SSfi • IXDEX 



Owen, 379. 



Owls, lis") ; Imrn, 2S5 ; Kcrocfh, :iS5 : 



lilirrowiiiij;, liS5. 

 Oysters, 113. 

 OxvKeu, 7. 



PaUeoznic, a^e of iin-ertehrati'S, 343. 



PaiKTeas, 'Mi-. 



Paranieeiuiii, 39, 31, v-l.jS ; re[>r(j(lue- 

 tion anil eini.iiifiiitiim <ir, 31. 



Parrots, 1^90 ; ("'aroliiia, ■J9(). 



P'lrtriilu'rs, ■J\7. 



Pearl oyst.T, 114. 



Pearls, 111. 



Pelecy|"Hla, 112. 



Pehean, white, 2.S3. 



Penguins, 2fciU. 



Perch, 20y ; respiration of, 211; ali- 

 mentary canal of, 211 ; eiieulation 

 of, 212; plan of struetnre, 213 ; re- 

 production of, 214. 



Perching birds, 291. 



Pericardium, 109. 



Petrel, stormy, 282. 



Phrynosfjma, 257. 



Physa, 115, 116. 



Pigeons, 2.S7. 



Pike, gar, 217, 218. 



Plant lice, I'M. 



Plantigrade animals, 324. 



Plastron, 262. 



Pliny, 374. 



Plum curculio, ISS. 



Pint. MIS, 1119. 



P..ni|i,ano, 221. 



Pr.rcu|iine, ;->27. 



Porifera, 36 ; classification of, 44. 



Pouched mammals, 313. 



Prairie .logs, 32S. 



Prawns, 137. 



Primates, 333. 



Prostojnium of eartliwonn, 7.^). 



Prot.',4i\-cr.'scnil,la s, 3;");-.. 



Proto],l:isi,i dcscnli.-d, 11 ; work of, 

 12. 



Protozoa. 29; i4iaracl .aisi ies .if. 33; 

 econ.aiiic inu.ortanc.^ of, :■; I ; .'I'lssi- 

 fic:ili.ai of, 3;"> ; si>.av1i..n .■in.l .ligcs- 

 tion ..1, :;62 ; .ar.ailal i..n ..f, 363 ; 

 r.a.roilu.-ti.Hi of, 3(il. 



Ps.altciiuiii, 3,LM, 



Pseial..|.o.lia, 11. 



Pui)a' of mascjuito, 186. 

 I'yloii,' .'a'ca, 91. 



(Jiiahog, 112. 

 (Quails, 2S6, 287. 

 (,luill. 269, 271. 



Ual.l.K, giay, 302 ; white, 357 ; diges- 

 tion ..f, 306 ; hair of, 302; eyes of, 

 3113; .-ars and n.i.strils of, 303; 

 t.'ith of, 304; i.io.l .if, 304; loeo- 

 nniti.in .jf, 36.'i ; .lig.'stive system 

 of, 306 ; rcsj iratimi of, 307 ; circu- 

 lati.in of, 30'.'; < con.,mic import- 

 an.-.' ..f, 309. 



Kai'co.in, 324. 



lia.'lns, 271. 



Kailial s\jnmctij-, 89. 



Ka\-, 216; cl.-ctri.'al, 217 ; sting, 217. 



Kay, .l..lin, 376. 



]-!.■. lia. 6.'). 



l{c^.aii'rati.ai of lost ]">arts in an earth- 

 \\.)iin,N3; in e.'hin..idcrms, 100 ; in 

 la-u.stai'cans, 141. 



R(>l)til.'s, fos,sil, 347. 



Eeptilia, 246 ; chara.-tc'iistics of, 205 ; 

 ad:u)tations of, 265, 266 ; classifica- 

 ti..n of, 267. 



Keprotha'tlon in animals, 364. 



H.s.aniilanccs, i!r(itci>ti\-.', 355; ag- 



gros 



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378. 



