Vil e 
Exoglossum, 
216. 
Explanaria ananas, 36. 
Eyes, compound and simple, of insects, 
136, 137, 
214, 216; E. Barbatula, 
Falconide, 300; falconine, the falcons, 
301, 302. 
Fall fish, the, 216. 
Fantails, 368. 
Farcimia, 54. 
Farre, Dr., his description of the tube 
or cell in the vesicularide, 53. 
Favositide, 36. 
Feet, the, of insects, general structure 
of, and scientific terms applied to 
the several parts of, 138, 139. 
eee 490; felis leo, tigris, &c., 15, 
Fer de lance, the, 267. 
Ferret, the, 15, 485, 
Fiber zibethicus, 463. 
Fiddler, the, 118. 
Fidonia wavaria, 180. 
Fieldtare, the, 342. 
Filaria medinensis, 48; F. papillosa, 
phalangii, and lycose, ib. 
Finches, the, 355, 357-359. 
Fins, the, of fishes, 197. 
Fireflies, the, 158. 
Fish-hawk, the, 305. 
Fisher, the, or weasel, or pekan, 485. 
Fishes, chief characteristics and di- 
visions of. 13; structure and func- 
tions of, 197-199; prolific nature of, 
199, 200; longevity of, 200; classifi- 
cation of, according to Artedi, Lin- 
neeus, Cuvier, Agassiz, and Miller, 
200-205 ; fossil, 233. 
Fishing-frog, the, 230. 
Fissirostres, 316. 
Fissurella, 10; F. greeca, 81; fissurel- 
Jidee, ib. 
Fistularia, 229; fistularidee, ib. 
Flabellaria opuntia, 17. 
Flamingoes, the, 384. 
Flat-fish, the, 218, 219. 
Fleas, the, 143, 147, 148. 
Flicker, the, 365. 
Flies, the, 191, 192. 
Flinders, Capt., extract from, on fish- 
ing for trepang, 42. 
Flounders, the, 219. 
Fluke, the, 219. 
Flastra, 54. 
Fluvicola cursoria, 345. 
Flycatchers, the, 344-347. 
Flying fish, the, 222. 
Flying squirrel, the, 278. 
Fiying lemur, the, 493. 
Foraminifera, 75. 
Byes remarks of, on the discophora, 
3 
Forficula, 13, 163; forficulide, 163. 
Formica saccharivora, 141; F. merdi- 
cola and elata, 174; formicide, ib. 
Formicaria colma, 341; formicarine, 
ib. 
Foxes, the, 489. 
Fowls, the, 372-374. 
Fratercula arctica, 387. 
Frigate pelican, the, 391. 
Fringilla amaduva, senegala, &c., 357. 
Fringillide, 355; fringillinze, 357. 
Frog, the, 258: the bull-frog, wood- 
frog, tree-frog, &c., 258, 259. 
Frost fish, the, 212. 
Frugivora, 479. 
Fulgora candelaria and laternaria, 186: 
fulgoride, ib. 
Fulica atra and americana, 383. 
Fuligula valisneria, ferina, &c., 386; 
fuliguline, ib. 
Fundulus, 214. 
Fungia fungites, 35; fungide, ib. 
Furia, 478. 
Furnarine, 331; furnarius rufus, ib. 
Fusulina, immense numbers of, in a 
fossil state, 76. 
Fusus, 87; F. fluvialis, 84. 
Gadide, 218. 
Gadwall, the, 386. 
Gaillonelle, 19. 
Galago, 493. 
Galatheine, 116, 
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INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 
Galaxida, 213. 
Galbula viridis and albirostris, 325. 
Galbulina, 325. 
Galeichthys, 217. 
Galeini, 241. 
Galen, nature of his zoological re- 
searches, 2 
Galeocerdo, 243. 
Galeodes, 125; galeodide, ib. 
Galeopithecidz, 492; galeopithecus 
rufus, 493. 
Galeotherium, 488. 
Galerucide, 162. 
Galeus, 241. 
Galgulide, 188; galgulus oculatus, 
ib. 
Gallerea cereana, 179. 
Gallinacee, 15. 
Galline, 294, 369, 372-374; gallus gi- 
ganteus, bankiva, &c., 15, 373. 
Gallinago major and wilsoni. 382. 
Gallinsectes, 185. 
Gallinuline, the gallinules, 383. 
Gamaside, 121; gamasus, 121, 123. 
Gammaride, 113. 
Gannets, the, 390, 391. 
sades the ganoids, 203, 205, 2805 
3 
Gar-fish, the, or gar-pike, 217, 235. 
Garruline, 35; gairulus glandarius, 
&c., ib. 
Garter snake, the, 270. 
Garum, the, of the ancients, 209. 
Gasteracantha, 129. 
Gasterophilus equi and nasalis, 195. 
Gasterosteus, 223. 
Gastrochena ligula, larva, and elonga- 
ta, 60. 
Gastropacha quercifolia, 181. 
Gastropoda, 10, 75. 
Gavialis gangeticus, 283. 
Gavials, the, 282. 
Gazelle, the, 451. 
Gecarcinine, 117; gecarcinus, ib. 
