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INDEX. 



Pulmonary blood-vessels, 141-2, 147, 



149, 151 

 Purpura {Porphura), 106, 163-4, 



217-8 

 Pyloric Cfflca of fishes, 158, 162, 164, 



231 

 Pyrenees, 56 

 Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, 



30, 32, 34, 67 



Quails iOrtyx), 106, 111, 156, 161 

 Quintessence, 6 



Eain, 42-3, 46, 48 



Kainbows, 13. 15, 2S, 32, 34-6, 36- 

 42, 63, 64. 68-9 



Eamsay, Sir W., 91 



Kamus, 2 



Eavens {Korax), 135, 161 



Bay, John, 5, 85, 208, 221 



Eays or skates {Batos, Leiobatos), 

 24, 129, 152, 193, 230-1 



Eeclus, E., 53, 57-8 



Eectiliuear propagation of light, 

 63-4 



Bed deer (Elaplws), 115, 253 



Eedi, F., 115 



Bed Sea, level of the, 58 

 ,, snow, 60 



Eeflection, acoustic, 77, 78 



optical, 34-8, 41-2, 64-5 



Eefraction, optical, 64-5 



Eennet, 117 



Reptiles, 24, 75, 102, 103, 105-6, 

 108. 112, 120-1, 132, 136, 138, 

 151, 154-7, 159, 161-2, 165-8, 

 170, 174, lSO-1, 208, 214, 237-9, 

 240, 241, 258 



Respiration, 75, 97, 148-50 



Eetriever pups, Duke of Grafton's, 

 134 



Eevival of interest in A.'s works, 5 



Ehetoric, established by A., 5 



Ehipsean mountains, 56 



Eibs, 24, 111, lis, 120, 121 



Eight more noble than left, 27, 113 



Eisso, 229 



Eock thrush, blue (Kyanos), 246 



" Eods " (rJiabdoi), 34-6 



EoUeston, G., 157, 258 



Eondelet, 4, 85-6, 229, 233, 234, 236 



Eose, Valentin. 16 



Eouse, Dr. W. H. D., 86 



Eufus Ephesius, 157. 176 



Euminating fish, 162, 236-7 



Ruminating stomach, complex struc- 

 ture of, 102, 159-60 



Sabre-horned antelopes (Oi'yx), 132, 



252, 254-5 

 Sachs, J. von, 99 

 Sacred beetles (Kajitharos), 223 

 Salamanders (Salainandra), 240 

 Salviani, 229 



Saltness of the sea, 45-7, 54-5 

 Sanderson, G. P., 260 

 Sand-martins {Drepanis), 245-6 

 Sardinian weasels {ITxtis), 257-8 

 Scales of fishes. 24-5, 66, 135, 136, 



147, 210-11, 230, 236 

 Scaliger, 47, 186, 255 

 Scammander, 135 

 Scarus cretensis (SJiaros), 25, 129, 



152, 162, 233, 236-7 

 Schenk. Dr. L., 198 

 Schneider, J. G., 16, 120, 155, 191, 



238, 240, 255 

 Scorpasna (Shorpios), 106, 162 

 Scutes. 135, 211 

 Scyros, 246 



Scythia, bitter waters of, 55 

 Sea and land, relative changes of, 



28, 48-9, 263 

 Sea-anemones {ATialepJie, Knide), 



79, 84, 215, 217 

 Sea-eagles (Ealiaietos), 241, 242 

 Seals (Pholie), 122, 130, 155, 165, 



180-1, 257, 260 

 Sea, nature of the, 46 ; saltness of 



the, 45-7, 54-5 

 Seas, depths of, 54 

 Seasonal changes in colours of birds, 



135 

 Sea-urchins (Echinos, Ecliinome- 



tra, Spataijgo-t, Bryttos), 106, 



127, ISO, 164. 171, 194, 219 

 Selache, 14, 162, 209, 213-4, 229-33, 



250 

 Semeia or means of progressive 



motion, 188 

 Semen, 111, 114. 16G-7, 168, 169, 



195-8 

 Seminal ducts, 166-7, 169-70 

 Seneca, 65, 186 

 Senses and sensation, 21, 71, 73-4, 



80, 84, 95, 97, 100-1, 151, 153, 

 173-5, 179-82. 183, 184-5, 187 



Sensory organs, 75, 102, 173-7, 179- 

 80, 182-3, 184. 185-7, 202-4, 206, 

 212, 226, 238-9, 259 

 Sepia (Sepia), 106, 127, 163, 171, 

 I 210, 226-7 



Serum, 107, 112-4, 116 

 I Servetus. 147 

 I Severn, elvers in the, 199 



