INDEX. 



661 



259 n. ; the foi>lish, ib. ; the cirl, 

 ib. ; the reed, ib. ; the coiumoii, ib. 



260 1). ; the ortolan, 'iOO n. ; how 

 fattened, ib. ; the snuw, ib. ; white 

 plumage, in high latitudes, ib. ; the 

 Whidah, 294 n. 



Hunting, black-throated, its note, iii. 

 250 n. 



Burchell, his account of an encounter 

 with an African lion, ii. 115 — ^7 n. 



Biirnet,Tliomas,his theory of the earth, 

 i. 18—20. 



Burrampooter, its source, size, and 

 course, i. 150 n. 



Bustard,its size and properties, iii. LSI ; 

 where found, ib. ; food, ib. ; ditlicult 

 to be shot, and why, 132 ; chased 

 by greyhounds, ib. ; the pouch of, a 

 re.servoir for water, ib. and n. ; in- 

 cubation, 133; varieties, 133 n. ; 

 food in winter, 134 ; age, ib.; the little 

 described, ib. ; how taken, ib. ; habi- 

 tudes, ib. 



Butcher bird, the species classed, iii. 

 89; the lesser or red- backed, 90 — 92 

 u. ; the greater, 90 ; marks of the, ib. 

 and n. ; its intrepidity, 91 ; prey, 92 ; 

 method of catching its prey, ib. and 

 93 n. ; nest of the, 92 ; varieties, 93 ; 

 habits of the, 90 n. ; used in hunting, 

 ib. ; Bell's account of the habits of 

 the tame, 91 n. ; called also shrikes, 

 90 n. 



Butterflies, their disappearance during 

 winter, iv.2&l-,285; some live through 

 it, 285 ; efforts of the, to escape from 

 the chrysalis state, 291 — 5 ; rapid 

 growth of the wings.296 ; their food, 

 297 ; beauty, ib. ; distinctions, ib. 29i); 

 numbers, 300 ; varieties, 297 n. ; the 

 large white, ib., account of the marsh 

 fritillary, 293 n. ; of the peacock but- 

 terfly, ib. ; of the purple emperor, 



299 n. ; of the nettle tortoise shell, 



300 n. ; of the wings of butterflies, 

 300; of their body, 301; head, ib. ; 

 eyes, ib. 302 ; horns and trunk, ib. ; 

 nocturnal or moth flies and diuinal, 

 303 and n. ; their enjoyments, 301 ; 

 male and female, ib. ; eggs, how de- 

 posited, "05; and attached, ib. ; sea- 

 son of laying, 306. 



liuzzard, a kind of falcon, the common 

 described, iii. 87 and n. ; varieties, 

 88 ; the rough-legged, 87 n. ; the 

 honey, ib. 



Cabiai, ii. 125. See Capibara. 



Tachaldt, distinctions among the vari- 

 eties of the tribe, iii. 479; size, 480; 

 properties, ib. ; pursued for its sper- 

 maceti and ambergris, ib. ; how these 

 substances obtained from it, ib. 4S2 

 and 181 n. 



rugui. See Saki. 



Calabria, earthquake at 163S,i. 87—90 ; 

 1783, 87 n. 



Calandre, a kind of lark, iii. 257 n. 



Calaii, nr horned Indian raven, iii. I(i2; 



t'alf, the young of thf stag, ii. 62 ; 



Call birds,liovv used by the bird-catclier, 

 iii. 221. 



Callitrix, kind of monkey noticed, ii. 

 439; its country, ib. n. 



Callyonomus, or Dragonet, account of 

 the fish, iii. 532. 



Caliiiucks, a Tartar race described, i. 

 394. 



Camel, distinguished from the drome- 

 dary, ii. 501— .'i03 and 503 n. ; cli- 

 mate, 503—6; bi.dy of the, 503 n. ; 

 hair, ib. ; reared in Italy, ib. ; gesta- 

 tion there, ib. ; how broken there, 

 504 n. ; seven callosities of the, 505 

 n.; marks of servitude, ib. ; use of iu 

 hot countries, 50G n. ; fitness for 

 travelling in desert countries, 506--7 ; 

 does not multiply in cold countries, 

 507; uses to the Arabian, ib. 508; 

 docility,508 ; structure of its stomach, 

 ib. ; use in commerce, ib. 509 ; pa- 

 tience, 509; Buifon's opinion concern- 

 ing the, 510; the hump, 505 n. 510; 

 produce of the animal to the Arabi- 

 an, 5:o. 



Came'eon, the, described, iv. 139; swell, 

 ing and contraction of itself, ib. ; the 

 skin, 140 ; protuberances, ib. ; its re- 

 markable change of colour, 110; the 

 colours described, ib. and 141 n. ; 

 inspires ^vheu it changes colour, 

 141 n.; on what the change depends, 

 ib. ; account of some by Le Bruyn, 

 141—3 ; seldom opens its mouth, 

 143; turns one eye towards a dif- 

 ferent direction from tlie other, 

 ib. 



Carnelopard, or giraffe, its extraordi- 

 u?iry size and appearance, ii. 499; 

 measurement of one, ib. 500 ; ti- 

 midity, ib ; scarcity, ib. : ten exhibit, 

 ed by Pompey, ib. ; errors of zoolo- 

 gists concerning the, ib. n. ; account 

 of one by Le Vaillant, 501-2 n. ; ac- 

 conat of one sent to France, 502 n. ; 

 of one sent to Windsor, its measure- 

 ment, ib. 503 n. ; disposition, &c. ib. 



Camper, bis scalefor intelligence of an- 

 imals, ii.402 n. ; its fallacy, ib. 



Canaanites, their horses, 1. 4(59 n. 



Canary bird, whence brought, iii. 269; 

 original colour and varieties, ib. ; its 

 song, 270 ; intelligence, ib- n. ; ac- 

 count of the feats r)f one in singing, 

 dancing, &c. ib. 271 n. ; rules for 

 choosing the bird, 271 ; breeding of 

 the bird, ib. 272; method in Germany, 

 272 ; commim apparatus, ib. 273 ; 

 mixed breed with the linnet, 273, 

 279 n. 



Cancerous sores, account of some cured 

 by a toad's sucking tlicra, iv. 106—8. 