Gecine, 364; gecinus viridis, ib. 
Geckotide, 277, 280. 
Gelasimus vocans, 118. 
Gelatinosa, 9. 
Gemmiporide, 36. 
Generations, alternation of, with illus- 
trative engraving, 31, 32; instance 
of, among the tunicata, 55. 
Genetta, the genets, 487. 
Genuini, 160. 
Geometra papilionaria, 180 ; 
dee, ib. 
Geomys, 461. 
Geophilide, 132. 
Geophilus, 130. 
Georychus, 462. 
Geosaurus, 281, 282. 
Geotriton, 256. 
Geotrupide, 156. 
Gerbillus, the gerbils, 464, 465. 
Gergoviamys, 459. 
Gerrhonotus, 275. 
Gerris, 142, 188. 
Gesner, Conrad, author of a history of 
animals, 2. 
Gibbons, the, 497. 
Gills, the, of fishes, 193. 
Giraffe, the, 447. 
geometri- 
| Glaucomya, the, of Gray, 74. 
Glaucus, 79. 
Glaphyride, 156. 
Glareola torquata, 378; 
ib. 
Glass snake, the, 274. 
Glaucothoine, 116. 
Globicephalus, 427. 
Glomeride, 131. 
Glossoliga. 256. 
Glossophaga, 477. 
Glossotherium, 406. 
Glow-worms, 158. 
Glutton, the, 484. 
Glycimeris siliqua, 59. 
Glyciphila melanops, 330. 
Glyphis, 243. 
Glyptodermes, 275. 
Glyptodon, 407. 
Gnesiobranchiata, 14. 
Gnou, or gnu, the, 452. 
Goats, the, 452. 
Goatsuckers, the, 319. 
Gobiide, 229. 
glareoline, 
| Gobio fluviatilis, 215. 
Gobius, 229. 
Godwits, the, 381. 
Gold fish, the, 215. 
Golden-flower fom), 
312. 
Goldfinches, the, 357. 
Golunda, 464. 
Gonatoceri, 160. 
Gonepteryx rhamni, 184. 
Gongylus, 273. 
Gonium pectorale, 23. 
Gonodactylus, 114. 
Gonoplacine, 117. 
Goose, the domestic and wild, 384. 
Gopher, the, 287. 
Gordiide, 48; gordius aquaticus, ib. 
Gorgonia flabellum, verrucosa, &c., 37 ; 
gorgonide, ib. 
Gorgonocephalus, 39. 
Goshawks, the, 307. : 
Goura coronata, victoria, &c., 369; 
gourine, ib. 
Gracula religiosa, 353 ; ; graculine, ib. 
Grakles. the, 353, 354. 
Gralle, 15, 294, 378. 
Grallaria rex and ruficapilla, 341. 
Grallatores, 294. 
Grampus, the, 427. 
ae duke, the, a species of owl, 
Graphiurus, 467. 
Grapsine, 117. 
Gray, G. R. classification of birds ac- 
cording to, 294. 
Grebes, the, 387. 
Greek divers, skill of the, 65. 
Greenfinch, the, 356. 
Greenlets, the, 346. 
Greyhound, the, 482. 
Greyling, the, 212. 
Grosbeaks, the, 355, 356. 
Ground hog, the cape, 406. 
Grouse, the, 375, 376. 
Gruine, 379; grus cinerea and ameri- 
cana, 15, 379. 
Gryllidee, 165; gryllus, ib. 
Gryllotalpa, 165. 
Grypine, 328. 
Grystes, 221. 
Guans, the, 370. 
Guenons, the, 496. 
Guillemots, the, 388. 
Guinea fowls, the, 374. 
Guinea pig, the, 458. 
Guinea worm, the, 48. 
Guiraca ludoviciana, 356. 
Gulls, the, 389. 
Gulo, 483; G. luscus, 484. 
Gunnellus, 230. 
Gymnobranchia, 78. 
Gymnodactyla, 281. 
Gymnoderine, 352. 
Gymnodontes, 231. 
Gymnophthalmata, 28. 
Gymnotide, 207, 208; gymnotus, ib. 
Gymnura, 475. 
a paétine, 297. 
Gypine, 297; gyps fulvus, ib. 
Gypohierax angolensis, 298. 
Gyrinide, 154. 
Gyrinus, 142, 
Gyropus, 147. 
the, of China, 
Habrocoma, 459. 
Hackee, the, 470. 
Haddock, the, 218 ; 
Hemopis vorax, 97. 
Heematopine, 379; hematopus ostra- 
legus, &c., ib. 
Hake, the, 219, 
Halcyonine, 323; halcyon atricapilla, 
324. 
Haliaétus pelagicus, 300, 304; H. lea- 
cocephalus, 303. 
Halias prasinana, 180. 
Haliastur pondicerianus, 305. 
Halibut, the, 220. 
Halicore, 432; halicoridee, ib. 
Haliotis, 85. 
Halitherium, 430. 
Halmaturide, 411. 
Halmaturus laniger and dorsalis, 413. 
Halobates, 182. 
Hamsters, the, 465; the Canada ham- 
ster, 468. 
the Norway, 223. 
