INDEX TO POPULAR NAMES. 



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Aard-vark, The, III. 169, * 170, 



171 



Aard-Wolf Family, II. 85 

 Aard-Wolf, II. 80, 81, *85, 204; 



skull, * 86 



Abyssinia, View in, I. * 137 

 Acanthia, The, V. 7 

 Acanthopterygiaii Fishes, V. 



78107 

 Accipitrine Order, The, III. 254 



308 ; its sub-orders, 255 

 Achatina, The African, V. 222 

 Acinetans, VI. 364 

 Acontias, The, IV. 298 

 Acorn-shelled Crustacea, VI, 



196, 219 



Acouchy, The, III. 141 

 Acrobata, The, III., 209 

 Active Amazon Parrot, III. 311 

 Aculeate Hymenoptera, V. 358 

 Addax Antelope, The, III. 28 

 Adder, The, IV. 300, 311, *313 

 Adephagous Beetles, V. 299 

 Adjigar, The Indian, IV. 331, 



*332 

 Adjutant, The, IV. 186, 1S7, 



Plate 42 

 Adult Fowl, Pelvis of an, III. 



*243 



Aegagrus, The, III. 12 

 ^Elian's Wart Ho?, II. 345 

 jEpyornis, The, III. 240 

 Aequitoon, The, III. 19 

 JEsculapius Snake, IV. 327 

 Afghan Tortoise, IV. 251 

 Africa, the land of the Gorilla, 



1.6 

 African Beef-eater, IV. * 105 



Bony Pike, V. * 22 



Bull Frag, IV. 355 



Civet, II. 88, * 89 



Deerlet, Bones of the left 

 fore-limb of the, II. *335, 336 



Elephant, II. 277, 282, *283 



Fish Owls, III. 301 



Mes'aderm, I. 290 



Mud-fish, V. 18, * 19, 20 



Ostrich, III. 244, IV. 226 



Porcupine, III. 135 



Rhinoceroses, II. 324339 



Scaly Ant-eaters, III. 172 



Slow Lemurs, I. 241245 



Tiger-cat, II. 56 



Toads, IV. 361, 362 



Agamidse, The Terrestrial, of 



the Old World and Australia, 



IV. 284287 



Agelenides, The, VI. 175 

 Asgigeers hunting an Elephant, 



I. *285 

 Agile Gibbon, I. 81, *82; back 



of jaw of the, * S3 



Kangaroo, III. 193 



Agonta, The, I. 361, *3S2 

 Agouti, The, III. 140; molar 



teeth, * 140 

 Agua, The, IV. 362 

 Aguara, The, II. 157 

 Ai, The, III. 159, *165; skull, 



*166 



Ailanthu? Silkworm, VI. 60 

 Air-breathing Snails, V. 219 



225 ; fossil species, 222 

 Alactaga, The, III. *327 



Albatross, The, IV. 211, 212, 



*213 



Alcyonians, The, VI. 277, 294 

 Alderney Cattle, III. 32 

 Alexandrine Parrakeet, III. 313 

 Algerian Jumping Shrew, I. 351 

 All-green Tree Snake, The South 



American, IV. 330 

 Allice Shad, V. 137 

 Alligator Family, IV. 267270 



Terrapin, IV. 245, 254 

 Almiqui, The, I. 352 



Alpaca, The, III. 77, 78, Plato 



27 

 Alpine Chinchillas, III. 138, 139 



Chough, IV. 20 



Marmot, III. 94, *95 



Pika, III. * 150 



Shrew, I. 377 



Amazon Ants, V. 381 



Dolphin, II. 247, 250 



Parrot, III. 310, * 311 



Amber Snail, V. 221 

 Amblystomes, IV. 375 

 Amoeboids, VI. 362 



Ameiva, The Common, IV. * 277 

 American Ant-eaters, III. 176 



Ant-thrushes, IV. 114 



Babblers, IV. 5963 



Badger, II. 195 



Bison, III. 35, *37 



Bony Pike, V. 23 ; verte- 

 bra, * 23 



Box Tortoise, IV. 252; 



other names of, 252 



Bull Frog, IV. 353 



Chatterers, IV. 117 



Cockroach, VI. 133 



Creepers, IV. 77, 81, 82 

 Crocodile, IV. * 265, 266 



Deer, III. 68 

 Finfoot, IV. 162 



Harvest Mouse, III. Ill 

 Jumping Mouse, III. 124, 



*125 



Monkey, I. * 2, 205 



Partridges, IV. 144 



Pelican, IV. 233 



Pit Vipers, IV. 319 

 Sable, II. 186 



Tapir, II. 318, *319, 320; 



skull of, * 317 



Toads, IV. 332 



Vultures, III. 262264 



Warblers, IV. 77, 82 



White Ant, VI. 365 



"American blight," VI. 116 

 Ainrnocoetes, The, V. 143 

 Ammon, The, III. * 8, * 9 

 Ammonite, The, V. 154 

 Amphipods, VI. 210, 212 ; nerves 



of, * 197 

 Amphisbsena, The White, IV. 



* 294, 301, .336 

 Amphiuma, The, IV. 377 

 Anaconda, The, IV. 334 

 Anatomy and other characteris- 

 tics of Fishes, V. 116 



of a Bird, III. 239252 



of Insects, V. 281294 



Anchitherium, The Fossil, V. 



316 



Anchovy, The, V. 66, 90, 135 

 Andalusian Hernipode, IV. 350 



Andersson's Pern, III. 255, 290 

 i Annas' Harnessed Antelope, III. 



