INDEX. 239 



as much as the lowest of them is found to sink, 65. One 

 in Africa, near Fez, continually sends forth either smoke or 

 flames, 87. 



Caviar, the inhabitants of Norway prepare from eggs found in 

 the body of the porpoise, a savoury liquor, which makes a 

 delicate sauce, and is good when eaten with bread, v. 61. 

 It is made with the roe of the sturgeon ; more in request in 

 other countries of Europe than with us ; and is a consider- 

 able merchandise among the Turks, Greeks, and Venetians ; 

 manner of making it, 101. 



Causes, the investigation of final causes a barren study, and, 

 like a virgin dedicated to the deity, brings forth nothing, i. 

 16. 



Cayman, a sort of crocodile, v. 292. 



Cayopolin, a kind of opossum ; its description, iii. 328. 



Cea, an island washed away with several thousand inhabitants, 

 i. 116. 



Cenere, a mount of recent appearance, i. 141. 



Centinel, some animals carefully avoid their enemies, by plac- 

 ing sentries to warn of danger, and know how to punish 

 such as neglect their post, or are unmindful of the common 

 safety, ii. 163. When the marmots venture abroad, one is 

 placed as a sentry, upon a lofty rock, iii. 157. The bus- 

 tards have centinels placed upon proper eminences, where, 

 always on the watch, they warn the flock of the smallest ap- 

 pearance of danger, iv. 158. The flamingo does the same, 

 332. 



Centipes, the scolopendra, v. 434. 



Centriscus, a kind of cartilaginous fish, v. 109. 



Cephus, name given by the ancients to the monkey now called 

 Mona, iii. 317. 



Cepola, the description of this fish, v. 120. 



Cetaceous fishes, the whale and its varieties resemble quad- 

 rupeds in their internal structure, and in some of their ap- 

 petites and affections ; they are constrained every two or 

 three minutes to come up to the surface to take breath, as 

 well as to spout out through their nostril (for they have but 

 one) that water which they sucked in while gaping for their 

 prey ; the senses of these animals superior to those of other 

 fishes, and it is most likely that all animals of the kind can 

 hear ; they never produce above one young, or two at the 

 most ; and this the female suckles in the manner of quad- 

 rupeds, her breasts being placed, as in the human kind, 

 above the navel ; distinctive marks of this tribe, v. 26. 



Chaffinch, a bird of the sparrow kind, iv. 255. Time of emi- 

 gration of the hen, 26. 



Chamois, a species of antelope, ii. 273. Described, 274. 



Charles XII. when shot at the siege of Fredericshall, was seen 

 to clap his hand on the hilt of his sword, ii. 70. 



