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INDEX. 



Cordier, M. his Investigation concerning subterraneous 

 heat, i. 48. 



C'orin, a kind of gazelle, i. 308. 



Cormorant, size and description of the, ii. 206 and . 

 appetite, ib. ; fetid odour, ib. ; how used in fishing, ib. ; 

 bird's activity in pursuing its prey, 208. 



Cornaro, his life prolonged by temperance, i. 205. 



Corn-crake or land-rail, described, ii. 197, n. 



Corrira, a bird of the crane kind, its long legs, ii. 1 90. 



Corruption of dead bodies, how caused, i. 226; how pre- 

 vented, ib. 



Corrypheena, or Razor fish, noticed, ii. 296. 



Cotingas, birds of South America, ii. 165, n. 



Cotopaxi, volcano of, i. 45. 



Coitus or BulUiead,.& prickly finned fish, ii. 298. 



Couando, distinguished from the porcupine, i. 467. 



Cougar or Red Tiger of America, described, i. 374; for- 

 midable nature, ib.; its habits, 375; how encountered, 

 ib.; combats with the crocodile, 376: where found. 

 375, 376; flesh of the, 376. 



Coughiny, how caused, i. 171, n. 



Coulterneb, the pufiin, why so called, ii. 219. 



Cow kind, animals of the, i. 269; usefulness, 270; food, 

 ib.; teeth, ib.; age, how known, ib.; horns, 271; 

 native wild breed, description of, ib. ; English breed 

 of the cow, how improved, ib. ; how affected by its 

 pasture, ib.; differences in its size, ib.; form, 272; 

 originally of a common stock, ib.; different breeds of 

 the, ib. n.; in T;irtary, F'gypt, Abyssinia, Denmark, 

 the Crimea, Germany, France, &c. ib. ; different breeds 

 in Britain, ib.; the long-horned or Lancashire breed, 

 ib.; the short-horned, ib. ; tlte middle-horned, 273, n ; 

 the Devonshire cattle, ib.; the Sussex and Hereford- 

 shire cattle, ib.; the polled or hornless breed, 274, . ; 

 the Galloway breed, ib.; the Suffolk duns, ib.; the 

 Ayrshire breed, ib.; cattle of the highlands of Scot- 

 land, 275; the Argyleshire breed, ib.; the cattle of 

 Orkney and Zetland, ib.; the Fifeshire cattle, ib.; 

 cattle of Aberdcenshire, 276; Welsh cattle, ib.; 

 Alderney cattle, ib.; Irish cattle, ib.; in Iceland, 277; 

 other countries, ib.; that with the hump,ib. (See 

 Bison); how to distinguish the classes of this kind, 

 285; an animal uniting the characters of the hog and, 

 285. 



Crab, the resemblance of its habits to those of the 

 lobster, ii. 327; where found, 332; the, described, ib.; 



of, ib. ; general characteristics of the crab, 332, n., and 

 334, .; the fleet running crab, 332, n ; the land crab, 

 333, n. the soldier crab, ib., and 337, 338; modes of 

 taking crabs, 335, 336, n. 



> <f- > L\J\J\A, iv., Mu/ooj iu., Biiiuiiui imus ui me, 



distinguished, 190; enumerated, ib.; their properties, 

 91, 193; food, 193; adaptations, 194; climate, ib.; mi- 



grations, 195; residents, ib.; nestling, 196; method 

 of taking, 1 97. 



seen with us, and the reason why, ib.; favourite cli- 

 inate of the, ib.; depredations, ib. ; aerial journeys, 

 1 74 ; loud cry and its use, ib. ; the wind-pipe, tamed, 

 175; affection for man, ib.; popular respect for the, 

 ib. ; Balearic, doubts concerning the, 178; its remark- 

 able appearance, 179; its country, ib.; habitudes, ib.; 

 cranes distinguished from storks and herons, 180, 181, 

 .; Numidian, the Demoiselle, 180. 

 Cray or crawfish, a species of lobster, described, ii. 331 

 and n. 



its stores, 456; propagation, ib.; fur, ib. 



.Cricket, account of the, ii. 481, 482 and n.; the mole- 

 cricket, 4H-2, 483. 



