1272 OYSTERS, AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 



Acts, The Lauds Clauses, 999. 



Actiniae (Gr. aktis, a ray of the sun), 265. 



Aculeata (Lat. aculeus, a sting or prickle), a group of hymenopterous 



insects. 144. 



Adams, Thomas, cited 16. 

 Adductor muscles, the, 93, 142. 

 Adeja, the, 666. 

 Adelaide, 863. 

 Administration of Marine, The, 523, 531, 534, 537, 553, 562, 572, 573, 



582, 587, 606, 609, 610, 634, 638, 672 ; Distribution of tiles by, in 



1869, 550. 



Admiralty Court, the, 56, 57, 61. 

 Adour, the, 632, 633. 

 Adriatic Sea, the, 149, 153, 182, 676. 

 Advantages of freezing fish, 890. 

 Adventures of an Oyster, Silver Shell ; or The, by Charles Williams, 



cited 36, 37, 58-61, 67-69, 74, 75, 81-85, 92, 93, 98-100, 191-193, 



201, 202, 211, 225, 226, 244-248, 264, 265, 282, 283, 324-328, 



947- 

 ^Egean Sea, the, 143, 164, 166, 172, 176, 181, 184, 185. 



uSilian, Natural Histoiy. cited 224. 



Aerating sea-water, comparative experiment with different methods of, 

 707. 



Aeration of water influenced by depth, 1039. 



Etiology, 195. 



./Etius, 36. 



Africa, West, the Oyster Industry in, 865 ; edible oysters found in 

 beds on rocks, and on mangrove trees, 865 ; large trade in, 865 ; 

 mangrove oyster shells converted into lime, 865 ; bed oysters more 

 extensively sought after, 865 ; method of fishing for oysters, 865 ; 

 women the usual buyers and retailers of, 865 : sold in bulk, with 

 shell on, 866 ; rarely sold open, 866 ; those not disposed of, cured, 

 866 ; season extends over six months, 866 ; yearly presents of 

 oysters to fetish priests, 866 ; dangers associated with this industry, 

 866 ; odd idea of the Yorubas respecting the oyster gatherer, 866 : 

 oysters on bottom of ship from, 935, 936. 



Agassiz, Professor, 29. 



Agatharcides, Photii Bibliotheca, cited 43. 



