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INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



Possum, the, 1.5. 



Potainoliippuis, 43G. 



Potamotheiiuiii, 486. 



Potoroo, the, 413. 



Potto, the, 484. 



Pouipe, derivation of the Frencn term, 



92. 

 Power-cod, the, 219. 

 Priedones, 170. 

 Prairie dog, the, 469, 470. 

 Prairie hen, the, 376. 

 Pratincoles, tlie, 378. 

 Presb) tis, 497. 

 Priocera, 15fi. 

 Priodon, 41)7. 

 Prionid;e, 161. 

 Prionodon obscurus, 241. 

 Prionotiis, 222. 

 Prionus, 162. 

 Pristidini, 242. 

 Pristis, 242, 243. 

 Pristiurus, 241. 

 Proboscidea, 15. 

 Proboscidians, the, 438. 

 Procellaria, 15; P. capensis, 389 ; pro- 



cellarida', 388. 

 Proctotrupidie, 172. 

 Procyon, 483. 

 Proeyopidie. 483. 

 Progne purpnrea, 317. 

 Prosimi*, 493. 

 Proteles, 490. 



Proteus, a genus of infusoria, descrip- 

 tion of the, 18; proteus diffluens, 



24 ; P. anguinns, 251. 

 Prolochaerus, 440. 

 Protopithecus, 495. 

 Piotopteri, 205. 

 Protopterus annecten.s. 239. 

 Protozoa, a name sometimes given to 



infusoria, 18. 

 Psaromoniys, 464. 

 Psammophis Hagelliformis, 270. 

 Pselaphida', 162. 

 Pselaphides, 155. 

 Pseudocarcinas gigas, 118. 

 Pseudochirus, 415. 

 Pseudodon, the, of fionld, 70. 

 Pseudopus, 274. 

 Pseudostoma bursarius and talpoidea, 



468. 

 Pseudotriton, 255. 

 PsittacidiB, 361. 

 Psittacina', 362. 

 Psittacus, 15 ; P. eiytliacus, &c., 362, 



303. 

 Psocidae, 166, 167. 

 Psophia crepitans, 379 ; psophin;e. 



ib. 

 Psophodes crepitans, 331. 

 Psychoda, 193. 

 PsyllidsR, 186. 

 Ptarmigans, the, 376. 

 Pterocera, 87. 

 Pterocles bicinctus and alchata, 376; 



pterocIincB, ib. 

 Pterodactyl us, 284. 

 Plerodon, 419. 

 Pteroglossus aracari, 361. 

 Pteromys, 278 ; P. volucella, 468. 

 Pterophoridae, 179 ; pterophorus peu- 



tadactylus, ib. 

 Pteropoda, 11, 77. 

 Pteropodidae, 479 ; pteropus, 15 ; P. 



vulgaris, ib. 

 Pterosaiirii, 284. 

 PterosomidiB, 78. 

 Pteroiracheidie, 78. 

 Ptilonopus, 368. 

 Plilonorhynchinae, 353; ptilonorhyn- 



chus nitens, &e., ib. 

 Ptilota, the, or winged insects, of Aris- 

 totle, 95. 131. 

 Ptinid», 158. 

 Ptychopleures, 274. 

 Ptyodactyla, 281. 

 Ptyodactylus, 14. 

 Puff-birds, the, 323. 

 Puffin, the, 387. 

 Pulex, 13; P. irritans and penetrans, 



148. 

 Pulmonaria, 12, 120. 

 Pnlmonata, 10. 

 Pulmonisrada, 28, 30. 

 Puma, the, 491. 

 Pumpkin-seed, 221. 



950 



Pupa state of insects, general obser- 

 vations on the, 134, 135 ; exter- 

 nal appearance of the pupie, 135. 



Pupipara, 196. 



Pupivora, 170. 



Purpura lapillus, 86. 



Purpurida, 86. 



Putorius, 485. 



Pycnodontes, 235. 



Pycnogonidie, 121; pycnogonum, 113, 

 120, 121. 



Pycnonolina;, 344. 



Pycnonotus jocosus, 344. 



Pygaera bucephala, 181. 



Pygmeodon, 430. 



Pyralidae. 180. 



Pyramidella, 80. 



PyramidellidcB, 86. 



Pyraiiga rubra, &c., 356. 



Pyrgoma, 102. 



Pyrochroa. 159. 



PyrochroidcB. 159. 



PyroderuS sciitatus, 352. 



Pyrosonia, 55. 



Pyrrhocoracinae, 353; pyrrhocorax al- 

 pinus. ib. 



Pyrihocoris apterus, 189. 



Pvirhula europea, 359 ; pyrrhulime, 

 "358. 



Python. 269. 



Pyxis, 287. 



Quadrumana, 1.5,491. 



Quails, the, 375. 



Querula rubricollis and militaris, 



344. 

 Querulinae, 314. 

 Qiiiscaliuie, 354 ; quiscalus versicolor, 



fcc, ib. 



Rabbits, the, 456. 



Raceis, a species of snake so called, 

 269. 



Racoons, the, 483. 



