INDEX 



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spotted 99 



Sauropsida 26 



Sawfish: 



capl ure of 67 



saw of 67 



Saw-whe1 Owls 246 



Scelupovus 125, 127 



Saiurldae, family of :;'•)'.>, 405 



Sciiti us: 



fossor 413 



the genus 410 



volaiis 399 



Sclater, on the Pygopodes 104 



Scorpions, a group of the Arachuida. ... 28 

 Scotiaptox cinerea : 



habitat of 24:; 



c. lapponica 243 



Screech Owls, species of 247 



Sea Cows 388 



Sea horse: 



description of 82, 83 



young of 85 



Shakespeare on toad-myths 106 



Shark: 



fossil 72 



Hammerhead T3 



man-eating 71 



Sharks: 



compared with Eays 70 



various species of 72, 73 



Shufeldt, E. VV., work cited 101 



SWlialdiiis, species of the genus 376 



Simplicidentata, the suborder 405 



Sipliostotna 82 



Hircdon, the genus 99 



Siren, three-toed 91, 93 



Siri'nta, the order 388 



Siurus auricapillus, its affinities 358 



Siurus: 



nest of 354, 357, 350 



myths in regard 1<> 363 



song of 353 



Six-lined lizard 12. i 



Skate, barndoor 69 



Skates and Kays, habits of 69 



Skimmer, Black 185. 191, 192 



Skua, origin of the name 190 



Skuas and Jaegers, systematic position 



"of 18° 



Skunks 409 



Smith. S. i., cited on Crayfishes 4.. 



Snake doctor 34 



Snakes: 



general characters of Iocs 



teeth of 341 



in history • • • 111 



photographing 1^4, 137 



Snapping turtles, habits of 155 



Sotalia pallida °'4 



Species, morphological -4 



Speotvto, the genus 247 



Spermaceti ■ oTH 



Spermophilcs *'•-' 



Spermopliilws, the genus 410 



Sperm whales, species of 384 



Sphtirapicus r. nucliahs, pterylography 



Qf 285, ~<"S i , 289 



Spiders^' , 



as a group of insects -8 



characters and habits of 33 



diving |J 



drinking water 33 



enemies of 33 



fossil 54 



group of the A mwlo.m 44 



how they spin 29 



plan of web of 29 



poisonous bites of 32 



protective mimicry in 33 



various kinds of 29 



Spinnerets of spiders 29 



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Sponges 25 



Sguatina 70 



Squirrels : 



Abert's 410, 412 



Arizona 410, 412, 413 



Fox 410 



Gray 410, 411 



Red 41ii 



Stagnomantis Carolina 39 



Star fish, classification of 26 



Steganopodes, the group 198 



Steno: 



compressus 374 



fuscun 374 



Stercorarius, the genus 189 



Stigmata in larval dragon-flies 37 



Sting-rays, characters of 70 



Stoat 409 



Storks, ncsls of 310 



Strigidae, western forms of 249 



Stumclla magna : 



meaning of the name 205 



neglccta and other species 205 



nest of 207, 209 



Sola: 



bassana. characters of 190 



euanops and other species 200 



Sunfish: 



how- mounted 450 



its characters 452 



species of 455 



,S'«no'ri uliila 245 



//. ra/mrnrli. natural history of .... 245 



Siva in son on name of Oven-bird 358 



Swamp milkweed in nest of Yellow 



Warbler 324 



Swifts and Swallows, ncsls of 314 



Syngnatliidae, description of S2 



Syrnium nebulosum : 



photographs of 24o 



n. alleni 240 



u. ocoidmtalc. 240 



T. 



Taguans 399 



Tailor bird, nest of 313 



Tapock, the opossum called 307 



Tarr, Ealph S.. cited on crayfish -15. 40 



Tasmanian Wolf 372 



Taxidermy : 



at the Levdcn Museum 450 



models in 449 



of II. II. ter Meer, Jr 449, 450 



Scientific 450 



Taxonomy : 



defined 21 



natural 23 



Teeth of rodents 425 



Tennant, work cited 101 



Tern : 



Black 189 



■ Roseate 189 



Trudeau's 188 



Terns: 



habits and characters of 187 



number of species known l.s'.i 



Least, distribution of 180 



Testudo pardalis 148. 152 



TTialassarctos, literature on 405 



Thelyplionus giganteus 32 



Thomas. Oldfield, on opossums 364 



Thylaeioe 392 



Tfoylacinus cyanocep'lialus 372 



Titmice, nests of 314 



Toad, Surinam loo 



Toads: 



history of 106 



genera of 100 



voice organs of 106 



Torch fish, description of 77. 78, So 



Torpedo, capture of 68 



