INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



Perca fluviiitilis and flavescens, 220; 



peicida;, ib. 

 Perch, the, 220 ; the climbing, an In- 

 dian species, 225. 

 Percival, (apt., description of the 



peail fisheries of Ceylon by, 64, 



05. 

 PercopsidiP, 213 ; percopsis, 212. 

 Perdicina>, 374 ; perdix rubra and ci- 



nerea, ib. 

 Peripiitidie, 99. 

 Peripiitu.^, 99, 100. 

 Perislomata, 89. 

 Peria bicaudata, 107 ; perlidw, 1G6, 



167. 

 Perna, 63. 



Periiis apivorus, 306. 

 iPerogiialhiis, 461, 462. 

 Peromeles, 261. 

 Petalocera, 156. 

 Petaurista, 415. 

 Petaurus. 415. 

 Petrels, the, 388. 

 Petromys, 4.59. 

 Petroniyzon, 13 ; P. fluviatilis and 



aniericanus, 207. 

 Petroiiiyzonlida', 206. 

 Pewee. the, or pewit, a species of fly- 

 catcher, 345. 

 Pezoporinai, 361 ; pezoporus forraosus, 



ib. 

 Phacochiprus, 442. 

 Pha'nicopteriiiie, 384; phaniicopterus 



ruber, 384. 

 Plia'iiicura ruticilla and suecica, 337. 

 Pluelun ffithereus, 389; phietoninffi, 



ib. 

 Phahena, 179. 

 Phalangers, the, 414; the flying, or 



petaurus, 415. 

 Phalangiida;, 125. 

 Phalangista, 414, 415 ; phalangistida', 



414. 

 Phalantjiura, 125. 

 Phalaropes, the, 382. 

 Phalaropina;, 382. 

 Phalaropus hyperboreus and Wil- 



soni, 382. 

 Phalcris, 388. 

 Pliaiieroglossa, 257. 

 Ph;iryngognathi, 204, 217. 

 I'ha.scogale, 417 ; P. inelas, penicillata, 



&c., ib. 

 Phascolarctos cinereus, 414. 

 Phascolomyidie, 414 ; phascolomys 



wombat, &c., ib. 

 Phascolotheriiim, 412, 419. 

 Phasianida", 370; phasianina>, 372; 



phasianus colchicus, pictus, and 



nyctheraenis, ib. 

 Phasmidse, 164. 

 Pheasants, the, 370-372, 374. 

 Philhydria, 154. 

 Philliroid;e, 77. 

 Philodendras, 460. 

 Philoga-ic, 460. 

 Philomela luscinia, 335 ; P. major, 



337. 

 Philyra, 117. 

 Phlteomys, 464. 

 Phlogophora meticulosa, 181. 

 Phoca, 15; P. vitnlina, 480; P. lepto- 



nix, monocha, &c., 481 ; phocidae, 



480. 

 Phociena communis, amoricana, &c., 



427. 

 Phocida\ ability of the, to remain 



under water a long time, 66. 

 Phocodon, 481 f 

 Phoenicopterus, 15. 

 Pholadidai, 59. 

 Pholadomya, 59. 

 Pholas, 59. 

 Pholis, 230. 

 Phonygaminae, 350. 

 PhryganeidiE, 168. 

 Phrynaglossa, 257, 260. 

 Phrynidie, 126. 

 Phivnosoma, 278. 

 Phrvnus, 126. 

 Phtiiirius, 147. 

 Phvcis americanus, 219. 

 PhyllidiidK, 80. 

 Phyllidium, 10. 

 Phylliroe, 77. 

 Phyllium siccifolium, 164, 



Phyllodactyla, 281. 



Phyllodoce, 99. 



Phyllomys, 460. 



Phyllopliora. 107. 



Phyllopoda, 109. 



Phyllornis, 331. 



Phyllosoma, 114. 



Phyllostoma, 477. 



Phyllurus, 281. 



Physa, 90. 



Physalia physalis, 30. 



Physeter macrocephalus, catodon, 

 &c., 423, 424 ; P. bidens sowerbyi, 

 428. 



Physidse, 90. 



Physograda, 30. 



Phytocoris, 189. 



Phytophaga, 160, 162. 



Phytotoma sileiis, &c., 359 ; phytoto- 

 mina>, ib. 



Pica. 15 ; P. caiidata, hudsonica, fcc, 

 352. 



PicidiB, 363; pictis, 15; P. villosus, 

 pubescens. &c.. ih. 



Pigeons, the, 367-369; immense 

 flights of wild pigeons, 368; the 

 cape pigeon, a species of petrel, 

 389. 



Pikas, the, 456. 



Pike, the, longevity of, 200. 



Pikes, the, 213. 



Pilot-flsh, the, curious propensity of, 

 227 



Pimeilida', IfiO. 



Pimelodus, 199, 216; P. cyclopum, 

 217. 



Pimia, 66, 67. 



Piniiipedia, 480. 



Pinnotheres ostreum, 117; pinnothe- 

 rina', ib. 



Piophila casei and pelasionis, 194. 



Pipa americana, 260. 



Pipe flsh, the, 232. ' 



Piper, the, 222. 



Pipilo erythrophthalma, 357. 



Pipra caudata, nielanocephala, &c., 

 347. 



PipriniP, 347. 



