INDEX. 



505 



Flying-fish, its motion a true 

 flight, 9: a new species de- 

 scribed, 1 1 : pursued by birds, 

 12 : distribution of, 13. 



Fog after rain, 204. 



Forest, aspect of, 41 : impenetra- 

 bility of, 42 : gloom of, 66. 

 197: nocturnal sounds in, 358. 



Forest-trees, 63. 97. 133. 



Fruits, 62. 94. 158. 258. 329. 334. 



Galliwasp, 77. 214. 



Gardens, 38. 151. 158. 



Gecko, 75, 76. 179. 359. 



Glass-shells, 7. 



Goats, wild, 440, 



Gootoo, sand, anew species, 287 : 

 eatable, 287. 



Grand Vale Estate, 9 1 : seen from 

 Kilmarnock, 123. 



Grave-digger, 145 : industry of, 

 146. 



Great-eared Leaf Bat, 295. 



Gregarious trees, 368. 



Grey Snake, 371 : mode of seiz- 

 ing prey, 372 : description of, 

 372. 



Ground Lizard, 74. 



Grunts, beauty of, 210. 



Guinea- grass, 254. 



Guinea-hen, nest of, 124. 



H. 



Half-beak Garfish, 24. 



Hampstead Road, a good locality 

 for insects, 96. 



Hauling the seine, 213. 



Hawkmoth, 142. 



Hayti, scenes in, 333. 351. 381. 

 387, 400. 411. 494 : native dog 

 of, 340 : crested snake of, 380. 



Hedgehog-fish, 244. 



Heliconia butterfly, 27. 



Helmet shells, 59. 



Herring, a new species of, 291. 



Hicatee, 421. 



Highgate and Hampstead, 121. 



Hog, wild, description of, 385 : 

 a formidable foe, 387 : adven- 

 tures with, 387. 391 : a clever 



defence, 390 : mode of hunting, 

 392.: Sloane's notices of, 392 : 

 barbecued pig, 395: maroon 

 hunters, 396. 



Holothurise, 52. 55. 



Honeycomb limestone, 30. 470. 



Houses, arrangement of, 156. 



Humming-bird, 159 : long-tailed, 

 48. 140: mango, 28: vervain, 

 170. 



Iguana, 76. 



Indians, simple life of, 332. 



Insects, 96. 145. 148. 164. 194. 



251. 282. 450. 492. 

 Inverary, 149. 



Jabbering Crow, 139. 



Jacks, 290. 



Jamaica, first sight of, 1 7 : vivid 



recollection of, 49 : coast of, 



299. 291. 

 Jigger, 177. 



K. 



Kepp Estate, 126, 

 Keratto, 31. 

 Kilmarnock, 123. 

 King-mullet, 208. 

 Kingston, 19. 492. 



Leaf of life, 60. 

 Lianes, 30. 42. 

 Lightning in evenings, 205. 

 Lignum- vitae tree, 492. 

 Liguanea Mountains, 299. 

 Limestone,houeycombed, 30. 470. 

 Lizards, 74. 142. 178. 216. 

 Lucifugous insects, 164. 

 Luminous insects, 102. 

 Lunar rainbow, 60. 



M. 



Maintop, a pleasant station, 14. 



Manatee, 341 : its pachyderma- 

 tous character, 342 : descrip- 

 tion of, 344 : manners of, 346 : 

 anecdote of, 348. 



Mango tree, 258. 



