x 
Nelomys, 460. 
Nematobranchia, 82. 
Nematus, 171. 
Nemertes, 10, 49; nemertide, 49. 
Nemesia, 129, 
Neophrine, 297. 
Neotoma, 464; N. floridana and drum- 
mondii, 465. 
Nephrosteon, 424, 
Nepa cinerea, 187; nepide, ib. 
Nereide, 99; nereis, ib. 
Neritina, 86. 
Nerociline, 112. 
Nesarnak or nisarnak, the, of Green- 
land, 426. 
Nesokia, 404. 
Nessia, 272. 
Neuropteria, 13, 143, 166. 
Newman, names applied by, to the 
segments of heteromorphic larvae, 
134. 
Night hawks, the, 319, 320. 
Nightingale, the, 335, 336. 
Nirmide, 147. 
Nitidulide, 155. 
Noctilio, 476. 
Noctuidae, 180. 
Nomada, 176. 
Nomenclator Zoologicus, 
great utility of, 74. 
Notacanthide, 225; notacanthus na- 
sus, ib. 
Notamia, 54. 
Notaspis, the, of Hermann, 122. 
Notidani, 242; notidanus, 243. 
Notodonta camelina and ziczac, 181. 
Notonecta glauca, 187; notonectide, 
ib 
of Agassiz, 
ib. 
Notophthalmus, 254. 
Nototherium, 414. 
Notoxide, 159. 
Noturus, 216. 
Nucifraga caryocatactes, 352. 
Nucleobranchia, 78. 
Nucula, 67. 
Nudibranchia, 78. 
Nudibranchiata, 10. 
Numenius longirostris, borealis, &en 
381. 
Numida meleagris, 374. 
Nummulites, explanation of the term, 
76. 
Nutcrackers, the, 352. 
Nuthatches, the. 332. 
Nyctaloidee, 183. 
Nyctea nivea, 310, 314. 
Nycteribiide, 196. 
Nycteris, 477. 
Nyctibius, 320. 
Nycticejus, 478. 
Nyctinomus, 476. 
Nyctipithecus, 494. 
Nyctophilus, 477, 478. 
Nymphacea, 74. 
Nymphalide, 184. 
Nymphon, 113, 121; 
121, 
Nyssa timida, 129. 
nymphonide, 
Ocelot, the, 491. 
Octocera, 92. 
Octodon, 459; octodontine, 458. 
Octopoda, 92: octopus, 11, 92. 
Opnee virginea and gemmascens, 
oti 117; O. arenaria, 118; ocypo- 
dinee, 117 
Odonestis potatoria, 181. 
Odontaspidini, 242. 
Odontophorine, 375 ; 
virginianus, ib. 
Oedemeride, 159. 
Qidicneminze, 378; cedicnemus crepi- 
tans, ib. 
Q&dipoda carolina, stridula, &c., 166. 
Cidipus, 255. 
CBstridze, 195; cestrus bovis, &c., ib. 
Oidemia velvetina, perspicellata. &e., 
336. 
Oliva, 50, 88. 
Omaliides, 155. 
Ommatostergus, 464. 
Oncideres cingulatus, 161. 
Oniscide, 113; oniscus, 12, 
Onychodactylus, 256. 
Onychogalea, 413, 
948 
odontophorus 
113. 
INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 
Onychoteuthis, 92, 94. 
Opercularia articulata, 24. 
Ophidia, 14, 262. 
Ophidide, 218: ophidium, ib. 
Ophiocephalus striatus, 225. 
Ophiodes, 272. 
Ophiolepis, 39; ophiura, ib. 
Oph iology, or a systematic arrange- 
ment of the ophidia, 263. 
Ophiomorus, 272, 
Ophiophthalmi, 273. 
Ophiosaurus, 274, 
Ophisaurus, 14. 
Opisihocomus cristatus, 360. 
Oplotherium, 435. 
Opossum, the pigmy flying, 415; opos- 
sums, the, 418, 419. 
Orang outang, the, 497. 
Orca communis, 427. 
Orchestia, 114. 
Oreaster turritus, 39. 
Oreotrochilus, 328. 
Orgya antiqua and fascilena, 181. 
Oribatide, 122. 
Orioles, the, 343; the American, 354. 
Orioline, 343; oriole galbula, &c., 
343, 344. 
Orismology, or the application of 
names to organs, 132. 
Ornithopterus, 183. 
Ornithorhynchide, 404; ornithorhyn- 
chus, 15. 
Orthagoriscus, 14, 232. 
Orthoceri, 161. 
Orthoptera, 13, 143, 163, 252. 
Ortolan, the, 358. 
Ortygometra car’ olina, 
&e., 383. 
Orycteropodide, 406; orycteropus, ib. 
Oryctes nasicornis, 149, 173. 
Oryx, 451. 
Oscanis, 194. 
Osmerus, 211; QO. viridescens, 212. 
Osteodesma, 58. 
Osteopera platycephala, 460. 
Ostracionide, 231. 
Ostracoda, 108. 
Ostrea, 10, 61; ostreide, 61. 
