INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



XV 



Totanus bartramius, macularius, &c., 



382. 

 Toucans, the, 361. 

 Towhe buntings, the, 357. 

 Toxodon, 431. 

 Toxotes juculator, 228. 

 Trachea atriplicis and proecox, 180. 

 Trachearia. 12, 120. 

 Tiachclia, 159. 

 Tracheloceica olor, 24; T. viridis, 



25. 

 Ti-aciiyptcrus, 228. 

 Trachysaurns, 273. 

 Tragojian hastingsii, 372. 

 Treniatoda, 46. 

 Ti-eniiitodera, 251.. 

 Tieinliley, the discoverer of the genus 



hydra, 26. 

 Trenmig, method of fishing for and 



prraerving, 42. 

 Treron aromatica, 307 ; treronince, 



ib. 

 Tria^nodontini, 241, 

 Triakis, 241. 

 TrichechidiP, 432; trichechus rosma- 



ru3, &c., 433, 434. 

 Trichiurus, 223 ; T. electricus, 208. 

 Trichius, l.'')7. 

 TricliocephaUis dispar, 47. 

 Trichudectes, 147. 

 Tricliudina cometa, 24. 

 Trichu|itc'ra, 168. 

 Trichosurus, 415. 

 Tridacna, 72 ; tridacnidaj. ib. 

 Trigla lyra and cucalus, 222 ; triglidw, 



ib. 

 Trigonia pectinata and thoracica, 67. 

 Trigonocephalus conloi'trlx, &.C., 266, 



2l)7. 

 Trilobita, 12. 

 Trilobili'S, 110 ; known only from fossil 



remains, ib. 

 Trimera, 151, 1.52, 162. m 

 Tringa rufescens and miMta, 382. 

 TringiniB, 381. 

 Trionvcidie. 288. 

 Trionyx, 288, 289. 

 Triphauia (ironuba, 181. 

 Triplax, 1()2. 

 Triton, 253, 254; T. toeniatura and 



cristatiim, 256. 

 Tritonia, 79 ; tritoniid;e, ib. 

 Tritonium, 10. 

 Trochicljis, 483. 

 Trocliidse, 85. 

 Trochilidie, 328 et seq. 

 TrochiUidie, 182; trochilium ccrasi, 



ib. 

 Trochilus mango, macrourus, glau- 



copis, polytmus, pella, <&c., 329, 



330. 

 Trochus, 85. 



Troctes pulsatorius, 167. 

 Trogidii?, 156. 

 Troglodytes Kdon. 333 ; T. niger, 



497. 

 Troglodytina;, 333 ; 

 Trogon viridis and curucui, 323. 

 Trogonin;c, 322, 323. 

 Trogouophis, 275. 

 Trogons, the, 322, 323. 

 Trogoutherium, 467. 

 Trombidiid*, 124; trombidiura, 121, 



124. 

 Tropic birds, the, 389. 

 Tropidolepis, 278. 

 Tropidnnotus, 209 ; T. sirtalis, sipedon, 



&c., 270. 

 Tropidorliynchus corniculatus, 331. 

 Trout, the, improper application of 

 the name, 221 ; the salmon trout, 

 salt water troul, or weak fish, 

 223. 

 Trout family, the, 211, 212. 

 Trumpet-fish, the, 229. 

 Trum pesters, the, 379. 

 Trunk-fish, the, 231. 

 Trygonini, 243. 

 Tuhiciuella, 102. 

 Tubicol.a, 11, 60, 100. 

 Tubifex, 98. 

 Tubipora musica, 37 ; tubiporidte, 



ib. 

 Tubularia indivisa and coronata, 



27. 

 Tubulibrancbia, the, of Cuvier, 85. 



Tubulibrauchiata, 10. 



Tubulifera, 170. 



Tubulipora, 54 ; tubuliporidse, ib. 



Tumblers, the, .368. 



Tuiiicata, 10, 54. 



Tunny, the, 228. 



Tupinambis, 276. 



Turbo, 85. 



Turbot, the, 220. 



Turdidw, 341. 



Turkey buzzard, the, 296, 298, 300. 



Turkey.s, the, 373, 374, 



lurnianip, 375; turnix dactylisoiians, 

 ib. 



Turnstones, the, 379. 



Turritella, 83. 



Turtle-dove, 368. 



Turtles, the, 288, 289. 



Typhline cuvierii, 273. 



Typhlophthalmi, 273. 



Tyrannina', 345. 



Tyraimula, 345. 



Tyrannus iiitrepidus, crinitus, nuncio- 

 la, &c., 345. 



Uloborus walciia'rius, 130. 



Umbrella, 81 ; umbrellida;, ib. 



Umbrina nebulosa and alburnus, 

 224. 



Unau, the, 410. 



Unguiculata, 482. 



Unio, 49, 68. 



Uuionicola, 124. 



Unionida;, 67 ; composition of the 

 shell of, numerous variations and 

 distribution of some of the species 

 of, 68, 69 ; unionina^, 69 ; do dilHcul- 

 ty in distinguishing the characters 

 of, 71. 



Upupa epops, 326. 



rpupid.e, 326. 



Urauiidie, 183. 



Uraptera, 243. 



Ure-ox, the, 454. 



Uria antiqua, Iroile, &c., 388. 



Urina;, 388. 



Urocentrum turbo, 24. 



