INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 



XV 



Totanus bartramius, inacularius, &.C., 



382. 

 Toiioiins, the, 361. 

 Towhe buntings, the, 357. 

 Toxodon, 431. 

 Toxotes jaculator, 228. 

 Trachea atriplicis and praecox, 180. 

 Trachearia. 12, 120. 

 Trachclia, lo9. 

 Trachelocerca olor, 24 ; T. viridis, 



25. 

 Tiaciiypterus, 228. 

 Trachysaurus, 273. 

 Tragopan haatingsii, 372. 

 Tieinatoda, 46. 

 Tremalodera, 251. 

 Trenibley, the discoverer of the genus 



hydra, 2G. 

 Trepang, method of fishing for and 



preserving, 42. 

 Treron aromatica, 3G7 ; treronina;, 



ib. 

 Triienodontini, 241. 

 Triakis, 241. 

 Trichechid*, 432; trichechus rosma- 



rus, &c., 433, 434. 

 Trichiurus, 228 ; T. electricus, 203. 

 Trichius, 157. 

 Tricliocephalus dispar, 47. 

 Trichoilectes, 147. 

 Trictiodina cometa, 24, 

 Trichoplera, 1G8. 

 Trichosuriis, 41.5. 

 Tndacna, 72; tridacnida;, ib. 

 Trigla lyra and cuculus, 222 ; triglidae, 



ib. 

 Trigonia pectiuata and thoracica, 67. 

 Trigonocephalus conlortrix, &.c., 266, 



21)7. 

 Trilobita, 12. 

 Trilobiles, 1 10 ; known only from fossil 



remains, ib. 

 Trimeia, 151, 1.52, 162. 

 Trini;a rufescens and minuta, 382. 

 Tringlnie, 381. 

 Trionycida-, 288. 

 Trionyx, 288, 289. 

 Triphiena pronuba, 181. 

 Triplax, 162. 

 Triton, 253, 254 ; T. tceniatum and 



cristatum, 2.56. 

 Trilonia, 79 ; tritoiiiida?, ib. 

 Tritonium, 10. 

 Trochiuhis. 483. 

 Trochidae, 85. 

 TrochllidoB, 328 et seq. 

 Trochiliida;, 182 ; irochilium ccrasi, 



ib. 

 Trochilus mango, macrourus, glaw- 



copis, polytmus, pella, &c., 329, 



33"J. 

 Trochus, 85. 

 Troctes i)ulsatorius, 167. 

 TrogidiE, 156. 

 Trou'ludytes ffidon, 333; T. niger, 



497. 

 Troglodyiina?, 333 ; 

 TroETon viridis and curucui, 323. 

 Trogonina;, 322, 323. 

 Trogonophis, 275. 

 1'rogons, the, 322, 323. 

 Trogontherium, 467. 

 Trombidiidae, 124; trombidium, 121, 



124. 

 Tropic birds, the, 389. 

 Tropidolepis, 278. 

 Tropidonotus, 2G9 ; T. sirtalis, sipedon, 



&c., 270. 

 Tropidorhynchus corniciilatus, 331. 

 Trout, the, improper application of 



the name, 221 ; the salmon trout, 



salt water trout, or weak fish. 



223. 

 Trout family, the, 211, 212. 

 Trumpet-fish, the, 229. 

 Trumpeters, the, 379. 

 Trunk-fish, tlie, 231. 

 Trygonini, 243. 

 Tubicinella, 102. 

 Tubicola. 11,60, 100. 

 Tubilex, 98. 

 Tubipora musica, 37 ; tubiporidie, 



ib. 

 Tubularia indivisa and coronata, 



27. 

 Tubulibranchia, the, of Cuvier, 85. 



Tubulibranchiata, 10. 



Tubulilera, 170. 



Tubulipora, 54 ; tubuliporidw, ib. 



Tumblers, the, 308. 



Tmiicata, lu, .54. 



Tunny, the, 228. 



Tupinambis, 276. 



Turbo, 85. 



Turbot, the, 220. 



TurdidiB, 341. 



Turkey buzzard, the, 29C, 298, 300. 



Turkeys, the, 373, 374, 



1 urnianee, 375; turiii.v dactyl isonans, 

 ib. 



Turnstones, the, 379. 



Turritella, 83. 



Turtle-dove, 368. 



Turtles, the, 288, 289. 



Typhline cuvierii, 273. 



Typhlophthalmi, 273. 



Tyranniuie, 345. 



Tyranniila, 345. 



Tyrannus intrepidus, crinitus, nuncio- 

 la, &c., 345. 



Uloborus walcnierius, 130. 



Umbrella, 81 ; umbrellidae, ib. 



Umbrina nebulosa and alburims, 

 224. 



Unau, the, 410. 



Unguieulata, 482. 



Unio, 49, 68. 



Unionlcula, 124. 



Uniunidie, 67 ; composition of the 

 shell of, numerous variations and 

 distribution of some of the species 

 of, 68, 69 ; unioniiriB, 69 ; no ditficul- 

 ty in distinguishing the characters 

 of, 71. 



Upupa epops, 326. 



I 'pupida», 326. 



L'raniidie, lt'3. 



Uraptera, 243. 



Ure-ux, the, 454. 



Uria antiqua, troile, &c., 388. 



Urinaj, 388. 



Urocentrum turbo, 24. 



