GENERAL INDEX. 447 



Plumularia (feather) 287 ; generation of 288. 



Polycera, 13 ; 222. 



Polynoe, 391 ; weapons of, 392. 



Pomeroy family, legends of, 46. 



Pools in rocks, 6 ; 10; 24; 34; 39; 54; 93; 141; 187; 324; 



330; 423. 

 Prawn, habits of, 39 ; its beauty of colour, 41 ; changes, 42. 

 Prospects, 5; 105; 162; 264. 

 Purpura, 60 ; experiments with its dye, 61. 

 Rapparee Cove, 338~; legend of, 340. 

 Respiration in MoUusca, 63 ; 240. 

 Rock of Death, 308. 

 Rockham Bay, 306. 

 Sabella, beauty of, 417 ; mode of procuring, 419 ; reproduction of 



the crown, 421. 

 Samson's Cave, 293 ; 333. 

 Sand-worm, 171 ; dye of, 173. 



Saxicava. its boring powers, 23 ; its habits, 47 ; 93. 

 Scallop Painted, beauty of, 47 ; the mantle, 48 ; eyes, 49, 52 ; 



spins a thread, 50 ; the foot, 50 ; manner of leaping, 50 ; 



structure of the gills, 53. 

 Score Valley, 280. 

 Sea spider, 171. 

 Sea- weeds, 24 ; 39 ; 55; 71; 94; 142; 188; 189; 204; 230 J 



324; 330. 

 Sea- worm, honeycomb, 275 ; 284. 

 Serpula, 11 ; 63. 



Shipwrecks, 131 ; 274 ; 308 ; 340. 

 Shrimp (Medusa), 367 ; metamorphosis of, 368. 



(Mantis), 379 ; its weapons, 379 ; its habits, 380. 



(Caddis), 382. 



Shore, charm of, 154. 



Smallmouth, Caves at, 294 ; animals of, 103, 296. 



Snake-head, 142 ; 205 ; cells of, 142 ; their door and hinge, 143. 



Sponges, 9 ; 94 ; 204 ; crystals of, 234 ; 238 ; 276. 



Spriag, charm of, 68 ; 103. 



Squirrel, 22. 



Stone, a populous, 202. 



Stone-turning, a productive occupation, 178. 



Sunset, glories of, 161 ; 413. 



Syrinx, (Harvey's), 157, 



