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INDEX, 



Chffitodons, 24. 190. 208. 215. 



Chigoe-flea, 177. 



Chitons, mode of collecting, 32 : 

 of preserving, 34. 



Cicindela, sea-side, 26. 51. 



Club-moss, 67. 



Cocoa-nut Palm, 259 : rigidity of, 

 260 ; endogenous growth, 261. 



Cocoon, beautiful, 228. 



Conch-shells, 59. 



Content-cottage, 86. 92. 



Cony, Indian, indigenous to the 

 islands, 468 : a new species 

 described, 474 : its habitat, 

 470. 472 : food, 474 : habits, 

 474 : anomalous position of the 

 teats, 476 : manners in domes- 

 tication, 480. 



Corals, 24. 53. 59 : parasites of, 

 55. 



Cotta Wood, 92. 197. 



Crabs, sensibility of the feet in, 

 35.249: calling, 51 : flat, 248: 

 land, 214: river, 86 : soldier, 

 44 : swimming, 21. 52: swift- 

 foot, 34. 



Crane-fly, 284. 



Crested Snake, legends of, 374 : 

 seen by Dr. Palmer, 375 : by 

 Mr. Cargill, 377 : by Ramsay, 

 382 : described in Seba, 378 : 

 known in Hayti, 381: conjec- 

 tures, 384. 



CroakingLizard, 75. (SeeGecko). 



Crocodile, West Indian species of, 

 398: mode of eating, 399 : 

 partiality for dogs, 401 : ex- 

 planation of this, 402 : parental 

 care, 402 : adventure in Hayti, 

 404 : St. Mery's specimen, 

 405 : rapid growth, 406 : fe- 

 rocity, 407 : anatomy, 409 ; 

 curious habit, 412: exploit, 

 418 : fatal encounter, 420. 



Cydimon, curious flight of, 113. 



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Deer, introduction of, 433 : horn 

 of one proves to be that of the 

 Fallow-Deer, 437 : habits in 

 their mountain- haunts, 436 : 



Mexican species, 437 : early 



notices of, 439 : Cariacou, 440. 

 Departure from Bluefields, 489 : 



from Jamaica, 493. 

 Doctor-fish, 215. 

 Dodder, 40. 



Dog, native, 330. (See AIco). 

 Dolphins, 6. 334: devour Sharks, 



354 : arranged in line, 357. 

 Doves, voices of, 173. 

 Dragonflies, swarm of, 251. ' 

 Drive to Montego Bay, 252. 

 Drought, evils of, 79. 

 Duclc-ants, 118. (See Termites). 

 Dumb-cane, 128. 



Eared Owl, habits of, 367 : voice 

 of, 368. 



Earthworms, 66. 



Echini, 58 : description of, 77 : 

 mode of preserving, 78. 



Elacate, new species of, 208. 



Elater, luminous, 102 : its light 

 twofold, 106 : habits of, 107 : 

 a substitute for candles, 109 : 

 used by travellers, 110: larva of, 

 110: feeds on sugar-cane, 111. 



English plants, 150. 



Entomology, 94 : insects rare, 

 95: remarkable exceptions, 9 6. 



Erebus odora, habits of, 198. 234. 



Evil eye, feared by negroes, 154. 



Eyed Pallette-tip, 284. 



Fan corals, 24. 



Ferns, 68 : abundant on Blue- 

 fields Ridge, 136. 



Fig-trees, 133 : net-formed roots 

 of, 192. 



Fire-flies, 101, 298. 



Fishes, 190, 207, 287 : beauty of, 

 209, 289. 



Fishing canoes, 20. 205. 



Fish-pot, 206. 



Floors, curious mode of polishing, 

 157. 



Flowering-plants, 40. 63. 80. 87. 

 90. 127. 158. 175. 



FloM'ers, fragrance of, 175. 



