INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



Nelotnys, 460. 



Nematubi-anchia, 82. 



Neinatus, 171. 



Nemerlcs, 10, 49 ; nomertidie, 49. 



Neinesia, 129. 



Neophiiiia', 297. 



Neotoina, 404 ; N. floridana and druin- 



mondii, 4(55. 

 Nephrosteon, 424. 

 Nepa cliieiea, 187; nepidiE, ib. 

 NereidiB, 99 ; nereis, ib. 

 Nei-itina, 8G. 

 Nerociiina-, 112. 



Nesartiak or nisarnak, the, of Green- 

 land, 421). 

 Neaokia, 4ti4. 

 Nessia, 272. 



Neuropteria, 13, 143, IGli. 

 Newinim, names apijlied by, to the 



ses;menis of heteruniorphic larvie, 



134. 

 Ni-luliawks, the, 319, 320. 

 Niu'litiii^'ale, the, 335, 330. 

 Ninnidii', 147. 

 Nitididida", 155. 

 Noctilio, 470. 

 Noctukhe. 180. 

 Nomada, 170. 

 Nomenclator Zoolo','icus, of Agassiz, 



great utility of, 74. 

 Notacanthidie, 225; nolacanlhus na- 



sus, ib. 

 Notainia, 54. 



Notaspis, the, of Flermanii, 122. 

 Notidiini, 212 ; notidanus, 243. 

 Notoilorita cameiiiia and ziczac, 181. 

 Notonecta glauca, 187 ; noloneclidte, 



ib. 

 Notophthalmus, 254. 

 Nototheriuni, 414. 

 Notoxidie, 159. 

 IVotunis, 210. 



Nucilraga caryocatactes, 352. 

 Nucleobranchia, 78. 

 Niicula, 07. 

 NudibraiR'hia, 78. 

 Nudibranchiiita, 10. 

 Namenuis lougirostris, borealis, &.C.. 



381. 

 Numida meleagris, 374. 

 Nummulites, explanation of the term, 

 . 76. 

 Nutcrackers, the, 352. 

 Nuthatches, the. 332. 

 NyctaloideiP, 183. 

 Nyctea nivea, 310, 314. 

 NycteribddiB, 190. 

 Nycteris, 477. 

 Nyctibius, 320. 

 Nycticejus, 478. 

 Nyctinoinus, 476. 

 Nyctipithfcus, 494. 

 Nyclophilus, 477, 478. 

 Nympliacea, 74. 

 Nyraphalidie, 184. 

 Nymphon, 113, 121 ; nymphonidie, 



121. 

 Nyssa timida, 129. 



Ocelot, the, 491. 



Octocera, 92. 



Octodon, 459 ; octodontinas, 458. 



Octopoda, 92; octopus, 11, 92. 



Oculina virginea and gemmascens, 

 36. 



Ocypoda, 117; O. arenaria, 118; ocypo- 

 din«, 117. 



Odonestis potatoria, 181. 



Odontaspidini, 242. 



Odontophorinie, 375 ; odontophorus 

 virginianus, ib. 



Oedemeridaj, 159. 



CEdicnerainae, 378; uedicnemus crepi- 

 tans, ib. 



O;dipoda caroUna, stridula, &c., 106. 



Oedipus, 255. 



CEstridas, 195; oestrus bovis, &;c., ib. 



Oidemia velvetina, perspicellata, &c., 

 386. 



Oliva, 50, 88. 



Omaliides, 155. 



Ommatostergus, 464. 



Oucideres cingulatus, 161. 



OnisridiB, 113; oniscus, 12, 113. 



Onychodactylus, 256. 



Onychogalea, 413. 



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Onychotenthis, 92, 94. 



Opercularia articulata, 24. 



Ophidia, 14,202. 



Ophididae, 218; ophidium, ib. 



Ophiucephahis striatus, 225. 



Uphiodes, 272. 



Ophiolepis, 39; ophiura, ib. 



Ophiology, or a systematic arrange- 

 ment of the ophidia, 263. 



Ophiomorus, 272. 



< Iphiophthalrai. 273. 



Ophiosaurus, 274. 



Uphisaurus, 14. 



Opislhocomus cristatus, 360. 



Oplothehum, 435. 



Opussmn, the pigmy fl_\ ing, 415 ; opos- 

 sums, the, 418, 419. " 



Oraug outang, the, 497. 



Orca communis, 427. 



Orchestia, 114. 



Greasier turritus, 39. 



(Jreotrochilus, 328. 



Drgva antiqua and fascilena, 181. 



I Jribatidae, 122. 



Orioles, the, 343 ; the American, 354. 



UriolinaB, 343 ; oriole galbula, &c., 

 343, 344. 



Orismology, or the application of 

 names to organs, 132. 



Ornithopterus, 183. 



Ornithorhynchidai, 404 ; ornithorhyn- 

 chus, 15. 



Orthagoriscus, 14, 232. 



Orthuceri, 161. 



Orthoptera, 13, 143, 163, 252. 



OrloUui, tlie, 358. 



Orlygometra Carolina, jamaicensis, 

 &c., 383. 



Orycteropodidoe, 406; orycteropus, ib. 



Oryctes nasicornis, 149, 173. 



Oryx, 451. 



Oscanis, 194. 



Osmerus, 21 1 ; O. viridescens, 212. 



I )siuodesma, 58. 



Oiteopera platycephala, 400. 



Ostracionidie, 231. 



Ostracoda, 108. 



