INDEX 



A 



Acorn barnacle, 84 

 Adder, 206 

 Albumen, 146 

 Alligator, 63 

 Ambergris, 149 

 Ammonia, 146 

 Amphisbaena, 79, 187 

 Anemones, 82, 83, 220 

 Angler fish, 83 

 Animal fights, 32 



locomotion, 187 



products, 137 



sanctuaries, 105 

 Animals as prize- 

 fighters, 32 



which give electric 



shocks, 180 



which sham death, 19 

 Ant, 78, 79 

 Antelopes, 26, 165, 166, 



167, 193 



Antlers, growth of, 168 

 Aphides, 78 

 Apteryx, eggs of, 56 

 Argonaut, 201 

 Armadillo, 176 

 Astrakhan, 45, 51 



Axolotl, 141 

 Aye-aye, 125 

 Azara's dog, 25 



Ban dog, 41 

 Barnacle, 84 

 Barwal sheep, 49 

 Bear, 37 



baiting, 40 



gardens, 41 

 Beaver, 134, 157 

 Beaver-rat, 82 



Bee, construction of 



sting, 224 



Beetles, 78, 141, 185 

 Biltonge, 140 

 Bird-eating spider, 157, 



220 

 Birds, locomotion of, 197 



- speed of flight, 197 

 Bison, preservation of, 112, 



119 



Black buck, 86 

 Bones : use in commerce, 



146 

 Budding, 54 



247 



