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NDEX. 



Greyhound. Sec D<y. 



Groundling* or Loach, ii. 321. 



Grouse, and its affinities, ii. 77; numerous species in 

 North America, Ib., n.; European grouse, ib. ; the 

 cock of the wood, or capercailzie, formerly plentiful 

 in Scotland, now extinct, 78 and n.\ description of its 

 habits, ib.; endeavours to restore it to Scotland, 70, 

 n. ; the black grouse, or black cock, ib. ; the red 

 grouse, or mail-fowl, ib. ; the white grouse, or ptar- 

 migan, 80, n.; tlie rock grouse, ib.; the sand grouse, 

 ib.; the heteroclitus grouse, ib.; the cock of the plain, 

 ib. 



Growth of the human body traced, i. 162; of the mind, 1G3, 

 164. 



drulis, account of various kinds of, ii. 543 546, n. 



Guan, a bird of the poultry kind, described, ii. 72, n. 



Guanc/ies, their method of embalming, i. 225. 



Gudgeon, the, noticed, ii. '20,5; how fished for, 321, n. 



GmKa, a kind of gazelle, i. 310. 



Guillemot, a sea bird, described, ii. 219, n.} the black 

 guillemot, ib. 



Guinea Pig, its country, i. 446; the animal described, 

 ib. ; its helplessness, ib.; domesticated, ib.; habits 

 and food in that state, ib.; cleanliness, 447; manner of 

 sleeping, ib.; salacity and generation of the, ib.; con- 

 tentions of the, ib.; timidity, ib.; is tamed, ib.; grunt 

 of the, ib.; flesh of the, ib. 



Gulls, characteristics of the class, ii. 201 and 21 2, .; of 

 the smaller kind, 210, 21 1 ; haunts, 212; sublimity of 

 the scenes in which they often appear, ib., 213; con- 

 tests while breeding, 213; nests and eggs, ib.; the 

 birds how taken, 214; varieties, 210. 



Gurnard, properties of the fish, ii. 298. 



GymnotitSj or Electric Eel, account of the, ii. 279, n., and 



II 



Haddock, a species of cod, described, ii. 300, n. 



Hcemorrhois, a viper, why so called, ii. 423. 



ff off-fish, or Borer, a species of lamprey, ii. 282, n. 



Hull, how produced, i. 130, and 131, n.\ storm in Hert- 

 fordshire, 1697, description of the, J32; of the one in 

 France, 1510, ib. 



Hair of the human head contributes to beauty, i. 169; 

 different modes of wearing the, ib., .; what fails 

 soonest, ib.; its diversities, 169; structure, ib., and 

 .; colour, ib.; in different nations, ib.; its relation to 

 temperament, ib., 170; effect of the atmosphere on, 

 ib., .; practices of different nations with respect to, 

 172, 173. 



Hairs of different animals microscopically examined, ii. 

 bOo. 



Halcyon, the king-fisher, ii. 237; fables and poems con- 

 cerning the, 238. 



Hallcy's theory to explain the constant cast winds near 

 the tropics, i. 121. 



Halo round the moon, i. 136. 



Hamster, name given by Buffon to the German rat, i. 

 454; the anomalous hamster, 455, n. 



Hand, the connection between the hand and intellect, 

 i. 202. 



Hare, its adaptation for flight and swiftness, i. 427; de- 

 scription of the common hare, the Irish hare, and the 

 white hare, 428, 429, n.; its numerous enemies, 429; 

 fertility, 430 ; extraordinary arrangement for this, ib. ; 

 treatment of young, ib.; food, ib.; sleep, ib.; pairing, 

 ib. ; motion in flight, ib.; age, 431 ; voice, ib.; instincts 

 for self-preservation, ib.; shifts to escape, 432; their 

 furs, 433; effect of heat on the, ib.; flesh of the, by 

 what nations not eaten, ib.; by what esteemed, ib.; 



decrease of numbers, 434; Cowper's description of 

 three hares which he domesticated, 430432, n.\ 



,l:il'. lt__ . r> i* t* i , 



tion of their lips, ib.; prolific propagation, ib 

 tfarfang, great Hudson's Bay owl, ii. 55. 

 Ifarner, the, described, i. 391, 393. 



- a species of falcon, ii. 49,7?.; marsh -harriers, 



10. .; hen harrier, 50, n.; ash-coloured harrier, ib., n. 

 Hart. Sec Stay. 



Ifarret/s theory of generation, i. 151. 



Haidiing Eygs, artificial method of, i. 154, n. 



Hatfield Chuee, in Yorkshire, reduced to cultivation, i. 1 01 . I 



Hawk, the, and hawking, ii. 44. Sec Falcon, Falconry, I 

 Goshairk, and Spcirrowhaick. 



