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GENERAL INDEX. 



Observations, in Natural History, 

 may assist in forming the sta- 

 tistics of meteorology, 14. 

 Observer, the, and the theorist, in 

 Natural History, almost 

 necessarily separated, 6. 



must guard against being in- 



fluenced by prejudices, 33. 



much patience necessary on 



the part of, 42. 



should visit the same spots 



repeatedly, 44. 



Observers, mere, employ their time 

 both usefully and agreeably, 

 4. 



the facts they collect often 



of much value to others, 

 though not used by them- 

 selves, 5. 



- a matter of regret that there 



are not more, 18. 

 Observing, rules for, 31. 



accurately, the importance of, 



32. 



facts in a sufficient number 



of instances, the importance 

 of, 36. 



in instances, in which the 



attending circumstances are 

 different, the importance of, 

 38. 



Omaseus aterrimus, notice respect- 

 ing its habits, 235. 



Owl, long-eared, nest of, 120. 



short-eared, common in Cam- 



bridgeshire, 120. 



tawny, an early breeder, 



124. 



white, remarks on, 121. 



anecdote of a tame one, 122. 



Oxen, said to lie, when chewing 

 the cud, mostly on the left side, 

 81. 



Oyster-catcher, note respecting, 

 180. 



P. 



Padlock, one containing the nest of 

 some hymenopterous insect, 25 3. 



Papilio macfiaon, abundant in the 

 fens of Cambridgeshire, but 

 less so than formerly, 263. 



the larvae of, much attached 



to the marsh milk-parsley, 

 264. 



Partridge, common, its time of 

 hatching, 173. 



red-legged, notes respecting, 



175. 



Partridges, numbers found dead 

 from the attacks of lice, 

 173. 



a brood of white ones, 173. 



combat between two and a 



carrion crow, 174. 

 Peas, some that had sprouted in the 



crop of a stock-dove, 166. 

 Petty chaps, remarks on, 131. 

 Pheasant, feeds much on the roots 



of the buttercup, 172. 



a fierce one that was in the 



habit of attacking men, 1 72. 

 Phenomena, natural, much pleasure 



in watching and registering, 



16. 

 Phenomena, periodic, in Natural 



History, connected with the 



progress of the seasons, 14. 



the regularity with which 



they succeed each other, 15. 



