Petromyzon, lamprey, iii. 23 

 Phalacrocorax, cormorant, ii, 138 

 Phalsena, ff oat-moth, ii. 648 

 Plialaena tinia, tineidce, iii. 803 

 Phalffino tortrix, tortricida, iii. 808 

 Phalaris canariensis, canary grass, i. 



684 



Phascolaretus, koala, iii. 16 

 Phaseolus vulgaris, kidney bean, iii. 



13 



Phasianus argus, argus, i. 193 

 PJieasant, gallinidee, ii. 576 ; golden, 

 577 ; silver, 578 : ring-necked, 578 ; 

 Reeve's, 579 ; uepal, 582 ; crested, 

 590 



Phitia, carychium, i. 708 

 Phleum pratense, cat's-tail grass, i. 



749 



Phoca, phocidae, seal, iii. 632 

 Phcenicopterus, ./?; J^70, ii. 497 

 Phoenix dactylifera, date palm, ii. 242 

 Phorrnium tennx,Jflax lily, ii. 504 

 Physic nut-tree juthropha, iii. 1 

 Pichiy, armadillo, i. 203 

 Pigeon, iii. 447 ; pointed-tailed, 451 ; 

 aromatic, 451 ; parrot, 451 ; com- 

 mander, 451 ; Abyssinian, 451 ; 

 purple-crowned, 451 ; magnificent, 

 452 ; pheasant, 452 ; chestnut shoul- 

 dered, 452 ; goura, 453 ; ringed, 453 ; 

 double-crested, 454; wood, 457; 

 rock, 457 ; carrier, 460 

 Pig-faced baboon, baboon, i. 271 

 Pig-tailed baboon, baboon, i. 268 

 Pika, hare, ii. 708 ; Alpine, 708 ; 



grey, 708 ; calling, 709 

 Pike, esox, ii. 445 

 Pilchard, herring, ii. 741 

 Pillwort, ficaria, ii. 469 

 Pilot-fish, scomberoida, iii. 624 

 Pimpinella, burnet saxifrage, i. 646 

 Pinche, monkey, iii. 282 

 Pine-apple family, bromeliacea, i. 630 

 Pink, caryophillece, i. 709 

 Pinus cedrus, cedar of Lebanon, i. 



760 



Pipe-fish, syngnathus, iii. 762 

 Pipra, manakin, iii. 203 

 Pique-boeuf, buphaaa, i. 644 

 Pistachia, lentiscus, iii. 41 

 Pistacialentiscus, mastich tree, iii. 228 

 Pistachia tree, cassuviece, i. 717 

 Pisum sativum, pea, iii. 416, 474 

 Pita brocket, deer, ii. 268 

 Pithecus, ape, i. 161 

 Plantain-eater, touraco, iii. 810 

 Plane-tree, platanus, iii. 476 

 Platalea, spoonbill, iii. 707 

 Platicurii, parrot, iii. 414 

 Platysoma, ciicnjida, ii. 197 

 Pleuronectes,/a<-/A, ii. 498 

 Plover, iii. 477 ; dotterel, 479 ; ring, 

 480 ; Kentish, 481 ; crowned, 481 ; 

 black-headed, 481 ; spur-winged, 

 482 ; hooded, 482 ; Cayenne, 482 ; 

 wattled, 482 : double-collared, 482 ; 

 red capped, 482; Wilson's, 482; 

 kildeer, 483 ; black-bellied, 484 

 Poa pratensis, meadow-grass, iii. 228 

 Pochard, red-headed, duck, ii. 341 ; 

 canvass-back, 342 ; white-eyed, 343 ; 

 tufted, 343 ; red crested, 343 

 Podiceps, grebe, ii. 668 

 Podophyllutn peltatum, May-apple, 

 iii. 228 



INDEX. 



Podoa, grebe-coot, ii. 672 

 Pceouia suffruticosa, moutan, iii. 290 

 Pogonophorus, leistus, iii. 36 

 Pollack, gadoida, ii. 563 

 Polecat, common marten, iii. 215 ; 

