INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



XV 



Totanus barlramiiis, m.iculaiius, &.c., 



382. 

 Toucans, the, 361. 

 Towhe buntinsfs, the, 357. 

 ToxoUon, 431. 

 Toxotes jaculator, 2-i8. 

 Trachea atriplicis and prajcox, 180. 

 Trachearia. 12, 120. 

 Trachelia, LW. 

 Tracheloct-rca olor, 24 ; T. viridis, 



25. 

 Trachypterus, 228. 

 Trachysaurus, 273. 

 Tragopwi hastingsii, 372. 

 Trematoda, 4(3. 

 Tremalodera, 251. 

 Trembley, the discoverer of the genus 



hydrii, 2G. 

 Trepang, method of Ashing for and 



preserving, 42. 

 Treron aromatica, 367 ; treronina;, 



ib. 

 Triajnodontini, 241. 

 Triakis, 241. 

 Trichechid«, 432; trichechus rosma- 



rus, &c., 433, 434. 

 Trichiurus, 228 ; T. electricus, 208. 

 Trieb ius, 157. 

 Trichocephalus dispar, 47. 

 Trichodectes, 147. 

 Trichodina conieta, 24. 

 Trichoptera, 168. 

 Trichosurus, 415. 

 Tridacua, 72; tridacnidaj, ib. 

 Trigla lyra and cucnlus, 222 ; triglidii}, 



ib. 

 Trigonia pectinata and thoracica, 67. 

 Trigonocephalus contortrLx, &.c., 266, 



267. 

 Trilobita, 12. 

 Trilobites, 110; known only (Vom fossil 



remains, ib. 

 Trimera, 151, 152, 162. 

 Tringa rul'escens and minuta, 382. 

 Tringinae, 381. 

 TrionycidaB. 288. 

 Trionyx, 288, 289. 

 Tripbiuna pronuba, 181. 

 Triplax, 162. 

 Triton, 253, 254 ; T. toeniatum and 



cristatum, 256. 

 Tritonia, 79 ; tritoniid;c, ib. 

 Tritonium, 10. 

 Tjochichis, 483. 

 Trochidie, 85. 

 Trocbilidie, 328 et seq. 

 TrochiliidiB, 182 ; trochiliura cerasi, 



ib. 

 Trochilus mango, macrourus, glaii- 



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



330. 

 Trochus, 85. 

 Troctes pulsatorius, 167. 

 Trogida;, 156. 

 Troi;lodytes cfdon, 333 ; T. niger, 



497. 

 Troglodyiinw, 333 ; 

 Trogon viridis and curucui, 323. 

 Trogonina;, 322, 323. 

 Trogonophis, 275. 

 Trogons, the, 322, 323. 

 Trogontherium, 467. 

 Trorabidiida", 124; trombidium, 121, 



124. 

 Tropic birds, the, 389. 

 Tropidolepis, 278. 

 Troi)idonotus, 269 ; T. sirtali.s, sii)edon, 



&c., 270. 

 Tropidorhynchus corniculatus, 331. 

 Trout, the, improper application of 



the name, 221 ; the salmon trout, 



salt water trout, or weak fish, 



223. 

 Trout family, the, 211,212. 

 Trumpel-lish, the, 229. 

 Trumpeters, the, 379. 

 Truuk-fish, the, 231. 

 Trygonini, 243. 

 Tubicinclla, 102. 

 Tubicola, 11, 60, 100. 

 Tubifex, 98. 

 Tubipora musica, 37 ; tubiporidie, 



ib. 

 Tubularia indivisa and coronata, 



27. 

 Tubulibranchia, the, of Cuvier, 85. 



Tubuli branch lata, 10. 



Tubulilera, 170. 



TubuHpora, 54 ; tubuliporidic, ib. 



Tumblers, the, 368. 



Tuiiicatu, 10, 54. 



Tunny, the, 228. 



Tupinambis, 276. 



Turbo, 85. 



Turbot, the, 220. 



Turdidie, 341. 



Turkey buzzard, the, 296, 298, 300. 



Turkeys, the, 373, 374, 



Turniana', 375; turnix dactylisonans, 

 ib. 



Turnstones, the, 379. 



Turritella, 83. 



Turtle-dove, 368. 



Turtles, the, 288, 289. 



Typhlino cuvierii, 273. 



Typhlophthalmi, 273. 



Tyranniiue, 345. 



Tyrannula, 345. 



Tyrannus iutrepidus, crinilus, nuncio- 

 la, &c., 345. 



ITloboiiis walcniErius, 130. 



l/mbrella, 81 ; umbrellidae, ib. 



