Index. 



299 



201 ; (Grasshoppers), 237 

 seqq.; (Bees), 277, 293 seqq. 



NAUTILUS, 131, 134. 

 Newts, 31. 



Newspaper editor (Reptile), 4. 

 Nile mud, insect- producing, 9. 



OTTER and Fish, 122. 

 Oysters, 1 50 seqq. 



PADDOCK ; see Toad 



Paradise, 57. 



Parasites (vermin), 7, 8, 217. 



Pearls, 149. 



Perch, 128. 



Pike, 28, 128. 



Plagues of Egypt, 91, 228, 245. 



Plants and snakes, 50, 51, 87 ; and 



spiders, 205 ; and bees, 264 



seqq. 



Politicians (turncoat), 26, 198. 

 Pompilus, 132. 

 Porkpisce, 158. 

 Porpoise, 1 56 seqq. 

 Prawns, 148. 

 Pride, 81. 

 Puff-adder, 39. 

 Python, 68. 



QUEEN-BEE, 267, 271-275. 



RATTLESNAKES, 34, 38. 



Red Indian (Myths), 18, 38, 



242, 325- 



Remora, 131, 133. 

 Remorse, 81, 215 seqq. 

 Reptiles, I seqq., 215. 

 Riches (insects), 8, 9. 

 Roach, 128. 

 Roses and snakes, 50 ; and bees, 



277. 

 Ruskin on snakes, 36. 



SALMON, 118, 128, 129. 



Sargus, 128. 



Satan, and snakes, 57 seqq. ; Beel- 

 zebub, 64, 197, 227 ; Lucifer, 

 64, 196. 



Scent of fishes, 125. 



Sea-monsters, 109. 



Seals, 112. 



Servility (Reptile), 3, 4. 



Shark, 114, 135, 143. 



Shell-fish, 145 seqq. 



Shells, 149. 



Shesh, 72. 



Shrimps, 148. 



"Silver" Moths, 181, 189. 



Simile ; see Metaphor. 



Slander (Serpent), 79 ; (Moth), 

 182. 



Snakes, 6, 33 seqq. ; blue, 40, 89 ; 

 errors as to stings, &c., 43 

 seqq.; harmless, 48 ; on wands, 

 48 ; character of, 49 ; move- 

 ments, 49; among flowers, 50; 

 plant antipathies of, 49, 51 ; 

 as wise in herbs, 52 ; tradi- 

 tions of, 55 seqq.; in Eden, 

 57 ; crested, 43, 62, 68 ; cast- 

 ing skin, 45, 87 ; power of 

 fascinating, 46 ; leaping, 47 ; 

 in myths, &c., 69; in meta- 

 phor, &c., 78 seqq. ; as slimy, 

 45, 87. (See for each species 

 individually.) 



Sole, 128. 



Spiders, 194. 



Sturgeon, 128. 



Sycophants, 4, 7, 8, 217. 



Sword-fish, 131, 135. 



TADPOLES ; see Frog. 



Tarantula, 2O2. 



Tench, 129. 



Toads, II, 97, 100 seqq., 220. 



Toadstones, 101. 



Toadstools, 105. 



Torpedo, 135. 



Tortoise, 16 seqq. ; legends and 



myths of, 18. 

 Traditions ; see Myths. 

 Treason, 88, 219 ; see Faithless. 

 Treasure-finders and guardians, 



78, 97- 



Tree of Knowledge, 62, 63, 64. 

 Trout, 129. 

 Turbot, 128, 

 Turncoats, 26. 

 Turtle ; see Tortoise. 



