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liNDEX. 



Page 

 Seals not insensible to the 



power of music 35 



Self-moving seed, account of 36 

 Singularity of nature for a sin- 



gularpurpose 39 



Singiilar properties of the Dol- 

 phin 40 



Sutoria, or Tailor-bird, account 



of 47 



Singular property in Chick- 

 weed 54 



Sphinx convolvulus, or Uni- 

 corn-moth 55 



Sole, curious anecdote of 59 



Sea-wolf, description of 60 



San-fish, ditto 62 



Surmullet, red, ditto 65 



Singular instance of the effect 



of cold on birds 67 



Self-moving Water-cress, ac- 

 count of. 68 



Star-gazer, a fish so called,ditto 77 

 Sucking-fish, (Remora), ditto 79 



Scorpion, flying, ditto 80 



Shell called* the Admiral, ditto 90 

 Spider - flower, (Cypredium), 



account of 91 



Singular property of thePoppy, 



accoxmtof 94 



Singular plant, ditto 99 



Shark, voracity of, ditto 106 



St. Peter's fish, Haddock, ditto 108 

 Sea-horse, (Cavallo marine), 



account of ill 



Spams, or Gilt-head, a fish so 



called, account of 1 20 



Squirrels, Oaks planted by, 



pleasing account of. 126 



Singular retaliation 131 



Sorrowful-tree, (Abore triste), 



account of 132 



Singular dexterity of a Goat .. 136 

 Singular deceptions caused by 



the atmosphere 138 



Simoom, or hot-wind of the 

 desert 139 



Tortoise, land, account of. 23 



Town in a Salt-mine, at Cra- 



crow, in Poland 34 



Tulip, interesting experiment 



with the bulb of. 37 



Tailor-bird, (Sutoria), account 



of. , 47 



Travelling oats, account of.... 48 



Page 

 Tongue of the Woodpecker, 



singularity of S6 



Tench, curious particulars of.. 63 

 Trees,oak, remarkably large 63, 124 

 Trumpet-fish, account of ...... 82 



Torpedo, or Numb-fish, ditto.. 102 

 Trees, three distinct, from one 



trunk 131 



Tree, sorrowful, description of 132 

 Tulip-tree, interesting particu- 

 lars of. 133 



Variegated marble, particular 

 properties of. 7 



Vultures, wonderful optic 

 powerof 13 



Vegetable, remarkable self- 

 moving 49 



Unicorn-moth, account of .... 55 



Venus's fly-trap, (Dionaeamus- 

 cipulffi), account of 83 



Vase of the Corinthian capital, 

 origin of 135 



Value of Arabian Horses 150 



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Wild-honey and Locusts, ac- 

 count of 8 



Wonderful optic power of Vul- 

 tures 13 



Water-lily, remarkable pro- 

 perties of 36 



Wonders, mechanical, of a 

 feather 50 



White-dittany, curious pro- 

 perty in the plant so called.. 55 



Woodpecker's tongue, singu- 

 larity of. 56 



Wonderful property of the 

 Chinese-rattan 58 



Wood, Cypress, imperishable 

 nature of. ib. 



Water-cress, self-moving, ac- 

 count of 63 



Worm, luminous, description 

 of 69 



Whales, desperate battle of .. 101 



Wild-liquorice, (Abrus), ac- 

 count of 122 



Wonderful capaciousness of 

 the Camel's stomach 123 



Wolf's bane, or Monk's hood, 

 account of 127 



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Yew-tree, remarkably large.... 133 



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