INDEX. 



647 



ib. ; from effluvia, 113; Boyle's reasons for revolutions 

 in, 1 1 5. 



Disfiositum of animals affected by climate, i. 241. 

 Disruptions of mountains, i. 63. 

 Distance, whence our notions of, i. 193. 

 Direr, the great Northern, its size and colours, ii. 219, 



and 71. ; speckled diver, ib., n. 

 Diving-tell, Dr Halley's, i. 103. 



Dodo, its body, bill, legs, &c., described, ii. 27 ; country, 

 ib. ; flesh, ib.; whether the bird of Nazareth, ib. ; a 

 now extinct animal, 28, , 



' Dog, the, why not generally used in the chase in East- 

 eni countries, i. 382; intelligence, courage, and affec- 

 tion of, 385; anecdotes of dogs, ib.,.; important uses 

 of the, 385; to the shepherd, 386; in the chase, ib.; 

 the wild, described, ib.; fidelity of the dog, ib.; di- 

 versities of the breed, ib. ; original sameness, ib., 387; 

 internal structure the same, ib. ; which the original 

 kind, 388; proofs, ib., 391; a new classification of 

 dogs from Cuvier, 387, n. ; these divisions and their 

 varieties described, ib.,n.; the New Holland dog, the 

 Dhole, the South American dog, the North American 

 doer, ib., n. ; the French matin, the Irish greyhound, 

 the great Danish dog, the common greyhound, the 

 Scotch greyhound, the Russian greyhound, the Italian 

 greyhound, 388, n. : the shepherd's dog, the terrier, 

 the wolf-dog, the Siberian dog, the Esquimaux dog, 

 389, n. ; the spaniel, the setter, the Alpine spaniel, 

 the Newfoundland dog (with anecdote), 390, n. ; the 

 smaller spaniel, the Maltese dog, the great water 

 spaniel, the hound, the pointer, the turnspit, the bull- 

 dog, 391, n.\ the pug-dog, the mastiff, 392, n.; old 

 classification, the hound, harrier, and beagle, 391 ; 

 gray matin, 393; mastiff, ib.; English, classified by 

 Cains, 393, 394; the Turkish dog described, 394; the 

 Irish wolf-dog described, ib., 39.5; Indian dogs, forti- 

 tude of the, shown to Alexander the Great, 395; flesh 

 of the, where eaten, 396; instances of the enmity be- 

 tween the dog and wolf, ib.; and the fox, ib., 397; 

 description of the dog when whelped, 397 ; its genera- 

 tion, ib.; madness of the, 398. 

 Duff kind, characteristics of the, i. 384; habitudes, ib.; 



qualifications of the, ib.; sense of smelling, ib. 

 Dog-butcher, in China, attacked by dogs, i. 266. 

 Dog-fish, the spotted, ii. 270, n.; the small spot ted, 273, 



n.; the large spotted, ib. 

 Dogger Sands, a bank formed by two tides meeting, i. 



y / . 



Dolphin, the, described, ii. 264, and n. ; the common dol- 

 phin, ib., n.; Pernelty's dolphin, 265, n. ; agility of 

 the, 265; partiality of the ancients to the, ib. ; how 

 regarded at present, 266; how wrong drawn by the 

 ancients, ib.; whether they live out of water, ib. See 

 Porpoise. 



Don, its course, i. 77. 



Dorado, the, beautiful colours of the fish, ii. 319; pur- 

 sues the flying fish, ib. 

 Doree, a prickly-finned fish, noticed, ii. 298. 

 Dormouse, its varieties, i. 453; habits, 454; sleeps in 



winter, ib. 



Dorr-beetle, or j\fay-bug. See May-bug. 

 Douc, monkey of Cochin China, i.'307. 

 Dragon-fly, account of the, ii. 470; the depressed dra- 

 gon-fly, 472, n.; the black winged dragon-fly, ib. 

 Drairinqs of animals, Locke's opinion of the advantage 



of, i. 235. 



Dreams, how fashioned,!. 187; effects of, 189; sleep- 

 walking, 190; how accounted for, ib. 

 Dress, savages careful with respect to, i. 173; observa- 

 tions concerning, 174; objects pursued in, ib. 

 Drill of Pur chas, the oran-otitang, i. 491. 

 Dromedary, its distinction from the camel, i. 535, and 



n. See Camel. 



Duck, the domestic, easily reared, ii. 231 ; hatched by 

 the hen, ib.; rearing of ducks in China, ib., n.: dis- 

 tinguished from the wild, '232; wild duck, or mallard, 

 characteristics and habits of, 231, 232, n.; sea ducks, 

 ib.; pond, 232; eider, ib., and n., 235; tufted, 233; 

 nest of the wild duck in the Arctic regions, 234; the 

 down, how obtained, ib.; appearance of the, when it 

 comes among us, 235; choice of residence, ib.; the 

 call of the, ib. ; nocturnal adventures, ib. ; how taken 

 by a decoy, ib. ; manner of taking them in China, '2'.'G ; 

 summer, the, of America, builds its nest on a tree, 

 235; and perches, ib. 



