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INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



Spongilla Incustris, fluviatilis, and 



friabilis, 17. 

 Spoonbills, the, 380. 

 Sprat, the, 209. 

 Spurii, IGl. 

 Squalid*, 240. 241. 

 Squalodon, 481. 

 SquaUis, 13. 

 Squamipennes, 227. 

 Squalitiini, 242. 

 Squilla, 12, 114. 

 Squillid*, 114. 

 Squinels, the, 4G8-472 ; the flying 



sqiiin-iil, 278. 

 St. Gulhberl's beads, 38. 

 Stagsters, the, in oxen, caused by a 



species of cystica, 44. 

 Stags, the, 450. 

 Stang-fishes, wedusiE, or sea nettles, 



Stnphylinides, the, 1.55. 

 Starling^ the,' 353, 354. 

 i^teatornib. 320. 



Steeiisii'iip, description of the alter- 

 nation of geiieralions by, 31, 32; 

 his observations on coryne, 33. 

 Stesanophthalinata, 28. 

 Stellio, 14, 279. 

 Stellonia rubens, 39. 

 Steinmata, the, or ocelli, of insects, 



13(i, 137. 

 Stcrainatopiis, 481. 

 Steiielytni, 159. 

 Stenides, 1.5.5. 



Stenodactvlus guttatus, 281. 

 Slenops, 493. 

 Stenopiis, 1 If). 

 St«norliyiichus, 481. 

 Stentoi rtiylleri, 24. 

 Slereliniiitha, 10. 

 Sterna hirundo, minuta, &c., 389 ; 



slernina', ib. 

 SternothuMMis, 288. 

 f-'teriioxi, 1.57. 

 Stickleback, the, 223. 

 Stilts, the, 381. 

 Stiny-rays • or sting-rees, dangerous 



character of, 243. 

 Stinkpot, the, a species of land tor- 



toisf, 288. 

 Stiziis, 172. 

 Stotnatopoda, 12, 114. 

 Stonio.xys, 13, 194. 

 Stone cattish, 216. 

 Stonechats, the, 337. 

 Storks, the, 381). 

 Stratiomvdie, 193. 

 Stratiomys, 193. 

 Strepera graculina, 350. 



Streporaa. 84. 



Strepsiptera, 189. 



Streptospondyliis, 233. 



Strigida^ 309-315. 



Striginie, 311. 



Striped bass, the, 221. 



Strix pratincola and flamniea, &c., 

 311. 



Strobila, 32. 



Strombid;e. 87. 



Strombus, 10, 87. 



Stongyloceros, 450. 



Strophilus, 70. 



Struthio, 15; S. camelus, 377. 



Struthiones, *»4. 376. 



Strathionidie, 376; struthioninw, 377. 



Sturgeon, 13; the sturgeons, 234. 



Sturiones, 13. 



Sturionida", 238. 



Sturnella ludoviciana, neglccta, &c.. 

 354. 



Slurnida!, 353. 



Sturnina>, 354 ; sternus vulgaris, &c.. 

 ib. 



Subbrachiata, 14. 



Suckers, the, 210. 



Sucking-fish, the, 220. 



Sucloria, 13. 



Sugar-fish, 146. 



Suidaj, 15, 440. 



Sula, 15 ; S. bassana and fusca, 

 391. 



SulcicoUes, 162. 



Sun bird or grebe, the, 387. 



Sun birds, the, 327. 



Sunfish, the. 221, 232. 



Sun-perch, 221. 



952 



Suricate, the, 487. 



Siirnia uliila, 310, 314 ; gurnina-, 

 314. 



Sus, 15 ; S. scrophas domesticus, &c., 

 441. 



Swainson. classification of birds ac- 

 cording to, 293 ; description of hum- 

 ming birds liv, 338; remarks of, on 

 the lelidifi, 491), 491. 



Swallows, the, 316-318; the great sea 

 swallow, 389. 



Swans, the, 385. # 



Swifts, the, 318. 



Swimming bladder^ the, of fishes, 

 198. 



Sword-bills, the. 332. 



Swoidfish, 14, 220,228. 



Sylvia hippolais, 337. 



Sylviadse, 335; sylvian*, ib. 



Sylvicola aistiva, maculosa, coro- 

 nata, chrysoptera, &.C., 34U; sylvico- 

 lime, ib. 



Symbranchida?, 807. 



Synallaxiuffi, 332. 



Synanceia, 223. 



Syngnathida-, 232. 



Syngnathtis, 23!J. 



Syrnium nebulosuin, &c., 311, 312. 



SyrphidcB, 194 



Syrtis, 188. 



Systoligrada, a name proposed for 

 the Diphyida, 20 ; characters of the 

 31. 



Tabanidte, 193. 



Tabanus, 193. 



Tachinus, 194. 



Tachyoryctes, 464. 



Tachypetes aquilus, 391. 



Tachyphonus cristatus, 357. 



Tachyporides, 155. 



'I'adpules, 258. 



TiBnia solium and cateniformis. 45. 



T.<enioides, 228. 



Tailor, the, 227. 



Talaje, a South American insect of 



the familv gamasidie, 124. 

 Talitrus, 12". 

 Tallegallime, 370. 

