INDEX. 



f;83 



^'ilo, !iis sfroiifrtl), i. 33.5. 



Mi' tim. Ills .IcM-riptioii of file first scii- 

 Bations of Aclaiii alluded to, i. 37=1; 

 a parallel to, by Button, 375— riTS ; 

 liis riiition of tlie coi-moraut viii'Jic-at- 

 ed, iii. 374. 



Mind, growth of tlie human, i. 305 

 — :iO '. 



Mineral waters, their classes and pro. 

 perties, i l-'2 n 



Mines, i. 55. ; depth of, ib. ; noxious 

 atmosphere in, 57. See Damp, and 

 Gas. 



Mire-drum, or bittern, account of the, 

 UK .^i I— 33.3. 



Mi-sis^ippi, I'liurse of the, i. 155. 



Mitchell, .lanie^, a boy ho n blind and 

 d.'iif, arc.unt of, i. :*•)()— 370 n. 



Mui'kiuif bird, Americm, its appear. 

 HMce, iii. -215 ; habiliides, ib. ; its note, 

 Slli n. ; the, de^cribtd by Pennant, 

 H.uring-'on and Wiisnii.ib. ; varieties 

 in its notes, -^47 n. 



Mneoeo, a beautiful monkey, its ap- 

 pearance and habitudes, ii. 413, 444. 



Bindena, country round, remaikable 

 compositiiui of the layers of eartli 

 f'lere, i. 191. 



r>!.ile, the, described, ii. 344, 345, it< 

 ccnintry, ib ; unknown in Ireland, 

 ib ; its legs, teeth and tongue, 3Wi; 

 adaptation of its form f.ir digj^ui.', 

 ib. ; its eyes, ib. 3)7 and 319 n. ; U- 

 prpy,3i7;suf}'eruii.'sfrom inund:itio':.s, 

 3W; propagation, ib. ; al.ode, ib. ; 

 Avhere found, ib ; wliile one-, .349. 



Mi41nsca, their utility in Mipporliut.' 

 otii'r animals, iv. 43 ii ; qu.adrNpe.'ls. 

 41.11.; bin-.s, 45 n. ; as bait, ib. and 

 4'i n. ; f)-hes. ib. ; many o-ituivormn, 

 47 11 ; their cninpirsitmn, 48 n. ; a 

 I,in' ajaii tribe of worms, 411 n. 



Mcilo'>us, tile famous dog of, described, 

 li. 197 11. 



Jliuia, a monkey, described, ii. 439 ; its 

 eletcance, colour, &c. ib. n. 



f.Ionax, tlie iiiaruiont, in Canada, ii. 



3ir, 



Mongolian i-nce of men, its character- 

 istics, i. .■^^7 n. ; its branches. 389 n. 



Mongoz, a ki i! of raonkey, ii 444 



Monitor, tlie, .li^tingllished from the 

 crocod.le, iv. 119 li ; the, of Congo, 

 dt'.-cribed, ib. ; of Egypt, ib. ; the 

 VMriegated of Mew Holland, ib.; habits 

 o; tliat of riiiiinia, ib. 



Monkey kind, Hiinnals of the, Iheir oliar- 

 acteristics, ii. 4UU— 404 anil 4(10 n ; va- 

 rieties of lie.id, body and limbs, 100 

 n. ; the tail, 401 n. ; adaptation of 

 parts to their u^e', ib ; conyregatiniis 

 and peregrin itioiis of the, ib. ; irrita- 

 bility, ib. : intelligence, ib. 40? n. ; 

 varieties in the old and new world, 

 402 n. ; dilteieiit arrangements, ib. ; 

 Camper's, ib. ; its fallacy, ib. ; why 

 descriptions f;i'ii.Tal, 10.3 n.; vaiieties 



in the class, 404 ; ape, ib. ; baboon, 

 ib. ; monkey, ib. ; opossum, ib. 

 Monkey, varieties of tlie, numerous, ii. 

 427; their numbers in tropical cli- 

 mates, 4'-'8 ; dispositinns, ib. ; pests of 

 other animals, ill. 4"i9; contests with 

 the serpent tribe, 4'29 ; enmity to 

 mankind, 430 ; with ditliciilty caught, 

 ib. 431 ; plea-ure of the Negroes oil 

 seeing them killed, 431 ; how they 

 injure corn. &c ib, ; and escape pur. 

 suit, i3> ; discipline of the, ib. ; cry, 

 ib ; food, 43i; propagation and care 

 of the young, ib. 4.34 ; amusing when 

 tame, 434 ; .Sir i'hoinas lAIore's, de- 

 fended r.ibbits fmm a weasel, ib. ; 

 tlieir care of I'atlier Caili, ib. 435; 

 those of Africa f be most entertaining, 

 4.35 ; V irieties of the, 4.if;_413 and n.; 

 the red of Pennant, its peculiar colour 

 and ilescriiiti.iu, .13ii and n. ; the col- 

 lared while eyelid, its colour and 

 structure, -13S n. ; the striated, its 

 i-ize, form, habits, &c. 441 n. ; one 

 brought to England, ib. ; theenlellus, 

 its cimutry, ib. ; several accounts of 

 the, ib. ; iis colour, lingers, face, &c. 

 442 n. 

 MonocuUis, or water-flea, seem? to 

 have iiit one eye, iv.'.^31 ; red colour, 

 ib. ; causes the water to appear red, 

 lb. '<?32; the insect described, ■;3?,a3), 

 the cancroid, 2'32 n. ; the lour-iiorned, 

 ib. 

 Monsoons, origin of the word, i. "J.^i and 

 n. ; account of the, ^32 — 235 and Ii. ; 

 how aiiiioiinced, 233 n. 

 Monster.-, what, described, i. 415; Rc- 

 coniit iif one by Malebranch, 4lC, 

 dwarfs, 4111 ; giants, ii3 

 Rlontaigne, his story of tne f^scinatim; 

 power of the cat, ii. 139 n. ; his ac- 

 ciiiint of t'le hab-yon's nest, iii 435 n. 

 Moon, her elf. ct in producing tides, i. 



174. 

 Moose-deer, American name for the 

 elk, its size, li. 93, 94. (See Elk) , the 

 gray, 91; tlie black, ib. 

 Mop', Sir 7 lionias, bad a tmne mon. 

 key. whii li defended his rabbits from 

 the as'gressions of a weasel, ii. 4.34. 

 Mormjru-^, accoint of tbe fish, id. 5!-i. 

 Morse, the, its descriptiiMi, ii. 390; ha. 

 bits, ib. ; numbers decreased, 397; 

 value of their teeth, ili. ; great num- 

 bers killed by till.' (iieenianrler^, ib. 

 Ml 'til, the, or Tinea, account of the, ir. 

 3i!3 n. ; how prevented or killed, ib, 

 304 n. , eggs, &c. 304 ii. See Tine.i. 

 M'ltiier-of.pearl shells, composition of, 

 according to H.itchett, iv. 33 n. ; 

 \^ hence ■'t'taineil, 70 

 Moufflon, the sheep in a w ild state, its 

 cbaraeter, ii. 4 and 20. See Miisim n 

 anit Arj<r>li. 

 ivloiilting season of birds account nt 

 the, ill. 10. 



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