INDEX. 



655 



99; tcmpor;iry depredations of the, ib.; wonders in 

 the bottom of the, 102, 103; its waters at different 

 depths, 10'2. 



Oc<jut, an animal of the cat tribe, described, i. 382 and 

 n. 



Ocotximtzcan, or l\f concern Pigeon, ii. 129. 



Odour, not a true test of wholesomeness, i. 201 ; taste of 

 different nations with respect to, ib.; how varied by 

 distance, ib.; by mixture of ingredients, ib. ; by dis- 

 ease, ib. 



Oliver, W. a viper catcher at Bath, discovered salad oil 

 to be a cure for the viper's bite, ii. 420. 



Ondatra, a kind of musk rat, described, i. 454. See 

 Rut, musk. 



Ophidiiim, a beautiful fish, described, ii. 295. 



Opossum, animals of the, kind, their relative position, i. 

 511; the head, &c., described, 512; their bag or pouch 

 described, and IIOAV the young accommodated in it, 

 513 and n.\ habits, 514; varieties, ib. 



Oran-outnu, its sizes, i. 491; description of that seen 

 by Dr Tyson, ib. ; its resemblance to the human 

 figure, and essential difference, 492; its hair, hands, 

 &c., ib., 493; dispositions, 493; that seen by Edwards, 

 described by Buffon, ib. ; Dr Clarke Abel's descrip- 

 tion of the great oran-outang, 491, n. ; his account of 

 an oran-outang brought from Java, 493, n.; intelli- 

 gence of two belonging to L. Brosse, 49.5; smaller 

 tribe, ib.; Lc Compte's account of it, ib., 496; the gi- 

 gantic species, 496; where found, ib.; the African, or 

 pongo, described, ib. ; go in companies, ib.; size, 

 strength, &c., ib.; place of tlie, in the gradation of 

 nature, 497; helplessness of the, ib.; goes on all-fours, 

 ib. 



Orb, sea, the, described, ii. 290; lesser, 291. 



Ores and Minerals, examination of, ii. ,592. 



Organic productions, classes of, i. 22, n., 25. See Fossils. 



Oriole, a species of thrush, ii. 143, 144, n. 



Ornaments of the person, savages admire, i. 173, 174; ob- 

 servations concerning, 174. 



Ornithorkifnckus, or duck-billed Platypus, i. 488, n. ; the 

 most singular animal of Australia, being a compound 

 of the quadruped and the bird, 561, w. ; description 

 of, ib. 562, n.; habits of the, ib., n. 



O^n-eii, or Ossifraqe, a kind of eagle, ii. 36. 



OslrudoH, the, a kind of fish, described, ii. 291 and n. 



manner of running, 22; how hunted, ib.; domesticated 

 and tamed, ib.; its flesh, ib., 23. 



Otter, the, described, i. 4/5; where found, ib.; prey and 

 manner of fishing, ib.; propagation, 476; its retreats 

 and habitation described, ib.; how caught by dogs, 

 ib.; trained to hunt fish, ib.; countries of the, ib.; 

 sea-otter described, 477, n. 



On/trine, a species of monkey, its significant voice,i. 504. 



Ounce, confusion concerning the name. i. 380; that of 

 Linnaeus, described, 379; disposition of the, ib.; me- 

 thod of taking their prev, ib.; how used in hunting, 

 ib., 380. 



Old, nocturnal, bird of prey, ii. 52; description of the 

 eye and ear of the, ib. n.\ owls divided into horned 

 and smooth-headed, ib., n. ; great horned or eagle 

 owl, ib., n., 54; long-eared owl, ib., n., 54; short-eared 

 owl, 53, n., 54; scops-eared owl, 53, n. ; snowy owl, 

 53, n., 5.5; barn or white owl, 53, n, ; tawny owl, 54, 

 n.; little owl, ib.; barn owls at Walton Hall, 55 57, 

 .; the common properties of the owl, 52 54; the 

 appetites, habits, retreats of the class, 55; cry, ib.,56; 

 antipathy of other birds to the, ib., .57; how" used to 

 lure the kite, 57; nest of the, ib.; indocility of the, 

 oil. 



O-K. See Cow, Bison, and Bnjfalo ; Indian ox, i. 27 , n. 



O-r-ney Island, produced by the sea, i. 97. 



O'fyjjen, a component of atmospheric air, i. 109, n. 

 yster, the, ii. 365, .; its resemblance to the mussel, 

 3<i!>; its shells described, ib.; cannot move its situa- 

 tion, ib.; to what it attaches itself, ib. ; by what 

 means, ib. ; spawn, ib. ; growth, ib. ; deposited in beds 

 at Colchester, 369 ; season for oysters, ib., .: account 

 of those held in most esteem, ib.; method of feeding 

 oysters, ib.; oysters easy of digestion, &c., ib. 



