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Section 2. Of the Antisian races or the white nations of the
eastern Andes * • • ..«• • • . . . . . . . . . . 473
Section 3. Of the South Andian or Chilian race, including’
the Araucanos • • • » « . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . i 477
Section 4. Of the southern or Puelchian and iVJoluchian
races of .South America ............... .................482
Paragraph 2. Of the Patagonians or Te-
huelhet •. . . . . . . . . i . . . . . . . .:^-,’.'^'487
Section 5. Of the Magellanians or natives of the Magellanic
Archipelago termed Tierra del Fuego . . • . 4 9 4
CHAPTER XI.
The Second Class o f South American Nations,viz. Pastern
v Nations o f that Continent,
Section 1. General observations.................... . . 497
Section 2. The Tupio-Guaranian family of nations. . . .
Paragraph 2. . The Tupi, and .other tribes
of Brasil akin to the Tupi ........................ 504
Paragraph 3~ Tbe Guarani of Paraguay 507
Paragraph 4. * Of the western tribes of
Guarani........................- .............50^
Paragraph 5, Physical characters o f the
Guarani race > • < .. . . ...................1 .. . . 1 ' 5 s fg
Section 3. Tribes of people spread over the eastern region of
South America unconnected with the
Tupian family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . , 5] j
Section 4. Native races of, the Terra Firm a of'South America,
or the northern division of that continent.............................................
;516
Tribes of the Caraibe race . . . . . . . . . . . , . 5 1 7
Tribes not of the Caraibe race • • • • • . . . . . 517
Paragraph 2. Further account of nations
allied to the Caraibs or Caribbees, by the
French called Galibi'............ ..........., A, . 5 j g
Paragraph 3. Tribes in British Guiana - - 520
Paragraph 4. Conjectures on the origin
and history of the Caraibes ............. . 525
CHAPTER XII.
The Midland Races o f South America,
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;'ShATi?h? f- General shrvey . . . . . . ;,* ».... • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
2. Tribes of Chaco • • ........................... 531
Puraprap^Sjfe h Particular tribes of Chaco.
The Mböcobis and Tobas . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
Paragraph 3. The. Abipones . . . . . . . . . . 533
Paragraph 4. The Mataguayos - * • > • • • • 534
Paragraph,.!*. The Lenguas • * . . . . . . . 534
Paragraph*,.6}^ The Payagu.as* • *’• * • > • •• 534
Paragraph 7- The Charruas •*■■ • • »• • * 535
Paragrapu^SipThe Guayanas . . . . . . . . 537
S e^Ti© » ^ Tribes in the provinces of Los Chiquitos and Los
Moxps-; ..................................... .. 538
CHAPTER XIII.
fCénclydivg* Oföéërvatións on the 'History, Physical Charac-
mlters’, and: Psychology o f thé Native Races o f America • • 541
CHAPTER XIV.
! Conclusion o f the whole Work................................... .. 547
NOTE ON THE BIBLICAL CHRONOLOGY.
§„ 1. On the shortness of thé period of time allowed by the received
system of chronology for the origin of nations 552
§ 2. Examination of Scripture Chronology. Later period• • • • 555
§ 3. Of the data for chronology between the ages of Solomon
and of Moses • • • • • • ........... ................................ * • . . . 556
,§ 4. ' Of the data for chronology between Moses and Abraham • • 558
§ 5. Of the composition of the first part of the book of Genesis 560
§ 6. Objections ................................. .. 562
I 7. Computation of time during the two first periods deduced
from the two genealogies ............ 555
§ 8. Conclusion • •»»• •» ........... .. ................ 559