Transcriber's Note: Blank pages have been deleted. Some illustrations have
been moved. We have rendered consistent on a per-word-pair basis the
hyphenation or spacing of such pairs when repeated in the same grammatical
context. Detected publisher's errors were corrected as listed below:

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   5    both calcareous and silicious[siliceous]
  12    Carribbean[Caribbean]
  18    Gulf of Mexico and the Carribean[Caribbean] region:
  60    Taking the better-known[better known] portions of North America
  72    and are hard and resistent[resistant]
103    "Land oh[ho]!" is no more thrilling
105    where preciptation[precipitation] is abundant
126    Bamf[Banff], Lake Louise, Glacier House,
131    related to this phase of volcanism[vulcanism] is the
139    in Nevada and southestern[southeastern] California
150    hard rocks thus exposed [were] rounded
176    to take a more criticial[critical] view
179    wind blows with remarkable unformity[uniformity]
203    are cultivated with moderate successs[success].
263    the terra calente[caliente] of Mexico
271    from civilization is[are] great
281    skunks belong to the family Mustalidæ[Mustelidæ]
290    and the pecular[peculiar] hoazin, represented
363    the plating[plaiting] of baskets and the art
430    Sub-soil[Subsoil], in Alaska, 68.
431    Mephities[Mephitis] mephitica, 280.
431    Micquelon[Miquelon], retained by France, 419.
433    St. Francois[François] Mountains, Mo., height of,
433    Solóvieff[Solóvioff], I. M., reference to, 374
433    St. Helena[Helens], Mt., Wash., height of, 156.
434    Wapati[Wapiti], brief account of, 270-271.