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Buck.— The Black 146 



The Wood Duck 149 



" The Mallard 150 



" The Blue-winged Teal 155 



♦' The Green-winged Teal 153 



DoLicHONYxoBYZivoEA.— The BoB-LiNK ; Greek, dolichos, long Onyx, 



aclaw 233 



Dana — Professor T., his Address before the American Association on 



American Geological History 395 



d'Urban, W] S. M., his notice of the Gros beak and Chatterer 469 



Encrinite. — Au extensive family of lily-shaped fossils 48 



Elaphus. — Greek, a Stag 81 



Elaphus Canadensis. — The Canadian Stag, commonly but incorrectly 



called in America the Elk 81 



EcTOPisTES. — A genus of birds of which the common blue Pigeon is a 

 well-known species ; Greek, Ektopistos, frequently chang- 

 ing place or habitation 168 



EcTOPisTEs Migratoria. — Common Blue Pigeon 168 



Earthquake. — 189 



FucoiDEs. — Latin, fucus, a sea weed . 



Favosites. — A genus of fossil corals of the polaeozoic rocks, resem- 

 bling petrified honey-combs, hence the name ; Latin, 



Favus, bee-hive, or honey-comb 60 



Felspar 197 



Fox, Red. — Vulpes Fulvus 21*7 



Fox — Silver Grey or Black Fox 221 



Fox— Cross 222 



Fox — Arctic Fox, Vulpes lagopus 224 



Fox — Swift, Vulpes velox 21*7 



Fox — Jackall, Vulpes Utah 217 



Fusus Carinatus 348 



Glyptoceinds. — An extensive genus of Encrinites ; Greek, Glyptos, 



sculptured, and krinos lily 49 



Glyptocrinus ramulosus. — A species of Encrinite, very common in 



the Trenton limestone 54 



Gull. — Larus Argentatus 159, 160 



Granite. — A rock composed of quaitz, felspar and mica 198 



Gulo. — A Glutton, a genus of quadrupeds of which the Wolverene or 



Carcajou, Gulo luscus is a species 242 



Grouse. — The Ruffed Grouse, tetrao umhellus 289 



Gros beak 465 



Hamilton Group. — Called after a place in the Slates of that name. . . 23 

 HuRONiAN Formation. — The formation next below the Potsdam sand- 

 stone, largely developed in the vicinity of Lakes 



Huron and Superior, Cambrian 16 



Hypostoma — 46 



Hornblende, — 197 



Hessian Fly.— ..307 



