An Account of the Abipones, Vol. I

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Author

Dobrizhoffer, Martin, 1717-1791

Title

An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3)

Credits

Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

F2661: Latin America local history: Paraguay

Subject

Paraguay -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 50629

Release Date

December 6, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.AN ACCOUNT OF THE ABIPONES, AN EQUESTRIAN PEOPLE OF PARAGUAY.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
4. 4.AN ACCOUNT OF THE ABIPONES.
5. 5.THE TIGER. — THE LION. — THE WILD CAT. — THE ANTA, OR THE GREAT BEAST. — THE HUANACO. — THE PERUVIAN SHEEP LLAMÁS. — THE VICUÑA. — THE PACO, MACOMORO, & TARÙGA. — THE TAMANDUA, OR ANT-EATER. — THE WILD BOAR. — VARIOUS KINDS OF LITTLE FOXES. — THE BISCACHA. — THE HARE. — VARIOUS KINDS OF RABBITS. — THE STAG. — ROEBUCKS. — THE YKIPARÀ. — DIFFERENT KINDS OF APES. — THE CÀYÍ. — BARBUDOS. — THE CARUGUÀ. — THE QUATÌ. — THE AỲ. — THE ARMADILLO, OR TATÙ. — THE CROCODILE, OR CAYMAN. — THE AGUARÀ, OR WATER-DOG. — THE YGUARÒ, OR WATER-TIGER. — THE AÒ. — THE CAPIIGUÁRA, OR WATER-PIG. — THE OTTER. — THE YGUANÀ. — RIVER-WOLVES. — SEALS. — FROGS AND TOADS. — BIRDS. — THE HUMMING BIRD. — THE CONDÒR VULTURE. — THE EMU. [1] — THE TUNCÀ. — THE CARDINAL. — THE CHOPÌ. — THE QUÎRAPÙ. — THE TIÑINI. — THE TIJERAS. — VARIOUS KINDS OF WILD DOVES. — THE IÑAMBÙ. — MARTINETES AND GALLINETAS. — DIFFERENT KINDS OF PHEASANTS. — THE MBITUÙ. — VARIOUS KINDS OF PARROTS. — INDIAN CROWS. — THE CARACARÀ, or CARRANCHO. — VARIOUS KINDS OF HAWKS. — THE GOOSE. — VARIOUS KINDS OF DUCKS. — STORKS. — THE HARIA. — WATER-CROWS. — SWALLOWS. — BRAZILIAN FOWLS.
6. 6.VARIOUS KINDS OF FISHES. — THE DORADO. — THE PACÙ. — THE CORVINO. — THE MUNGRÚLLU. — THE ZURUBÌ. — THE PATÌ. — THE ARMADO. — THE VAGRE. — THE SÁVALO. — THE BÒGA. — THE PEJE REY. — LA VIEJA. — THE DENTUDO. — THE RAYA. — THE PALOMETA. — THE MBÙZU. — THE RIVER-CRAB. — RIVER-TORTOISES. — LAND-TORTOISES. — SNAILS. — WAYS OF FISHING. — LITTLE FLYING-FISH. — THE SHARK. — DOLPHINS. — WHALES.
7. 7.PLANTS. — CHINA CHINÆ, or PERUVIAN BARK. — ZARZA PARRILLA. — RHUBARB. — THE ROOT JALAP. — MECHOACHÀN. — SASSAFRÀS. — HOLY WOOD. — THE GUAYACÀN. — THE ZUYÑANDỸ. — THE ZAMUÛ. — THE MANGAỸ. — DRAGON'S-BLOOD. — THE CUPAỸ. — PIÑON DEL PARAGUAY, or THE CATHARTIC NUT. — THE VAYNILLA. — THE CACAÒ. — THE TAMARIND. — THE ROSIN ỸÇICA. — THE TREE ABATI TIMBABỸ. — THE CEDAR. — THE AMERICAN PINE, CURIỸ. — THE ALFAROBA. — VARIOUS KINDS OF PALMS. — THE CARANDAỸ. — THE PINDÒ. — THE YATAỸ. — THE YATAỸ GUAZÙ. — THE MBOCAYAỸ. — FRUIT-BEARING TREES. — THE MISTOL. — THE CHAÑAR. — THE YACANÈ. — THE QUABỸRA GUAZÙ, AND THE QUABIYÙ. — THE QUABỸRA MIR̂I. — LA GRANADILLA, OR THE PASSION FLOWER. — THE GUEMBÈ. — THE TATAYỸ, A MULBERRY TREE. — MAMMONES. — THE ALABAS. — THE AGUAỸ. — THE ANGUAỸ, or YBIR̂APAYÈ. — THE ỸBA POROYTỸ. — THE TARUMAỸ. — THE GUAYÁBA. — THE VINÀL. — THE YBIR̂A YEPIRÔ. — THE CAAỸCỸ. — THE AGUARIBAỸ. — THE MOLLE. — THE BACOBA and BANANÀ. — THE ANANÀS, OR PIÑA DEL PARAGUAY. — THE MANDIOC. — THE MANDIYÙ, COTTON. — RICE. — THE TAYỸ, OR URUNDEỸ QUEBRACHO. — THE LAPACHO. — THE VIRARÒ. — THE ESPINILLO. — THE NETERGE. — THE ỸBARÔ. — THE ÇEVIL. — THE SEIBO. — PALO DE LECHE. — THE ỸÇAPỸ. — THE TREE OF ANTS. — THE UMBÙ. — THE WILLOW. — THE AMBAỸ. — THE WALNUT. — THE URUCUỸ. — THE AÑIL, OR INDIGO. — COCHINILLA. — GOLDEN-ROD. — ROOTS OF A RED COLOUR. — THE BARK CAATIGUÀ. — MATERIALS FOR A BLACK COLOUR. — A NAMELESS FRUIT AFFORDING A GREEN COLOUR. — WOODS USED FOR DYING. — CARDONES, or CEREI. — VARIOUS SPECIES OF THE CARAQUATA. — VARIOUS KINDS OF REEDS. — THE SUGAR-CANE. — BEES' HONEY. — SALT. — CORO. — MAIZE. — BATATAS. [2] — THE MANDUBI.
8. 8.VARIOUS KINDS OF VEGETABLES. — LETTUCE. — THE RADISH. — MUSTARD SEED. — NASTURTIUM. — SAFFRON. — ASPARAGUS. — ONIONS AND GARLICK. — FUNGUSES. — WHEAT. — OATS. — PETRIFICATION OF WOOD and HORN. — HOT SPRINGS.

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