INDEX. 



Oeneric and specific names are in Italics. 



Abdomen, of insect, 91 ; of liorse, 299. 

 Abomasum, 449. 

 Abraxas grossulariaia, 1E6, 489. 

 Acanthis can'nahina, 395. 

 ri fiamrostris, 395. 

 Acanthobothrium., 42. 

 Acanthocephala, 34, 57. 

 Acaridffl, 106. 

 Acarina, 86, 88, 103, 105. 

 Acdpiter nisus, 359. 

 Acordata, 15. 

 Acrania, 13, 15, 277. 

 Acronyctidse, 184. 

 Actinozoa, 29. 



Aculeata (hymenoptera), 153. 

 Adder, the, 331, 333. 

 ^dicnemidse, 376. 

 ^geriidse, 176. 

 After-birth, 431. 

 Agriotes lineatus, 142. 

 Agrotis exclamationis, 183. 



II segetnm, 183. 

 Air-sacs in birds, 343. 

 Alauda arborea, 390. 



II arven^s, 390. 

 AlaudidEe, 390. 

 Alcedo ispida, 387. 

 Al'^yrodidiE, 246. 

 Alimentary canal, of insect, 94 ; of 



horse, 299 ; of bird, 341. 

 AUantois, the, 284, 414, 424, 429. 

 Alternation of generations, 29. 

 American Blight, 240, 490. 

 Ammonites, 266. 

 Amnion, the, 284, 414, 424, 429. 

 II the false, 414. 



AwAxlia, 18. 

 Amphibia, 15, 321, 324. 



II development of, 325 



Amphiblastula (larva), 28. 

 Amphioxus lanccolattcs, 13, 15, 277, 



279. 

 Alias boschas, 366. 

 II cre,cca, 366. 

 II penelope, 366. 

 Anatidte, 361. 

 Anchitherium, the, 442. 

 Andrena, 156. 

 Anguillulidai, 60, 70. 

 Anguis fragilis, 333. 

 Anisopteryx ccscularia, 186. 

 Annelida, 34, 79. 

 Annelids, 32. 

 Anoplura, 236, 250. 

 Anoura, 325, 327. 

 A nser albifrons, 364. 



II brachyrhynchus, 364. 



II brenta, 364. 



II ferus, 362. 



II segetuni, 363. 

 Anseriformes, 349, 361. 

 Antennse, 89 ; use of, 488. 

 Anthomyia brassicce, 217. 

 II Jloralis, 217. 

 II radicuvij 217. 



Anthomyidse, 215. 

 Anthonomus pomorum, 136. 

 Anthus, 402. 

 Antispila, 190. 

 Antlers, of deer, 451. 

 Ant-lions, 254. 

 Ants, 151, 153. 



