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T A B T A L

427

TABU (Taboo, q.v.), xxm. 15. TABULARIUM, building, ancient Rome,

xx. 825.

TACAMAHAC, tree, xix. 512. TACARIGUA, lagoon, Venezuela, xxiv.

34-

TACHHYDRITE, mineral, xvi. 384. TA-CHIEN-LU, town, Tibet, xxm. 342. TACHIM, river, Siam, xxi. 850. TACHOS, Egyptian prince, xvm. 579. TACHYGLOSSUS, genus of monotreme

mammals, vil. 628. TACHYGRAPHY, or Shorthand, xxi.

836; in ancient MSS., xvm. 164. TACITUS, Roman historian, xxm. 19;

on the early Christians, XIII. 657; his

language and style, xiv. 337 ; his

place in Roman literature, xx. 725;

Lipsius s edition of, xiv. 686. , M. Claudius, Roman emperor,

xxm. 20.

TACKING, in seamanship, xxi. 599. TACKLE, in mechanics, xv. 763.

, Fishing, 11. 44. TACLOBAN, town, Philippine Islands,

xvm. 752.

TACNA, town, Chili, xvm. 674. TACSONIA, genus of plants, XVIII.

343- TACTICS, Military, xxiv. 353; modern

changes in, II. 565; naval, xxiv. 365. TACTILE SENSE, xxm. 478; XL 554. TADJIKS, or Tajiks (q.v.), races of

people, Asia, xxm. 25. TADMOR, or Palmyra, ancient town,

Syria, xvm. 198; vi. 199. TADORNA, genus of birds, xxi. 788. TADOUSAC, fish-breeding station, Can ada, xx. 167. TADPOLE, of frog, ix. 795; xxiv. 179;

of ascidian, xxiv. 179. T^ENIA, genus of tape-worms, xxm. 50,

54; xxiv. 205, 206. T/ENIAT;E, group of Actinozoa, I. 132. TAE-YUEN Foo, town, China, v. 634. TAFFETA, variety of cloth, xxm. 210. TAFIA, inferior quality of rum, XXI. 58. TAFILELT, oasis, xxm. 21; xvi. 832. TAGAL, town, Java, xm. 606. TAGALOG, language, Philippine Islands,

xvm. 753. TAGALS, race of people, Philippine

Islands, xvm. 753. TAGANROG, town, Russia, xxm. 21. TAGARCHI, town, Turkestan, xxiv.

728.

TAGAWOST, town, Morocco, xvi. 834. TAGBILARAN, town, Philippine Islands,

xvm. 752.

TAGETES, genus of plants, xv. 544. TAGHARDEIT, town, North Africa, x.

76.

TAGHARMA PEAK, mountain, Turke stan, xxm. 637. TAGHIL, or Nijne-Taghilsk, town, Russia,

xvii. 500; xvm. 550. TAGILITE, mineral, xvi. 406.

TAGLIACOZZI, Gasparo, Bolognese

surgeon, xxm. 21. TAGLIONI, Marie, Italian ballet-dancer,

xxm. 21.

, Italian farinaceous food, xv. 125.

TAGUS, river, Spain and Portugal,

xxm. 21 ; xxii. 295. TAHITIANS, race of people, xxm. 23. TAHITI ARCHIPELAGO, Pacific Ocean,

xxm. 22; barrier reef of, xvm. 129;

taboo system in, XXIII. 16. TAHMASP, shah of Persia, xvm. 636. II., of Persia, xvm. 640.

TAHOE, Lake, California and Nevada,

U.S.A., iv. 698; xvii. 367. TAIF, district, Arabia, XV. 669; town,

xvi. 550, 560.

TAIKO, Japanese title, xm. 583. TAIKUN (Tycoon), Japanese ruler, xm.

584.

