GENERAL INDEX. 



435 



Mermis Dujard., a new genus of in- 

 testinal worms, some account of, 

 303, note. 



Mite, one found on slugs, with 

 some account of its habits, 

 291. 



one that infests fruit-trees, 



293. 



Mites, notes respecting various spe- 

 cies of, 288. 

 Mole, water, a black variety of the 



water-rat so called, 76. 

 Mollusks, instances of their appear- 

 ance in large quantities in 

 peculiar situations, 318, 320. 



means by which certain 



aquatic kinds walk on the 

 under side of the surface of 

 the water, 326, note. 



Moorhen, nest of one in a tree, 185. 



Moth,herald, its listlessness and in- 

 activity, 268. 



pink-underwing, the cater- 



pillars extremely abundant 

 some years, 267. 



a singular variety of, 267. 



Moth vapourer, facility with which 



the sexes find each other 

 out, 26 6. 



Mouse, common, remarks on those 

 found in stacks, 75. 



harvest, nest and young, 74. 



long-tailed field, one taken 



in a house, 74. 



stores up 



beech-mast, 74. 



N. 



Natter-jack, some particulars re- 

 specting its food and habits, 204. 



Natural History, not simply a study 

 of facts, 3. 



seeks to refer facts to general 



principles, 3. 



some professed lovers of, 



want further stimulus, 19. 

 Naturalist, the in-door and out-of- 

 door ; both equally want- 

 ed, 8. 



the out-of-door, has the ad- 

 vantage over others in some re- 

 spects, 9. 



Naturalist, the young, should be 

 guided in the choice of his 

 studies by the particular 

 situation in which he is 

 placed, 9. 



the, more quick and ready in 



observing all things than 

 other persons, 30. 



Nature, the inexhaustible field it 

 opens to the observer, 12. 



the study of, should not lead 



to the neglect of revealed 



religion, 27. 

 Noctule, notice of three old females 



with young ones, 56 

 Nuthatch, resorts to favourite trees 



to crack nuts, 157. 



feeds sometimes on flesh ^ 



157. 



0. 



Observation, a means to the rue 



end of the science of Natural 



History, 4. 

 Observations, in any department of 



Nature, essential that they be 



correct, 5. 