 Polish, 216; Siberian, 217; Ja- 

 vanese, 220 ; African, 220 ; Mada- 

 gascar, 220 ; Cape, 220 

 Polygala vulgaris, milkwort, iii. 239 

 Polygonatum vulgare, Solomon's seal, 



iii. 699 

 Polygonum fagopyrum, buck-wheat, 



i. 639 



Pomme de prairie, psoralea, iii. 501 

 Pond- weed, potamogeton, iii. 497 

 Poplar, populus, iii. 497 

 Poppy, papaveraceae, iii. 386 

 Populus alb:i, abele tree, i. 2 

 Porbeagle, shark, iii. 655 

 Porpoise, cetacea, i. 790 

 Potentilla fruticosa, cinquefoil, ii. 54 

 Poterium sanguisorba, burnet, i. 64(5 

 Pouched badger, perameles, iii. 421 

 Poultry, and birds resembling poultry, 



gallinidce, ii. 568 

 Pout, aadoidte, ii. 561 

 Poyou, armadillo, i. 202 

 Pratincole, glareola, ii. 634 

 Pride, ammoccetes, i. 92 

 Primula elatior, axlip, iii. 380 

 Primula veris, vulgaris, cowslip, ii. 162 

 Procellaria, petrel, iii. 427 

 Procyon, racoon, iii. 508 

 Proteles cristata, aard-wolf, i. 1 

 Proteus Mexicanus, axolati, i. 262 

 Primus domestica, plum, iii. 484 

 Prunus insititia, bullace tree, i. 643 

 Primus myrobalana, myrobalan plum, 



i. 308 



Psittacus, psittacidae, parrot, iii. 387 

 Psychotri;v, cinchonacees, ii. 57 

 Ptarmigan, aallinidce, ii. 607 

 Pteris aquilina, brake, i. 624 

 Pteroglossus, aracari, i. 183 

 Pterop\\orites,pterophorid<e, iii. 504 

 Puffin, ash-coloured, petrel, iii. 429 ; 



sooty, 430 



Puffin, fratercula, ii. 534 

 Pulicida;, pulex, iii. 504 

 Pulmonaria officinalis, lungwort, iii. 65 

 Puma, cat, i. 737 

 Pumpkin, cucurbitucea, ii. 202 

 Punicea granatum, pomegranate, iii. 



496 



Purre, tringa, iii. 813 

 Puss-moth, cerura, i. 778 

 Pyrus aucuparia, mountain ash, iii. 290 

 Pyrus malu,s, apple, i. 175 

 Pyrus saliva, pear, iii. 417 



Q 



QUAGGA, horse, ii. 783 



Quail, Virginian, gallinida, ii. 600; 



californian, 601 ; common, 601 ; 



Chinese, G02 ; New Holland, 602 

 Quercus robus, oak, iii. 340 

 Quince, cydonia, ii. 229 

 Quicksilver, mercury, iii. 235 



R 



RABBIT, hare, ii. 705 ; Siberian, 707 



. 841 



Racoon rat, capromys, i. 93 



Radish, crucifera, ii. 183; raphanus, 

 iii. 525 



Rail, rallus, iii. 521 ; water, 522 ; 

 clapper, 523 ; Virginian, 523 ; laugh- 

 ing billed, 524 ; gigantic, 524 



Ramoon trees, trophis, iii. 316 



Ranaj/rog-, ii. 547 



Ranunculus bulbosus, butter cup, i. 

 G51 



Ranunculus acris, crowfoot, ii. 181 



Rape or cole-seed, cruciferce, ii. 183 



Rat, iii. 526 ; brown, 532 ; black, 535 ; 

 Sumatra, 535 ; Caraco, 535 ; Alex- 

 andrian, 536; Iceland, 536; water, 

 539 



Rat- bane, chailletiacece, ii. 4 



Ratel, gulo, ii. 692 



Rat-Lares, /tare, ii. 707 



Rattan. seed, calamus, i. 664 



Rattlesnake, crotalus, ii. 177 



RatVbane, apocyneae, i. 174 



Raven, corvus, ii. 143 



Ray, raia, iii. 510 ; starry, 517; bor- 

 dered, 518; small-eyed, 518; sting, 

 519 



Ray-grass, brome grass, i. 630 



Razor-bill, alca, i. 66 



Recurvirostra, avocet, i. 258 



Redbreast, sylvia, iii. 750 



Red Jamaica dogwood, piscidia, iii. 

 474 



Redbreasted merganser, mergus, iii. 237 



Red mullet, inullus, iii. 292 



Redstait, sylvia, iii. 751 ; black, 752 



Redwing, thrush, iii. 767 



Reed bunting, tringillidce, ii. 538 



Reed pheasant, bearded reed-bird, i. 

 339 



Rein-deer, deer, ii. 249 



Reitbok, antelopes, i. 155 



Remora, echeneis, ii. 377 



Reptilia, reptile, iii. 543 



Reseda odorata, mignonette, iii. 239 



Rhamnus, buckthorn, i. 639 



Rhamphostos, toucan, iii. 809 



Rhea, ostrich, iii. 365 



Rheebok, antelopes, i. 155 



RLipidoptera, rhipiptera, iii. 574 ; 

 strepsiptera, 727 



Rhipitera, strepsiptera, iii. 727 



Rhizophora mangle, mangrove, iii. 20C 



Rhododendron, ericeee, ii. 441 



Rhubarb, rheum, iii. 565 



Rhu toxicodendron, poison-oak, iii. 

 485 



Rhyngota, aphaniptera, i. 170 



Ribes, currant, ii. 214 



Ribes grossularia, gooseberry, ii. 663 



Rice, oryza, iii. 359 



Ricinus communis, palma Christi, iii. 

 385 



Robin, thrush, iii. 800 



Robinia, halimodendron, ii. 698 



Robinia hispida, rose acacia, iii. 578 



Rock. milk, agaric, i. 47 



Rodebok, antelopes, i. 151 



Roebuck, deer, ii. 258 



Rook, corvus, ii. 146 



Rose-chaffer, cetoniidce, ii. 1 



Rotche, guillemot, ii. 678 



Round prickly cucumber, cucurbitaceee, 

 ii. 202 



Rove-beetles, brachelytra. i. 619 



Rubia tinctoria, madder, iii. 73 



