INDEX. 



Melieerta, 146. 



Metbuen, peril of, 238. 



Moose, caution of, 196. 



Monkeys, voices of, 225. 



Morning in Newfoundland, 22— in Jamaica, 24— in Venezuela, 



26— in the Oural, 27. 

 Moss in Africa, 184. 

 Mothing, 31. 



M'Quhae, Captain, sees sea-serpent, 295— replies to Owen, 312. 

 Musquito, 111. 



Newfoundland, morning in, 23. 

 Noon, winter in England, 28— in Brazil, 28. 

 Notommata, 159. 



Night in the Alps, 33— in Jamaica, 34— sounds of, 35— on the 

 Amazon, 38 -in Africa, 39— among fern-owls, 180. 



Oak, large, 134. 

 Ocean, depths of, 273. 

 OrnithopUrOi 182. 

 Ostrich, shyness of, 192. 

 Oswell, adventures of, 235, 237. 

 Oural, morning in, 27— sunset in. 30. 

 Owen, Professor, on sea-serpent, 302. 

 Owls, voices of, 216, 22U. 

 Oxen, wild, 192. 



Park, M„ moss of, 184. 



Plesiosaur, characters of, 334— revived, 335. 



Pool in America, 203. 



Polypes, coral, 9l. 



Prairie wolves, 225. 



Ratan, size of, 127. 

 Reindeer, 55. 

 Rhea, 192. 



Rhinoceros, rage of, 237. 

 Rotifera, 160-164. 



Salpina. 160-egg of, 163. 



Sculpture of Rotifera, 163. 



Sea, deep, 67, 273, 278— dust at, 74— insects at, 84 -streaks at, 

 99— clearness of, 278. 



Sea-weeds, long, 128. 



Serpent, the great sea, 282— in Norway, 283— in N. America, 

 288— seen by five officers, 292- of the Daedalus, 295, 298, 312, 

 322, seen by Mr. Stirling, 299— identified with Plesiosaurus, 

 301, 311, 334-344-seal, 905, 325-331-ribbon-flsh, 317, 331-sea- 

 weed, 318, 321— whale. 331-shark, 331-eel, 332— snakes, 332— 

 seen by Davidson, 313- Steele, 315— Herriman, 317— Harring- 

 ton, 317 -Smith, 321— characters of, 324. 



Serpents, great, 120-venom of, 250-marine, 332. 



Sequoia, 137. 



Shark, capture of, 208— countenance of, 210— instinct of, 211— 

 voracity of, 247. 



Sheep, wild, 58. 



Shrew, water, 207. 



Shrimp, brine, 75. 



Siberia, scene in, 48. 



Silver-thaw, 13. 



Snake-bird, 204. 



Snow, beauty of, 12— life in, 69. 



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