TAI LAKE, China, v. 632. TAI LI-AMR-ILLAH, caliph, xvi. 588. TAILOR-BIRD, xxiv. 367. TAIMORO, tribe, Madagascar, xv. 171. TAIN, town, Scotland, xx. 854. TAINE, Hyppolite Adolphe, French

writer, ix. 68 1; on aesthetics, I. 220;

on the fine arts, IX. 214. TAI-PING REBELLION, China, v. 652. TAIRA, Japanese clan, xm. 582. TAISAKA, tribe, Madagascar, xv. 171. TAI-SHAN, mountain, China, v. 633. TAIT, P. Guthrie, his experiments in

thermo-electricity, vin. 98; (with Sir

TV. Thomson) on tidal retardation of

earth s rotation, xxm. 377. TAI-TSUNG, emperor of China, v. 645. TAIWAN (Formosa, q.v.), island, China,

ix. 415. TAIWANFU, town, Formosa, China, ix.

417.

TAI-YUAN, town, China, v. 634. TAJAKS, or Tajiks, races of people, Asia,

xxm. 25; i. 235, 243; iv. i; ix. 85;

xii. 3 ; xiv. 64 ; xxii. 820 ; xxm.

25.

TAJAND, river, Persia, xvm. 626. TAJIKS, or Tajaks (q.v.), races of people,

Asia, xxm. 25. TAJ-MAHAL, mausoleum, Agra, India,

i. 286.

TAJO, or Tagus, river, Spain and Portu gal, xxm. 21 ; xxii. 295. TAJPUR, district, India, xvii. 114. TAKA, region, Nubia, xvii. 611. TAKAZZE, affluent of Atbara, Africa,

xvn. 507. TAKHTI JAMSHID, or Persepolis (q.v.),

ancient town, Persia, XVIII. 558. TAKKA, Punjab tribe, India, xx. 1 10. TAKLA-MAKAN, desert, Turkestan,

xxm. 638. TALAGHAT, tract in Salem district,

India, xxi. 210. TALAMANCA INDIANS, Central America,

vi. 450. TALANG, volcano, Sumatra, xxii. 638.

TALAS ALA-TAU, mountains, Turkestan,

xxii. 820. TALAT MUSA, mountain, Syria, Xiv.

394- TALAVERA DE LA REINA, town, Spain,

xxm. 25; battle of (1809), xxiv.

495- TALBOT, Family of, English aristocracy,

xxm. 25. , Sir John, earl of Shrewsbury,

xxm. 25; in France, ix. 550; viceroy

of Ireland, xm. 261. -, Richard, earl of Tyrconnel, xm.

268. , William Henry Fox, English

scientist and archaeologist, xxm. 27;

his photographic process, xvm. 824. TALBOT S BANDS, of light, xxiv. 441. TALBOT YPE, in photography, xxm. 27. TALC, mineral, x. 228; xv. 217; xvi.

414. TALCA, town, Chili, xxm. 27; province,

v. 617.

TALCOSITE, mineral, xvi. 424. TALEGALLUS, genus of birds, xv. 827. TALENT, ancient measure of weight,

xxiv. 486; money, xvn. 631. TALE OF A TUB, Swift s work, xxii.

763-

TALES, or Stories, xxm. 27; in romance literature, xx. 632; as folk-lore, ix.

358.

OF FASHIONABLE LIFE, Edge- worth s, vii. 654.

OF A GRANDFATHER, Scott s, xxi.

55i- OF A TRAVELLER, Irving s work,

xm. 373. OF A WAYSIDE INN, Longfellow s

poem, xiv. 86 1. TALFOURD, Sir Thomas Noon, English

judge and dramatic writer, xxm. 29. TALIACOTIUS (Gasparo Tagliacozzi),

Italian surgeon, XXIII. 21. TALIESSIN, Welsh poet, v. 317. TALIPES, or Clubfoot, vi. 42. TALIPOT PALM, xvm. 191. TALISMAN, or Amulet, i. 781; xv. 203. TALLAGE, English tax, xxm. 29. TALLAHASSEE, town, Florida, U.S.A.,

ix. 339-

TALLARD, Camille d Hostun, Comte de, French marshal, IX. 581.

TALLEYRAND DE PERIGORD, Charles Maurice, French politician, xxm. 29.

TALLIAGE, English tax, xxm. 29.

TALLIEN, Jean Lambert, French Revolu tionist, xxm. 32.

TALLIES, Exchequer, ix. 182.

TALLINGITE, mineral, xvi. 385.

TALLIS, Thomas, English musical com poser, xxm. 33; xvn. 85.

TALLITH, Jewish prayer-scarves, xix. i.

TALLOW, animal fat, xxm. 34; xvii.

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