Ostriches, fossil remains of, 64, 201; desert peculiarly adapted to, 157; prey of panther, 195; foes of, 201; two kinds of, in Patagonia, 201; angular gait of, 201; not such fools as reported, 202; hiding their heads in the sand a real safeguard, 202; color of sand and desert bushes, 203; reasons for survival of, 202; flies and grasshoppers the food of, 202; nest built by male, 202; brood cared for by male, 202; danger signal of male, 202; learn habits of their hunters, 203; easily domesticated, 204; will flock to a place of safety from great distances, 204; hunting, glorious sport, 204; appearance of different varieties when pursued, 204 _et seq._; will run from a gun two miles away, 204; savage traits of the cocks, 204; Indian method of capturing, 205; appearance of white one at Carmen de Patagones, 206; taken with the bolas, 205; eggs and flesh of, good eating, 206; value of feathers of, 239 Otten, Fred, 6 Otters found at Cape Horn, 75 Outlaws, colony of, on Siberian coast, 67 P Panther, also called American lion, 173; description of, 190 _et seq._; characteristics of, 191 _et seq._; story of a, 191 _et seq._; hunting, 193; war of extermination against, 193; habits of, when pursued, 193; _et seq._; how eaten in Patagonia, 194; hunting habits of the, 194; food of, 195; wiliness of, 195; wanton destructiveness of, 195; instinctive dislike to dogs, 196; charming household pet, 196; fat most satisfying food of the desert, 238 Paramo, El, meaning of name, 9; founded by Popper, 9; first mine camp established at, 9; arrival of supplies for camp at, 11; description of camp, 12; grassy plains and treeless hills, 12; richness of gold bed on beach at, 12 _et seq._; gold bed renewed by storms, 13; methods of washing gold, 14; land in, controlled by German-Argentine corporation, 14; Argentine military station, 127 Parrots, fossil remains of, 157; found in forests of Andes, 213 Partridge, prey of panther, 190