Ujtrea, 10, 01 ; ostreidic, 61. 



I 'striches, the, 370, 377. 



Otaria ursina and jubata, 481. 



Utina;, 377. 



Utis, 15 ; O. taida and tetrax, 377. 



Otodus, 243. 



Otolicnus senegalensis, 493. 



Otolith us regalis, 199, 223. 



Otsego bass, the, 212. 



Oilers, the, 486. 



Otus, 15; O. wilsonianus and brachyo- 

 tus, 311. 



Ouagga, the, 444. 



Ouistilis, 194. 



Ourapteryx sambucaria, 180. 



Ouzel, the ring, 342. 



t)ven birds, the, 331. 



Ovibos raoschatus, 454. 



( )via amnion, aries, &.C., 453. 



Ovovivipara, 401. 



Ovula, 88. 



Owls, the, 309-315. 



Oxen, the, 453, 454. 



Oxygomphius, 474. 



Oxyiophus glandarius, 306. 



Oxymycterus, 404. 



Oxvpterus, 427. 



Oxyrhina, 242, 243. 



Oxystomes, 117. 



Oxytelides, 155. 



Oxyuris vermicularis, 47. 



Oyster, the, 61 ; art of breeding, 62. 



Oyster-catchers, the, 379. 



Pachycephalinae, 347. 



Pachydermata, 15, 434. 



Pachyodon, 481. 



Pachysoma, 478. 



Pachylherium, 408. 



P.IC0, the, 447. 



Piccilopoda, 104. 



Pagrus argyrops, 224. 



Paguridae, 115; pagurus, ib. 



PalcBcyon, 484. 1^ 



Palannon, 116; paUemonidie, &c., ib. 



Pala;ocyon, 487. 



Palieogale, 485. 



Palajomephitis, 486. 



Palieomeryx, 450. 



Palaeomys, 408. 



PalEeoniscus, 237. 



Palaiornis torquatus, 361 ; P. alexan- 



dri, &c., 362. 

 Palieosaurus, 282. 

 PaUeospalax, 474. 



Palseotheridffi, 437 ; palasotherium, ib 

 Palamedea cornuta, 382 ; palame' 



deidiP, ib. 

 Palimniuie, 116; pallnurus, ib. 

 ralliobraiichiata, 55. 

 Palmipedes, 15. 

 Palmyra, 99. 

 Palpicornia, 154. 

 Paludina, 83. 

 Panda, 483. 

 Pandion, 305. 



Pandora, 59 ; pandoridic, ib. 

 Pangolins, the, 405. 

 Panopaja arctica, 59. 

 Panorpa, 168; panorpidas, ib. 

 Panther, the, 491. 

 Papilio, 179, 183, 184 ; papilionidae, 



183, 184. 

 Papio, 496. 

 Paracephalophora, the, of Blainville, 



75, 

 Paradise birds, the, 327. 

 Piu-adiseinae, 327 ; paradisea major and 



minor, Sic., ib. 

 Paiadoxurus. 487. 

 Paiamecium coinpressum, 25. 

 Parasita, 13, 143, 146. 

 Parencliymata, 10, 45. 

 Pardalotus puctatus, 347. 

 Parinie, 339 ; parus bicolor, &c., 339, 



340. 

 Parisita, confusion in the use of thfi 



term, 111. 

 Parnid;e, 154. 



Parra jucana and indicn, 383. 

 Panina>, 382. 

 Parrots, the, 301, 362. 

 I'arthenopiinai, 1 18. 

 Partridges, the, 374, 375. 

 Passalus corn ut us, 150. 

 Passeres, 15, 294, 315. 

 Pastor roseus, 354. 

 Patella, 81 ; patellidie, ib. 

 latira, the, 441. 

 Pulras, the, 497. 

 Paussidae, 155. 

 Pavo cristatus, tc, 371 ; pavoninse, 



ib. 

 Peacocks, the, 37). 

 Pearls, whence derived, and various 



qualities of, 63; artificial, 64; prin- 

 cipal fisheries for, ib. ; description 



of the manner of fishing for, 64, 



05. 

 Peccaries, the, 441. 

 Pecten, 49, 62 ; P. plem'onectes, ja- 



cobit'us, &c., 63. 

 Peclinibranchia, 82. 

 PectiMid.e, 62. 

 Pectunculus, 67. 

 Pedetes capensis, 466. 

 Pedicellaria, 17. 

 Pedicellata, 10. 



Pediculida;, 146; pediculus, 13, 146 

 Pegasus, 232, 233. 

 I'ekan, the, 485. 

 Pelagus, 481. 



Pelamis, 21)8. ^ 



Pelarays, 226. 



Pelecanidip, 389 ; pelecanina-, 390. 

 Pelecanus, 15 ; P. umsricanus, fuscua, 



&c., 390. 

 Pelecinus, 171. 

 Pelicans, the, 390. 

 Pellona, 209. 

 Pelobates fuscus, 259. 

 PelopjBUs flavipes, 173. 

 Penicina;, 116. 

 Penecillus penecillus, 17. 

 Penelope cristata, 370 ; penelopinae, 



ib. 

 Penguins, the, 388. 

 Pennatula granulosa, &c., 36 ; P. 



grisea, 37; pennatulida>, 30. 

 Pentacrinus asteria and europasus, 38. 

 Pentamera, various divisions of the, 



by Wacleay, Westwood. and La- 



treille, 151, 152. 

 Pentaloma, 189. 

 Perameles, 416 ; peramelida;, ib. 