Duiilin,t\\e, described, ii. 194, n. 



Dwarfs, i. 220; account of several, ib.; of the marriage 



of two celebrated by Peter of Russia, ib.; of Jeffrey, 



ib.; of Baby, ib. 222. 

 Duiina river, its course, i. 77. 

 Dzigytai, a species of the horse, described, i. 261, n. 



E 



Eagle, description of the, and its affinities, ii. 31 ; the 

 abode of the, ib. ; habits, ib.; not entirely tameable, 

 ib.; flight of the, 32 ; eye,ib.; strength, ib. ; prey,ib ; 

 instances of the, taking away children, ib.; localities 

 in England and Scotland where the golden eagle is 

 to be found, ib., n.; manner in which the eagle hunts 

 for its prey, ib. ; formidable when rearing the young, 

 ib. ; instances of retaliation in the, ib. ; the nest of the, 

 described, 33; plumage and change of colour, ib.; 

 food, ib.; varieties, 3133; the golden, ib ; the com- 

 mon, 34; bald, ib.; Wilson's description of the bald- 

 headed eagle, ib., n. ; white, ib. ; rough-footed, ib. ; 

 white-tailed, ib.; favourite haunts on the northern 

 coasts of Scotland, ib., w.; erne, 35; black, ib.; sea, 

 ib., and n. ; bird of Washington, a species of sea eagle, 

 described, 36, 37, .; osprey, 36, and .; Jean de 

 blanc,ib.; that of Brazil, 36; Oroonoko, ib. ; crowned 

 African, ib.; that of Pondicherry, ib. ; martial eagle, 

 or griffard, 38, n.; balbuzzard, ib.; great harpy, ib.; 

 wedge-tailed eagle, ib. 



Ear, human, remarks on the, i. 172; construction of 

 the, 198. 



Earth, its magnitude, i. 1 ; its comparative insignificance 

 in the great scale of creation, ib., n.; its situation in 

 the solar system, 9 and 7, n. ; its motions, ib. ; proofs 

 of its rotundity, 9; exact shape, ib.; its regions, 10, 

 1 1 ; appearance of its surface, 11,12; internal struc- 

 ture, 12; theories of the, 13 17, and 16, n.; strata of 

 the, 28 and n. ; their order, 30 ; fertility of the, 2931 ; 

 chasms in the, 31, 32; changed by the ocean, 96; its 

 defences against the sea, ib. ; considered in relation 

 to the Deity, 144, 145; varieties of its provisions, 145; 

 the earth gloomy without man, ib. ; fitted fur his 

 abode, ib.; how subdued to his use, 149. 



Earthquakes, i. 46; different kinds of, ib.; causes of, 46, 

 47, and n. ; several mentioned, 47 52 ; concomitant 

 circumstances, 52 ; swallow mountains, 64. 



Earwig, the, described, ii. 483 and n.\ wing of, 617. 



Ecacoalt, the Indian name of the rattle-snake, on what 

 supposition given, ii. 623. 



Echineis, or sucking fish, the, ii. 300. 



Echini, ii. 373. See Urchins. 



Echo, cause of the, i. 198; cannot be made by art, ib. 



Education, different methods of, i. 163; what the best, 

 164; how to be pursued, ib. ; when most rapid, ib. 



Eel, electric, account of the, ii. 279, n. ; anecdotes of 

 the, 280, n. 



Eels, Mr Yarrell's account of, ii. 286288, n.] how 

 fished for, 320, 321, n.; descends towards the sea to 

 spawn, 309; viviparous, 318. 



El/a, what animals produced from the, i. J54; disposi- 

 tion of substances in the, 155; progress of the animal 

 in the, traced by Malpighi and Haller, 154, 156, 157; 

 analogies between it and the embryo, 156 158. 



Eggs, sea, ii. 373. See Urchins. 



Egyptians, their embalmings described, i. 224 ; their sc- 

 'pulchrts, 226 ; present superiority of their horses, 

 249. 

 Eider-duck, account of the, ii. 232 and n. 



Elirenbcr(fs discoveries relating to infusoria, ii. 625. 



Elasticity of the air, i. 107. 



Elephant, its appearance, i. 515; size, ib. ; description, 

 516; distinction between the African and Asiatic ele- 

 phant, ib., n.; strength of the, 516; peaceableness, 

 ib.; gregarious habits, ib., 517; haunts, 517; move- 

 ments of the, ib., n. ; food, 517; excellence of its 

 senses, ib,518; the trunk and its uses described, 

 518 520, and n.\ strong sense of smell, 518, n ; habits 

 of the, ib. ; its difficulty of motion and encumbrances, 

 519; tusks, ib.; its method of eating and drinking, 

 520; its hide, ib.; the elephantiasis, ib.; where found 

 and how used in different countries, 521 ; first ele- 

 phant seen in England, ib., n.; the white esteemed, 

 521: propagation, ib.; reproduction of the elephant 