Crocodile, distinguished from the alligator, ii. 392, 393, 

 n.; double-crested crocodile, ib.; its resorts, 395; 

 where largest and fiercest, ib., two varieties, ib.; size 

 of the, ib. ; description taken from one, ib.; the in- 



ternal parts, 39o; its habitudes, ib.; strength, ib.; on 

 what occasions it seeks the land, ib.; manner of 

 seizing its prey, ib.; contest with the tiger, 397; how 

 killed by the negro, ib.; how taken by the Siamese, 

 ib - ; managed like a horse, ib.; Waterton's ride on a 

 crocodile 's back, noticed,ib. n.; how taken in Africa, 

 ib.; state of the, in Egypt, 398; accounted for, ib.; 

 where inoffensive, ib.; musky smell of the, ib. ; flesh, 

 ib.; eggs, and manner of breeding, ib.; whether it de- 

 vours its young, 399; age of the, ib. ; produced in the 

 Roman amphitheatres, ib. and 395. 



Crow, the, its characteristics, ii. 87 96; different species 

 of crows, !>7, n ; carrion crow, 89, n. and 93; hooded 

 crow, ib.; rook. 90, . and 93 and 94, n. 



Crustaceans shell-fish characterised, ii. 326; classified, ib. 

 and 575 578. 



Crystalline lenses of animals, ii. 605. 



Crystallization, ii. 589. 



Cuckoo, the, described, ii. 110,111 and . ; habits of 

 the, ib. .; its call, ib.; female makes no nest, 112; its 

 food, ib. ; its migration, ib. ; varieties, 113; the honey 

 guide, ib. and n. 



Cuckoo spit or l<roth worm, account of the, ii. 275, 276. 



Cud, class of animals that chew the, i. 268. See Rumin- 

 ating animals. 



Curassows, American birds of the poultry kind, ii. 71, 

 .; the crested curassow, ib.; the galeated curassow, 

 72, .; the razor-billed curassow, ib. 



Curleiv, description of the common curlew and little 

 curlew, ii. 1 90, n. 



Currents of the ocean, their causes,?. 92; where most vio- 

 lent, 93; that in the Mediterranean, ib.; various, 96. 



Currents of air, some double, i. 124. See Wind. 



Cuticle of plants, ii. 597. 



Cuttle fish, the, described, ii. 561, 562; spurts forth a 

 dark liquor when pursued, ib. 



Cuvier, his classification of dogs, i. 38; the same explain- 

 ed, 388. 



Cfldidiuin genus of infusoria, ii. fi30. 



Cyclosis or circulation in plants, ii. 596, 597. 



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Dab fish, described, ii. 301, .; lemon dab, ib. 



Dace, dart, or dare, how fished for, ii. 321, n. 



Dayenhamiu Essex, trees discovered by an inundation 

 of the sea there, i. 1 00. 



Damp or deleterious air, fatal effects of, in mines, i. 37. 

 See Gas. See Lamp Safety. 



Danube, its course and depth, i. 77; rivers received bv, 

 80. 



Darkneu. how far the eye accommodates to, i. 195; 

 story illustrating the subject, ib. 



Deafness, causes of, i. 199; perceptions of one recover- 

 ed from, ib.; state of one born deaf, ib.; case of James 

 Mitchell, born blind and deaf, 200, n. 



Dead Sea, its saltness, i. 85. 



Death, many causes of, i. 20"; generally calmly endured, 

 ib.; not really terrible, 208; reflection in the article 

 of, ib.; gradual approach of, ib.; uncertainty of the 

 signs of, ib. 



Death-watch, beetle, described, ii. 552, n. 



Decoys for ducks, how managed, ii. 235; value of some, 

 236; those in China, ib. 



fiedxctar or ca'ini/ whale, ii. 261, w. 



Deer kind, properties of the, i. 319; the stag, ib. &c.; 

 red, or wild stag, 3-2; red deer in Scotland, 323, .; 

 fallow deer in ditto, 324, .; axis deer of the East In- 

 dies, 327, 11. See Stag, Fallow deer and Rein deer. 



Defence, methods taken by animals for their, i. 240. 



Demoiselle, why a kind of crane so called, ii. 1!)0; account 

 of the, ib. 



Dcpntia, a great serpent of Mexico, the mouth des- 

 cribed, ii. 427; the body, 430; harmless, ib. 



Dtxrtptiun of animals, its utility and method, i. 235. 



Desman, the, a kind of musk rat, i. 454. 



Dint', how produced, i. 1 30 and n. ; how its remaining on 

 bodies is affected by their conducting powers, ib. 



DhUeret, fall of a part of the mountain of, i. 63. 



Diamond, microscopic examination of, ii. 592. 



Diamond beetle, wing cast; of, ii. 617 



])i<iestcr, ascertaining the elasticity of air, i. 108. 



D incases from heat, i. 1 1 ) ; from cold, 112; from moisture, 