Urocerida;, 171 ; urocerus gigas, ib. 



Uroplatus fimbriatus, 281. 



Ursidaj, 482. 



Ursus, 15; U. maritiraus, americanus, 

 ferox, and arctos, 482. 



Valkeria, 54. 



Valvata, 83. 



Vampyridie, 476 ; vampyrus spectrum, 



477. 

 Vaiideleuria, 464. 

 Vanellus cristatus, 378. 

 Vanessa, 13; V. c-iilbum, atalanta, 



urtiCcB, antiopa, cardui, &c., 184. 

 Varanidie, 281 ; varaiius niloticus, 



ib. 

 Varicolores, 159, 160. 

 Vauga curvirostris, 348. 

 Velella, 10, 30. 

 Veneridie, 74. 

 Venus, 73, 74. 

 VermetidtB, 85. 

 Vermetus, 10, 85. 



Vertebrata, chief distinction between 

 the, and the evertebrata, 8; charac- 

 teristics of, 13 ; brief summary of the 

 classes included under, 13-15; de- 

 tailed description of the classes and 

 orders of, 197 et seq. 

 Vesicularia, 54. 

 Vesicularidaj, .53, 54. 

 Vespa, 175; V. vulgaris and crabro. 



176. 

 Vespertilio, 15 ; V. pruinosus, noctiva- 



gaus, &c., 478. 

 Vespid;p, 175. 



VibrilUe, definition of the term, 9. 

 Vibrio anguillula and tritici, 23. 

 Vicunna, the, 447. 

 Vidua paradisea, regia, and crythro- 



rhynclius, 35(i. 

 Vipera, 14. 

 Viperida-, 203, 267; viperina, 263, 



205. 

 Vipers, the, 2G3, 264, 267, 270. 

 Vireo olivaceus, &.C., 346 ; vireoninae, 



ib. 

 Virgularia juncea, 37. 

 Viscacha, the, 458. 



Viverrn, 15, 486; viverrida?, 15, 486. 



Vociler, the, of Lc Vaillant, 305. 



Volucella, 194. 



Voluta, 88; volutida;, ib. 



Vol vox globator, 23. 



Vulpes fulvus, decussatus, velox, and 



lagopus, 489, 490. 

 Vulsella, 03. 



Vulturid;p, the vultures, 295 et seq. 

 Vulturina?, 296. 



Waders, the, 378. 



Wagtails, the, 341. 



\Vaiking leaf, the, 164. 



Walruses, the, 432, 433 



Wampum, the colored margin of 

 cytherea used in the manufacture of, 

 75. 



Warblers, the, 335-340. 



Wart-hugs, the, 442. 



Wasps, the, 175. 



Water, discoloration of, by the dapU 

 nia;, 108. 



Water-flea, 12. 



Water-moccasin, the, 206. 



Water-puppy, the, 252 



Weak fish, the, 199, 223. 



Weasel, the, 15 ; the weasels, 485. 



Weaver birds, the, 355. 



Weever, the, 222. 



Weevils, the, 141, 160. 



Westwood, classification of the co- 

 leoptera by, 151, 152; arrangement 

 of the hymenoptera according to, 

 170; divisions of the rhopalocera 

 and heterocera according to, 179; 

 division of the homoptera and he- 

 teroplera according to, 185; cla.ssifi- 

 cation of the diptera according to, 

 191, 192. 



Wimle-louse, 12. 



Whales, the, 420. 421-424; the bottle- 

 nosed whale, 426 ; the white whale, 

 427. « 



Wheatears, 337. 



Whip-poor-will, the, 320. 



White fish, the, 212. 



V\' biting, the, 219, 224. 



Wide-gap, the, 230. 



Widgeon, the, 386. 



Widow or Whidah birds, the, 355, 

 356. 



Wilson, description of the horned 

 owl by, 312, 313— of the hawk owl, 

 315— of the whip-poor-will, 320 — 

 of the wren, 333, 334— of the blue- 

 bird, 338, 339— of the mocking bird, 

 342— of the yellow-breasted chat, 

 343 — of the red headed woodpecker, 

 364 ; description of the flight of the 

 wild goose by, 384, 385. 



Wings, the, of insects, general 

 structure of, 139; of birds, 291. 

 292. 



Wolf-flsb, the, 230. 



Wolverine, the, 484. 



Wolves, the, 488, 489. 



Wombats, the, 414. 



Woodcocks, the, 382. 

 Woodpeckers, the, 363-365. 

 Worms, general characteristics of, 11; 

 difficulties attending the classifica- 

 tion of, 42; intestinal, 44; the com- 

 mon tape-worm, 44 ; the guinea 

 worm, 45; earth-worms, 98. 

 Wrens, the, 333, 337. 

 Wrynecks, the, 365. 



Xilina exoleta, 181. 



Xiphias, 14, 226. 



Xiphodon, 435. 



Xiphorhynchus, 332. 



Xiphosomacaninum, 269. 



Xiphosura, 1 1 1. 



Xylocopa violacea and victima, 176. 



Yak, the, 454. 



Yellow-bird, the summer, 340. 



Yellowhammer, the, 3.58. 



Yellow jack, the, or yellowtail, 224. 



Yellow rump, the, 340. 



Yuncina;, 365. 



Yunx torquilla, 365. 



Zebra, the, 444. 

 Zenaida amabilis, 369. 



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