INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



Nelomys, 460. 



Nematobranchia, 82. 



Nematus, 171. 



Nemeilt'8, 10, 49 ; nemertidae, 49. 



Nemesia, 129. 



Neophriiice, 297. 



Neotoma, 404 ; N. floridana and drum- 



mondii, 405. 

 Nephrosleon, 424. 

 Nepa ciiierea, 187; iiepidse, ib. 

 NereidcB, 99; nereis, ib. 

 Nei-itina, 80. 

 NerociliiKP, 112. 



jiesariiak or nisarnak, the, of Green- 

 land, 421). 

 Nesokia, 404. 

 Nessia, 272. 



NeuropteiJa, 13, 143, 16G. 

 Newman, names applied by, to the 



sef^ments of heteromorphic larva;, 



134. 

 Ni:,'lit hawks, the. 319, .320. 

 Nightintjale, the, 335, 336. 

 Nirmida!, 147. 

 Nitidulidie, 155. 

 Noctilio, 476. 

 NoctuidcE, 180. 

 Noraada, 176. 

 Noraenclator Zoologicus, of Agassiz, 



great utility of, 74. 

 Notacanlhidie, 225 ; notacanlhus na- 



sus, ib. 

 Notamiu, 54. 



Notaspis, the, of Hermann, 122. 

 Notidani, 242 ; notidanus, 243. 

 Notodonla cameliiia and ziczac, 181. 

 Notoiiecta glauca, 187 ; notonectida;, 



ib. 

 Notophthalmiis, 254. 

 Nototheriura, 414. 

 Notoxidie, 159. 

 Aotiirus 210. 



Nucithiga caryocatactes, 352. 

 NucleoLiranchia, 78. 

 Nucula, 07. 

 Niidibranchia, 78. 

 Nudibraiichiata, 10. 

 Numeniiis longirostris, borealis, &,c.. 



381. 

 Numida meleagris, 374. 

 Nummulites, explanation of the terra, 



76. 

 Nutcrackers, the, 352. 

 Nuthatches, the. 332. 

 NyctaloideiK, 183. 

 Nyctea nivea, 310, 314. 

 Nycteribiidfe, 196. 

 Nycteris, 477. 

 Nyctibiiis, 320. 

 Nycticejus, 478. 

 Nyctinomus, 476. 

 Nyctipitliecus, 494. 

 Nyctophilus, 477, 478. 

 Nympliacea, 74. 

 NymphalidcB, 184. 

 Nymphon, 113, 121 ; nymphonida;, 



121. 

 Nyssa timida, 129. 



Ocelot, the, 491. 



Octocera,- 92. 



Octodon, 459 ; octodontinae, 458. 



Octopoda, 92; octopus, 11, 92. 



Oculina virginea and gemmascens, 

 36. 



Ocypoda, 117 ; O. areuaria, 118 ; ocypo- 

 dinw, 117. 



Odonestis potatoria, 181. 



Odontaspidini, 242. 



OdonlophoriniB, 375 ; odontophorus 

 virginianus, ib. 



Oedemerid«, 1.59. 



a;dicnemin<e, 378; cedicnemus crepi- 

 tans, ib. 



a<;dipoda Carolina, stridula, &c., 166. 



CEdipus, 255. 



CEstridic, 195; cestrus bovis, &c., ib. 



Oidemia velvetina, perspicellata, &c., 

 386. 



Oliva, 50, 88. 



Onialiides, 155. 



Ommatostergus, 464. 



Oncideres cingulatus, 161. 



Oniscida-, 113; oniscus, 12, 113. 



Onychodactylus, 256. 



Onychogalea, 413. 



948 



Onychoteuthis, 92, 94. 



Opercularia arliculata, 24. 

 Ophidia, 14,262. 



OphididiB, 218 ; ophidium, ib. 



Ophiocephalus striatus, 225. 



Upliiodes, 272. 



Ophiolepis, 39; ophiura, ib. 



Opliiology, or a systematic arrange- 

 ment of the ophidia, 263. 



Opiiiomorus, 272. 



Dphiophthalrai, 273. 



Ophiosaurus, 274. 



Ophisaurus, 14. 



Opislhocomus cristatus, 360. 



Opiotherium, 435. 



Opossum, the pigmy flying, 415; opos- 

 sums, the, 418, 419. 



Orang outang, the, 497. 



Urea communis, 427. 



Orchestia, 114. 



Greasier turritus, 39. 



Oreotrochilus, 328. 



Orgya antiqua and fascilena, 181. 



I )ribatidiE, 122. 



Orioles, the, 343; the American, 354. 



UiioUna;, 343 ; oriole galbula, &c., 

 343, 344. 



Oi'ismology, or the application of 

 names to organs, 132. 



Hrnithopterus, 183. 



Ornilhorhynchidae, 404; ornithorhyn- 

 chus, 15. 



Ortliagoiiscus, 14, 232. 



Orlhuceri, 161. 



Orthoptera, 13, 143, 163, 252. 



Ortolan, tlie, 358. 



Orlygometra Carolina, jamaicensis, 

 &c., 383. 



OrycteropodidcB, 406 ; orycteropus, ib. 



Oryctes uasicornis, 149, 173. 



Oryx, 451. 



Oscanis, 194. 



Osmerus, 211 ; O. viridescens, 212. 



Osleodesma, .58. 



Osteopera platycephala, 460. 



OstracionidiB, 231. 



Ostracoda, 108. 