Radiata, the, why so called, 8 ; brief 

 summary of the clas^^es included 

 under, 9, 10; all forms in which 

 radiated structure is evident in- 

 cluded under, 25; included by 

 Cuvier under the zoophyta, ib. ; 

 divided into three classes— ("olente- 

 rata, Zoophyia, and Echinodermata, 

 ib. 



Ralinesque, the genus loncosilla in- 

 stituted by, 70. 



Raia, 243. 



Raiada», 240, 242. 



Rails, the. 383. 



Rajini, 243. 



Rallida?, 383. 



Rallus, 15; R. aquaticus, crex, &c., 

 383. 



Ramphastida;, 361. 



Rainphastos erythrorhynchus, &c., 

 361. 



Rana, 14, 258. 



Ranatra linearis, 187. 



Ranidie, 2.57. 



Raninn, 115. 



Riiniiiidie, 115. 



liaphidia, 168. 



Ra|)hidiida?, 168. 



Raptores, 293. 



Rasores, 294. 



Rat-kangaroo, the, 413. 



Ratel, the, 484. 



Ratelus, 484. 



Rats, the, 461-465, 468. 



Rattlesnake, the, 266. 



Ravens, the, 351. 



Rays, the, 240. 



Recurvirostra avocetta, &c., 351 ; re- 

 curvirostrinae, ib. 



Red-birds, the, 356. 



Red-nsh, the, 224 



Redstarts, the, 337; the American, 

 346. 



Reiluviidae, 188. 



Redwing, the, 342. 



Regulus auricapillus, 337. 



Reindeer, the, 450. 



Reithrodon. 464. 



Reptiles, chief characteristics and or- 

 ders of, 14. 



Reptilia, chief characteristics and 

 orders of, 14; circulation of the 



I blood in, 244 ; respiration of, ib. ; 

 effect of temperature on, 245; rudi- 

 mentary limbs of. ib. ; particulars 

 respecting the anatomical structure 

 of, 245-247; hybernation of, 248; 

 fecundity of, ib. ; distinguishing fea- 

 tures of the reptilia nuda, 249; 

 principal differenc-s between the 

 reptilia nuda and the reptilia squa- 

 mata, 261, 262. 



Republican swallow, the, curious fea- 

 ture in the history of, 318. 



Retepora, 54. 



Reticulata, 109. 



Rhea americana and darwinii, 377. 



Rhinatrema, 261. 



Rhincophora, 160. 



Rhinobatini, 242. 



Rhinoceros, 436; rhinocerotid.e, 436, 

 437. 



Rhinodontini, 242. 



Rhinolophus ferrum equinura, 477. 



Rhinoporaa, 478. 



Rhinopteia, 243. 



Rhipiptera, 143, 189. 



Rhizudontes, 282. 



Rhizomys, 464. 



Rhizopoda, 75. 



Rhizotrogus, 157. 



Rhombus maximus and vulgaris, 

 220. 



Rhopalocera, 179, 183. 



Rhvncholites, the fossils so called, 

 9"5. 



Rhynchosaurus, 282. 



Rhynchota, 184, 185. 



Ringdove, the, 368. 



Riparii, 188. 



Robin, the American, or common mi- 

 gratory thrusl), 342. 



Robins, the, 337. 



Rock-fish, the, 221. 



Rodenlia, 15, 455. 



Roebuck, the, 449. 



Rollers, the, 321. 



Rondeletius, author of a work on 

 ichthyology, 2. 



Rook, the, 352. 



Rorqual, the, 421. 



Rose fish, the, 223. 



Rostellaria rectlrostris, 87. 



Rostramus hamulus, 306. 



Rostrali, 235. 



Rot, the, in sheep, cajsed by a species 

 of trematoda, 46. 



Rotatoria, 104. 



Rotifer vulgaris, ?j. 



Rotifera, 9, 104. 



Roiissetles, the, 479. 



Ruffe, the, 222. 



Ruininantia, 15, 445. 

 1 Uuiiuers, Ihe, 378. 



Rupicapra, 4,52. 



Rupicola aurantia, 347. 



Rutelid;e, 156. 



Rypophaga, 1.54, 155. 



Rytina, 432. 



Rytinidse, 432. 



Ryzaena, 487. 



Sabella, 101. 



Sable, the, 485. 



Saccomyina, 461. 



Saccomys, 461, 462. 



Saddleback, the, or black-backed gull, 

 389. 



Sagridae, 162. 



Sajous, the, or sapajons, 495. 



Salamander, the, 250. 252. 263, 256. 



Salamandra, 14, 253, 256 ; salaman- 

 drinae, 261. 



Salda, 188. 



Salmo, 21 1 ; salmonidae, ib. : salmo salar 

 and fario, ib. ; S. Ibntinalis, ame- 

 thystus, confinis, and siskewit, 

 212. 



Salmon, the, 211, 212, 221. 



Salpa, 10, 55. 



Salpingida;, 159. 



Salt water trout, the, or weak fish, 

 223. 



Salticinae, 128; salticus formicarius, 

 129. 



S:ilvator, 276. 



Salviani, author of a work on ichthyo- 

 logy, 2. 



