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IXDEX. 



Blackbird, Red-winged (Agdaius 

 phceniceus), 49, 195, 223. 



Black-capped tit (Parus atncapil- 

 lus), 285. 



Bluebird (Sialia sialis), 50, 255, 262, 

 284. 



Bluet (Houstonia cmruled), 117. 



Boleosoma Olmstedi, 210. 



Bonaparte, C. L., 18. 



Boneset (Eupatorium perfolia- 

 turri), 79. 



Bordentown, New Jersey, 171, 

 176, 187, 268. 



Botaurus lentiginosus, 127. 



Bowlders, 64. 



Brainerd, John, Indian mission- 

 ary, quoted, 235. 



Branta canadensis, 9, 126, 144. 



Brasenia peltata, 215. 



Brewer, Thos. M., 55, 88, 172, 274. 



Brinton, Dr. D. G., on Delaware 

 Indian idols, quoted, 236. 



Bristol, Pennsylvania, porpoises 

 seen near, 215. 



Bubo mrginianus, 145. 



Bufo amtricanus, 81. 



Bull-frog (Rana Catesbyana), 11, 

 200. 



Bunting, Bay -winged (Poozcetes 

 gramlneus), 51, 203. 



Burlington, New Jersey, 68, 146, 

 215. 



Burrows of mammals, how con- 

 structed, 245. 



Butler, Amos W. , on animal weath- 

 er-lore, quoted, 28. 



Butterflies, Migrations of, 80. 



Butterfly Plexippus (Danais plex- 

 ippua), 79. 



Butterfly, Red admiral (Vanessa 

 atalanta), 79. 



Butternut (Juglans cinerea), 68, 

 145. 



Button -bush (GepJialanthus occi- 

 dentalis), 66, 85, 133. 



Button-wood (Platanus occidenta- 

 lis), 103. 



Buzzard, Turkey (Cathartes aura). 

 42, 176. 



Buzzard's Rest, 21, 38. 



Caltlia palustris, 118. 

 Calystegia sepium, 66. 

 Cainpanius, Thomas, historian of 



"New Sweden," quoted, 165, 



214, 271. 

 Canis lupus, 145. 

 Cardinal-grosbeak ( Cardinalis vir- 



ginianus), 34, 53, 97, 293, 294. 

 Cardinalis mrginianus, 34, 53, 97, 



293, 294. 

 Carpenter-bee (Xylocopa virgin- 



ica\ 265. 

 Carpinus americanus, 2, 3, 38, 68, 



200. 



Carpodacus purpureus, 289. 

 Gary a alba, 145. 



" porcina, 2, 38, 68. 

 Gastanea pumila, 145, 198, 256, 



297. 



Gastanea vesca, 146, 271, 297. 

 Cat, Domestic, as a weather proph- 

 et, 30. 

 Ca.ta\pa,(Catalpa bignonwides), 82, 



257, 295. 

 Cat -bird (Gakoscoptes carolinen- 



sis\ 56, 105, 109, 206. 

 Catfish (Amiurm catus), 108, 273. 

 Stone (Noturus gyrinus), 



59. 



Cathartes aura, 42, 176. 

 Cat-tail (Typha latifolia), 137. 

 Cedar -bird (Ampelis cedrorum), 



49. 



Celastrus scandens, 78. 

 Centaury (Sabbatia angularis), 65. 

 Centurus carolinemis, 112. 

 Cephalanthus occidentalis, 66, 85, 



133. 



Certhia familiaris, 286. 

 Ceryle alcyon, 11, 38, 41, 293. 

 Chalkley, Thomas, Journal of, 155. 



267. 

 Chat, Yellow - breasted (Icteria 



mrens\ 18, 56, 195. 

 Chestnut (Castanea vesca), 146,271, 



297. 

 Che wink (Pipilo erytliroplitlial- 



mus), 202. 

 Chin kapi n ( Castanea pumila} , 145, 



198, 256, 297. 



