CLASSIFIED INDEX TO SCIENCE- GOSSIP. 



VOLUMES I. to XII. 



1865—1876. 



ZOOLOGY. 



ACALEPHS and CORALLINES, ii. 124 



Acanthia lectularia, iii. 269 



Acari, i. 65 ; iii. 43 ; 124, 207; iv. 41, 69 



Acarus of the fly, iii. 207 



Accordula tephronota, v. 274 



Aohatina acicula, i. 61 ; vi. 278 



Acherontia atropog, iii. 190, 203, 213, 214, 



262 ; iv. 23, 185 ; v. 220, 257, 278 j viii. 



20, 40, 46, 184, 238 

 Achyla prolifera, vi. 23 

 Acineta tuberosa, v. 106 

 Aeontia luetuosa, v. 21 

 Acrida viridissima, iv. 196, 236 

 Actinia : a fresh-water, iv. 247 ; pre3erving, 



ix. 276 

 Actinia?, stinging power of, ii. 70, 143, 



159, 190 

 Actinoloba dianthus, &c, v. 56 

 Actinophrys, iii. 104; vi. 107; Eichornii, 



remarks on, ii. 87; xii. 35; Sol, xi. 107 

 Adder : fatal bite of an, xii. 215 ; and 



mole, x. 189; in a nest, ii. 160; pied, 



ii. 143 

 Adders, swimming, xi. 143 

 Adjutant, how I tried to poison an, ix. 3 

 Admiral or admirable ? v. 262 ; vi. 21, 70 

 Admiral, Red, v. 257, 262, 278 

 jEcophylla smaragdina, vii. 127 

 iEgeon Alforrii, ii. 16 

 -53shna grandis, iv. 245 

 Agrophila sulphuralis, vi. 184 

 Ailanthus moth, the, iv. 263, 283 

 Ailantieulture, ii. 69 

 Air-bugs, ix. 228 

 Air-ean, self-acting, for fresh-water and 



marine animals, xii. 115 

 Alauda : alpestris, x. 45 ; arborea, viii. 44, 



68, 70, 93 ; arvensis, v. 190 

 Albatross, vi. 209 

 Albinism of animals, vii. 281 

 Alca alle, v. 279 

 Alcedo ispida, iv. 204, 234 

 Aleyrodes, ii. 19 



Alligators, economic value of, x. 113 

 American blight, i. 185; iv. 186, 192 

 Amoeba?, i. 45 ; x. 255 ; earth-dwelling, 



xi. 86 

 Ampelis garrulns, iv. 181 

 Amphioxus, anatomy of, xi. 184 

 Anas crecca, vi. 35, 66 

 Anatomical preparations, xii. 164; to pre- 

 serve, ii. 93 

 Anchovies, English, ix. 17 

 Anchovy, ii. 254 ; iii. 41 ; vii. 17 ; ix. 17 

 Andamans, among the, x. 81 

 Anemone : an amputated, iii. 134 ; 



ancient sea-, ii. 23 ; baseless sea-, iii. 



136; British, i. 188; curious sea-, iii. 



134; daisy, iii. 46; infusoria, vii. 115, 



142 ; prolific, ii. 231 ; iii. 39 ; rare sea-, 



iv. 234 ; tenacious, iii. 23 

 Anemones: Brighton, v. 210; double, xi. 



283; are thev oviparous? iii. 190; 



Scilly, ii. 45; sea-, i. 40, 155, 196, 



239, 260, 285; v. 66, 90, 203; xi. 23; 



solution for preserving sea-, x. 45 ; 

 stinging power of sea-, ii. 70, 143, 159, 

 190 



Angler, Compleat, fac-simile of, xii. 80 



Anguis fragilis, vii. 160 ; xii. 275 



Animal : from the Salt Lake, v. 73, 130, 

 234 ; grafting, iii. 256 



Animal life, daration of, v. 42 



Animalcule : iv. 71 ; the crown, ii. 253 ; 

 v. 130 ; jelly, i. 58 ; suctorial, v. 106 ; 

 wheel, ii. 276 



Animalcules : eel-like, i. 213 ; to view 

 alive, ii. 44, 114 ; water, ix. 213 



Animals : anecdotes about, ii. 221 ; asso- 

 ciation of, v. 116, ; dress of, x. 177 ; 

 effects of freezing on, ii. 45 ; increase 

 of, iv. 64 ; kindness to, vii. 136 ; curious 

 laws to protect, viii. 39 ; and light, iv. 

 283 ; and man, iv. 209 ; of medium size, 

 iii. 164; notes on common, viii. 232; 

 pain in, ix. 143 ; and plants, helps to 

 distribution of, iii. 244 ; preserving, i. 



43, 63 ; rare British, v. 69, 118, 160, 161 ; 

 suicide, do they commit ? viii. 70, 116 ; 

 x. 42; tails, uses of, xi. 126, 190, 211, 

 212, 213 ; undying, iv. 16, 40, 62, 106 



Annelid, fly mistaken for, viii. 277 



Anobium, iii. 38, 255 ; ravages of, viii. 

 20S, 216; slough of, iii. 211; tesselatum, 

 i. 60 



Anodon cygneus, xii. 165 



Anodonta cygnea, iv. 160 ; xi. 118, 136, 212 



Anser gambensis, vi. 51 



Ant: agricultural, of Texas, iv. 1 ; hills, 

 iv. 88; honey of Texas, iii. 118; horse, 

 ii. 213, 238; house, i. 170, 239; v. 22; 

 jottings in India, viii. 109; nest beetles, 

 ii. 89 ; vii. 231 ; red house, ii. 272 ; 

 iv. 213, 234, 261, 263 ; large wood, ii. 

