Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.2): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

INDEX. 691 Nott, Mr., senior missionary at Ota- heite, translation of Bible, 517. Obstruction Sound, 198 — large canoes and vvig\vanis deserted, swan-traps, deer, 199. Oens, or Coin men, inroads, 205, 206 — at Woollya, 325, 326. Organ Mountains, 80, 8-2. Osorno, Mount, in eruption, 378 — height, form, 379. Ostriches near river Santa Cruz, 338 swimming, 343. Otaheite, or Tahiti, view, 508 — scenery, Matavai Bay, canoes, natives, 509 traffic, dress. Point Venus, 510 chiefs, native houses, 511, 512 — curiosity, fair, theft, singing, 513 taboo-marks, tombs, 'aito,' sugar-mill, 514— Papiete, cottages, 515— natives, shells, Papawa, 516 — Otaheitan Bible, weather, 517 — old ' Ua,' dis- eases, 520, 521 — industry, anecdotes, curious relics, 522 — church, congre- gations, 523 — recreations, children, ' Hitote,' 524— Queen Pomare— au- dience, 524, 525 — customs, 527 — meeting with queen and f^hiefs, 527- 542 — pilotage among coral reefs, 542 — school-house, service, ' Hitote,' extempore prayer, 543 — songs, school, natives teaching each other, children, 545 — discussion, intelligence of na- tives, communication of news, 'Mare's' letter, 546 — ' Paofai's' letter, children of early missionaries, classes of na- tives, 547 — proportions, attire, moral conduct, 548, 549 — prohibition of spirits, harsh usage of infirm, anec- dotes, 551— domestic manners, 552 — snuff, provisions, -seizure of the Newton, 554 — Pearl fishing, steering, 555 — Queen's letter, natives pay her debts, taking leave, 557. Oven, the, singular spot described, water, 304. Paamutos (see Low Islands). Packsaddle Bay, 224. Paihia, missionary settlement in New Zealand, 566. Pampas, 85 — absence of trees, 93 droughts, herds of cattle, fertility, 94 — on eastern coast, 97. Pampero, in River Plata, 85-89. Papiete (see Otaheite). Papudo, 426. Patagonians, general sketch of 129-137 — details, physiognomy, friendliness, size, wanderings, 145 — clothing, 146 ^arms, ornaments, 147-149 — food, hunting, dogs, 150, 151— huts, sleep- ing-places, 152 — marriages, domestic state, 153 — children, cradles, 154 — health, sickness, 155 — funeral cere- monies, 156-160— warfare, horseman- ship, racing, cards, 160 — religious ideas, 161 — worship, 162— witchcraft, 163 — sacred tree, government, ca- ciques, 164-166 — warfare, horses, 166, 167 — moral restraints, 167 — anec- dotes, traffic, 168— San Leon, partia- lity for white men, subdivisions, 169 —boy- chief, ' Capitan Chups,' beha- viour, 170 — ' Chico,' Fuegians, trade with them in slaves, 171 — counting, time, language, respect to age, cook- ery, 172 — women, gratitude of boy, 173— emigrations, 174— in Gregory Bay, 322. Patch Cove, 372, 373. Paul, St., Rocks, or Penado de San Pedro, examined, multitudes of birds, sharks, 56— current, 57. Paz, schooner, reasons for hiring to extend survey, 109, no— refit, m, 112 — off River Negro, 2B6 — dis- charged, 288— sketch of proceedings, 295-314. Peat at Falklands, 248, 256. Pembroke, Cape (Falklands), 226. Penas, Gulf of, wild potato, ' pangue,' 200. Penco, 420,— castle, 421— coal, 423- Peru, coast of, survey, 482. Pichidanque, 426. Plata River, entrance, width, depth, shoals, currents, pamperoes, 85-88 effects on river, 89— level of river and ocean, 91— fluctuations, Yngles Bank, 92— tides, want of trees, 93, 94 — ob- servations on, 115. Pococke, Cape, 565. Pomare, New Zealand, 5S1. Pomare's tomb, at Otaheite, 514- Pomare Vahine, Queen of Otaheite, 516 —arrival at Papiete, dress, 524— at- 2 yS