Umbrina uebulosa and alburnus, 

 224. 



Unau," the, 410. 



Unguiculata, 482. 



Unio, 49, 68. 



Uuionicola, 124. 



Unionidie, 67 ; composition of the 

 shell of, numerous vai'iations and 

 distribution of some of the species 

 of, 68, 69 ; unioniuw, 69 ; no difficul- 

 ty in distinguishing the charactei'S 

 of, 71. 



Upupa epops, 326. 



Upupida-, 326. 



Uraniidie, 183. 



Draptera, 243. 



Ure-ox, the, 454. 



Uria antiqua, troile, &c., 388. 



UriniB, 388. 



Urocentrum turbo, 24. 



Uroceridie, 171 ; urocerus gigas, ib. 



Uroplatus Hmbriatus, 281. 



Ursidae, 482. 



Ursus, 15; U. maritimus, americanus, 

 ferox, and arctos, 482. 



Valkeria, 54. 



Valvata, 83. 



Vampyridie, 476 ; vampyrus spectrum, 

 477. 



Vandele\u'ia, 464. 



Vanellus cristatus, 378. 



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

 urticie, antiopa, cardui, &c., 184. 



Varanidie, 281 ; varaiuis niloticus, 

 ib. 



Varicolorcs, 159, 160. 



Vauga curvirostris, 348. 



Velella, 10, 30. 



Veneridw, 74. 



Venus, 73, 74. 



Vermetidaj, 85. 



Vermetus, 10, 85. 



Vertebrata, chief distinction between 

 the, and the everlebi'ata, 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. 



Vesicularida;, 53, 54. 



V'espa, 175; V. vulgaris and crabro. 

 176. 



Vespertilio, 15; V. pruiuosus, noctiva- 

 gans, &c., 478. 



Vespida", 175. 



Vibrillie, definition of the term, 9. 



Vibrio anguillula and tritici, 23. 



Vicunna, the, 447. 



Vidua paradisea, regia, and erythro- 

 rhyuchus, 356. 



Vipera, 14. 



Viperida', 203, 267; viperiua, 263, 

 265. 



Vipers, the, 263, 264, 267, 270. 



Vireo olivaceus, &c., 346 ; vireoninie, 

 ib. 



Virgularia juncea, 37. 



Viscactaa, the, 458. 



Vivorr.i, 1.5, 486; viverridac, 15. 486. 



Vocifcr, the, of Le Vaillant, 305. 



Volucella, 194. 



Vüluti^ 88; volulida«, ib. 



Vol vox globator, 23. 



Vulpes fulvus, decussatus, velox, and 



lagopus, 489, 490. 

 Vulsella, 63. 



Vulturidw, the vultures, 295 ct seq. 

 Vulturinie, 296. 



Wadei-s, the, 378. 



Wagtails, the, 341. 



Walking leal, the, U)4. 



Walruses, the, 432, 433 



Wampum, the colored margin of 

 cytlierea used in the manufacture of, 

 75. 



Warblers, the, 335-340. 



Wart-hogs, the, 442. 



Wasps, the, 175. 



Water, discoloration of, by the daph 

 iiiaN 108. 



Water-flea, 12. 



Water-moccasin, the, 266. 



Wulcr-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; aiTangement 

 of the hymcno|)tera according to, 

 170; divisions of the rhopalocera 

 and heterocera according lo, 179; 

 division of the homoptera and he- 

 teroptei-a according to, 185 ; classifi- 

 cation of the diptera according to, 

 191, 192. 



Whale-louse, 12. 



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

 nosed whale, 426 ; the white whale, 

 427. 



Wheatears, 337. 



Whip-poor-will, the, 320. 



While lish. the, 212. 



W hiling, llie, 219, 224. 



Wick-ga)., 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-fish, the, 230. 



Wolverine, the, 484. 



Wolves, the, 488, 489. 



Wombats, the, 414. 



Woodcocks, the, 382. 



Woodpeckers, the, 363-365. 



Worms, general characteristics of, 11 ; 

 difliculties 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. 



Xi[>horhynclius, 332. 



Xiphosomacaninum, 269. 



Xiphosura, HI. 



Xylocopa violacea and viclima, 176. 



Yak, the, 4.54. 



Yellow-bird, the summer, 340. 



Yellowhammer, the, 358. 



Yellow jack, the, or yellowtail, 234. 



Yellow rump, the, 340. 



Yunciuie, 365. 



Yunx torquilla, 365. 



Zebra, the, 444. 

 Zenaida amabilis, 369. 



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