INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



Nelomys, 460. 



Neraatübranchia, 82. 



Nematiis, 171. 



Nemerles, 10, 49; nemertidie, 49. 



Nemesia, 129. 



Neophiinae, 297. 



Neotoma, 464 ; N. floridana and drum- 



mondii, 465. 

 Nephrosleon, 424. 

 Nepa cinerea, 107; nepidse, ib. 

 NereidiB, 99 ; nereis, ib. 

 Nentina, 86. 

 Nerocilinte, 112. 



Nesarnalc or nisarnak, the, of Green- 

 land, 426. 

 Nesokia, 464. 

 Nessia, 272. 



Neuropteria, 13, 143, 166. 

 Newman, names applied by, to the 

 segments of heteroniorphic larva;, 

 134. 

 Night hawks, the. 319, 320. 

 Nightingale, the, 335, 336. 

 Nirmida;, 147. 

 Nitidulidae, 153. 

 Noctilio, 476. 

 NoctuidiB, 180. 

 Nomada, 176. 

 Nomenclator Zoologicus, of Agassiz, 



great utility of, 74. 

 Notacanthida!, 225; nolacanthus na- 



8US, ib. 

 Notamia, .'54. 



Notaspis, the, of Hermann, 122. 

 Notidani, 242 ; notidanus, 243. 

 Notodonta caraeliiui and ziczac, 181. 

 Notonecta glauca, 187; notonectid«, 



ib. 

 Notophthalmus, 254. 

 Nototherium, 414. 

 Notoxida!, 159. 

 Noturus, 216. 



Nucifraga caryocatactes, 352. 

 Nucleobranchia, 78. 

 Nucula, 67. 

 Nudibranchia, 78. 

 Nudibranchiata, 10. 

 Numenius longiroslris, borealis, &c., 



381. 

 Numida meleagris, 374. 

 Nummulites, e.xplanation of the term, 



76. 

 Nutcrackers, the, 352. 

 Nuthatches, the. 332. 

 Nyctaloidese, 183. 

 Nyctea nivea, 310, 314. 

 Nycteribiidae, 196. 

 Nycteris, 477. 

 Nyctibius, 320. 

 Nycticejiis, 478. 

 Nyctinomus, 476. 

 Nyctipithecus, 494. 

 Nyctophilus, 477, 478. 

 Nymphacea, 74. 

 Nymphalida;, 184. 

 Nymphon, 113, 121 ; nymphonidae, 



121. 

 Nyssa timida, 129. 



Ocelot, the, 491. 



Octocera, 92. 



Octodon, 459 ; octodontinie, 458. 



Octopoda, 92; octopus, 11, 92. 



Oculina virginea and gemmascens, 

 36. 



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

 dinae, 117. 



Odonestis potatoria, 181. 



Odontaspidini, 242. 



Odonlophorina;, 375 ; odontophoriis 

 virginianus, ib. 



Oedemeridse, 159. 



ffidicnemin«, 378; oedicnemus crepi- 

 tans, ib. 



CEdipoda Carolina, stridula, &c., 166. 



CEdipus, 235. 



CEstridaä, 195 ; oestrus bovis, &c., ib. 



Oidemia velvetina, perspicellata, &c., 

 386. 



Oliva, 50, 88. 



Omaliides, 155. 



Ommatostergus, 464. 



Oncideres cingulatus, 161. 



Onis(^idce, 113; oni.scus, 12, 113. 



Onychodactylus, 256. 



Onychogalea, 413. 



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Onychoteuthls, 92, 94. 

 Opercularia articulata, 24. 

 Ophidia, 14, 262. 

 Ophidida», 218 ; ophidium, ib. 

 Ophiocephalus striatus, 225. 

 Uphiodes, 272. 

 Ophiolepis, 39; ophiura, ib. 

 Ophiülogy, or a systematic arrange- 

 ment of the ophidia, 263. 

 Ophioniorus, 272. 

 Ophiophthalmi, 273. 

 Ophiosaurus, 274. 

 Uphisaurus, 14. 

 Opislhocomus cristatus, 360. 

 Oplotherium, 433. 



Opossum, the pigmy flying, 415; opos- 

 sums, the, 418, 419. 

 Oraug outang, the, 497. 

 Urea communis, 427. 

 Orchestia, 114. 

 Oreaster turritus, 39. 

 Oreolrochilus, 328. 

 Orgya antiqua and fascilcna, 181. 

 Oribatidie, 122. 



Orioles, the, 343; the American, 354. 

 Orioiinie, 343 ; oriole galbula, &c., 



343, 344. 

 Orismology, or the application of 



names to organs, 132. 

 Ornithopterus, 183. 

 Ornithorhynchida,', 404; ornithorhyn- 



chus, 15. 

 OrthagorisciLS, 14, 232. 

 Orthoceri, 161. 

 Orthoptera, 13, 143, 163, 252. 

 Ortolan, the, 358. 

 Orlygometra Carolina, jamaicensis, 



&.C., 383. 

 Orycteropodid.e, 406; orycteropus, ib. 

 Oryctes nasicornis, 149, 173. 

 Ory.\, 451. 

 Oscanis, 194. 



Osmerus, 211 ; O. viridescens, 212. 

 Osleodesma, 58. 

 Osteopera platycephala, 460. 

 Ostracionidie, 231. 

 Ostracoda, 108. 

 Ostrea, 10, 61 ; ostreidie, 61. 

