INDEX. 



A 



ALLIGATOR, the, description of . 21 



' -it ** \ ' capable of being in some measure do- 



mesticated > - -24 



r -Vi,' 1 *-"" '*>' extraordinary instance of its voracity 23 



;-.*,, . "#' its loud voice and unpleasant scent - 2SS 

 Amphibia, bodies, colours, &c. of - - - .5 



. . capable of enduring long abstinence - >'*& 4 

 4 v* general description of 4ft - .3 



a* in general oviparous - . . - 5 



; ifc. ; pass the winter in a torpid state - - 6 

 . , tenacious of life - _ . .5 

 Araphisboena, or double-headed serpent, the, -description of 100 

 Animalcules, description of 349 

 Ant, the -African, description of *v v ;*'J' - . 224 

 . . the common, description of - - - 18 

 *.Cl*-' . . divided into males, females, and neuters 219 

 . '*'< . their attachment to the females - 



. . the great black, of South America - 



. . the sugar W-' - - 226 



Ant-hills - *i& ..... 232 



Ant-lion, the, catches its prey only by stratagem - - 24* 



. . . curious pits formed by - - - 242 



'" . industry and patience of - - 245 



.' similar to the spider - - - ' 241 



Ants, three kinds of, in New South Wales -" - '*** 225 



. . white, account of - - - - : -- 228 



. loyalty and fidelity of - - 210 



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