Ostriches, the, 376, 377. 
Oiaria uwrsina and jubata, 481. 
Otinee, 377. 
Otis, 15; O. tarda and tetrax, 377. 
Otodus, 243. 
Otolicnus senegalensis, 493. 
Otolithus regalis, 199, 223. 
Otsego bass, the, 212. 
Otters, the, 486. 
Otus, 15; O. wilsonianus and brachyo- 
tus, 311. 
Ouagga, the, 444. 
Ouistitis, 194. 
Ourapteryx sambucaria, 180. 
Ouzel, the ring, 342. 
Oven birds, the, 331. 
Ovibos moschatus, 454, 
Ovis ammon, aries, &c., 453. 
Ovovivipara, 401. 
Ovula, 88. 
Owls, the, 309-315. 
Oxen, the, 453, 454. 
Oxygomphius, 474. 
Oxylophus glandarius, 366. 
Oxymycterus, 464. 
Oxypterus, 427. 
Oxyrhina, 242, 243. 
Oxystomes, 117. 
Oxytelides, 155. 
Oxyuris vermicularis, 47. 
Oyster, the, 61; art of breeding, 62. 
Oyster-catchers, the, 379. 
jamaicensis, 
Pachycephaline, 347. 
Pachydermata, 15, 434. 
Pachyodon, 481. 
Pachysoma, 478. 
Pachytherium, 408. 
Paco, the, 447. 
Pecilopoda, 104. 
Pagrus argyrops, 224. 
Paguride, 115; pagurus, ib. 
Palecyon, 484, 
Palemon, 116; palemonide, &¢., ib. 
Palzocyon, 487. 
Paleogale, 485. 
Paleeomephitis, 486. 
Paleeomeryx, 450. 
Paleeomys, 468. 
Paleoniscus, 237. 
Paleornis torquatus, 361; 
dri, &c., 362 
| Paleeosaurus, 282. 
| Paleeospalax, 474. 
Paleotheride, 437; Pe ee ee ib. 
Palamedea ccrnuta, 382; palame- 
deide, ib. 
Palinurine, 116; palinurus, ib. 
Palliobranchiata, 55. 
Palmipedes, 15. 
Palmyra, 99. 
Palpicornia, 154, 
Paludina, 83. 
Panda, 483. 
Pandion, 305. 
Pandora, 59 ; pandoride, ib. 
Pangolins, the, 405. 
Panopea arctica, 59. 
Panorpa, 168; panorpide, ib.. 
Panther, the, 491. 
Papilio, 179, 183, 184; pepe 
183, 184. 
Papio, 496. 
Par, white prepa a the, of Blainville, 
P. alexan- 
Paradise birds, the, 327. 
Paradiseiné, 327; paradisea major and 
minor, &c¢., ib. 
Paradoxur us, 487. 
Paramecium compressum, 25. 
Parasita, 13, 143, 146. 
Parenchymata, 10, 49. 
Pardalotus puctatus, 347. 
Pari rie 339; parus bicolor, kee., 339, 
340 
Parisita, confusion in the use of the 
term, 111. 
Par nide, 154. 
Parra jacana and indica, 383. 
Parrine, 382. 
Parrots, the, 361, 362. 
Parthenopiine, 118. 
Partridges, the, 374, 375. 
Passalus cornutus, 156. 
Passeres, 15, 294, 315. 
Pastor roseus, 354. 
Patella, 81; patellidee, ib. 
Patira, the, 441. 
Patras, the, 497. 
Pausside, 116 55- 
Pavo cristatus, &c., 371; pavonine, 
ib. 
Peacocks, the, 371. 
Pearls, whence derived, and various 
qualities of, 63; artificial, 64; prin- 
cipal fisheries for, ib.; description 
of the manner of fishing for, 64, 
65. 
Peccaries, the, 441. 
Pecten, 49, 62; P. pleuronectes, ja- 
cobeus, &c¢., 63. 
Pectinibranchia, 82. 
Pectinide, 62. 
Pectunculus, 67. 
Pedetes capensis, 466. 
Pedicellaria, 17. 
Pedicellata, 10. 
Pediculidee, 146; pediculus, 13, 146. 
Pegasus, 232, 233. 
Pekan, the, 485. 
Pelagus, 481. 
Pelamis, 268. 
Pelamys, 226. 
Pelecanidz, 389; pelecanine, 390. 
Pelecanus, 15; P. americanus, fuscus, 
&e., 390. 
Pelecinus, 171. 
Pelicans, the, 390. 
Pellona, 209. 
Pelobates fuscus, 259. 
Pelopzus flavipes, 173. 
‘Peneine, 116. 
Penecillus penecillus, 17. 
Penelope cristata, 370; penelopine, 
ib. 
Penguins, the, 388. 
Pennatula granulosa, &c., 36; P.- 
grisea, 37; pennatulide, 36. 
Pentacrinus asteria and europeus, 38. 
Pentamera, various divisions of the, 
by Macleay, Westwood, and La- 
- treille, 151, 152. 
Pentatoma, 189. 
Perameles, 416; peramelide, ib, 
