneriffe.
of volcanoes.
Geophagy, details of.
Geography:
errors in.
nature of.
by M. Leschenault.
of America.
of plants.
Girolamo, Benzoni:
account of the slave trade by.
voyage of.
Glass, volcanic.
Glorieta de Cocuy.
Glue, natural.
Gneiss.
strata of.
formation of.
strata of.
Goats, of Peak of Teneriffe.
Gold.
early use of, as a medium of exchange.
of Brazil.
districts.
their legends.
mines of Baruta.
of Buria.
of Cuba.
of Paria.
of Rincomada.
of San Juan.
of the valley of Tuy.
ornaments, worn by native Indians.
washings.
of Brazil.
produce of.
Golfo:
de las Damas.
Yeguas.
Triste.
Gomara, history of the Parians by.
Gomora, island of.
Gonzales Pizarro.
Govierno de Cumana:
prevailing languages in the.
Graciosa, island of.
Grammars, American, collected by the author's brother.
Granite:
formations.
varieties of.
of Cape Finisterre.
of Guiana.
islands.
mountains.
rocks.
Gravina, Admiral.
Greenland:
language of.
inhabitants of.
Greenstone, strata of.
Grenada, New:
connexion of, with foreign colonies.
commerce of.
extent of.
population of.
mountains of.
Grenada, island of.
Grotto:
of Caripe.
of Muggendorf.
Grottoes:
formation of.
varied structure of, in both hemispheres.
Guacara, Indians.
Guachaco, island of.
Guacharo, or nocturnal bird:
cavern of the.
description of the.
oil or butter procured from.
pyramid of.
majestic peak of.
Guadaloupe:
hot springs of.
volcano of.
Guahaibos:
natives of.
cataract of.
Guaineres, tribe of.
Guamo Indians, tribe of.
habits of the.
