INDEX 



Acantholepis frattenfeldi, conflict with 

 harvesters, 21 ; migrations of, 76, 77 ; 

 experiments on migrating instinct, 

 77, 78 



Ammophila, habits of, 191 ; blindness 

 of instinct, 192-195 



Anonychia rostrifera, 205 



Ant (refer to individual species oQ ; 

 social organization of, 43, Si 



Ant-lion, habits of, 232, 233 ; construc- 

 tion of pit, 234 ; violence of exer- 

 tions ; their furrows in the dust, 235 



Apis dor sat a, 18 1 



Apis indica, attacked by V. inagnijica, 

 182,183 



Arachnectra asiatica, 265 



Araneus naiiiiais, see under spiders, 

 geometrical 



Argyope, tufted nature of filament, 90, 

 118 



Artema, contest with moth, 162 ; reso- 

 lution of, 162, 163 



AsilidiP, mode of capturing prey, 167, 

 168 



Auloiera brahminus, protective colora- 

 tion, 198 



Balsam, fertilized by humble-bees, 187 



Barbet, nest of, 267 



Barbus tor, in sacred tank, 176 



Bee-eaters, capturing butterflies, 208 



Birds, 259-279 



Birds of prey, circling flight of, 272- 

 279 



Bivalves, distribution of, 236-238 



Boarniia admissaria, protective colora- 

 tion, 204 



Boar/Ilia granitaria, protective colora- 

 tion, 204 



Boinbus htrmorrhoidalis, fertilizing 

 strobilanthus, 185 ; trace of old in- 

 stinct, 186; fertilizing balsam, 187 



Botnbus tnnicatus, resemblance to bom- 

 bylius, 184 ; general appearance, 

 184; fertilizing balsam, 1S7 



Bo})ibylius, resemblance to Bombiis, 184 



Bulbul, Punjab red-vented, 260; Hima- 

 layan black, 260 ; white-cheeked, 



260 ; habits of, 261, 262 ; attacking 

 butterflies, 159, 160 

 Butterflies, species in Hazara, 196, 197; 

 sexual excitement, 197, 198; pro- 

 tective coloration of, 195J-202 ; 

 enemies of, 207, 20S 



Caniponotus compressus, reseniblance 

 to digger-wasp, 183 ; attacked by 

 harvesters, 34 ; attitude of abdomen, 

 75 ; nuptial flight, 79 ; short life of 

 males, 79 

 CamponotMS dokndus, care of sexual 



forms by workers, 79, 80, 81 

 Cat, domestic, emotions of, 250, 256 

 Chelidon kashfuiricnsis, nests ot, 267 

 Cicada, 209; music of, 210; ap|)ear- 

 anceof, 211 ; habits of, 211; musical 

 organs of, 211-217; experiments on, 

 213-216 

 Communicating Ants, 61, 64-66, 74, 75 

 Crabs, freshwater, mode of capturing 



food, 166, 167 

 Creniastogastcr, attitude of abdomen, 



75. 76 

 Cretaceous, of Hazara, 286, 287, 291, 



292 

 Cyanops asiatica, nest of, 267 

 Cyclosa, protective resemblance, 145, 



146 



Darwin, 84, 231, 237, 240. 257 



Dicrurns alcr, vision of, 264 



Digger-wasp, resemblance to C. com- 

 pressus, 183 (also see Aminophild) 



Division of labour amongst harvesting 

 ants, 19-23 ; in tnyn/uroiysttis, 46- 

 48, 57. 58 ; in phidole ants, 62, 72- 



74 

 Dophla patahi, resemblance to leaves, 



201 ; contrast with melaiiitis, 202 

 Drongo, attack kites, 209 ; vision of, 



264 



Elephant, force of inMinct in, 157 

 Eocene, deposits in Hazara, 28S 

 Epeira (see details under Spiders, 

 geometrical) 



297 