Ostrea, 10, 61 ; ostreidie, 61. 



I )striches, the, 376, 377. 



Otaria ursina and jubata, 481. 



Utinx', 377. 



Otis, 15 ; O. tai'da and tetrax, 377. 



Otodus, 243. 



Otolicnus senegalensis, 493. 



Otolith us regalis, 199, 223. 



Otsego bass, the, 212. 



Oilers, the, 486. 



Otus, 15 ; O. wilsoniainis and brachyo- 

 tus, 311. 



Ouagga, the, 444. 



Ouislitis, 494. 



Ourapteryx sambucaria, 180. 



Ouzel, the ring, 342. 



Oven birds, the, 331. 



Ovibos moschatus, 454. 



Ovis ammon, aries, &c., 453. 



Ovovivipara, 401. 



Ovula, 88. 



Owls, the, 309-315. 



Oxen, the, 453, 454. 



( )xygomphius, 474. 



Oxylophus glandarius, 360. 



Oxymycterus, 464. 



Oxypterus, 427. 



Oxyrhina, 242, 243. 



Oxystoraes, 117. 



Oxylelides, 155. 



(ixyuris vermicularis, 47. 



Oyster, the, 61 ; art of breeding, 62. 



Oyster-catchers, the, 379. 



Pachycephalinae, 347. 



Pachydermata, 15, 434. 



Pacliyodon, 481. 



Pachysoma, 478. 



Pachytherium, 408. 



Paco, the, 447. 



Pii'cilopoda, 104. 



Pagrus argyrops, 224. 



PaguridiB, 115; pagurus, ib. 



Pala!Cyon, 484. 



PaUemon, 116; paloemonidae, &c., ib. 



PaUeocyon, 487. 



PaUt'ogale, 485. 



Paheomephitis, 486. 



Palicomeryx, 450. 



Pateomys, 468. 



Palffioniscus, 237. 



Palieoinis torquatus, 361 ; P. alexan- 



dri, &c., 362. 

 Pala;osaurus, 282. 

 Palfeospalax, 474. 



Palceotheridae, 437; palieotheriura, ib 

 Palamedea coruula, 382 ; jjalame- 



deidie, ib. 

 Palinurinai, 116; palinurus, ib. 

 Palliobranchiata, 55. 

 Palmipedt^s, 15. 

 Palmyra, 99. 

 Palpicoruia, 154. 

 Paludina. 83. 

 Panda, 483. 

 Pandiou, 305. 



Pandora, 59 ; pandorid», ib. 

 Pangolins, the, 405. 

 Panop«a arctica, 59. 

 Panorpa, 108; panorpida, ib. 

 Panther, the, 491. 

 Papilio, 179, 183, 184 ; papilionidae, 



183, 184. 

 Papio, 496. 

 Paracephalophora, the, of Blainville, 



75. 

 Paradise birds, the, 327. 

 Piu-adiseina;, 327 ; paradisea major and 



minor, lac, ib. 

 Paradoxuius. 487. 

 Paramecium compressum, 25. 

 Parasita, 13, 143, 146. 

 Parenchymala, 10, 45. 

 Pardalotus puctatus, 347. 

 Parina;, 339 ; parus bicolor, &;c., 339, 



340. 

 Parisita, confusion in the use of the 



term, 111. 

 Parnida;, 154. 



Parra jacana and iudica, 383. 

 Pariinie, 382. 

 Parrots, the, 361, 362. 

 Parthenopiinaj, 1 18. 

 Partridges, the, 374, 375. 

 Passalus cornutus, 156. 

 Passeres, 15, 294, 315. 

 Pastor roseus, 354. 

 Patella, 81 ; palellid;e, ib. 

 Patira, the, 441. 

 Patras, the, 497. 

 Paussidie, 155. 

 Pavo cristatus, &c., 371 ; pavoninae, 



ib. 

 Peacocks, the, 371 . 

 Pearls, whence deiived, and various 



qualities of, 63; artificial, 04; prin- 

 cipal fisheries for, ib. ; description 



of the manner of fishing for, 64, 



65. 

 Peccaries, the, 441. 

 Pecten, 49, 62; P. plem-onectes, ja- 



cobiBUs, &c., 63. 

 Pectinibranchia, 82, 

 Pectinida!, 62. 

 Pectunculus, 67. 

 Pedetes capensis, 466. 

 Pedicellaria, 17. 

 Pedicellata, 10. 



PediculidiB, 146; pediculus, 13, 146 

 Pegasus, 232, 233. 

 Pekan, the, 485. 

 Pelagus, 481. 

 Pelamis, 268. 

 Pelamys, 226. 



PelecanidiB, 389 ; pelecanlnae, 390. 

 Pelecanus, 15 ; P. amaricanus, fnscas, 



&c., 390. 

 Pelecinus, 171. 

 Pelicans, the, 390. 

 Pellona, 209. 

 Pelobates fuscus, 259. 

 Pelopieus flavipes, 173. 

 Penainiu, 116. 

 Peuecillus penecillus, 17. 

 Penelope cristata, 370 ; penelopinaa, 



ib. 

 Penguins, the, 388. 

 Peunatula granulosa, &c., 36 ; P. 



grisea, 37; pennatulidie, 36. 

 Pentacrinus asteria and europieus, 38. 

 Peutamera, various divisions of the, 



by Macleay, Westwood, and La> 



treille, 151, 152. 

 Pentatoma, 189. 

 Perameles, 416 ; peramelidae, ib. 