23 



Angel Shark, V. 35, * 36, 38 

 Angler, The, or Sea Devil, V. 7, 



11, 14, 9395 



Angleshades Moth, VI. 65 

 Angola Pitta, The, IV. 114 

 Angora Cat, II. 70 ; kittens, * 65 



Eabbit, III. 149 

 Angwantibo, The, I. * 242, 243 



245 

 Animalcules, V. 153, VI. 353, 



368374 

 Animal remains, Discovery of, 



in the Gibraltar rock, I. 125 

 Animals, Fossil remains of, I. 



101 



without backbones, V. 150 



front teeth, III. 188190 

 Annelids, The, V. 230, VI. 157, 



225243 



Anoa, The, III. *39, 40 

 Anobium, The, V. 298 

 Anoplotheres, The, II. 336, * 360 

 Ant, The, V. 294, 316, 354 

 Antarctic Skua, IV. 237 

 Ant-bear, The Great, III. 176, 



* 177, 178 

 Ant-eaters, The, III. 169180 ; 



the Porcupine, 227 

 Antechinus, The, III. * 218, 219 

 Antelope, The American, III. 



40; the Indian, III. 17; the 



Pronghorn, III. 4042 

 Antelopes, III. 171.9 

 Antennae of Insects, Various 



forms of, V. *284, 285, VI. 71, 



*76 

 Anthozoa, The Class, VI. 234 



311 

 Anthropomorpha, I. 84, 162, 163 ; 



one of the the Chimpanzee, 



Antillean Snake, IV. 330 

 Antlered Ruminants, III. 46 



69 

 Antlers, Growth of the, in the 



Red Deer, III. * 46, * 47, 48 ; 



in the Reindeer, 68; in the 



Irish Elk, 83 ; various types 



of antlers, * 49 

 Ant-lion, The Common, VI. * 9, 



11, 12, 13, 90 

 Ants, V. 312, 356, 378383, VI. 



115 



Au's'-nest Cricket, VI. 123 

 Ant-Thrushes, IV. 107, 103, 114 

 Anubis Baboon, I. 149, * 152, 



206 ; skull of, * 140 

 Apes, I. 1 Si! ; group of, * 1 

 Ays' Parliament, An, I. 2, 3 

 Aphides, V. 294, 352, 373, 380, 



381, VI. 4, 6, 13, 21, 45, 92, 93, 



114, 115, 117, 185; reproduc- 

 tion of, 117 

 Apple Snail, V. *211; lingual 



teeth of, * 211 



Apple-tree borer, The, V. 344 

 Apteryges, The, IV. 225 

 Av>teryx, The, III. 236, 250 

 Aquatic or Marine Carnivora, 



II. 209244 ; anatomy of the, 



209211 



Aquez paliu, IV. 266 



Arab Horse, The, II. 306, * 307 



Arabian Camel, The, III. 73 



Aramus, The, IV. 168 



Arc, The, V. 240 



Arctic Fox, II. 159 



Puffin, IV. * 217 



Tern, IV. 205 



Argali, The American, III. 9 

 Argonaut, The, V. 155, 156, 158, 



161 (see Paper Nautilus) ; 



fossil species, 157 

 Argulus, The, VI. 217 

 Argus, The, VI. 269 



Pheasant, IV. 131, *132, 

 133,134 



Arid Gazelle, III. 14 

 Armadillo Family, III. 181 

 190; skeleton of the Arma- 

 dillo, * 182 ; skull, * 182 ; brain 

 *183 

 Armadillo, The Great, III. 183 ; 



bones and claw of, * 181 

 Armed Bullhead, V. 96 



Calamary, V. 169 



or Mailed Gurnard, V. 96, 



*97 



Army-worm, The, VI. 79 

 Ami, The, III. 33 

 Arthropoda, The, V. 13, 281, 

 282, 288 ; concluding remarks 

 on, VI. 221223 

 Arthropods, VI. 157, 158, 170, 



174 



Artillery Beetle, V. 305, 309, 312 

 Ascalabotes, The, IV. 287290 

 Ascidians, V. 112, 252256 

 Ascon Calcisponge, Plate 71 

 Asiatic Civet, II. 89 



Golden Plover, IV. 171 



Rhinoceroses, II. 330333 



Scaly Ant-eaters, III. 174 



Slow Lemuroids, I. 245 



248 



Tapir (see Indian Tapir) 

 Asiliform Flies, VI. 8688 

 Ass, The, II. 309312 ; the Do- 



mystic, * 310 ; the Abyssinian 



Wild Ass, * 312 

 Assapan, The, III. 90 

 Asterids, VI. 265269 

 Atlas Moth, VI. 60, 66 

 Augur Buzzard, III. 274 

 Augur-shell, The, V. * 201 

 Auk, The, IV. 214222 

 Aulostome, The, VI. 243 

 Aiu-och, The, III. 35 

 Australian Bee-eater, III. * Sol 



Cinnamon - breasted King- 

 fisher, III. 350 



Cuckoo Shrikes, IV. 30 



Flower-pecker, IV. 84, * 85 



Horseshoe Bat, I. 285 



Lizards, IV. * 296, 297 



Megapode, IV. 150, * 151, 



154 



Sea Lion, II. 226 



Water Rat, III. 231 



Wild Dog, II. 148 



Avicularia of Bryozoa, V. 275 

 Avahi, The, I. 221 

 Avocet, The, IV. * 167 

 Axis Deer, III. 59, Plate 26 

 Axolotl, The, IV. *374, 375 



