Dagysa notata, a mollusc, discovered by Sir J. Banks.
Darien:
coast of.
gold of the.
gulf of.
Dairies of Andalusia.
Dances of the Indians.
Dapa, island of.
Dapicho, or fossil India-rubber.
preparation of.
growth of.
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.
