INDEX 



Syngnathns fuscHtti. 285. 



Tadpole, 55. 



Tadpoles, *2g6. 



Tania solium, 139. 



Tapeworm, 139. 



Teal, blue winged, 347 ; green- 



winged, 347. 

 Teleostomi, 282. 

 Tell-tale, 349. 

 Teredo, 251. 

 Tern, 194. 

 Terns, 345. 

 Terrapin, diamond -back, 314; red- 



bellied, 314; yellow-bellied, 314. 

 Testudo sp., *3I5- 

 Tetragnatha sp., *233- 

 Thalarctos maritimus. 398. 

 Thamnophis sp., life of, 307; struc- 



ture of, 303. 



Thamnophis parietalis, *32O. 

 Theridiae, 235. 

 Therioplectes sp., cornea of com- 



pound eye of, *i86. 

 Thomisidae, 235. 

 Thrasher, sickle-billed, *3;i. 

 Tlirush, russet backed, *363. 

 Thvmallus signifer, 284. 

 Ticks, 229. 

 Tiger-beetles, 209. 

 Toad, cellular structure of, 40; de- 



velopment of, 55 ; garden, dissec- 



tion of, 5; horned, 317 ; skeleton 



of, *n. 



Toads, 299, 300. 

 Torpedo, 281. 



Tortoise, Galapagos giant, *3i5- 

 Tortoises, 313. 

 Tortoise-shell, 315. 

 Totamis melanoleucus, 349. 

 Trachea, *i84- 

 Tree-frogs, 300. 

 Tree-toads, 300. 

 Trepang, 124. 

 Trichina, 140. 

 Trichina spiralis, 141. *i4i. 

 Trichinosis, 141. 

 Triopha modesta, *254. 

 Tripoli rock, 82. 

 Triton, green. 297. 

 Trochilus colubris, 356 ; nest and 



eggs of, *357. 

 Trout, rainbow, 

 Tumble bugs, 209. 

 Turdus ustutains, 



Turkeys, wild, 350. 



Turtle, green, 315 ; hawk-bill, 315 ; 



logger-head. 315. 

 Turtle-dove, 351. 

 Turtles, 313. 



Tympamichus americanus^ 350. 

 Tyroglyphus siro, *2T > o. 



Ungulata, 393. 



L'nio sp., life-history and habits of, 



243; structure of, 239. 

 L~ria troile calif ornica, *344- 

 Ursus americamiSj 398. 

 Ursns horribilis, 398. 



Varanns niloiicits, 318. 



Variation, 406. 



Variety, 69. 



Venation of wings of insects. 174; of 

 wings of Monarch butterfly. *I75- 



Vemts mercenaria, 247. 



Verities, 127; life-history and hab- 

 its of, 132; classification of, 135. 



Vertebrate, defined, 30; brains of, 

 376; eye of, *379. 



Vertebrates, 259; structure of, 259. 



Vespidse, 217. 



Vinegar-eel, 140, *I4O. 



Viper, 324; blowing, 321. 



Viper a cerasta, 324. 



Vorticella sp., *"j6. 



Vorticella, structure and life of, 75. 



Vttlpes pennsylvanicus, 398. 



Walking-stick, 193, 194. 

 Wapiti, *394- 



Wasps, 2 12; digger,2!7; solitary,2i7. 

 Water-beetle, predaceous, 210. 

 Water-beetles, 206. 

 Water-boatman, *I99. 

 Water-boatmen, 197. 

 Water-flea, 148, *H9. 

 Water-dog, 298. 

 Water-snake. 320. 

 Water-strider, 197, 199, *I99. 

 Water tiger, 212, *2I4. 

 Weevils, 209. 

 Whalebone, 393. 

 Whales, 393. 

 Wheel-animalcule, *I43. 

 Whip-poor-will, 356. 

 Whitefish, 284. 

 Wild -cat, 398. 



Wings of Monarch butterfly showing 

 venation, *I75- 



