INDEX. 



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99; temporary depredations of the, ib. ; wonders in 

 the bottom of the, 102, 103; its waters at different 

 depths, 10-2. 



Oodot, an animal of the cat tribe, described, i. 382 and 

 n. 



Ocotzimtzcan, or M&rican Pigeon, ii. 1 29. 



Odour, not a true test of wholesomeness, i. 201 ; taste of 

 different nations with respect to, ib. ; how varied by 

 distance, ib. ; by mixture of ingredients, ib. ; by dis- 

 ease, ib. 



Oliver, W. a viper catcher at Bath, discovered salad oil 

 to be a cure for the viper's bite, ii. 420. 



Ondatra, a kind of musk rat, described, i. 454. See 

 Hat, musk. 



Ophidium, a beautiful fish, described, ii. 295. 



Opossum, animals of the, kind, their relative position, i. 

 511; the head, &c , described, 512; their bag or pouch 

 described, and how the young accommodated in it, 

 513 and n.; habits, 514; varieties, ib. 



Oran-outunfi, its sizes, i. 491; description of that seen 

 by Dr Tyson, ib. ; its resemblance to the human 

 figure, and essential difference, 492, its hair, hands, 

 &c., ib., 493; dispositions, 493; that seen by Edwards, 

 described by Buffon, ib. ; Dr Clarke Abel's descrip- 

 tion of the great oran-outang, 491, n.; his account of 

 an oran-outang brought from Java, 493, n.; intelli- 

 gence of two belonging to L. Brosse, 495; smaller 

 tribe, ib.; Le Compte's account of it, ib., 496; the gi- 

 gantic species, 496; where found, ib.; the African, or 

 pongo, described, ib. ; go in companies, ib. ; size, 

 strength, &c., ib.; place of the, in the gradation of 

 nature, 497; helplessness of the, ib.; goes on all -fours, 



ib. 



Orb, sea, the, described, ii. 290; lesser, 291. 



Ores and Minerals, examination of, ii. 592. 



Organic productions, classes of, i. 22, n., 25. See Fossils. 



Oriole, a species of thrush, ii. 143, 144, n. 



Ornaments of' the person, savages admire, i. 173, 174; ob- 

 servations concerning, 174. 



Omithorhynchus, or duck-billed Platypus, i. 488, it.', the 

 most singular animal of Australia, being a compound 

 of the quadruped and the bird, 56 1 , n. ; description 

 of, ib. 562, .; habits of the, ib., n. 



Osprey, or Ossifrage, a kind of eagle, ii. 36. 



Ostrucion, the, a kind of fish, described, ii. 291 and n. 



incubation and polygamy, 21; habits of the, ib., n.; 

 manner of running, 22 ; how hunted, ib.; domesticated 

 and tamed, ib.; its flesh, ib., 23. 



Otter, the, described, i. 475; where found, ib. ; prey and 

 manner of fishing, ib.; propagation, 476; its retreats 

 and habitation described, ib. ; how caught by dogs, 

 ib.; trained to hunt fish, ib.; countries of the, ib.; 

 sea-otter described, 477, n. 



Otiarine, a species of monkey, its significant voice, i. 504. 



Ounce, confusion concerning the name, i. 380 ; that of 

 Linmeus, described, 379; disposition of the, ib.; me- 

 thod of takina; their prey, ib.; how used in hunting, 

 ib., 380. 



Old, nocturnal, bird of prey, ii. 52; description of the 

 eye and ear of the, ib. n.; owls divided into horned 

 and smooth-headed, ib., n. ; great horned or eagle 

 owl, ib.,.,54; long-eared owl, ib., n. ,54; short-eared 

 owl, 53, n., 54; scops-eared owl, 53, . ; snowy owl, 

 53, n., 55; barn or white owl, 53, n.; tawny owl, 54, 

 n.; little owl, ib.; barn owls at Walton Hall, 55 57, 

 n.; the common properties of the owl, 52 54; the 

 appetites, habits, retreats of the class, 55 ; cry, ib., 56 ; 

 antipathy of other birds to the, ib., 57; how used to 

 lure the kite, 57; nest of the, ib.; indocility of the, 

 58. 



Ox. See Cow, Bison, and Biiffldo; Indian ox, i. 27 , n. 



Oxney Island, produced by the sea, i. 97. 



Oxyyen, a component of atmospheric air, i. 109, //. 



Oyster, the, ii. 365, w.; its resemblance to the mussel, 

 3(58; its shells described, ib.; cannot move its situa- 

 tion, ib. ; to what it attaches itself, ib. ; by what 

 means, ib. ; spawn, ib. ; growth, ib. ; deposited in beds 

 at Colchester, 369 ; season for oysters, ib., .; account 

 of those held in most esteem, ib.; method of feeding 

 ousters, ib.; oysters easy of digestion, &c., ib. 



