F
Federmann, Nicholas, expedition of, [238], [239];
place where he crossed the Cordillera, [280];
meets Quesada and Belalcazar on plain of Bogotá, [294]–298
Fireflies, brilliancy of, [179], [190]
Florida, as described by early explorers, [5], [6];
origin of name, [6], [7];
when discovered, and by whom, [7], [8], [9]
Flowers, beauty and abundance of, in the tropics, [180]
Flute bird, musical notes of, [184]
Fountain of Youth and Juan Ponce de Leon, [9] et seq.;
Gomara, Fontenada and Juan de Castellanos on, [10]–12;
Sir John Mandeville regarding, [14]