INDEX. 



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6; (^iicretiDn, wilhin its boJy, ih. ; 

 snddcu increase of size, 7 ; coutists, 

 il>. ; the loss of a claw repaired, ib. ; 

 ninibleness in leaping, ib. n. ^ lose the 

 claws at thunder-claps or cannon-shot, 

 lb. ; the extraordinary properties of 

 the animal enunieiated, 8 ; varieties, 

 ib. and n. ; the Norway described, ib. 

 n. ; how taken, 9. 

 ./icust, its description, iv. 264; ravages 

 of swarms of the, ib. ; Scripture 

 comparisons, ib. ; appearance of a 

 swarm, 265 ; devastation %vj-ought 

 by the, ib. ; in Russia, 1690, ib. and 

 266; in 1724, witnessed by l)r Shaw, 

 266; their invasion of Southern .Afri- 

 ca, 267 n. ; tlie liirva;, ib. ; causes of 

 migration, 26B ; wliere eaten, ib. ; 

 the, of Tonquin, 269; eaten by the 

 Jews, ib. ; the great West Indian, de. 

 scribed, ib. 



Loggerhead turtles described, iv. 30 ; 

 where found, ib. n. ; boldness and 

 strength, ib. 



Loir, a kind of dormouse, ii. 335. 



London, number who die in, of destitu- 

 tion, i. 341. 



Longevity, causes of, i. 382, 383 ; in- 

 stances of, 382 ; of the patriarchs, 

 383; why diminished, ih. 



Lori, its singular tijjure, ii. 444 — 446 ; 

 what place it holds among four-hand- 

 ed animals, 444 n. ; the genus de- 

 scribed, ib. and 445 n. 



Loricaria, account of the fish, iii. 540 



Lories, white parrots, iii. 197; describ- 

 ed, 203 n. 



Louse, its nauseous nature, iv. 221 ; ap- 

 pearance through tiie microscope, it). 

 222; its trunk,or .'<ucker,222; how used 

 by it, ib.22.3; whether hermaphrodites, 

 223; rapid multiplication, ib. ; dis- 

 ease caused by the, its ancient preva- 

 lence, ib. ; infests almost all animals 

 and vegetables, 224; varieties, the 

 leaf, 224 and u. ; where found, and 

 the colour of the, 225 ; young, ib. 

 226 ; retreat in the "inter, 226 ; casts 

 the skin four times, ib. ; enemies, 227 ; 

 wood, the, au account of, iv. 230, 

 231. 



i,ouvain, echo near, i. 225 n. 



Luminous appearance of the waves by 

 night, i. 172, 173. 



Lurap-tish, the, account of, iii. 520; 

 where found, ib. 



Lurcher, mongrel dog, described, ii. 

 213 n. 



Lynx, Kay's mistake concerning the, ii. 

 177 ; distinguished from the panther 

 kind, ib. ; described, where found, 

 182; naethod of taking its prey, ib. ; 

 its eyes, bad memory, &c. ib. 183. 



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Mdcaguo, a kind of monkey, ii. 436. 



M;icraw, the large parrot, iii. 197 ; va 

 rieties, 203 n. 



Mackarel, the fish noticed, iii. 533 ; gre 

 gaiious, 5.i0 n ; and migratory, ib ; 

 account of the fishery of, ib. 551 n. ; 

 said to be fond of human flesh, .551 ii. 



M'l-aurin, Professor, his jaw said to be 

 dislocated by yawning, i. 320; thi'j 

 mistake corrected, ib. n. 



Madness, ca«e of, caused by music, i 

 362 ; one cured by music, ib. 



Madrepore, a coral insect, iv. 423 n. 

 where found, ib. ; the truncated, ib. ; 

 the cup, ib. ; the mushroom, ib. - 



Maelstrooni, a dreadful whirlpool, de- 

 scription of the, i. Iy3 and n. ; hi>w 

 caused, 183 n. 



Maestricht, stone.quarry of, its size 

 and beauty, i. 48. 



Magellan, his voyaa;e, and discovery of 

 giant-, i. 42.3 — 4:5. 



Magot, a kind of a))e, its capability of 

 instruction, ii. 421 n. 



Magpie, general characters of the tribe, 

 iii. 162; desiription of the, 163; iu- 

 8olen<-e of the, lb. ; food, 164; archi. 

 teclure of its nest, ib. 165; whether 

 it has a second opening, 164 n. ; its 

 haunts, ib. ; what trees it selects for 

 the nest, 165 n. ; its character in the 

 tame state, 166 ; story of a magpie 

 committing theft, for which a girl 

 suftered dcatli, ib. n. ; considered 

 in Sciitland a bird of omen, 167 n. 



Mahometans, their treatment of wo- 

 men, i. 310; of their wives, 311. 



Mahouts, the Indian keepers of the 

 elephant, ii. 473 — 475 n. 



Maid and Mjigpie, a drama, its origin, 

 iii. 166, I«i7 n. 



Maida, a Highland wolf-dog, possessed 

 by Sir VV. Scott, history of, ii. 198 n. 



Mainion, a kind of baboon, noticed, ii. 

 420. 



Maki, a kind of monkey, described, ii. 

 443. 



Malacopterigii, soft-tinned fish, iii 529 ; 

 varieties specified, 536 — 545 and n. 



Malays, a race of raen, i. 389, 390 n. 



Malbrouk, a kind of monkey, li. 436,437. 



Mallard, a kind of duck, account of the, 

 iii. 423 n. 



Malpighi and Haller,their examination 

 of the progress of viviticalion in the 

 egg, i. 287-291. 



Mammoth, tusks of the, whefe foiinil, 

 ii 4«6 ; skeletons ot the, ib. ; diversi 

 ties of the, 487 ; great depository 

 where, 487 n. ; strange opinion of tin; 

 Russians concennng the, ib ; that 

 found near the mouth of the Lena, 

 described by Mr Adams, 488 n. ; 

 American, its similarity, 489 n. ; the 

 ory concerning, ib. 



Man, nature of his powers, i. 270 ; his. 

 (ory of, in the womb, 203 — 298 ; in 

 infancy, 300; in puberty^ 309; in 

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