Paca, its characteristics, i. 445; roots like a hog, ib. ; 

 where found, ib.; its numerous enemies, ib.; courage, 

 ib. 



Pacific Ocean, constancy of its winds in certain latitudes, 

 i. 117. 



Paco, a kind of llama, i. 553. 



Paddock Moon, the month in which frogs do not croak, 

 ii. 383; accounted for, ib. 



Painters, their observation of the expression of passions 

 by the human body, i. 171. 



Paleness, the effect of what passions, i. 171. 



Palm, fibres of the, ii. 602. 



Pangolin, or Scaly Lizard, distinguished from the liz- 

 ard tribe, i. 40'8 ; size and appearance, ib. ; its scaly 

 covering, ib.; a sufficient defence against all animals, 

 ib. ; but man, ib ; harmlessness of the, ib. ; its food, i b. ; 

 tongue, ib.; preys on ants, ib., 469; its habits, 469. 



Pantlitr,t\\e great,!. 376; distinguished from tlie leo- 

 pard, 377; its spots, ib.; dispositions, 381. 



Paradise, bird of, mistakes concerning the, ii. 108; 

 its characters, 109 and .; the two varieties of the, 

 ib.; the animal described, ib.; where found, ib.; mi- 

 grations of the, ib.; how shot and preserved, 110; 

 grahle-bird of paradise, ib., n. ; magnificent bird of 

 paradise, ib., n. 



Paramcecium genus of infusoria, ii. 631 . 



Parr, or Samlet. See Salmon. 



Parr, Samuel, his longevity, i. 206. 



Parrakeets, what, ii. 114; beauty and talkativeness of 

 the Brazilian, 116; Alexandrine ring parrakeet, 1 ] 7. n. 



.Pamtf, its docility, ii. 113; taught to speak, ib.; \Vil- 

 loughby'a story of one belonging to Henry VII., ib.; 

 numerous varieties of the, 114 and n. ; peculiarities in 

 the toes of the, ib.; in the bill, 1 15; the tongue and 

 throat, ib.; its climate, ib.; expertness of the, taught 

 in France, ib. ; cause, ib. ; of the Brazilian, ib. ; ac- 

 count of one, ib. ; sagacity in a state of nature, ib. ; 

 eggs and young, 116; how taken,ib.; flesh of the, ib.; 

 beauty of the Brazilian, ib. ; how found and shot, ib. ; 

 diseases, 119; varieties, 117 119; family of parrots 

 divided into six different groups, ib., n. ; ash-coloured 

 or gray parrot, 118, i>.\ ground parrot, 119, w. 



Partridye, delicacy of the flesh of the, ii. 82; universal 

 diffusion of the, 83 ; venery , ib. ; care of its young, ib. ; 

 partridge shooting, ib. ; the, never thoroughly domes- 

 ticated, ib.; bet in partridge shooting, ib., n.; varie- 

 ties of the partridge, 84, n.; the mountain partridge, 

 ib. 



Passions expressed by the features of the face and atti- 

 tudes of the body,'i. 171. 



Patas, or African Monkey, i. 505. 



Paul, St, de Leon, in Lower Brittany, country round, 

 desolated by a sand storm, i. 127, 128. 



Peacock, its beauty, ii. 64; scream, ib.; seen in flocks, 

 ib. ; early domesticated, 65 ; considered a delicacy by 

 the Romans, ib ; in the times of Francis I., ib.; its 

 food, 66 ; salacity, ib. ; flocks of them in Cambaya, ib. ; 

 varieties, the Thibet, ib. and n.; the Japan peacock, 

 ib., n.; the Chinese peacock, ib.; the white peacock, 

 ib. 



Peahen, number of her eggs, ii. 66 ; her age, ib. 



Peak, a mountain in the Molucca Islands, swallowed by 

 an earthquake, i. 64. 



Pearls, whether a disease or an accident of the oyster, 

 ii. 370; from what fishes obtained, 370; fisheries of, 

 370 372, .; whence the best, 372; account of the 

 divers for, ib., 373 and n. 



Peccary, animal of the hog kind, i. 347 ; description of, 

 ib., w.; collared peccary, 348, n. ; white lipped pec- 

 cary, ib. ; hoofs, &c., described, 349 ; herds of the, ib. ; 

 food of the, ib.; flesh, ib.; the young of the, ib.; dis- 

 tinct from the hog, 350. 



Peewit, or Lapwing, described, ii. 194, n. 



Pegasse, a species of buffalo, described, i. 282, K. 



Pegu, the Indian Nile, i. 80. 



Pelagii, shell fish of the deep, ii. 355. 



Pelican, size of tlie, ii. 201 and n. ; account of the pouch 

 of the, audits use, 202; ancient notions of the, ib. ; 

 Labat's account of the, ib.; indolence, ib. ; except to 

 satisfy gluttony, ib. ; female and young, 203 ; for what 

 purpose killed \>y the Americans, ib.; Kaymond'b 