Hau'k-nwths, account of, ii. 499 501, n. 



Head, state of, in man at birth, i. 162. 



Heanttff) i. 195; errors to which liable, ib.; its object I 

 sound, ib. ; defects of, 199; inequality of, with differ- I 

 ent ears, ib.; necessity of, to man, ib.; how the sense I 

 of, supplied in birds, ii. 5. 



Heat of atmosphere, variation of, in descending mines, i. I 

 36; causes of this, ib. ; its effects on water, 69; pro- I 

 duces a noxious quality in the air, 111. 



Hecla, volcano of, i. 42. 



Hedyehorj, characteristics of the species, i. 461 ; prickles I 

 of the, 462; harmlcssncss, ib.; varieties, ib.; method 

 of defence, ib., 463; habits and food, 463; habits in a 

 tame state, described by Buffon, ib. ; propagation, I 

 ib.; blood, ib.; said to be proof against poison, ib. n.\ 



Srey or live on animals, ib.; anecdotes of, 464, n.; sea, 

 iscriminated, ii. 291 ; hedgehog's quills, as seen under 

 the microscope, 602. 



Helmo. See Fires of St Hehno. 



Hen, hatching of the, and number of its eggs, ii. 62; af- 

 fection for her chickens, 63. 



Guinea or Barbary, ii. 79. See Pintado. 



water, account of the, ii. 197, 198. 



Hermaphrodites, all snails such, ii. 360; sea snails pecu- 

 liar, 362; bivalve shell-fish, 365. 



Hermits, abstinence and long life of several, i. 186. 



Herodotus, his description of the Egyptian method of 

 embalming, i. 224. 



Heron, the, distinguished from the crane and stork, ii. 

 180 182, and n.; the common heron described, 181, I 

 .; its habits, ib.; how taken, 182, .; the night he- 

 ron, ib.; the crested purple heron, ib. ; crab eaters j 

 and egrets, ib. ; varieties, 182; the common purple, 

 ib. ; heron hawking, 183; prey of the, ib. ; flesh of the, 

 esteemed in France, 184; heronries, ib.; longevity of 

 the, ib. 



Herring, the, characterised, ii. 303; where chiefly found, 

 310; why it migrates, ib.; destructive enemies of the, 

 ib. ; progress of the phalanx of the, ib. ; arrival on our 

 coasts, 31 1 ; its columns, ib.; detachments, ib.; whe- 

 ther any return, ib.; frequents a favourite bank for 

 many years, and then seeks another, ib. ; general ac- 

 count of its habitudes, 311 313, n.; mode of taking 

 and curing herring, 3 1 3, n. ; the Dutch herring fishery, 

 314,??. 



Hiera, a new island, i. 53; lias increased, 54. 



Himantopus genus of infusoria, ii. 634. 



Hind) female of the stag, i. 219; her cry, 321 ; courage 

 and sagacity, 322. 



Hippocampus, a fish, account of the, ii. 290. 



Hippopotamus, description of the, i. 532; head of the, 

 ib., n. ; haunts, ib.; manner of life and prey, 533; 

 strength, ib.; manner of escape, ib.; flesh uf the, ib.; 

 propagation, ib. ; where found, 534. 



Hoanko, river in China, i. 77; receives thirty-five rivers, 

 80. 



Hoar-frost, what, 5. 130. 



Hobby, a species of hawk, ii. 45, n. 



Hog kind, animals of the, their distinguishing properties, 

 i. 342; hunting the wild hog in India, 343, n.: hog 

 trained as a pointer, 345, n. ; domestic breeds of swine, 

 346, n.', flesh of swine unwholesome in hot climates, 

 ib. 



Holibut, flat fish, described, ii. 301, n. 



Holland, gained from the sea, i. 98; inroads of the sen 

 on, ib., n. 



Honey. See Bee. 



Honey -dew, notice of, i. 131, n. 



Hooded Serpent, account of the, ii. 423426. See Co- 

 bra. 



Hooper, the wild swan, why so called, ft 226. 



Hoopoes, birds resembling woodpeckers, it. 108, . 



Horns, Hoofs, and Nails* microscopic examination of, 

 ii. 602. 



Horse, its relative station, i. 245; its beauty, ib.; where 

 found in native state, ib.; habits when in droves, ib.; 

 its original country, 246; American, ib. ; Tartar wild 

 horses, ib.; African, ib.; Arabian, ib.; Arabian tamed 

 horse, 247; diffusion of the Arabian breed of the, 

 248; liarbary horse, ib. ; horse racing at Rome, ib., r. ; 



