INDEX 



447 



Scoter, Surf, 269 



" White-Winged, 278 

 Scotiaptex nebulosa, 221 

 Sea-Bass, Black, 385 



Family of the, 385 

 Sea-Cow, Rhytina, or Arctic, 154 

 Sea-Cows, Order of, 153 

 Sea-Horses, Order of, 423 

 Sea-Lions, California, 44, 46 



Steller's, 44, 46 

 "Sea-Parrot" (puffin), 304 

 "Sea-Swallow" (tern), 298 

 Seal, Bearded, 52 



" Fur, 48 



" Greenland, 53 



" Harbor, 44, 52 



" Harp, 44, 52 



" Hooded, 44, 53 



" Ribbon or Harlequin, 44, 

 53 

 Seal, Ringed, 44 



" Saddle-Back, 53 

 Seal Family, 52 



Seals and Sea-Lions, Order of, 43 

 Seiurus motacilla, 190 



" noveboracensis, 190 

 Selachostomi, Order, 429 

 Selous, Percy, killed by mocca- 

 sin, 252 

 Serpents, Order of, 337 

 Serum, Anti-venomous, 355 

 Seton, Ernest T., 134 

 Setophaga ruticilla, 190 

 Sewellel, 80 

 Shad, Common, 407 

 "Shagreen," 432 

 Shark, Basking, 433 



" Blue, 433 



" Bone, 433 



" Great Tiger, 433 



Hammer-Head, 432, 433 



" Mackerel, 433 



" Man-Eater or White, 433 



" Thresher, 433 



" Tiger, 433 

 Shark-Ray, 434 

 Sharks, Order of, 432 

 Sharp-Tailed Grouse, 247 

 Shearwaters, 294 

 Sheep, Big-Horn, 99, 108 



" Black, 99, 108, 112 

 Fannin's, 108, 112 



" Mexican, 108, lid. 



" Nelson's, or California, 

 108, 110 

 Sheep, White, 99, 108, 110 

 Sheep and Cattle Family, 99 

 Sheldon, Chas., 110, 112 

 Shields, G. 0., 38, 112, 237, 276 

 Shore-Birds, Order of, 251 

 Showt'l, 80 

 Shrew Family, 58 

 Shrew, Common, 58 



" Short-Tailed, 58 

 Shrikes, 179, 191 

 Sialia sialis, 182 

 Siamang, 13 



Sigmodon hispidus, 84, 89 

 Simla satyrus, 7 

 Simorhynchus pusillus, 305 

 Sirenia, Order, 153 



Siren larcetina, 360, 371 

 Sirens, Family of, 360 

 Siscowet, 399 



Sistrurus catenatus, 349, 351 

 " edwardsi, 349 

 " miliarius, 349 

 Sitta carolinensis, 185 

 Skaus and Jaegers, 296, 299 

 Skeleton of American Bison, 100 

 " Bald Eagle, 219 

 " Gorilla, 8 

 Skimmer, Black, 296, 298 

 Skink, 334 

 Skunk, Badger, 31 



" Common, 32 



" Little Spotted, 32 

 "Slider" Terrapin,. 326 

 Sloth, Three-Toed, 156 



" Two-Toed, 156 

 Snake, Black, 344 



" Blue, or Green Racer, 



344 

 Snake, Boyle's, 343 



" Coach, Whip, or Red 



Racer, 345 

 Snake, Copperhead, 347 



" Corn, Red Racer or Rat, 



343 

 Snake, Fer-de-Lance or Lance- 

 Head, 353 

 Snake, Garter, 345 



" Gopher, Black or Indigo, 



344 

 Snake, Harlequin, 347, 353 



" Hog-Nosed, 346 



" "Hoop," 339 



" King, Chain or Thun- 

 der, 343 

 Snake, Massasauga, 347 



" Pine, 344 



Poisons, 353, 354, 355 



" Rattle, 347, 348 



" Red-Bellied Water, 346 



" Splendid, 343 



Sonoran Coral, 347, 353 



" Water, 346 



" Water-Moccasin, 347 

 Snake-Bird, 267, 287 

 Snake-bites, Treatment of, 354, 



355 

 "Snake," Glass, 339 

 Snakes, captive. Food of, 339 



" Harmless, of the United 



States, 343 

 Snakes, oviparous, 338 



" Poisonous, of North 



America, 347 

 Snakes, Viviparous, 338 

 Snapper,- Red, 391 

 Snow-Bird, 196 

 Snow-Bunting, 195, 307 

 Snipe, Wilson's or Jack, 252 

 Snyder, Keeper Chas. E., 339, 



342 

 Somateria dresseri, 277 



" spectabilis, 279 

 Sorex personatus, 58 

 Spallanzani, Experiments of, 62 

 Sparrow, English, 197 

 " Song, 197 

 " Tree, 196 



Sparrow, White-Throated, 197 



Spatula clypeata, 271 



Speotito cunicularia hypogea, 



224 

 Spermophile or Ground Squir- 

 rel, 73, 98 

 Spermophile, Franklin's, 75 



" Thirteen-Lined or 



Leopard, 74 

 Spermophile, Richardson's, 75 

 Sphargis coriacea, 331 

 Spheniscus demersus, 307 

 Sphyrapicus varius, 213 

 Sphyrna zygaena, 433 

 Spilogale, 32 



Spilotes corais couperii, 344 

 Spizella monticolor, 196 

 Spoonbill Family, 264 

 Spoonbill, Roseate, 264 

 Squali, 430 

 Squirrel, Antelope, 73 



" California Gray, 70 

 Douglas', 71 



" Fremont's, 71 

 Gray, 70 

 Malabar, 71 



" Northern Fox or Cat, 



70 

 Squirrel, Prevost's, 72 



" Red, or Chickaree, 71 



" Southern Fox, 70 

 Squirrel Family, 68 

 Squirrels, Flying, 68, 80 

 " Fox, 70 



Ground, 68, 73, 98 

 " Rock, or Chipmunks, 



68,72 

 Squirrels, Tree, 68 

 Stake-Driver (bittern), 262 

 Stearns, Silas, 392 

 Steganopodes, Order, 175, 267, 



284 

 Stegastoma tigrinum, 433 

 Stejneger, Dr. Leonhard, 154, 



354 355 

 Steller,'GeorgeW.,154 

 Stephan; Supt. S. A., 141 

 Stercorarius parasiticus, 299 

 Stereolepis gigas, 385 

 Sterna hirundo, 298 , 

 Stickleback, Two-Spined, 415 

 Sting Ray, or " Stingaree," 435, 



436 

 Stizostedion vitreum, 387 

 Stone, A. J., 143 

 Stork Family, 259, 263 

 Strigidae, Family, 218 

 Strix pratincola, 219 

 Struthio camelus, 309 

 Sturgeon, Common, 427 

 Lake, 427 

 " Short-Nosed, 427 

 " Shovel-Nosed, 429 

 White, 428 

 Sturgeons, Order of, 427 



" Size records of, 429 



Stumella magna, 200 



" neglecta, 201 

 Sucker, Common Brook or 



White, 412 

 Sucker, Red-Horse, 413 



