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GENERAL INDEX. 



Bat, each species has its own place 

 of resort, 55. 



mode in which the young ad- 



here to the body of the 



mother during flight, 5 8,nofe. 



Beans, instance of great havoc in 



the crops of, from the attacks of a 



Bruchus, 244. 



Bees, fatally affected by sucking the 

 blossoms of Dahlias, 262. 



instance of their forcing open 



the buds of the box to get 

 at the pollen, 263. 

 Birds, get their song by degrees, 86. 



occasionally heard singing out 



of season, 87. 



table of, shewing times of 



commencing and ceasing 

 song, with remarks, 88. 



order in which they are first 



heard on a summer's morn- 

 ing, 95. 



clamorous before going to 



roost, 99. 



some heard in the night, 102. 



of summer passage, table of, 



103. 



of double passage, 105. 



of winter passage, table of,l 06. 



flocking of, in winter, 109. 



nests of, often constructed 



some time before wanted,! 11. 



- why they appear fat in win- 



ter, 112. 



inquiries respecting the mor- 



tality among, 113. 

 Bivalves, small fresh- water, their 



different habits, 324. 

 Blackbird, appears partial to damp 



weather, 94. 



Bream, Pomeranian, one taken in 

 the water in Bottisham park, 212. 



Bruchus granarius., notice respect- 

 ing, 244. 



Bull-head, river, one choked in at- 

 tempting to devour one of its 

 own species, 210. 



Bunting, common, remarks on, 138. 



, reed, remarks on the note of, 

 139. 



snow, sometimes called white 



larks, 138. 

 Bustard, one seen near Swaffham 



Prior, 176. 

 Butterflies, notes respecting various 



species of, 263. 

 Butterfly, admiral, much attracted 



by ripe fruit, 265. 



orange-tip, the males much 



more plentiful than the fe- 

 males, 264. 



tortoiseshell, sometimes on 



wing in winter, 264. 

 Buzzard, honey, one trapped at a 

 wasp's nest, 119. 



C. 



Calendar of Periodic Phenomena 

 in Natural History, its uses, 

 331. 



its application to the purposes 



of gardening and husban- 

 dry, 334 and 336. 



its application to the subject 



of the laws of climate, 337. 



- explanation of the one in this 



work, 356. 



Carabus violaceus, its power of 

 ejecting an acrid fluid per anum, 

 as a mode of defence, 234. 



