INDEX. 



Page 



Lizard, the nimble^ gentle disposition of . .29 



. . .its agility and caution . . 28 



. . ; its large forked tongue described . 29 



, . .its torpid state while casting their skins 30 

 , the warty, acute smell of . .43 

 . . . changes its skin at certain periods . 42 



t . description of . . . 41 

 Locust, the, description of .... *17l 

 . , . destructive to vegetation . . . *175 



. . increased by mild winters . t *172 



. . species of, in Tonquin . f *179 



. the American, description of . . ; 293 



. the great West-Indian, description of . , *179 

 Locusts, devastations by, in Russia . . t *174 



in Barbary ... . *175' 



Louse, the, description of . . . 152, 153 



. its manner of feeding . . r 154 

 . . . quick increase of . . t 135 



. the leaf, description of . . .156 

 . . . general colour of . . , 157" 

 , . manners of . . . . , 158 



M 



Mantis, or soothsayer, the, description of . . 288 



..... its patience . .289 



, , . .the dry leaf . . , 290 



Marygold, the sea, description of . , 346 



Maupertius, M. de, his remarks on the salamander . 39 



..... on the scorpion . .144 

 May bug. See Beetle, dorr. 



Mead. Dr. on thje poison of a viper . . *79 



. , on the tarantula . . . .139 



Jlerian, Madame, on the pjpa . . .52 

 J'liti's. See Cheesemites. 



Mot!), the, description of , . . 330 



. its manner of feeding, &c. . . . 311 



