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INDEX. 



Numida meleagris, 151. 

 Nummulites ataica, 3. 



OAK-APPLE, 79. 



Obelia gelatinosa, 12. 



Octopus (eight-footed), 47 ; Baird's, 48 ; 



vulgaris, 48. 



Odoboenus rosmarus, 262. 

 Odontophore (tooth-bearing), 41, 45. 

 CEsophagus, 14, 217. 

 Oligocheeta, 29. 

 Ophidia, 112. 

 Ophidians, 114. 

 Ophisaurus ventralis, 117. 

 Opossum, 179, 181, 182. 

 Orang, 273, 274. 

 Orchestia agilis, 54. 

 Organ-pipe Coral, 17. 

 Ornithorhynchus anatinus, 180. 

 Orthoptera (straight- winged), 64, 68. 

 Ortyx virginianus, 149. 

 Oryx, 237. 

 Oscines, 168. 

 Osseus, 92. 



Ostoea virginiana, 36. 

 Ostrich, 237 ; African, 129, 130 ; South 



American, 129, 131 ; farms, 131. 

 Otter, 247 ; River, 247. 

 Ovibos moschatus, 241. 

 Oviposition (egg-laying), 66. 

 Ovis montana, 239 ; aries, 239. 

 Owls, 158 ; Great-horned, 158 ; Cat, 158. 

 Ox, 210, 230, 239 ; Domestic, 230. 

 Oyster-catcher, 148. 



PAINTER, 260. 



Paleozoic (ancient animals), 57. 



Paludicella ehrenbergii, 33. 



Pangolin, Long-tailed, 185. 



Panther, 259, 260. 



Paper Argonaut, 47. 



Paradisea apoda, 169. 



Paradise-birds, 169; Emerald, 169. 



Paramoecium caudatum, 6. 



Parrots, 158 ; Carolina, 159. 



Parthenogenesis, 70, 79. 



Partridge, 149 ; American, 149. 



Passeres xii., 168. 



Passerine, 129. 



Pavo cristatus, 151. 



Peacock, 151. 



Pearl Oyster, 37, 



Pearly Nautilus, 46. 



Peccary, 210, 214 ; Collared, 214 ; 



White-lipped, 214. 

 Pecten irradians, 36. 

 Pedicel (branch), 59. 

 Pediculati, 105. 

 Pedipalpi (feet-feelers), 58. 

 Peduncle (stalk), 33, 34. 



Pelecanus fuscus, 138, 139 ; erythro- 



rhyncus, 139. 



Pelican, Brown, 138 ; White, 139. 

 Penguin, 132, 133, 134; Patagonian, 



133. 



Perca americana, 102. 

 Perchers, 168. 

 Perch, Yellow, 102. 

 Perissodactyls, 209, 210. 

 Petrel, 135, 136; Stormy, 136. 

 Petromyzon marinus, 88. 

 Phalangiiim dorsatum, 59. 

 Pharaoh's Rat, 257. 

 Pheasant, 152; Argus, 152. 

 Philohela minor, 147. 

 Philomela luscinia, 177. 

 Phocaena communis, 202. 

 Phoca vitulina, 264. 

 Phosnicopterus ruber, 142. 

 Phorus agglutinans, 45. 

 Phrynosoma cornuta, 117. 

 PhyUopod (leaf -footed), 52. 

 Phylloxera, 71. 

 Physeter macrocephalus, 203. 

 Picariae, 161. 

 Pichiciago, 183. 

 Pickerel, American, 98. 

 Picoides hirsutus, 162. 

 Pieris oleracea, 77. 

 Pigeons, Wild, Passenger, 153. 

 Pill Bugs, 54. 

 Pimelodus atrarius, 96. 

 Pinnipedia, 264. 

 Pinnotheres ostreum, 37. 

 Pipa americana, 109. 

 Pipe-fish, 104. 

 Pithecia satanas, 268. 

 Planarians, 24. 

 Planariatorva, 24. 

 Plant-lice, 70. 

 Plastron, 119. 

 Platyhelminthes, 24. 

 Plecatus, 199 ; macrotis, 200. 

 Pleuronectes platessa, 103. 

 Ploceus socius, 170. 

 Plovers, 148; Golden, 148. 

 Plover-snipes, 147. 

 Plotus anhinga, 138. 

 Plumage, 125, 126. 

 Podiceps cornutus, 133. 

 Polyborus tharus, 157. 

 Polychaeta, 30. 

 Polygomim persicaria, 282. 

 Polyp (many-footed), 16, 17. 

 Polyplacophora (many-plate-bearing), 



42. 



Polyzoa, 32. 

 Polyzoon, 32. 

 Pond-snails, 43. 

 Ponera grandis, 80. 





