INDEX. 



AGARICS, the pale gray spe- 

 cies of, 119 the verdigris, 

 ibid. not easily investi- 

 gated, 121 the odorous 

 agaric, 127 the scented, 

 ibid. the " stainer," ibid. 

 the surrectus springing 

 from another species, 378. 



Agriculture, practice of, at a 

 village in Gloucestershire, 

 21 bad custom of the far- 

 mers there, 48 



Aerial hummings, 369. 



Amusements, heretofore holi- 

 day ones, in decline, 363. 



Animals, increase of, 141 

 what dependent on man, 

 219 what i ndependent, 

 220 usefulness of, to man, 

 221 affection of, to their 

 young, 256 mercy to, a 

 scriptural command, 257- 



Ant, the black, 31 1 the red, 

 312 the yellow, 313. 



Apples injured by aphides, 

 347 spottings on, how oc- 

 casioned, 376, 377. 



Ash trees, 395. 



Atmospheric influences, 307 



observations, 398 ex- 

 periments, 406. 



Auger-worms, 297- 



Autumn, pleasure of a morn- 

 ing's walk in, 115. 



Aust-ferry, I. 



Bee, the carpenter, 68. 



Beetle, the rose, 68 the dorr, 

 319 the great water spe- 

 cies, 329. 341. 



Birds, partiality of the author 

 to, 153. 170 migration of, 

 155. 209 injurious to 

 trees, 161 various food of, 

 ibid. song and voices of, 

 169. 260. 276 nests of, 

 172, 173. 175, 176-great 

 destroyers of insects, 177 

 species of, diminishing in 

 number, 197 labour of, to 

 feed their young, 202 

 friendship of, 211, 212 

 eggs of, 225, 226. 266 dis- 

 like of, to man, 232 stra- 

 tagem of one, 237 early 

 rising of, 238 boldness of, 

 256 solitary and congre- 

 gating ones, 259 language 

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