INDEX TO ZOOLOGY, 



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Sandpipers, the, 381, 382. 



Sapertla, 162. 



Sapeuckurs, the, 333, 3G3. 



Sapygii, 173. 



Sarcoi)liat;a carnaria, 194. 



Sarcophilus ursinus, 41H. 



Sarcoptfs 121, 122; S. scabiei, 122; 



tho itch supposed to be occasioned 



by difTcrent species of, ib. 

 Sarcoratnphinio, 298 ; sarcoramphus, 



298, 299. 

 Sardine, tlie, 208. 

 Sardinella, 209. 

 Sargus Ovis, 224. 

 Sars, the researches of, on the aca- 



lepha', 31 ; the scyphistoma and 



strobila of, 32. 

 Sauria, 14, 271. 

 Saurians, fossil, 282. 

 Sauroidei, 235. 

 Saiirophis tetradactyla, 275. 

 SaurophthalniDi, 272. 

 Saurotherinai, 365. 

 Saurus inexicaniis, 212. 

 Sauvegardes, 276. 

 Savigny^ discovery of, respecting the 



antlia of the butterfly, 136. 

 Saxicavid»;, 58. 

 Saxicola cenanthe, 337. 

 Say, description of the prairie dog by, 



409, 470. 

 Sca!va pyrastri, 194. 

 Scalaria clathrus, 83. 

 Scalaris, 83. 

 Scaluj)» a<ju:iticus, 473. 

 Scansores, 15, 294, 361. 

 Scaphidiidie, 155. 

 Scaphiopus, 258. 

 Scaphirhynchus, 238. 

 ScarabiPidie, 156. 

 Scarabaeus hercules, 149 ; S. tityus, 



157. 

 Scaup, the, or black-headed duck, 



38(). 

 Scelidotherium, 409. 

 Sceloles, 272. 

 Scliizodon, 459. 

 Schizothorax, 214. 

 Schcenherr, divisions of the rhinco- 



phora according to, 160, 161. 

 SciaenidcB, 223. 

 Sciaphila literata, 180. 

 Sciiicidae, 271, 272. 

 Scincus, 14 ; S. oflScinalis. 273. 

 Sciuridffi, 468. 

 Sciurus, 15, 470-472. 

 t^clerogenidie, 222. 

 Scolia. 173. 

 Scoliidw, 173. 

 Scoliopteryx libatrix, 181. 

 Scolopacidie, 3«1 ; scolopacina;, 382. 

 Scolopax, 15 ; S. rusticola, 382. 

 Scolopendra, 13, 132. 

 Scolopendrid*, 132. 

 Scolytid«, 161. 

 .*3coraber vernalis, grex, colias, &c., 



225, 226. 

 Scomberesocida), 217. 

 Scombridae, the, 22.5. 

 Scopelidie, 212; scopelus, ib. 

 Scorpsena scropha, 223. 

 Scorpio, the scorpion, 12, 118, 119 126, 



273. 

 Scorpionidap, 126. 

 Scoter, the, 386. 

 Screamers, the, 382. 

 Sculpins, 223. 

 Scuteilera, 189. 

 Scutellerida?, 189. 

 Scuti branch ia, 81. 

 Scutibranchiata, 10. 

 Scutigera coleoplrata, 130 ; scutige- 



rida-, 132. 

 Scydinipnida", 158. 

 Scyllarida;, 116; scyllarinie, ib.; scyl- 



larus, ib. 

 Scyllini. 241. 

 Scvlliodontini, 241. 

 Scylliura, 241. 



Scytnnini, 242; scymnus, ib. 

 Scyphistoma, 32. 

 Sea-bass, the, 221. 

 Sea-cat, the, or weever, or wolf fish, 



222, 23U. 

 Sea cow, 432. 

 S3a cowcamber, 42. 



Sea-eggR, or sea-urchins, 40. 



Sea elephant, sea lion, or sea wolf, 

 432, 481. 



Sea-horse, the, 232, 432. 



Sea jellies, 9, 27. 



.'^ea-nettles, 9, 27. 



Sea-jjijieiMis, the, 388. 



Seal, the, 15 ; the seals, 480, 481 ; 

 length of time which they can re- 

 main under water, 66. 



Sebastes norvegius, 223 



Secretary, the, 309. 



Securifera, 170. 



Segestria, 129. 



Selache, 242. 



Selachii, 13, 233, 239. 



Semnopithecus, 497. 



Sepia, 94. 



Sepiida;, 94. 



Seps chalcides, 273. 



Serialaria, 54. 



Serica, 1.37. 



Sericulus chrjsocephalus, 344. 



Seroliiiie, 112. 



Serpent-eater, the great, 309. 



Serpentarius, 309. 



Serpents, the, general description of 

 the anatomical peculiarities of, 261, 

 262 ; organs of motion of,262, 263 ; the 

 phenomena of reproduction ditferent 

 in different species. 263 ; few serpents 

 found in a tbssil state, ib. ; scienti- 

 fic exposition of, a matter of consi- 

 derable difficulty, ib. ; antidotes to 

 the bites of, 264, 205 ; only two ve- 

 nomous species in llie middle and 

 northern states, 267. 



Serpula. 100. 



Serpulid*, 100. 



Serricornia, 157. 



Sertularia abietina, polyzonalis, and 

 operculata, 27. 



Serlularida;, 27. 



