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INDEX. 



Springbok, a species of African antelope, described, i. 

 313. 314, n. 



Sprinq-u-ater, i. 67; spouting and intermitting springs, 

 67, w.; hot, account of, 68; at Bath, ib.; at St Mi- 

 guel, ib. 



Squash, a kind of stinkard, described, i. 279. 



Squilla, or White Shrimp, ii. 331, w. 



Squirrel, an idea of its form, i. 436; the tail and its uses, 

 ib.: varieties of the, ib.; the common described, ib.; 

 the ground squirrel, 437, n.; the gray Virginian, 437; 

 the Barbary, ib.; the Siberian white, ib.; Carolina 

 black, ib. ; Brazilian, ib. ; that of New Spain, ib. ; its 

 extensive diffusion, ib. ; the varieties differ in disposi- 

 tion and food, ib. ; the common, characteristics of the, 

 438; agility, ib. ; food, ib. ; its nest described, ib.; 

 provisions of nuts, ib. ; propagation of the, ib . ; watch- 

 fulness, ib. ; its nimbleness, ib. ; oaks planted by the 

 squirrel, ib., .; abode on trees, 439; migrations of 

 the, in Lapland, ib. ; method of crossing lakes there, 

 ib.; domesticated, ib., 440; preference of fixed to re- 

 volving cages for squirrels, 439, n. ; the flying, its class, 

 440 and n. ; European flying, where found, ib. ; its ha- 

 bits, ib. ; female's care of the young, ib. ; description of 

 the, and its nature, ib. ; its amazing spring, ib.; how 

 adapted for it, ib.; where found, ib.; tamed, ib. 



Stajfa, description of, i. 33, n. 



Stag, described, i. 319; its horns, ib., 320; the rutting 

 season of the, 320, 321 ; size, colour, and habits, 321, 



described, ib.; Corsican, 327; that of Germany, ib.; 

 that of Sardinia, ib.; the American, ib., 328. 



Stagnant water, i. 67. 



Stamina of flowers, microscopic examination of, ii. 597. 



Stare, or Starling, its description, ii. 1 44, and n. ; voice, 

 ib. ; migration and peculiar flight, ib. ; the red- winged 

 of America, 145, n. 



Star-fish, the, described, ii. 5G1 ; hard substances found 

 in its stomach, ib.; increases in size, ib. ; properties, 

 ib. 



Stars, fixed, i. 7, 8, n.; falling, what, 139; phenomena 

 of, 140, n. 



Statues, ancient models of beauty, i. 1 76. 



Stature of the body, how affected, i. 216; of men not di- 

 minished, 223. 



Stewart, Dugald, his account of a boy born blind and 

 deaf, i. 199. 



Stickleback, the, or Gasterosteus, described, ii. 298 and n. 



Stings of insects, ii. 620; poison bag, ib. 



Stinkard, foetid smell of the, i. 420; varieties of the, ib.; 

 anecdote of a, ib., n. ; the squash, skink, &c., ib. ; their 

 foetid glands described, ib., 421 ; uses of this odour to 

 the animal, ib.; strength and offensive nature of it 

 when the animal is enraged, ib.; an instance of this 

 by Kalm, 422; kept tame by the Americans, ib. 



Stoat, when the ermine properly so called, i. 413 and n. 



Stock-dove, the original of the pigeon, ii. 125; described, 

 ib.; young, 127. 



Stomach of quadrupeds, i. 238. 



Stomata of plants, ii. 597. 



Stones, precious, whence then- value, i. 173; meteoric 

 stones, account of, 141, n. 



Stork, its resemblance to the crane, ii. 175; distinguish- 

 ing characters of the genus from herons and cranes, 

 ib., n.; the white stork, ib., n., 176; the black stork, 



Turks, ib., n. 

 Storm, account of the great storm in Britain, in 1703, i. 



126, .; storm of 1783, ib., 127, n.; other storms, ib. 

 Strabism oftlie eyes, what, i. 194. 

 Strength of man, i. 177 180; instances of muscular 



strength, 177, w.; some remarkable instances of the, 



Strcpsichcros, breed of sheep, described, i. 296. 



Stromateus, a soft-finned fish, ii. 299. 



Sturgeon, its disposition, ii. 283; description, ib.; differ- 

 ent kinds and different uses of each, ib.; visits all the 

 seas of Europe, ib. ; size of one taken in the Eske, ib. ; 

 where most abundant, 284; how caught, ib , 285- 

 temperate and timid, 284; preserved, 285 ; trade with 

 the roe ib; isinglass, ib.; sturgeon fishery, 284, . 

