The Natchez 340 Taensas, &c. 341 Ahnenin, Arrapahoes 344 Riccarees and Pawnees _ibid._ The Paduca areas 345 Wihinast 346 Shoshonis, Cumanches 347 Apaches 348 Texian tribes 349-351 The unity or non-unity of the American populations 352-380 Opinions 352 Vater's remark 354 _Polysynthetic._--Philological paradox 356 Grounds for disconnecting the Eskimo 357 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Peruvians _ibid._ Archæology of the Valley of the Mississippi 359-362 American characteristics 363 ---- languages 365-380 Tables for simple comparison 366 ---- ---- indirect 371 Paucity of general terms 375 Numerals 376 Verb-substantive 378 Negative points of agreement _ibid._ Positive 379 The Californias 380-395 Description of a Casa Grande 388 Pimos Indians 390 Coco-Maricopas 394 New Mexico 395-398 Tarahumara 398 Casa Grande 399 Tepeguana, &c. 400 Otomi 403-408 Supposed monosyllabic character of the language 404 Tables 405 Mexico 408 The Maya 410 Indians of the Isthmus 411 ---- ---- ---- Andes (western) 412-414 Moluché, Puelché, Huilliché 415