 150 ; vii. 19S ; x. 71 ; yellow, vii. 183 ; 

 see " Ants " 



Anthea cerens, vii. 212 



Anthorma pluvialis, iv. 260 



Anthrenus, iii. 254 



Anthus : montanus, ii. 277 ; spinoletta, 

 i. 64, 76 



Ant-lion, vi. 87 



Ants: i. 262; iv. 59, 117, 118, 138, 159, 

 177,282; vi. 241; vii. 17, 127,245; viii. 

 261, 263, 264; ix. 22,239, 233; X. 58; 

 xi. 22, 143, 239 ; and aphides, iv. 190 ; 

 ix. 277 ; black, i. 238 ; and cineraria, 

 i. 143 ; and cocci, i. 234 ; to destroy, 

 iv. 143, 213, 234, 261, 263; v. 47; vi. 

 263; x. 23, 70; xi. 165; the driver, i. 

 113; eggs, ix. 165 j curious emergeuco 

 of, ix. 211; festoons of, i. 116; righting, 

 viii. 214; of Great Britiin, i. 185; 

 instincts of, viii. 201 ; xi. 238 ; are they 

 pirates ? ix. 92 ; and precious stones, ix. 

 92; robber, vii. 27'); and their slaves, 

 vii. 273 ; and spiders, iv. 23 ; storing 

 grain, i. 113 ; swarms of, x. 283 ; xi. 

 22; white, vi. 185, 263; vii. 1, 90 ; viii. 



44, 69 ; winged, i. 263 



Aphides : and ants, iv. 190 ; ix. 277 ; halt, 

 aquatic, x. 167 ; and honeydew, xi. 165 ; 

 killing, vi. 141; male, appearance of , 

 ix. 47 ; notes about, ii. 6, 94; ix. 173, 

 212, 238, 263, 277; x. 147; parasitica, 

 diptera in, v. 263 ; swarms of, i. 237 ; 

 winged, vi. 249; see "Aphis" 



Aphis : etymology of, x. 234; ichneumon 

 of the, x. 180, 208 ; lion and lacewing 

 fly, v. 15 ; of the maple, iii. 204; migra- 

 tions, xi. 238 ; on moneywort, i. 257 ; 

 populi, i. 257 



Aphrodederus sayanus, viii. 151 



Aphrophora spumaria, iv. 168; v. 3 ; v. Ill 



Ape, the 3arbary, v. 116 



Apes and man, ix. Ill, 184 



Aplysia, new species of, vi. 113; punc- 

 tata, vi. 185 



Apterix Australis, xi. 152 



Aquaria : aeration of, i. 211 ; x. 124 ; 

 animals, ii. 69, 95, 104 ; bottom of, iii. 

 214; cement for, ii. 22,46,239,260,261, 

 262 ; cleaning, i. 167 ; iii. 238 ; xi. 139 ; 

 dust on, iii. 69, 117. 118, 141, 112 ; fish 

 in, i. 119; ii. 21 ; xi. 261 ; fountain for, 

 ii. 14; in Prance, iii. 143; freshwater, 

 i. 183,211, 212, 213; iii. 141; ix. 282.; 

 x. 70, 71 ; history of, ii. 74; how to put 

 right, xi. 47, 91, 93, 165; machine for 

 producing circulation in, i. 118; marine, 

 i. 129; ii. 260; vi. 121, 179; vii. 196, 

 256, 281 ; viii. 81, 112, 165 ; x. 71, 94, 

 95, 118, 191, 223, 262, 263; xi. 68; xii. 

 17 ; miniature, ii. 66 ; molluscs in, iv. 

 236 ; plants, i. 92, 141 ; xii. 89 ; snails in, 

 ii. 215 ; streams ia, i. 183 ; tadpoles in, 

 iii. 167 ; to make watertight, ix. 214, 

 238, 262, 283 



Aquarian difficulties, i. 154, 183, 213, 

 239; vi. 142, 165, 191,215 



Aquarium : Anacharis Alsinastrum in, v. 

 239 ; bryopsis for, v. 165 ; and fernery 

 combined, i. 71, 117; chara in, iii. 214, 

 238; Brighton, vi. 40 ; xi. 161 ; Crystal 

 Palace, viii. 65 ; gobies in, i. 42 ; history, 

 ii. 74; Manchester, x. 162; xi. 161; 

 Naples, viii. 233 ; notes, xii. 62, 213 ; 

 perch in, iv. 142 ; pest, ii. 166, 191 ; iii. 

 70, 95, 118; rock-work for, viii. 215; 

 why turbid, vii. 93 ; in winter, ix. 262; 

 x. 69 ; worms, vi. 238 



Aquatic insects can sustain severe eolrL, 

 vi. 41 



Aquatic warbler, ii. 139 



Arachnid, new, viii. 260; x. 121, 161, 171, 

 185, 209, 234 



Ardea : cinerea, v. 85 ; stellaris, iv. 39 ; vL 

 95, 137 



Arge galathea, parasites on, vii. 233, 258, 

 262 



Arges cyclopum, vi. 25 



Argus reflexus, x. 121, 161, 171, 185, 209, 

 234 



Argvnnis: Adippe, ix.160; Aglaia, ix. 160; 

 Lathonia, v.42; vi. 233,258; Niobe,xi.215 