Uruceridie, 17 1 ; urocerus gigas, ib. 



Uroplatus fimbriatus, 281. 



Ursid*, 482. 



Ursus, 15 ; U. maritimus, americanus, 

 ferox, and arctos, 482. 



Valkeria, 54. 



Valvata, 83. 



Vampyridie, 47G ; vampyrus spectrum, 

 477. 



Vandeleuria, 464. 



Vanellus cristatus, 378. 



Vantssa, 13 ; V. c-album, atalanta, 

 urtica;. antiopa, cardui, &c., 184. 



Varanidie, 281 ; vaianus iiiloticus, 

 ib. 



Varicolores, 159, 160. 



Vauga curvirostris, 348. 



Velella, 10, 30. 



Veueridte, 74. 



V'enus, 73, 74. 



Vermetidae, 85. 



Vermelus, 10, 85. 



Vertebrata. chief distinction between 

 the, and the evertebrata, 8; charac- 

 teristics of, 13 ; brief summary of the 

 classes included under, 13-15; de- 

 tailed description of the classes and 

 orders of, 197 et seq. 



Vesicularia, 54. 



Vesicularid.e, 53, 54. 



Vespa, 175; V. vulgaris and crabro. 

 176. 



Vespertilio, 15; V. pruinosus, noctiva- 

 gans, &c., 478. 



Vespida?, 175. 



Vibrillie, definition of the term, 9. 



Vibrio anguillula and tritici, 2.3. 



Vicunna, the, 447. 



Vidua paradisea, regia, and ei'vthro- 

 rhynchus, 356. 



Vipera, 14. 



Viperidie, 263, 267 ; viperina, 203, 

 205. 



Vipers, the, 263, 264, 267. 270. 



Vireo olivaceus, &c., 346 ; vireoninae, 

 ib. 



Virgularia juncea, 37. 



Viscacha, the, 458. 



Viverra, 15, 486; viverrida?, 15, 486, 



Vociler, the, of Le Vaillant, 305. 



Volucella, 194. 



Voluta, 88; volulida;, ib. 



Volvox globator, 23. 



Vulpes fulvus, (iecussatus, velox, and 



lagopus, 489, 490. 

 Vulsella, 63. 



Vultiu-ida", the vultures, 295 et seq. 

 Vullurina^, 296. 



Waders, the, 378. 



Wagtails, the, 341. 



Walking leal, the, 164. 



Walruses, the, 432, 433 



Wampum, the colored margin of 

 cytherea used in the manufacture of, 

 75. 



Warblers, the, 335-340. 



Wart-hogs, the, 442. 



Wasps, the, 175. 



Water, discoloration of, by the daph 

 niie, 108. 



Water-flea, 12. 



Water-moccasin, the. 266. 



\\"ater-pup|)y, the, 252 



Weak fish, the, 199,223. 



Weasel, the, 15 : the weasels, 485. 



Weaver birds, the, 355. 



VV'eever, the, 222. 



Weevils, the, 141, 160. 



Westwood, classification of the co- 

 leoptera by, 151, 1.52; arrangement 

 of the hymenoptera according to, 

 170; divisions of the rhopalocera 

 and heterocera according to, 179; 

 division of the homopiera and he- 

 tcroptera according to, 185; class^ifi- 

 cation of the diplera according to, 

 191, 192. 



Whale-louse, 12. 



Whales, the, 420. 421-424; the bottle- 

 nosed whale, 426 ; the white whale, 

 427. 



Wheatears, 337. 



Whip-poor-will, the, 320. 



While fish, the, 212. 



W hiting, the, 219, 224. 



Wide-gap, the, 230. 



Widgeon, the, 38ti. 



Widow or Whidah birds, the, 355, 

 356. 



Wilson, description of the horned 

 owl by, 312, 313 — of the hawk owl, 

 315— of the whip-poor-will, 320 — 

 of the wren, 333, 334— of the blue- 

 bird, 338, 339— of the mocking bird, 

 342— of the yellow-breasted chat, 

 343 — of the red headed woodpecker, 

 364 ; description of the flight of the 

 wild goose by, 384, 385. 



Wings, the, of insects, general 

 structure of, 139; of birds, 291. 

 292. 



W olF-'fish, the, 230. 



Wolverine, the, 484. 



Wolves, the, 488, 489. 



Wombats, the, 414. 



Woodcocks, the, 382. 4fr 



Woodpeckers, the, 363-365. 



Worms, general chiiracterislics of, 11; 

 difllculties attending the classifica- 

 tion of, 42; intesliii.il, 44; the com- 

 mon tape-worm, 44 ; the guinea 

 worm, 45; earth-worms, 98. 



Wrens, the, 333, 337. 



Wrynecks, the, 365. 



Xilina exoleta, 181. 



Xiphias, 14,226. 



Xiphodon, 435. 



Xiphorhynchus, 332. 



Xiphosomacaninum, 269. 



Xiphosura, 111. 



Xylocopa violacea and viclima, 176. 



Yak, the, 454. 



Yellow-bird, the summer, 340. 



Yellowhammer, the, 358. 



Yellowjack, the, or yellowtail, 224. 



Yellow rump, the, 340. 



Yunciiue, 365. 



Y'unx torquilla, 365. 



Zebra, the, 444. 

 Zenaida amabilis, 369. 



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