INDEX. 



Acer rubrum, 103. 



Acipenser sturio, 108,142, 146, 220. 



Adder's - tongue (Erythronium 



Americanum), 117. 

 .^Estivation among mammals, 180. 

 Agelaius phaniceus, 49,195, 223. 

 Alauda alpestris, 175, 287. 



" rubra, 175, 287. 

 Alder (Alnus serrulata), 124. 

 Alisma plant-ago, 85. 

 Alnus serrulata, 124. 

 Alosa sapidissima, 105, 108, 142. 

 Amber, Occurrence of, in Cross- 

 wicks valley, 163. 

 America," " Travels in, La Hon- 



tan's, 157. 

 American Naturalist, quoted, 87, 



129. 



Amiurus catus, 108, 273. 

 Ampelis cedrorum, 49. 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia, 44, 200, 



205, 256. 



Amphicarpcea monoica, 85. 

 Anas boschas, 283. 

 Anemone nemorosa, 117. 

 Anguilla rostrata, 254, 300. 

 Animals, Inquisitiveness among, 



12. 



Anne, The shallop, 225. 

 Anthus ludomcianus, 175, 287. 

 Antrostomus vociferus, 11, 220. 

 Ants, 36. 



" brood of winged, 86, 88. 

 Apios tuberosa, 66, 271. 

 Apis mellijica, 16, 195, 241. 

 Araneina, 36. 

 Arctomys monax, 251. 

 Ardea herodias, 129, 177. 



Armcola riparia, 135, 200, 203. 

 Audubon, J. J., quoted, 118. 



Baltimore oriole (Icterus Balti- 

 more}, 57, 198, 237. 

 Barton, Benj. Smith, on migration 



of birds, quoted, 174, 277, 279, 



296. 

 Bartram, John, quoted, 67. 



William, " 174. 

 Bascanion constrictor, 147, 264. 

 Bates, Henry W., on habits of 



Saiiba ants, quoted, 89. 

 Bats ( Vespertilionidce), ^Estivation 



of, 183. 

 Bats, 261. 

 Beaver -tree (Magnolia glauca), 



147. 



Beech (Fagus ferruginea), 297. 

 Bee-martin (Tyrannus carolinen- 



sis\ 172. 

 Bell -wort (TTvularia perfoliata), 



117. 



Betula nigra, 38, 68, 103. 

 Bill -fish (Tylosurus longirostris), 



217. 



Birch (Betula nigra), 38, 68, 103. 

 Bird, Yellow (Chrysomitris tris- 



tis), 51. 

 Birds, Color sense of, 40. 



" Migration of, 173, 178. 



" Quarrels among. 12. 

 Bittern, Great (Botaurus lentigi- 



nosus), 127. 



Bitter - sweet (Solanum dulcama- 

 ra), 65. 

 Blackberry (Rubus mllosus), 111, 



256, 280. 



