INDEX. 



Pike, why does it undergo a state 



of torpidity 1072 



Pike, why also called jack ...1073 



Pike, why is it voracious at certain 



seasons 1074 



Pilchard, why are few cauglit in 



the cold months 1055 



Pilchards, in what does it differ 



from the herring 1056 



Pisces, pis'-cecz, what are they ... 164 

 Plagiostomata, play-gi-ost-o- 



nta'-ta, why is the second sub- 

 order of selachia so called ... 1127 

 Plectognatha, plec.t- o-gntiy'-tha, 



Why is the suh-order of fishes so 



called 1118 



Pointer, attitudes of, in pursuit of 



game 271 



Polecat, what gave rise to the 



saying of " stinking like a pole- 

 cat" 247 



Porcupine, why covered with 



quilts 383 



Pores of the skin, to health ... 101 



Porpoise, why said to roll 593 



Porpoise, why so named ... .. 595 

 Porpoise, why thought to foretell 



a storm 596 



Proboscidea, pro - bos - sid'- e-a, 



what is the meaning of the 



term of 431 



Pupil of eye, why so called ... 125 

 Quadrumana, quod-roo-may'-na... 169 

 Quad run i ana, why are monkeys 



included in the order of 170 



Quadrupeds, why are the largest, 



found in Africa 606 



Quadrupeds, why are the larger, 



less prolific than other species ... 610 

 Quadrupeds, why are the feet of 



small... 617 



Quadrupeds, why have some, a 



mixed coating of hair and wool 640 

 Rabbits, why do they burrow, 



while hares make forms 394 



Rabbits, why are they fat, while 



hares are lean 389 



Ridiata, ra-de-a'-ta 165 



Rage, why does it redden the 



cheeks 79 



Rarej r , Mr., why is his system of 



taming horses efficacious ... 499 

 Rasores, ra-zo'-rees, why is this 



order so named ... 853 



Rats, why beneficial 362 



Rat, why is the tail long 365 



Rats, why said that they " always 



quit a falling house " 367 



Rats, why said that they "leave a 



sinking ship" 368 



Ratting, why is shifting from one 



party to another so termed ... 369 

 Rats communicate with each 



other 370 



Rattlesnake, why has it a rattle ... 1023 

 Ilaven, characteristics of its bill ... 730 

 Raven, habits and instincts of ... 731 

 Uaven, why termed the herald of 



the year 732 



Raven, why associated with sick- 

 ness and misfortune 733 



Ravens, why more social than birds 



of prey 735 



Ray, why has it a long tail armed 



with spines 1130 



Reason differs from instinct ... 618 

 Redbreast, why a solitary bird ... 701 

 Redbreast, why the latest bird in 



the evening 703 



Redbreast, why called an autumnal 



songster 704 



Redbreast, why associated with the 



wren 705 



Reindeer, structure adapted to 



climate 532 



Reindeer, its horns cf assistance in 



procuring food 523 



Reindeer, why are its feet deeply 



fissured 535 



Reptiles, why the largest in 



America QQQ 



Reptilia. rep-till '-e-a 1002 



Reptiles, why are they so named 1003 

 Reptiles, why is the first order of, 



called chelonia 1002 



Reptiles, why is the second order 



of, called sauria 1008 



Reptiles, why is the third order 



termed ophidia 1017 



Reptiles, why is the fourth order 



of, called amphibia 1026 



Reptiles, why have they a move- 

 able lid at their nostri'ls 1035 



Reptiles, why can they abstain for 



a long time from food and drink 1036 

 Reptiles, why are they termed 



cold-blooded 103* 



Rhinoceros, wh y so called ... "'. 459 

 Rhinoceros, why provided with 



horny appendages 460 



Rhinoceros, functions of the horn 461 

 Rhinoceros, why the eyes placed 



low in the head 4G2 



Rhinoceros, why the ears of easy 



and quick motion 4(j$ 



Rhinoceros, why is the skin of in 



numerous folds 454 



Rhinoceros, Indian, structure of... 465 

 Ribs, the structure of ... '.'.'. 52 



Rifle-bird, why so called 785 



Ringdove, why does it feed greedily 



and become fat in the autumn 842 

 Ringdoves, peculiar habits of ... 843 

 Ringdove, why does its form 



change in the evening 850 



Roach, why when angling for, 



should the depths be tried ... 1080 

 Roach, why has it a small mouth 



without teeth 1082 



Rodentia, ro-den'-she-a '. 348 



Rodentia, teeth of 349 



Rodents, why are their jaws 



light 350 



Rook, why the earliest bird in the 



morning 737 



Rooks, why docs the flight of, 



foretell the weather 758 



Rooks, shooting of 739 



