Nile:
crocodiles of the.
periodical risings of the.
Niopo, or Indian snuff.
Nobility:
of Spanish America.
badge of.
of complexion.
Noon, in the tropics.
Numbers, difficulty of acquiring a knowledge of.
Oak, magnitude and antiquity of the.
Observations:
astronomical.
meteorological.
Obsidian:
weapons made of.
varieties of.
origin of.
Ocean:
temperature of the.
currents in the.
phosphoresence of the, see Humboldt's Views of Nature.
aerial.
Ochsenberg, mountain of.
Ocumare.
Oil:
obtained from the birds of Caripe.
of the cocoa nut.
of the crocodile, medicinal properties of the.
of the manatee.
of the turtle egg.
sale of.
Omaguas, province of the.
Optical illusion.
Orang-otang, the.
Orange trees:
of America.
of Cuba.
of Spain.
Orchila:
island of.
geology of.
Ordaz, expeditions of.
Orinoco:
course of the.
waters of the.
water levels of.
navigation of.
junctions of the.
celebrated bifurcation of the.
sinuosities of the.
breadth of.
temperature of.
insalubrious winds of the.
connection of, with the Amazon.
source of.
confluence of.
periodical swellings of.
current of.
branches of the.
origin of the name.
ancient name of.
tributary streams of.
accident on the.
aspect of the, from Uruana.
coast scenery of the.
district of the.
great cataracts of the.
islands of the.
mountains of the.
monkeys of the.
vegetation on the banks of the.
Lower, dangerous navigation of.
basin of the.
Upper, course of the.
cataracts of.
mountains of.
valley of.
Orotava:
port of.
town of.
fruits of.
society in.
Ortiz, volcanic strata of.
Otaheite, sugar canes of, first introduced into America.
Otters.
Ottomac Indians:
customs of.
physiological phenomena of.
character and habits of.
Ouavapavi monkey.
Oviedo y Banos, the historiographer:
description of Lake Valencia, by.
Oxen.
Pacimoni river.
Padaviri river.
Palm-trees:
forests of.
groves of.
classification of.
utility of the.
of Cuba.
of the Llanos.
of Piritu.
cordage.
cabbage.
oil.
wine.
Palo de Vaca, see Cow-tree.
Pampas, or steppes:
origin of the term.
extent of.
of Buenos Ayres.
Panama, isthmus of.
Panthers.
Panumana, island of.
Pao:
town of.
river of.
Papaw-trees.
Paper, substitutes for.
Paraguay river.
Pararuma, encampment of Indians at.
Paria:
promontory of.
coast of.
origin of the name.
inhabitants of.
Parians, history of the.
Parima:
district of.
river.
lake of.
traditions of.
Parkinsonia aculeata.
Parnati river.
Parroquets, flocks of.
Pascua, valley of.
Pasto, town of.
Pasturage:
region of.
cultivation of the.
Patagonia:
mountains of.
plains of.
Patagonians, origin of.
Pathology of fevers.
Pays de Vaud, scenery of, compared with Valencia.
Peak:
of Ayadyrma, or Echerdo.
of Calitamini.
of Cocunza.
of Cuptano.
of Duida.
of Guacharo.
of the Silla, see Silla.
of Teneriffe.
ascent of.
scenery of the.
crater of.
temperature of the.
descent from.
structure of.
geology of.
historical notice of.
eruptions of.
vegetation on the.
of Teyde.
Uriana.
Pearls:
early use of, by the Americans.
revenue arising from the sale of.
modes of procuring.
Pearl coast:
situation of the.
fisheries of Cubagua.
rapid diminution of.
of Ceylon.
of Margareta.
of Panama.
oyster, methods of taking the.
destruction of.
