1 86 INDEX. 



Solidungula animals of the order Pachydermata, whose toes are 



united in one hoof, as the horse, ass, &c. (Figs, i, 49) 47 



Species the divisions of genera which include animals precisely 



alike 13 



Spermaceti "Whale and the animal products obtained from it ... 35 

 Spiders their spinnerets (Figs. 97, 98) webs and general habits 



the various kinds of 138 



Spiny and Soft-ftnned Fishes (Figs.'Si, 82) 120 



Spoonbill a wading bird 106 



Sponges (see Porifera) 163 



Sprats small fishes of the Herring family (Fig. 85) 122 



Squirrel (Fig. 28) and other Rodents 69 



Stags (see Ruminants with horns) 54 



Star-fish the type of the Class Radiata (Fig. 4) 17, 21, 52 



Stentor a trumpet-like Animalcule 159 



Stork-^a wading bird (Fig. 62) ... 105 



Sturgeon a cartilaginous fish the trade products obtained from it 



Isinglass and Caviare (Fig. 86) 124 



T 



Tadpole the young of tne Frog the forms of transition (Figs. 71 77) 116 

 Tapir an animal of the order Pachydermata (or thick-skinaed) .... 44 



Thrush a passerine bird 98 



Tiger one of the Cat or feline tribe 76 



Torpedo Electric Ray .' 127 



Tortoises their structure and casing, called tortoise-shell (Fig. 64) '109 



Trout a soft-finned fish 123 



Tubipora the organ-pipe coral-forming animals 158 



Tunicata headless Mollusca, which form a leathery tunic or coat, in 



which they live 150 



Turkeys (see Rasores) 10*. 



Turtles their flesh no 



Tympanic bone in the head of Serpents (Fig. 67) 113 



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Unguiculated Animals such as have separate fingers and toes 38, 61 

 Ungulated Animals such as have their fingers or toes gathered 



into a hoof 38 



Unicorn (see Narwhal) __ ... ^ ... ... ... ...'' ... .- ... 33 



V 



Vampires Eats their teeth (Fig. 44) ... 87 



Venomous Serpents- the venom gland and muscle acting upon 

 it (Fig. 68) ... ... ... ... ... 113 



