INDEX. 



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Polynemiis, the fish described, iii. 533. 



folypiis, description of the, i. 285; 

 puIliil.iliDn from the, 286; multiplied 

 by cuttiiif,', il).; the fresh and sea water 

 compared, iv. 414; Trembley's divi- 

 sions of the, 415; appearance of the, 

 in fresli water, ib. ; properties, 416 ; 

 the month, wliere placed, ib ; their 

 food, 417; contests, ib. ; does not die 

 when devoured by another, ib. ; vo. 

 raiity, ib. ; torpidity, ib. ; in various 

 ways propH{,'ated, ib. ; from the egg, 

 il). ; by e^tcrescence, 418 ; from the 

 young, likewise, ib. ; experiments in 

 cutliui,'- the, 419; varieties, ib. ; ge- 

 neral properties, 4'20. 



Ponipey, a lion, age of, ii. 153. 



I'onifo, the aged oran-outaug, ii. 403 n. 

 405 n. 414 n. ; name given by Bultel 

 to that in Africa, 415. 



Poole's hole, a cavern, description of, 

 i. 50 n. 



P.ipinjay, whence derived, iii. 296 n. 



Poppy-bee, a species, why so called, 

 iv. 312 n. ; formation of the nest, il). ; 

 how distinguished, 343 n. 



Porcellaneous shells, according to Hat- 

 cliett, iv. 38 n. 



Porcupine, its quills described, ii. 354, 

 335 ; how it fetches water for its 

 young, 335 n ; its figure and body, 

 335 ; whether it darts its quills, ib. 

 356 and 357 n. ; its method ot defence, 

 3.56 ; prey or food, ib. 337 ; age, 357 ; 

 its escape from dugs, &c., ib. ; how 

 hunted by the Indians, ib. ; fables 

 conceruiog the, ib. ; when tamed, its 

 fretfuhiess, 358 ; varieties of the, ib.; 

 sea, why the sea-orb so called, iii. 523. 



I^irk, by what nations not eaten, ii. 

 118, 119 n. 



Porpoise, the, distinguished, iii. 482; 

 whence the name, 485 n. ; its agility, 

 483 ; method of seeking its prey, 485 ; 

 destrui-.tive to the nets of fishermen 

 in Cornwall, ib. ; follows tish up fresh 

 waier, ib. ; seen in the Thames at 

 London, ib ; liow killed there, ib. ; 

 oil from the, 486 ; fishery on the west 

 shores of Scotland, ib. ; young, ib. ; 

 age, ib. 



Pouch of the opossum kind, opinions 

 concerning the, ii. 447 u. ; the, de- 

 scribed, ib. 452. 



Pouched animals, opinions concerning, 

 li. 417 n. ; growth of their pouch, ib. ; 

 whether their pouch a first or second 

 d iraicile, 418 n. ; distinctions among, 

 ib. ; their feet, 449 u. ; physiognomy 

 450 n. ; habits, ib. ; country, ib. ; va- 

 rieties, ib. 431 n. 



Poultry kinds, their utility, iii. 104; 

 characteristics, 105; habitudes, 105 — 

 107. 



I'rawn, the, a kind of lobster, described, 

 iv. 8 and n. 9. 



Pregnancy, progress of the embryo 



during, i. 293—293 ; a child wonder- 

 fully affected by an execution seen 

 by the mother, while in that state, 

 416. 



Prey, beasts of, their habits, i. 45-1—457. 



Prince of serpents, a beautiful species 

 in .Japan, iv. 187; a favourite there, 

 ib. 



Pringle, Ms account of an encounter 

 with an African lion, ii. 147 — 130 n. 



Propolis, the substance with which 

 bees stop crannies in their abodes, iv 

 323 ; whence collected, 334 and n. ; 

 manner of using it, 335, 3.'i6 n. 



Proportions ot the human body, i. 329. 



I Ptiiius, death. ivatch, described, iv. 



392 n.; manner of producini; sound, 



ib. ; its instinct in counterfeiting 



deaih, 212 n 



Puberty, season of, i. 309 ; its time in 

 difierent countries, ib. ; symptoms of 

 ib. 



Puliin, bill of the, described, iiL 398. 

 399 ; legs, ib. ; migrations for tht 

 purpose of hatching, 4'00 ; dangers 

 undergone then, ib. ; enemies, ib. 

 401 ; dispossesses the rabit of its bur- 

 row at Priesholm, ib. ; how taken 

 there, ib. ; flesh, 402 ; migration, ib. 



Piig dog, the, described, ii. 216 n. 



Puma, the, called the American lion, 

 not a lion, ii. 133, 156; nearly extir. 

 pated from America, 168 n. ; why 

 called the American lion, ib. ; the 

 puma described, ib. ; cowardly ajid 

 ferocious, 169 n. ; readily tamed, ib. 



Purple emperor, a kind of butterfly 

 described, iv. 299 n. 



Pygar^^us, a kind of eagle, described, 

 iii. 60 n. 



Quadrupeds, classification of,i.446 — 448 ; 

 their rank, 449; utility, 450; analo. 

 gies to man, ib. 451 ; their adapta- 

 tion to their stations, 452 ; diflerent 

 structures of their heads, ib. ; teeth, 

 lb. ; legs, 453 ; stomach, ib. ; their 

 hostilities, 454, 435; seasons of seek, 

 ing prey, 455 ; defences, 457 ; causes 

 of variety among, 45S — 461 ; their 

 comparative size in the different 

 couiinents, 462 ; their generation, 

 463; courage and art in defending 

 their young, ib. 464; seasons of 

 breeding, 464; those from the egg, 

 405 ; those covered with scales in- 

 stead of hair, their distinguishing 

 qualities, ii. 359, 360; amphibious, 

 their characteristics, 375, 376 ; ob- 

 servations on the subservience of 

 quadrupeds to man, 550—552. 



Quadruiuana, four-handed animals, the 

 monkey kind, ii. 400 .-iiid n. ; their 

 comparative advanlagcs, 45ti, 457. 

 See Monkey. 



