INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



Hang nests, the, 355. 



Hapale, 15, 494. 



Hapalotis. 464. 



Harelda glacialis, 386. 



Harengula spiattus, 209. 



Hares, the, 455-457. 



Harlanus, 442. 



Harlequin, the, 386. 



Harpa, 87. 



Harpactcs raalabaricus, rulihis, &c., 



323. 

 Harpactinae, 323. 



Harpagmotherium canadense, 438, 

 Hai'pagus, 302. 

 Harpogodon, 488. 

 Harpyfa, 305, 479. 

 Harriers, the, 308. 

 Harry-long-legs, spider-like animals so 



called, 125. 

 Haustellata, derivation of the term, 



137. 

 Hawfinch, the, 356. 

 Hawk owls, the, 314. 

 Hawks, the, 302, 306, 307-309, 319, 



320. 

 Hawksbill turtle, the, 289. 

 Head, the, of insects, and its appen- 

 dages, with scientific terras refer- 

 ring to the diflerent parts, 135, 136. 

 Head-flsh, the, 232. 

 Hedgehog, the, 475. 

 Helamys cafTer, 466. 

 Helicina, 90; heliclnpe, 91 ; helix, ib. 

 Heliornis suriuaniensis, 387. 

 Heliothis delphinii, 180. 

 Helminthes, general characters of the, 



42, 43 ; classification of the, by Du- 



veruoy, 43, 44 ; manner of life of, 



44 ; helrainthophyta, ib. 

 Helocera, 155. 

 Heloderma horridum, 281. 

 HelophUus, 194. 

 Helophoridae, 154. 

 Helopidte, 160. 

 Helotarsus ecaudatus, 305. 

 Hemerobiidie, 168. 

 Hemicardium cardissa, 73. 

 Hemidactyla, 280. 

 Heniidactylium, 255. 

 Heniipristis, 243. 

 Hemiptera, 13, 143, 184. 

 Heptancbus, 242. 

 Herbivora, 412, 429. 

 Hercyna palliotalis, 180. 

 Hermella, 101. 

 Herons, the, 379, 380. 

 Herpestes, 487. 

 Herring, the common, 209 ; immense 



shoals of, 209, 210 ; account of the 



herring fishery, 210, 211. 

 Hersilia caudata, 129. 

 Hesperia, 184. 

 Hesperomys, 464. 

 Hessian fly, the, 193. 

 Hetaerius brunneipennis, 156. 

 Heterocephalus, 464. 

 Heterocera, 179. 

 Heterocerci monopterygii, 237. 

 Heteroceridas, 154. 

 Heterodon, 408, 428: H. nigcr, &c., 



470. 

 Heterodontidae, 420, 428. 

 Heteromeles, 273. 

 Heteromera, 151, 152, 159. 

 Heteromorpha, 134. 

 Heteromys, 461, 462. 

 Heteropoda, 10, 77. 

 Heteroptera, 184, 185. 

 Heteropus, 273, 413. 

 Hetei'otherium, 419. 

 Hexaiichus, 242. 

 Hexaprotodon, 436. 

 Hierax ccerulescens, 300, 302. 

 Hiester, Dr., account of the bacteria 



femorata by, 164, 165. 

 Himantopus albicoUia and nigricollis. 



381. 

 Hinnites, 63. 

 Hinnus, 444. 

 Hipparcbia seniele, galathea, &c., 



184. 

 Hipparion, 44.5. 

 HippiUEe, 115. 

 Ilippoboscidae, 196. 

 Hippocampidae, 233; hippocampus, 14, 



232. 



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Hippoglossus, 219 ; H. vulgaris, 220. 

 Hippopotnmid«, 435; liippopotamus, 



435, 436. 

 Hip|)üpus, resemblance of, to tridacna, 



72. 

 Hippotherium, 444. 

 Hippothoa, 54. 



[lirudo, 11 ; II. officinalis, &c., 97. 

 Hirudinidie, 96. 

 Hirundinida', the, 316 ; hirundininie, 



317. 

 Hirimdo rufa, lunifrons, rustica, &c., 



317, 318. 

 Hister, 156; histerida;, ib. 

 Hoazin, the crested, 300. 

 Hubby, the, 302. 

 Hogg, views of, as to the nature of 



sponges, 16. 

 Hogs, the, 441, 442; cause of measles 



in, 45. 

 Holocanthus, 228. 

 Holocentrum longipinne, 222. 

 Holocephali, 20.5, 240. 

 Hololepta, 156. 

 Holoptychii, 239. 

 Holopus rangii, 38. 

 Holostei, 234, 237. 

 Holothuria, 10. 

 H cloth uridea, 41. 

 Holoway, the, 497. 

 Homo, 15 ; H. diluvii testis, 253. 

 Homolinae, 115. 

 Homomorpha, 134. 

 Homoplera, 184, 185. 

 Homopus, 287. 

 Honey buzzard, the, 306. 

 Honey creepers, eaters, and suckers, 



330. 

 Honey guides, the, 365. 

 Hooded snake, the, 267. 

 Hoodlbug, the, 168. 

 Hoopoes, the, 326. 

 Hoplophorus, 408. 

 Horiidae, 159. 

 Hornbills, the, 360. 

 Horned frog, the, 278. 

 Horned owls, the, 312. 

 Horned pout, the, 216. 

 Hornet, the, 175. 

 Horns, the shedding and growth of, 



393, 394. 

 Horse, the, 443. 

 Horse mackerel, the, 226. 

 Horse whale, the, 432. 

