INDEX. 



* # * THE ITALICS ARE ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Aboma, The, 56. 

 The, 58. 

 Adder, Common, 86. 



,, Fangs and Tongue of an, 88. 

 Adders, Common, 85. 



,, Death, 64. 



„ Puff, 83. 

 Adjutant, 331. 

 Agami, or Hooping Crane, The, 338, 



342. 

 Albatross, Black-browed or Sooty, 290. 



,, Common, 290. 



,, Common, 291. 



,, Yellow and Black-beaked, 



290. 

 Alectors, 420. 

 Alligator, 140. 

 Alligators, 138. 

 Ameivas, The, 105. 

 Amphibia, or Batrachians, 7. 



, , Antiquity of, 1 7. 



,, Characteristics of, J 4. 



,, Distribution of, 17. 



,, Intelligence of, 13. 



,, Structural Distinctions of, 8. 



Anaconda, The, 60. 



Boa, The, 59. 

 Anatomy, Internal, of Birds, 177. 

 Anis, 446. 

 Anoles, 119. 



Apteryx, or Kiwi-kiwi, The, 364. 

 Aracari, Curl-crested, 442. 

 Aracaris, The, 442. 

 Archceopteryx lithographicus, 3. 

 Argala, The, or Adjutant, 330. 

 Argus, The, 397,402. 

 Asp, The, 70. 

 Auk, 203. 

 Avocet, 294. 



Avocet, The, 294. 



Baltimore Orioles, The, 486. 

 Bankiva Fowl, The, 397. 

 Barbet, Collared, 447. 

 Barbets, 447. 

 Basilisk, The, 118. 



,, Hooded, The. 119. 

 Bec-ouvert, The, 331. 

 Bee-Eaters, The, 460. 



,, The Common, 460. 



,, The Common, 461. 



Beef Eater, The, 487. 

 Beef- Eaters, The, 486. 

 Berjticle, White-fronted, 249. 

 Bewits, 583. 

 Bird, Frigate, 258. 



,, Secretary, 611. 



,, Stilt, 294. 



,, Tropic. 261. 



,, Weaver, 496. 



,, ,, Republican or Sociable, 

 .497- 



,, Widow, or Whidah Finch, 495. 

 Bird of Paradise, Golden, 475. 

 „ King, 474. 



,, Superb, 474. 



Birds, Anatomy of, 166. 



,, Beak or Bill of, 173. 



,, Classification of, 190. 



,, Digestive Organs of, 176. 



,, Longevity of, 187. 



,, Nests of, 181. 



,, Plumage of, 170. 



,, Powers of Sight of, 177, 178. 



,, Reproduction of, 18 1. 



„ Utility of, 189. 



,, Vocal Organs of, 179. 

 Bittern, Sun, 344. 



