450 



INDEX. 



Beavers' flesh . . .78 

 Becassine . . . .156 

 Beocafico . . . "IBS 

 Beche-de-Mer . . . 444 

 Beef, comparison of, Tvith 



pork and veal . . .92 

 Beef, fresh and salted, im- 

 ports . . . .14 

 Beef product of the United 



States . . . .118 



Beef, salt, imports of 116, 118 



Bees eaten .... 350 



Belgian fisheries . . 272 



Belouga . 212, 307, 309, 310 



Berlin, fish consumption . 264 



Biltong . . . .126 



Birds' eggs .... 184 



Birds' nests, edible . 10, 140 



Bison of America . .127 



Bitterns . . . 169, 182 



Bivalves . . . .411 



Black bass .... 265 



Blackbirds . . . .137 



Black cod . . . 267 



Black fish . . . 265, 339 



Blood cakes . . . 261 



Blow fish . . . . 440 



Blue fish . . . . 265 



Blue fish chowder , . 428 



Blue points . . .417 



Blut-wurst, black puddings 97 



Boa constrictors' eggs eaten 207 



Boar's head. . . .87 



Boars, wild . . 88, 92 



Bobolinks .... 139 



Bonito . . . 266, 314 



Booby's eggs . . . 199 



Botargo . . . 213, 260 



Box tortoise eaten . 218, 220 



Brahmapootra fowls . .147 



Brahmins, strict vegetarians 32 



Brazilian fish . . . 344 



Bream . 210, 283, 304, 306 



Brent goose . . .178 



Brills 277 



Bronze- winged pigeon . 164 

 Brook trout . 257, 265, 322 

 Buffalo fish . . . 265 



Buffalo hump, a dehcacy . 119 

 BufEalo meat . . 12, 119 

 Buffalo skin eaten . . 12 

 Bull frog eaten . . .252 

 Bull trout . . . .322 



Bulos 434 



Buntings . . . .137 

 Bnnting, the brown shrimp 396 

 Burtah . . . .313 

 Bustards . . 9, 155, 179 

 Butchers' meat, average de- 

 cennial prices . .118 

 Butter, average consump- 



" " .26 



14, 26, 28 



. 112 



. 338 



. 135 



tion per head 

 Butter imports . 

 Butter, value of . 

 Butter fish . 

 Buzzard 



C. 



Californian salmon . 325, 327 

 Callipeva . . . 293, 316 

 Calmar .... 441 

 Camarones .... 391 

 Camels' flesh . . 4, 123 

 Canada goose . . .176 

 Canadian oysters . . 424 

 Canard pates . . .162 

 Canaries eaten . . .137 

 Cannibalism, records of . 40 

 Canvas-back ducks . 159, 181 

 Cape lobsters . . . 386 

 Capelin . . . .272 

 Capercailzie . . . 158 

 Capitones ... 4, 300 

 Capon .... 146 



Carp . 306, 310, 320, 337, 340 

 Carrelets . . . .285 

 Carrion crows eaten . .136 

 Casseron .... 441 

 Caterpillars eaten 351. 353, 355 

 Catfish . . .'265,333 

 Cattle, average weight of .115 

 Cattle imported . . .14 

 Cattle in Australasia , 115 



Cattle in America, Africa, 

 and Asia .... 113 