 Dsiriches, the, 376, 377. 

 Otaria ursina and jubata, 481. 

 Otin.e, 377. 



Otis, 15; O. tarda and tetrax, 377. 

 Otodus, 243. 



Otoiicnus senegalensis, 493. 

 Otolithus regalis, 199, 223. 

 Otsego bass, the, 212. 

 Otters, the, 486. 

 Otus, 15; O. wilsoniauus and brachyo- 



tus, 311. 

 Ouagga, the, 444. 

 Ouistitis, 194. 



Ourapteryx sambucaria, 180. 

 Ouzel, the ring, 342. 

 Oven birds, the, 331. 

 Ovibos moschatus, 4.34. 

 Ovis ammon, aries, &.C., 453. 

 Ovovivipara, 401. 

 Ovula, 88. 

 Owls, the, 309-315. 

 Oxen, the. 453, 454. 

 Oxygomphius, 474. 

 Oxylophus glandarius, 366. 

 Oxyraycterus, 464. 

 Oxyplerus, 427. 

 Oxyrhina, 242, 243. 

 Oxystumes, 117. 

 Oxytelides, 155. 

 Oxyuris vermicularis, 47. 

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

 Oyster-catchers, the, 379. 



PachycephalinsB, 347. 



Pacbydermata, 15, 434. 



Pachyodon, 481. 



Pachysoma, 478. 



Pachytherium, 408. 



Paco, the, 447. 



Pcccilopoda, 104. 



Pagrus argyrops, 224. 



Paguridffi, 115; pagurus, ib. 



Paliecyon, 484. 



Patemon, 116; palsemonidae, &c., ib. 



Pateocyon, 487. 



Palaeogale, 485. 



Palseomephitis, 486. 



Palajomeryx, 450. 



Palaeomys, 468. 



Pateoniscus, 237. 



Palaeornis torquatus, 361 ; P. alexan- 



dri, &c., 362. 

 Palieosaurus, 282. 

 Palieospalax, 474. 



PaltBotherida», 437; paUeotherium, lb. 

 Palamedea cornula, 382 ; palame- 



deid.e, ib. 

 Palinurina', 116; p:ilinurus, ib. 

 I'alliobranchiata, 55. 

 Palmipedes, 15. 

 Palmyra, 99. 

 Palpicoruia, 154. 

 Paludina, 83. 

 Panda, 483. 

 Paudion, 305. 



Pandora, 59 ; pandoridie, ib. 

 Pangolins, the, 405. 

 Panopa'a arctica, 59. 

 Panorpa, 168; panorpidse, ib. 

 Panther, the, 491. 

 Papilio, 179, 183, 184 ; papilionldae, 



183, 184. 

 Papio, 496. 

 Paracephalophora, the, of BlaiuviUe, 



75. 

 Paradise birds, the, 327. 

 Piu-adisein«, 327 ; paradisea major and 



minor, &c., ib. 

 Paradoxurus. 487. 

 Paramecium coinpressum, 25. 

 Parasitn, 13, 143, 146. 

 Pai-eucliymata, 10, 45. 

 Pardalotus puclatus, 347. 

 Parin», 339 ; parus bicolor, &c., 339, 



340. 

 Parisita, confusion in the use of the 



term, 111. 

 Parnida», 154. 



Parra jacana and indica, 383. 

 Parrin», 3(^2. 

 Parrots, the. 361, 362. 

 Parthenopiina-, 1 18. 

 Partridges, the, 374, 375. 

 Passalus corn ut us, 156. 

 Passeres, 15, 294, 315. 

 Pastor rose us, 354. 

 Patella, 81 ; patellidac, ib. 

 Patira, the, 441. 

 Patras, the, 497. 

 Paussida», 155. 

 Pavo cristatus, &.C., 371 ; pavoninae, 



ib. 

 Peacocks, the, 371. 



Pearls, whence derived, and various 

 qualities of, 63; artificial, 64; prin- 

 cipal fisheries for, ib. ; description 

 of the manner of fishing for, 64, 

 65. 

 Peccaries, the, 441. 

 Pecten, 49, 62; P. pleuronectea, ja- 



cobaeus, &c., 63. 

 Pectinibranchia, 82. 

 Pectinidae, 62. 

 Pectunculus, 67. 

 Pedetes capensis, 466. 

 Pedicellaria, 17. 

 Pedicellata, 10. 



Pediculida, 146; pediculus, 13, 146 

 Pegasus, 232, 233. 

 Pekan, the, 485. 

 Pelagus, 481. 

 Pelainis, 268. 

 Pelamys, 226. 



Pelecanidce, 389 ; pelecaniuae, 390. 

 Pelecanus, 15 ; P. amsricanus, fuscus, 



&c., 390. 

 Pelecinus, 171. 

 Pelicans, the, 390. 

 Pellona, 209. 

 Pelobates fuscus, 259. 

 Pelop«us flavipes, 173. 

 Penajinaj, 116. 

 Penecillus penecillus, 17. 

 Penelope cristata, 370 ; penelopinae, 



ib. 

 Penguins, the, 388. 

 Pennatula granulosa, &c., 36 ; P. 



grisea, 37; pennatulidse, 36. 

 Pentacrinus asteria and europseus, 38. 

 Pentamera, various divisions of thei 

 by Macleay, Westwood, and La- 

 treille, 151, 152. 

 Pentatoma, 189. 

 Perameles, 416 ; peramelidee, ib. 



