INDEX. 



291 



Devices of the Moth hunter, 67, 68, 

 69. 



Diatomacece, the, 12 Rapidity of 

 their increase, 13 Remarkable de- 

 posits of, 14 In guano, 15. 



Dipper, or Water Ouzel, the, Mr. St. 

 John on habits of, 212 Dispute 

 whether it walks or swims when 

 under water, 213, 214. 



Dispute, a long, 107 A lady settles 

 it, 108. 



Diurnal retreats of the Bat, 242. 



Domestic tragedy, a, 215. 



Double justice done, 109. 



Douroucouli, the, 258. 



Dram-drinker cured, a, 263. 



ECHINUS, the, 121 Structure of its 

 shell, 121 Its tenacity of life, 

 122. 



Edible Frog, the, a native of Britain, 

 180 Its consumption in Franco, 

 181 Its sonorous voice, 183. 



Eland, the, 235. 



Elephant, a studious, 233. 



Encounter with a Cuttle-fish, 98. 



Entomology, interest of, 49 Kirby 

 and Spence's Introduction to, 48. 



FAIRY-LAXD, the modern, 160. 



Fatal mishap, a, 215. 



Pish animalcules, 9. 



Fish, musical, 220. 



Flamingo, the, its tongue au ancient 

 delicacy, 223. 



Flea, the, in pattens, 54. 



Flea, a gigantic, 55. 



Flying Foxes of Ceylon, the, 242 

 Of Java, 248 Of Australia, 249. 



Flying Lemur, the, 256. 



Flying Squid, 104. 



Foraminifera, the, 17 Recent depo- 

 sits of, 18 Their abundance in 

 chalk, 18. 



Fossil ink, 96. 



Frigate-bird, the, 195. 



Frog, the spawn of, 164 Tadpole of, 

 165 Progressive changes in, 166 

 The model Batrachian, 178 

 Its graceful attitudes, 180 Intro- 



duction of, into Ireland, 181 An- 

 cient belief in its medicinal quali- 

 ties, 184. 



Frogs, showers of, 168 A migration 

 of, 169 An eulogy on, 179 

 Their vocal performances, 182 

 Discovered alive in block of stone, 

 183. 



GALEOPITHECUS, the, 2.~>r>. 



Gemmation in Jelly-fish, 42. 



Gibbons, the, 268 Wonderful 

 agility of, 269. 



GiganticNewt of Japan, the, 171,224, 

 225. 



Girdle of Venus, 37. 



Glow-worm, the. is a beetle, 60 The 

 female is the Glow-worm, 60 Dif- 

 ference between the sexes, 61 

 Devours snails, 61. 



Gorilla, excitement respecting the, 

 277 Recently recovered to 

 science, 278 Supposed reference 

 to, in Pcriplus of Hanno, 277, 

 279 Account of, by Andrew 

 Battel, 279 By Mr. Bowditch, 

 280 Professor Owen on, 281, 282 

 M. du Chaillu's account of, 283, 

 ct soq. 



Great Auk, the, probable extinction 

 of, 195. 



Green Monkey, the, Adansou's ac- 

 count of, 265. 



HEDGEHOG, the, eats snails, 87. 



High Priest's Breastplate, the, 9. 



Hermit Crab, the, and the Sea- 

 anemone, 141 Its behaviour in 

 the aquarium, 151 Ilouse-movii)'-, 

 152 An unproved charge against, 

 153 Its moulting, 155, ],">;. 



Holothurix, the, 123. 



Honey Bee, the, 56. 



Hoonuman Monkey, the, reverence of 

 the Hindoos for, 267. 



Hooper, the, 192. 



Horse-shoe Bats, the, 246. 



Howling Monkeys, the, 260. 



Hunting the Orang-outang, 272. 



Hydra, marvellous character of the, 2. 