 -, the, or Echincis, ii. 300. 



Sun-fish, its size and appearance, described, ii. 287. 



Suns, mock, or reflected, seen in the polar regions, i. 1 39 



Surf of the sea, its dangerous nature, i. 97. 



Surinam Toad, account of the, ii. 389; (see Pipal)', ser- 

 pent, its beauty, 428; considered fortunate by the 

 savages there, ib. 



Surmolot, or great brown rat, described, i. 448. See Rat. 



Surmulet, notice of the fish, ii. 298. 



Swallow, its migration, ii. 16; peculiarities and varieties 

 of the, 160; characteristics of the, 161 ; food, ib.; agi- 

 lity, ib. ; tail, ib. ; its appearance in spring, ib. ; dif- 

 ference between the chimney swallow and window 

 swallow, ib., n.; nests of the various kinds of the, 162; 

 in China, ib.; how to discard them, ib.; eggs and 

 young, 163; assembling of the, ib. ; migration, ib. ; 

 seen at sea, ib.; whether all migrate, ib., 164, n.', the 

 swift and other varieties, ib., 160; the nocturnal, or 

 goat sucker, ib.; nests of the Chinese, in what esti- 

 mation held as a delicacy, 162; commercial statistics 

 regarding, ib., 163, n. 



Swalloiv, sea, a kind of gull, ii. 210. 



Swallows of Ternate, a name of the bird of paradise, ii. 

 109. 



Swammerdam, his persevering inquiries into the nature 

 of shell-fish and insects, ii. 359. 



Skvan, characteristics of the, ii. 224 and n.; the wild 

 swan, 225, n. ; the black swan, ib.; whether the 

 swan sings, 226; relations on the subject, ib., 227 ; 

 food of the, ib. ; incubation and young, ib. ; formerly 

 esteemed for the flesh, ib.; where now preserved for 

 their beauty, ib. 



Sivift, a kind of swallow, its distinctions and habits, ii. 



Swimmers, an order of birds, characteristics of, ii. 201. 



Swine. See Hog. 



Sword-fish, its attacks on the whale described, ii. 255; 

 the, described, 294 and n. 



Syagush, name of the caracal, i. 381, 383. See Caracal. 



Syria, animals of, the softness of their hair, i. 359. 



Systems of natural history, method of using,!. 230; ad- 

 vantages of, ib.; defects of, 231; Ray's, ib.; Klein's, 

 232; Linnaeus', 233; that followed in* this work, 233 

 235. 



Tadpole, the spawn of the frog. See Frvy. 



Tajacu, i. 349. See Peccary. 



Talapoin, a monkey, fine colours of the, i. 507 and n. 



Tamain, kind of monkey, i. 508. 



Tamandua, larger and smaller species of the ant- eater, 

 i, oob. 



Tanrec, distinguished from the hedgehog, i. 464; de- 

 scribed, ib. ; habitudes, ib. 



Tapeti, or Brazilian Rabbit, an account of the, i. 446. 



Tapir, the hippopotamus of the new continent, i. 352, 



n., 552, n.', described, 552; its food,ib.; flesh, ib.; the 



tapir of Malacca and Sumatra, 553, n. 

 Tarantula, a dance practised in Italy, i. 198, n.; a kind 



of spider, described, ii. 454; its fabled dangerous bite 



and cure by music, 455. 

 Tarnassar, the great bird of, supposed to be the condor, 



ii. 39. 



Tartar race of men, described, i. 210, 211. 

 Tasting, opinions concerning the sense of, i. 201 ; sen- 

 sible in children, 202; affected by habit, ib. 

 Tatou, (see Armadillo), i. 469; apara, 471 ; of Ray, ib.; 



tatuette, ib. 

 Teeth, variety of, in animals, i. 174; of quadrupeds, 238; 



of the cow, 270. 



Telescope fish, described, ii. 291, n. 

 Temperate regions, earth in the, i. 11. 

 Tench, fish, described, ii. 306, 307, n.; how angled for, 



323, n. 

 Tendrac, the, distinguished from the hedgehog, i. 464; 



size, movements, and habits, ib. 

 Tenertffe, peak of, a volcano, i. 44 ; its height, 62. 

 Termites, or WJiitc Ants, description of the, ii. 537, n.; 



singular construction of their nests, ib., 538. 

 Ternate, how rendered unwholesome, i. 112. 

 Terns, or Sea Swallows, characteristics of the, ii, 212, . 

 Teuthys, the fish described, ii. 299. 

 Therasia, a new island, i. 53. 