Pisces, their chief characteristics and 

 orders, 13; divided inio cartila- 

 ginous or chondropterygeous and os- 

 seous, 13, 14; their structure and 

 functions, 197-200 ; their prolific na- 

 ture, 199, 200 ; their longevity, 200; 

 their classification according to Ar- 

 ledi, Linnajus. Cuvier, Agassiz, and 

 Miiller, 200-205. 



Pisidium, 73. 



Pitheeheir, 464. 



Pithecia, 495. 



Pilhecus satyrus, 497. 



Pitta brachyura and cyanura, 341. 



Placentalia, 399, 4(10. 



Plachobranchidw, eO. 



Placoids, 202. 



Placunida?, 61. 



Plagiodoiitia, 4.59. 



Plagiostomes, 2.33. 



PLagiostomi, 205, 240. 



Plagusia, 220. 



Planaria cornuta and gracilis, 46; 

 planariidfe, ib. 



Planaxis, 83. 



Planidae, 219. 



Planorbis, 90 ; P. cornuarietis, GO ; P. 

 bicarinatus, 89. 



Plant lice, 186. 



Plantain eaters, the, 360. 



Pianlcutters, the, 359. 



Plantigradii, 482. 



Planularia falcata, 27. 



Platalea leucorrhodia, 380. 



Platanista gangetica, 426. 



Plateosaurus, 285. 



Platessa flesus and limanda, 219. 



Platurus laticaudatus, 267. 



Plalycercus viridis, 362. 



Platyilactyla, 280. 



Platydactylus muralis and guttatus, 

 280. 



Platygonus, 437. 



Platyonyx, 409 ; P. cuvieri and minu- 

 tus, 410. 



Platyphyllum concavura, 165. 



Plecotus timoriensis, lecontii, &c., 

 477. 



Plectognathi, 14, 202, 204, 231. 

 Plectrophanes nivalis, lajiponicus, fcc, 



358. 

 Pleiodon, 71. 

 Pleodontes,>276. 

 Plesiosaurus, 14, 284. 

 Plestiodon fasciatus, americanus, and 



aldrovandii, 273. 

 Plethodon, 255. 

 Pleurobranchida;, 80 ; pleurobranchus, 



ib. 

 Pleurodeles, 256, 288. 

 Pleurodontes, 277. 

 Pleuronectes, 14. 

 Pleuronectidas, 218, 219. 

 Pleurosaurus, 283. 

 Pleuroroma, 86. 

 Pliny the elder, his work on natural 



history, 2. 

 Ploceina;, 355 ; ploceus oryx and igni- 



color, ib. 

 Plotina^ 390. 

 Plotus anhinga, 390. 

 Plovers, the,'378. 

 Plumatella, 54. 

 Plumed birds, the habits and history 



of, entirely unknown, 326. 

 Plumularia angulosa, 27. 

 Plusia triplasia and g.amma, 181. 

 Plutella, 179. 

 Pneumonobranchia, 89. 

 Poccilocera morbillosa, 165. 

 Pochard, the, or red-headed duck, 



386. 

 Pocillopora polymorph a, 36. 

 Podagerina-, 320. 

 Podargina", 320; podargus cinereus, 



ib. 

 Podicepina", 387. 

 Podiceps, 15; P. crist.acus, cornutus, 



&c., 387. 

 Podosomata, 120. 

 Podura, 115. 

 Poduridce, 145. 

 PcEcilocampa populi, 181. 

 Ptecilopoda, 12, 1 1 1. 

 Pogonias chromis. 199 : P. fasciatus, 



224 ; P. sulcirostris, 363. 

 Polecat, the, 485. 

 Polia chi, 180. 

 Polistes, 176. 

 Pollack, the, 219. 

 Pollicipes, 101. 

 PolyboriniE, 305. 

 Polyboroides, 309. 

 Polyborus, 306 ; P. braziliensis, 305. 

 Polydesmidas, 131. 

 i'olyergus, 175. 



Polygastrica, 9 ; doubts as to the cor- 

 rectness of Ehrenberg's view of the 



structure of, 19, 20. 

 Polymerosoraata, 120. 

 Polyodon, 238. 

 Polyommatus, 183, 184. 

 Polypi, 9; description of the habits of 



some of the polypes, 53. 

 Polypiaria infuudibulati and hippocre- 



pia, 54. 

 Polyplectron chinguis, 372. 

 Polypterus, 234, 235. 

 Polypus, th9, of the ancients, 



92. 

 Polythalamia, 75; general structure 



and abundance of, 76 ; conspicuous 



in a fossil condition, ib. ; classifica- 

 tion of, 75, 77. 

 PolyxeniiUe, 131. 

 PolyzonidiB, 131. 

 Pomatobranchia, 81. 

 Pomotis, 221. 

 Pompilus, 173. 

 Pontia cardaraines, 184. 

 Porcellanin*, 115. 

 Porcellio, 113. 

 Porcupines, the, 460. 

 Porcus, 442. 

 Porgee, the, 224. 

 Porifera, the, a name applied by Grant 



to the sponges, 16. 

 Porites porites, 36. 

 Poritida;, 36. 



Porphyrio hyacinthinus, 383. 

 Porpita, 30. 

 Porpoises, the, 427. 

 Portuguese man of war, the, 30. 

 Portuniuae, 118. 



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