 Humming-birds, 178, 182, 328 et seq. 

 Hya>na, 15, 490 ; hysenidie, ib. 

 Hyicnodon, 487. 

 Hyatea, 77 ; hyalaeidae, ib. 

 Hybodus, 243. 

 Hydra, 9 ; H. grisea, fusca, and viridis, 



27. 

 Hydrachna, 124 ; hydrachnidsc, ib. 

 Hydradephaga, 153. 

 Hydrarchida?, 482 ; hydrarchos, ib. 

 Hydrargira, 214. 



Hydridw, 263, 268 ;• hydrus, 268. 

 Hydrocanthari, 1.53. 

 Hydrochierus, 458. 

 Hydroida, new arrangement of the, 



25 ; characters of the, 26 ; hydridw 



and hydra, ib. ; structiu'e and habits 



ofthehydra, 26, 27. 

 Hydrometra, 142, 188; hydrometrida», 



188. 

 Hydromys, 464. 



Hydrophilidw, 154; hydrophilus, ib. 

 Hydropsyche, 169. 

 Hydrostatica, 10. 

 Hyla versicolor, viridis, &c., 259; hv- 



ladas, 257, 259. 

 Hylwosaunis, 285. 

 Hylactes, 335. 

 Hylobates agilis, 497. 

 Hylogale, 474. 

 Hylomys, 474. 



Hymenoptera, 13, 132, 137, 143, 169. 

 Hynobius', 256. 

 Hyops, 441. 

 Hyotherliim, 440. 

 Hypena rostralis, 180. 

 HyperinidiP, 114. 

 Hyperoodon, 428. 

 Hypobranchia, 80. 

 Hyponomeutn, 179. 

 Hypopu.*, 123. 

 Hypsaeid«, 214. 



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Hypsiprymnus, 413. 

 Uypuda-u.s, 464. 

 Ilyracotherium, 440. 

 Hyracidie, 439; hyra.x, 439, 440. 

 Ilysleropus, 273. 

 HyslricidiP, 457 : hystricina, 460. 

 Hystrix cristatus, 461. 



lacchus, 494. 



Ibis rul)ra, alba, &c., 381 ; the ibises, 

 380. 381. 



Ibyctcr, 30(). 



Ichneumon, 171, 487 ; ichneunionida», 

 171. 



Ichthyiaf tus, 305. 



Ichthyology, early works on, 2; vari- 

 ous cliisslflcations of fishes, 200-205. 



Ichthyosaurus, 14, 284. 



Icteria viridis, 343. 



Icteiinee, 354 ; icterus baltimore, 355. 



Ictides, 483. 



Ictinia plumbea, 306. 



Idoteida', 112. 



Iguana, 14, 278 ; iguanidic, 277. 



Iguauodon, 285. 



Imago, the, or perfect insect, 135. 



Inclusa, 57. 



Indicator major and minoi', 365; indi- 

 catorin.T, ib. 



Indris, 493. 



Inferobranchia, 80; iuferobranchiata, 

 10. 



Infusoria, nature of the, 9; only 

 known since the invention of the 

 microscope, 17 ; first discovered by 

 Leeuwenhoek, 18 ; size and shape 

 of, ib. ; different forms and organi- 

 zation of, 19; inhabitants of water 

 not of air, 20 ; modes of locomotion 

 and methods of reproduction of, 21 ; 

 vital power of, ib. ; extent of geolo- 

 gical strata made up of the solid 

 parl^ of, 21, 22; doubts exisling 

 among natui-alists as to the exact 

 nature of many of the, 22 ; the 

 class anentera, 23, 24 ; enterodela, 

 24, 25. 



Inia boliviensis, 426. 



Insecta, 12, 13, 95, 132. 



Insectivora, 15, 416, 472, 476. 



Insects, chief characlerislics of, 12. 

 132; application of names to the 

 organs of, 132, 133 ; the egg and lar- 

 va of, 33; metamorphoses of, 134; 

 the pupa, ib. ; the imago or perfect 

 insect, 135; general observations 

 upon the component parts of the 

 head of, with an explanation of the 

 scientific terms applied to them, 

 135-138 — on the thorax and its ap- 

 pendages, 138, 13'J — on the abdomen, 



139, 140; nervous system of, 140; 

 luminosity of, ib. ; methods of de- 

 fence of, and sounds emitted by. 



140, 141; ravages of, among vege- 

 table productions, 141 ; uses of, 14t. 

 142; essentially terrestrial, 142; 

 orders of, according to Latreille, 

 143; Burraeister's arrangement of, 

 143, 144; directions concerning the 

 search for, and preservation and ar- 

 rangement of specimens, 149-151. 



tnsessores, 293. 



Intestina, animals included under the. 

 10 ; orders of, ib. 



Inuus ecaudatus, 496. 



Involuta, 8S. 



lo fluvialis, 84. 



Iridina, 71 ; iridinina', ib. 



Irrisor erythrorhynchus and luelano- 

 rhynchus, 236. 



Isis hippuris, 37. 



Isocardin, 73. 



Isomy.«, 464. 



Isopoda, 12; the walking, swimming, 

 and sedentary. 111; families of, ac- 

 cording to Latreille, 112. 



Isothrix.'460. 



lulida-, 131; iulus,.ib. 



Ixodes, 123 ; ixwlidu;, ib. 



.Tacamaralcyonides leuootis, 325. 

 .lacaraars, the, 325. 

 ■lacanas, the, 382. 

 Jackal, the, 489. 

 Jackdaw, the, 35L 



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