 Talpa, 472. 

 TalpidaN 472. 473. 

 Tamariiis, the, 494. 

 Tamias, 470. 

 Tanagers, the, 356. 

 Tanagra episcopus, 356 ; tanagriiiie, 



ib. 

 Tantalinaj, 380 ; tantalus loculalor, 



381. 

 Taphozous, 478. 

 Tapiroporcus, 437. 

 Tapirolherium. 437. 

 Tapirs, the, 438. 

 Tapirus americanus and indicus. 



438. 

 Tarandus hastalis .and furcifer, 450. 

 Tarantula, the, 129, 280. 

 Tardigrada, 408. 

 Tarsipes rostratus, 415. 

 'rarsius, 493. 

 Tatous, the, 407. 



Tautoga americana. the taulog, 218. 

 Taxicornia, 159. 

 Taxotherium, 484. 

 Teal, the green and blue winged, 



386. 

 Tectibranchia, 80 ; tectibranchiata, 



10. 

 Tegenaria, 129. 

 Tejus, 14. 



Telegalliis lathami, 370. 

 Teleosaurus, 283. 

 Teleostei, 233. 

 Telephoridfe, 158. 

 Telephorus, 159. 

 Tellina, 73, 74. 

 Tellinidae, 74. 

 Temnodon, 227. 

 Temnurus leucopterus and rufus, 



351. ■ 

 Tenebrio niolitor, 160 ; tenebrionida>, 



ib. 

 Tenrecs, the, 475. 

 Tentaculifera, 92. 

 TenthredlnidcB, 169, 170. 

 Tenthredo, 13. 

 Tenuirostres, 326. 



Terebella, 101, 



I'erebra, 88. 



Terebrantia, 170. 



Teredo navalis, 59. 



Terraes, 166. 



TermitidsB, 166. 



Terns, the, 389. 



Terrapin, the common, 288. 



Testudinidie, 287. 



Testudo, 14 ; T. polyphemus elephan- 



toptis, fee, 287. 

 Tethys, 79. 

 Tetrabranchiata, 92. 



Tetracera, 451. 



Telracaulodon tnastodontoideum, 438. 



Tetradactylus, 273. 



Tetragnatha argyra, 130. 



Tetramera, 151, 152, 160. 



Tetrao urogalhis, letrix, urophasia- 

 nus, canadensis, &c.. 375, 376. 



Tetraodon, 232 ; T. electricus, 208. 



Tetraonidie, 374 ; tetiaoninw, 375. 



Tetrapneumones, 128. 



Tetraprotodon, 436. 



Teuthididff, 94. 



Thalamita, 118. 



'I'halassema echiurus, 98. 



Thalasfidroma pelaaica, 389. 



Thainnophilinie, 349; thamnophilus 

 dolialus, &c., ib. 



Thaumantias cymbaloidea, 30. 



Thecia quercus, pruni, and bctula;, 

 184. 



Thecodontosaurus, 282. 



Theliphoniiiie, 126. 



Thelphiisa, 117; thelphusinae, ib. 



Thelyphonus. 126. 



Theridiou, 129 ; theridioninse, 128. 



Theridomys, 461. 



TheuthydcB. 228. 



Thick-leg, the, 378. 



Thistle bird, the, 357. 



Thomisinte, 128. 



Thuracici, 201, 218. 



Thorax, the, of insects, general struc- 

 ture of, and its appendages, and the 

 scientific terras applied to the same, 

 138, 139. 



Thorictes dracfena, 276. 



Thrasher, the, 343. 



Three-tailed sheepshead, the, 228. 



Thfipsidae, 166. 



Thrushes, the, 34J. 



Thuiaria thuia. 27. 



Thylacitiid», 419; thylacinus, ib. 



Thvlacolherium, 419. 



Thymallus, 211, 212; T. vexillifer and 

 vulgaris, 212. 



Thynnus, 226. 



Thysanura, 13, 131, 143, 144. 



Tick, the, infesting the sheep, 196. 



Ticks, 123; troublesome character of, 

 ib. 



Tiger, the, 491. 



Tilicua, 14. 



Timalia, 343 ; timalinre, ib. 



Tinamin<e, 37C. 



Tinamous, the, 376. 



Tinamus major. 376. 



Tinea vulgaris, 215. 



Tinea pellionella and granella, 179; 

 tineida?, ib. 



Tingidas, 188: tingis, ib. 



Tipulidie, 193. 



Titanomys, 456. 



Titmouse, the common, 340. 



Tits, the, 339. 



Tityra cayanus, 346; tityrinae, 345. 



Toad, the, 259 ; striking difference 

 between the frogs and true toad.s, 

 259, 260. 



Toad-fish, the, 231. 



Tobacco-pipe fish, the, 229. 



Tobacco-worm, the, 182. 



Todinae, the toadies, 321 ; todus viridis, 

 ib. 



Tomcod. the, 219. 



Tornatella, 86. 



Torpedo, 208, 243. 



Torpedini, 242. 243. 



Tortoise-shell, the, of commerce, pro- 

 cured from the hawksbill turtle, 

 248. 



Tortoises, the, 286. 



Tortricidas. 179. 



. TortrLx, 268; T. viridana, 180. 