Paca, its characteristics,!. 445; roots like a hog, ib. ; 



where found, ib.; its numerous enemies, ib.; courage, 



ib. 

 Pacific Ocean, constancy of its winds in certain latitudes, 



Paco, a kind of llama, i. 553. 



Paddock Moon, the month in which frogs do not croak, 

 ii. 383; accounted for, ib. 



Painters, their observation of the expression of passions 

 by the human body, i. 171. 



Paleness, the effect of what passions, i. 1/1. 



Palm, fibres of the, ii. 602. 



Pangolin, or Scaly Lizard, distinguished from the liz- 

 ard tribe, i. 468; size and appearance, ib. ; its scaly 

 covering, ib.; a sufficient defence against all animals, 

 ib. ; but man, ib ; harmlessness of the, ib. ; its food, ib. ; 

 tongue, ib.; preys on ants, ib., 4G9; its habits, 46S. 



Panther, the great,!. 376; distinguished from the leo- 

 pard, 377; its spots, ib.; dispositions, 381. 



Paradise, bird of, mistakes concerning the, ii. 108; 

 its characters, 109 and n. ; the two varieties of the, 

 ib.; the animal described, ib.; where found, ib.; mi- 

 grations of the, ib.; how shot and preserved, 110; 

 grahle-bird of paradise, ib., n.; magnificent bird of 

 paradise, ib., n. 



Paramceditm (jcnus of infusoria, ii. 631. 



Parr, or Saiulet. See Salmon. 



Parr, Samuel, his longevity, i. 206. 



Parrakects, what, ii. 114; beauty and talkativeness of 

 the Brazilian, 116; Alexandrine ring parrakeet, 1 1 7. n. 



Parrot, its docility, ii. 113; taught to speak, ib.; Wil- 

 loughby's story of one belonging to Henry VII., ib.; 

 numerous varieties of the, 114 and n.; peculiarities in 

 the toes of the, ib.; in the bill, 115; the tongue and 

 throat, ib.; its climate, ib.; cxpertness of the, taught 

 in France, ib. ; cause, ib.; of the Brazilian, ib.; ac- 

 count of one, ib.; sagacity in a state of nature, ib.; 

 eggs and young, 116; how taken, ib.; flesh of the, ib.; 

 beauty of the Brazilian, ib.; how found and shot,ib. ; 

 diseases, 119; varieties, 117 119; family of parrots 

 divided into six different groups, ib., n. ; ash-coloured 

 or gray parrot, 118, n.', ground parrot, 119, n. 



Purtriduc, delicacy of the flesh of the, ii. 82; universal 

 diffusion of the, 83; venery, ib. ; care of its young, ib.; 

 partridge shooting, ib. ; the, never thoroughly domes- 

 ticated, ib.; bet in partridge shooting, ib., n. ; varie- 

 ties of the partridge, 84, n.; the mountain partridge, 

 ib. 



Passions expressed by the features of the face and atti- 

 tudes of the body, i. 171. 



Patas, or African Monkey, i. 505. 



Paul, St, de Leon, in Lower Brittany, country round, 

 desolated by a sand storm, i. 127, 128. 



Peacock, its beauty, ii. 64; scream, ib.; seen in flocks, 

 ib.; early domesticated, 65; considered a delicacy by 

 the Romans, ib ; in the times of Francis I., ib.; its 

 food, 66 ; salacity, ib. ; flocks of them in C'ambaya, ib. : 

 varieties, the Thibet, ib. and n.; the Japan peacock, 

 ib., .; the Chinese peacock, ib.; the white peacock, 

 ib. 



Peahen, number of her eggs, ii. 66; her age, ib. 



Peak, a mountain in the Molucca Islands, swallowed by 

 an earthquake, i. 64. 



Pearls, whether a disease or an accident of the oyster, 

 ii. 370; from AV hat fishes obtained, 370; fisheries of, 

 370 372, n.\ whence the best, 372; account of the 

 divers for, ib., 373 and n. 



Peccary, animal of the hog kind, i. 347; description of, 

 ib., n. \ collared peccary, 348, n. ; white-lipped pec- 

 cary, ib. ; hoofs, <!tc., described, 349 ; herds of the, ib. ; 

 food of the, ib. ; flesh, ib.; the young of the, ib.; dis- 

 tinct from the hog, 350. 



Pencil, or Lapwiny, described, ii. 194, n. 



Peuasse, a species of buffalo, described, i. 282 n. 



Peyu, the Indian Nile, i. 80. 



Pelauii, shell fish of the deep, ii. 355. 



Pelican, size of the, ii. 201 and n.; account of the pouch 

 of the, audits use, 202; ancient notions of the, ib.; 

 Labat's account of the, ib.; indolence, ib.; except to 

 satisfy gluttony, ib. ; female and young, 203 ; for what 

 purpose killed by the Americans, ib.; Raymond's 



