

INDEX. 



Page 



N 



Nut-weevil. See Weevil. 



o 



Oliver, William, a viper catcher, cured of the bite of a viper 81 



P 



Pennant, Mr., particulars communicated to, of a domestic toad 48 

 his remarks on the rattlesnake . . 86 



Piercer, the. See Bee, the wood. 

 Pill-chafer. See Beetle, the tumble-dung. 



Pipa, the, description of . . .51 



. .its flesh highly relished by the negroes of Surinam 52 

 . . singular production of its young . . 51 



Polype, the green .... 344 



Polypes, description of . . . ib. 



Poupart, M. experiments by ... 244 



R 



Kay, Mr. on the frog . : . .56 



Reaumur, M. de, discoveries by . . 280 



Russel, Dr. on the cameleon . . .33 



Salamander, the, absurd notions respecting . 38, 39 



. . . capable of becoming humid or dry . 37 



. . . description of . . .36 



; . . food, retreats, slow pace, &c. of . 40 



Sandwasp, the blue, description of . . . 292 



the common .... 291 



the Pensylvanian . . . 292 



Scorpion, the, description of . . .144 



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