Sesia, 182; S. fuciformis, 183. 



Setophaga rulicilla, mitrata, &c., 

 346. 



Shad, tlie, 209. 



Shark, the, 13 ; the sharks, 240- 

 242. 



Sheat fish, the, 216. 



.■^heep, the, 453. 



Sheepsliead, the, 224 ; the three-tailed, 

 22H. 



Sheldrake, the large, or merganser, 

 387. 



Shell lac, obtained from a species of 

 coccus, 186. 



Shells, structure of, 50; bivalve, uni- 

 valve, and spiral, different forms of, 

 and lechiiiciil terms applied to, 51, 

 52, 56, 57, 08 ; the sexes among 

 the unionina:' distinguishable by 

 the, 70. 



Sheltopusik, the. 27.'). 



Shovel-fish, the, 238. 



Shoveller, the, 386. 



Shrewmole, the, 473 ; tlie shrews, 

 ib. 



Shrikes, the, 348, 349. 



Sialia wilsoni, 338. 



Sialida;, 168. 



Siderotherium, 436. 



Sigaretidie, 88. 



Sigaretus, 88. 



Sigmodon, 464, 46.5. 



Silkworms, the, 181. 



Silphid», 1.5.5. 



Silurida;, 216. 



Silurus glauis, 216 ; S. electricus, 

 217. 



Silver fish, the, 215. 



Simla, 15 ; S. troglodytes, 497. 



Simia; platyrrhini, 494; S. cat<irrhini, 

 496; simida-, ib. 



Siphneus, 464. 



.Sij)honaptera, 143. 



Siphonophorida', 131. 



Siphonops, 261. 



Siphonostoma, 104, 147. 



Sipunculidea, 42. 



Sipunculus, 10, 42. 



Siredon mcxicanus and maculatus, 

 251. 



Siren, 252. 



Sirenidia, 429. 



Sireiioidei, 239. 



Siskin, the, 3.57. 



Sitta, 15 ; S. europuia, 333 ; sittinas, 



332. 

 Sivatherium, 448. 

 Skip-jack, the, 226, 227. 

 Skiju'iers, 194. 

 Skunk, the, 486. 

 Skylark, Ihe, 35ri. 



Sloths, the, 410. 



Slow worm, the, 272; iiuiocuous na- 

 ture of, ib. 



Smelt, the, 212. 



Smerinthu.«, 183. 



Smilodon, 490. 



Sminthus, 464. 



Smynthurus, 145. • 



Snake bird, the, 390. 



Snakes, the, 268 ; the black snake, 

 269, 270 ; the garter snake, green 

 snake, &c., 270. 



Snapper, the, 223. 



Snapping turtle, the, 288, 289. 



Snipe fish, the, 229. 



Snipes, the, 382. 



Solarium, H5. 



Solaster, 39. 



Soldier bug, 153. 



.^ole, the, 22«. 



Solea vulgaris, 220. 



Solemya, 58. 



Solemyid.e, 58. 



Jjolen, loncosilla supposed to be a 

 species of, 59. 



Solenida', .59. 



Solifuga;, 125. 



Scdipeda, 15. 



Solpuga, 125. 



Sorex, 473. 



Soricida;, 473. 



Soridia. 272. 



Sounds, various, emitted by insects, 

 140, 141. 



Sjialacina, 464. 



Spalacodon, 472. 



Spalacopus, 4.59. 



Spalax typhlus, 464. 



Spanish fly, 153. 



Sparidw, 224. 



Sparrow, the hedge, 339 ; the spar- 

 rows, 355, 357. 



Sparrow hawks, the, 307. 



Spatangus, 41. 



Spathai 71. 



Spelerpes, 2.55. 



Speothos, 4t!7. 



Spermophila cr&'ssirostris, 359. 



Spermiipliilus, 469. 



S|)l];iri(lii'lie, 154. 



Sphariodactyla, 281. 



Sphieroma, 112. 



Sphajromida-, 112; sphairomina;, ib. 



Sphargis, 289. 



Sphegidie, 173. 



Spheniscina', 388. 



Sphenodon, 410. 



Sphingida-, 182. 



Sphinx, 179, 182; S. pinastri, ligustri, 

 convolvuli, Stc, 183. 



Sphyrajiia barracuda and spet, 222. 



Sphyrna, 243 ; S. zyga.'ua and malletut, 

 241. 



Spiculifera, 170. 



Spiders, the, 12, 118, 120; effects of 

 the poison of, much exaggerated. 

 127; anatomy and method of »pin- 

 ning of, ib. ; various patterns of the 

 webs of, ib. ; their care of their 

 cocoons, 128 ; food of, ib. ; descrip- 

 tion of various kinds of, 128, 129. 



Spilornis, 30.5. 



.-^pinax, 242, 243. 



Sj)iiiicini, 242. 



.'^pio filicornis. 99. 



Spiracula composita and 8olitaria, 

 201. 



Spirula, 94 ; spirulidic, ib. 



Spizaetus, 305. 



Spondylus, 63. 



Sponge», uncertainty whetlier they 

 belong to the animal or vegetable 

 kingdom, 9; numerous species and 

 endless forms of, 16, 17 : growth, 

 contents, and various genera of, 

 ib. 



Si>ongia ofncinalis, 16 ; S. usitatiissi- 

 ma, tuba^formis, fistularis, &c., 17. 



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