INDEX. 



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Uartfiaqena. unwholesomeness of the air there, from 

 heat,i. 112. 



Cartilaginous Fishes, why the tribe so named, ii. 268 ; 

 distinctions of the, ib. ; double capacity of breathing, 

 and organs for, ib.; generation, ib.; various methods 

 of bringing forth, 269; anomalous, 286; characteris- 

 tics and classification of, 268; flat fish, 273. 



Cashmere Shawl Goat, account of the, i. 299, 300. 



Cassique, a bird of South America, ii. 166, n. 



Cassowary, its country and climate, ii. 25, and n. ; de- 

 scription of the, ib. ; its remarkable head, 26; its in- 

 ternal parts, ib.; quiet disposition, ib.; voracity, 27; 

 scarcity, ib. 



Cat, dispositions of the, i. 356; form and habits, ib.; 

 generation, ib. ; prey, ib . ; patience, 357 ; form of their 

 eye, ib. ; how far tamed, ib. ; other habits, ib. ; use 

 of cats' whiskers, 355, n. ; reason of cats alighting on 

 their feet when falling, ib.; British wild cat distinct 

 from the domestic cat, 357, n. ; varieties of the do- 

 mestic cat, 359, n.; moral qualities of the cat, ib., 

 360, .; cat of the New Continent, 359. 



wild, how distinguished, i. 357, n., and 358; its 



abodes, ib.; internal characteristics, ib. 



Cat Fish, notice of the. ii. 185, 298, n. 



Cat kind, animals of the, their properties and distinctive 

 peculiarities, i. 353, and n. ; their resemblance to one 

 another, 355; their claws, ib.; teeth, ib.; manner of 

 seizing their prey, ib., 356; dispositions, ib.; animals 

 of the, difficulty of distinguishing the, 376. 



Cat Lion, or of Angora, described, i. 359. 



Catacombs, Egyptian sepulchres, account of the, i. 226. 



Catamountain, or tiger cat, described, i. 379, 382, n. 



Cataracts of rivers, i. 81. 



Caterpillars, account of, ii. 490; their transformations, 

 491499, and n. ; leaf-rolling caterpillars, 496, 497, n. ; 

 of the enemies of the caterpillar, 505. 



Caverns in the earth, i. 32; description of several, ib., 35; 

 origin of, ib. 



Caviar Sturgeon, discriminated, ii. 283 ; the caviar, 

 whence furnished, ib., 285: how prepared, ib. 



Cayman, the, a species of crocodile, ii. 395, and 393, n. 



Cellular tissue of Plants, ii. 601. 



Centipede, a name of the scolopendra, ii. 466; the great 

 centipede, 467, n. 



Cepola, the fish described, ii. 290. 



Cerastes, a reptile of Africa, ii. 421 , n. 



Cercaria, genus of infusoria, ii. 632. 



Cetaceous Fislies, called the great beasts of the ocean, ii. 

 249; why ranked as fishes, ib.; analogy to quadru- 

 peds, ib.; manner of breathing, ib. ; senses, 250; 

 young, ib.; maternal tenderness of, ib.; distinctive 

 marks of the tribe, ib. ; and of its subdivisions, ib. 

 See Whale. 



Chcetodon, or Cat Fish, discriminated, ii. 297. 



Chaffinch, their migration described, ii. 137; its habits, 

 vocal powers, &c., 1 56, 1 57, n. 



Chamois, its properties, i. 304, andw. ; where found, 304; 

 acuteness of its senses, 305; its voice, ib.; its actions 

 when alarmed, ib.; beauty of its eyes, ib.; the animal 

 described, ib.; its motions, ib.; how hunted, 306, 307; 

 its skin, 307; what parts of the, said to be medicinal, 

 ib. ; account of the chamois hunters of the Alps, 306, 

 n. 



Channel of Rivers, the form of the, i. 75; effect of incum- 

 brances on the, 76; rendered navigable, 81. 



Cliapotonadas, a malignant distemper, i. 112. 



Charles I. of England, his body found embalmed, i. 229. 

 XII., his action on being shot, i. 208. 



Chasms in the Earth, i. 31, 32; in mountains, 63. 



Chat genus of birds, ii. 153, n. 



Chatterer, account of the, ii. 99. 



Cheselden, his account of the perceptions of a boy who 



was restored to sight, i. 193. 

 Chetah. See Leopard. 

 Chevrotin, or little Guinea Deer, i. 311. 

 Chickens, method of hatching in stoves, ii. 63; clutched 



by capons, ib. 



CJrigoe, a troublesome insect, account of the, ii. 456, n. 

 Child in the icomb, history of the, i. 158; state of when 



born, ]fii. 



