INDEX. 595 
Carnivorous tribes of animals, 148—151 ; 
nutrition of, 161; teeth of, 179, 
182. 
Carpenter-Bee, 703. 
Cartilage , structure of, 47; nutrition of, 
48 ; transformation of, into bone, 52. 
Casein, 15. 
Cat, electricity of, 418. 
Cauda equina, 460. 
Cells , nature of, 32; multiplication of, 
33; new production of, 34, 393 ; inde¬ 
pendent condition of, 35 ; origin of all 
organisms from, 379 ; differentiation of 
functions of, 380. 
Cells of Bee, 712, 713; royal, 714, 716. 
Cementum of Teeth, 54. 
Centipede, 93, 103 ; reflex actions of, 
443. 
Cephalopoda, general characters of, 
121 ; circulation in, 291 ; respiration 
in, 316; nervous system in, 448; . re¬ 
production of, 753. 
Cercaria-larva of distoma, 743. 
Cerebellum , 449; development of, in 
different classes, 452—456; in Man, 
458; functions of, 480, 481. 
Cerebro-spinal nerves, 458—461. 
Cerebrum , 449; development of, in 
different classes of Vertebrata, 452— 
456; in Man, 458; development of, 
correspondent with intelligence, 452, 
718; functions of, 483—485; effects 
of removal of, 465. 
Cerumen of ear, 375. 
Cheetodon rostratus, 476, 
Chalazae of egg, 755. 
Cheese, 377. 
Chemical constitution of organized 
bodies, 4; of albumen, 13, 14; of casein, 
15; of syntonin, 16; of fibrin, 17, 18; 
of gelatin, 19; of chondrin, 20; of 
bone, 51; of teeth, 54. 
Cheselden’s case, 507. 
Childers, speed of, 660. 
Chimpanzee, 173, 674. 
Cholesterin, 364. 
Cholic acid, 364. 
Chondrin, 20. 
Chorda dorsalis, 53, 757. 
Chorion, 761. 
Choroid coat, 533, 
Chromatic aberration, 548, 549. 
Chrysalis, 97, 309, 745. 
Chyle , 171, 213, 222; change of, in lac- 
teals, 222, 223 ; delivery of into blood- 
Chylificaticm, 1 171, 212—215. 
Chyme, 171, 211. 
Cicada, sound of, 679. 
Cicatricula, 755, 756. 
Cilia, 45, 143, 319, 329. 
Ciliary processes, 536. 
Circulation, 253; purposes of, 228, 
253, 254: complete double, 282; 
greater, 253; lesser, 253, 268; pecu¬ 
liarity of, in liver, 267; mechanism of, 
269, 270. 
Circulation, course of, in warm-blooded 
animals, 282; in foetus, 283,762; in 
Reptiles,284,285; in Fishes,286; in Am¬ 
phibia, 287, 288; in Invertebrata, 289 ; 
in Mollusca, 290; in Cephalopoda, 291; 
in Crustacea, 292 ; in Insects, 293 ; in 
Spiders, 293; in Worms, 291; in Tuni- 
cata and Echinodermata, 295; in Zoo¬ 
phytes and Sponges, 295. 
Cirrhipeda, general structure of, 102; de¬ 
velopment of, 749. 
Claspers of monkeys, 643, 674. 
Clavicle, 634, 636. 
Climbing perch, 318. 
Coagulation of albumen, 14; of fibrin, 
17 ; of blood, 236—238 ; of chyle, 222. 
Coagulable lymph, 391. 
Cochlea of ear, 518—520. 
Cockchafer, digestive apparatus of, 358. 
Cod, brain of, 453. 
Cod-liver oil, use of, 386. 
Coecum, 214. 
Cold sustained by animals, Introd., 405. 
Cold-blooded animals, temperature of, 
403—406. 
Coloured shadows, 569. 
Colouring matter, formed by cells, 359, 
360, 533. 
Colourless corpuscles of blood, 234. 
Colours, want of power to distinguish, 
468; complementary, 568—570. 
Comatula, development of, 741. 
Combustion in animal body, 157, 305, 
306,412,413. 
Commissures of nervous system, 434, 
458. 
Complementary colours, 568—570. 
Compound eyes of Articulata, 572—575. 
-- Polypes, 124, 127. 
-Tunicata, 114. 
Conchifera, 113; respiration in, 316; 
luminosity of; 396; nervous system 
of, 437. 
Conjunctival membrane, 537. 
Consonants, 689, 690. 
Consumption, nature and treatment of, 
386. 
Contractility of muscular fibre, 579, 
590 ; dependent on its nutrition, 591. 
Contractions of heart, -269, 271, 581, 587. 
--- of muscles, energy of, 592 
—594; use of, in organic functions, 
595; in locomotion, 595. 
Convex surfaces, influence of, on light, 
529—531. 
Convolutions of brain, 456, 458. 
Convulsive movements, 473, 474; energy 
of, 592. 
Cooling effects of evaporation, 372, 373. 
Coral-forming animals, 131—134. 
Cornea, 533; structure of, 46. 
Corpora striata, 458. 
Corpus callosum, 458. 
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