CJtilders, the horse, speed of, i. 253, and n. 

 Clnmpanse, a species of oran outang, i. 491, n. 



Chinese, the, described, i. 211. 



Chochi, or Thrush of Paraguay, ii. 139, n. 



Chough, Cornish, account of the, ii. 94. 



Chrysalis, change of the caterpillar into that state, ii. 

 494, 495; meaning of the term, 494. 



Chub, fish, description of, ii. 307j n. ; how fished for, 

 320, . 



Cicada, the ancient, how distinguished from the grass- 

 hopper, ii. 476, n. 



Citrel Finch, account of the, ii. 159, n.. 



Civet, varieties of the, i. 423 ; its form and colours, ib. ; 

 its pouch described, ib. ; how the perfume obtained, 

 ib.; where reared, ib.; the perfume at Amsterdam 

 reckoned the best, ib. ; quantity of perfume obtained, 

 424; commerce in its perfume, ib.; its food, ib.; its 

 dispositions, ib. 



Classification of animals, by different authors, i. 231, ., 

 232; that used in this work, 233 235; remarks on 

 its utility, ii. 166; offish, remarks on the, 347. 



Clavicles, or Collar Bones, to what animals peculiar, i. 

 175. 



Clematis, transverse section of, ii. 602. 



Clouds, how produced, i. 128; how converted into rain. 

 129. 



Coal, mode of working coal mines, i. 37, n. 



Coan, a dwarf, account of, i. 221. 



Coati, a kind of monkey, i. 308. 



Coatimondi, a kind of weasel, i. 553; its description, ib., 

 and n. ; is tamed, ib. ; mode of sleeping, ib. 



Cobra di Capello, or Hooded Serpent, ii. 424, n. ; the pe- 

 tro de cobra, or serpent stone, 426. 



Cochineal, the insect described, ii. 551. 



Cochlearia, the snail sties of the Romans, ii. 362. 



Cock, early domestication and varieties of the, ii. 61 ; ori- 

 ginal country, ib., and n. ; where found wild, ib. ; ancient 

 estimations of its colour, ib., 62; boldness of several 

 breeds, il>.; salacity of the, ib. ; varieties of the do- 

 mestic cock and hen, 64, n. ; the dunghill cock and 

 hen, ib.; the Dorking cock and hen, ib. ; the Poland 

 cock and hen, ib.; the every-day cock and hen, ib.; 

 the bantam cock and hen, ib. ; the Chittagong, or 

 Malay hen, ib.; the shack-bag, or duke of Leed' 

 breed, ib.; the improved Spanish cock and hen, ib.; 

 instructions regarding breeding, 65, n. 



Cock of the wood, ii. 78, and n.; cock of the plain, RO, n. 



Cock fighting, early practised, ii. 62; an ungenerous amuse- 

 ment, ib. 



Cockatoo, the tri-coloured crested, ii. 118, n. 



Cockle, shell-fish, notice of the, ii. 365, n. 



Codfish, the, discriminated, ii. 299, and n.', its peregri- 

 nations, 309, 310; easily taken, 320. 



Cold, effects of, on water, i. 69 ; on the atmosphere, 112; 

 how it acts in increasing and refining fur, 414. 



Colouring of Shells, how accounted for, ii. 349. 



Colours, aid our ideas of distance, i. 194; the variable, 

 of the cameleon, described, ii. 403. 



Comets, account of, i. 6; theories regarding, 7, n. 



Complexion, different, of the human race, i. 214; which 

 colour preferable, ib.; how produced, 215; four va- 

 rieties of the complexion of the skin, ib.; darkened 

 by cold, &c., 216. 



Compression of water, i. 70. 



Conchology, sketch of the different systems of, ii. 350 

 353, n. See Shells. 



Condoma, or Striped Antelope, described, i. 310. 



Condor of America, whether of the eagle or vulture kind, 

 ii. 37; size and strength, 38; description of, as seen 

 by Condamine, ib. ; Labat's account, 39; account of 

 one by Mr Strong, ib.; by P. Feuille, ib.; whether 

 the same as the Arabian Roc, and others, ib.; its 

 true character first made known by Baron Von Hum- 

 boldt, ib., 40, n. ; its habits described, 40. 



Concpate, a variety of the stinkard, i. 421. 



Conserves, ii. 601. 



Congelation, ii. 588. 



Coot, the, discriminated from the water-hen and other 

 birds, ii. 197, 198; habitudes of the, 198. 



ib.; different opinions, ib.; the plant examined, ib.; 

 its inhabitants, ib.; account of the formation of coral, 

 57 1 , 572, n. 



Corbet, Peter, superintended the destruction of wolve? 

 in England, i. 402. 



