xiv INDEX TO ZOOLOGY. 
Spongilla lacustris, fluviatilis, and | Suricate, the, 487. 
friabilis, 17. Surnia ulula, 310, 
Spoonbills, the, 380. 314. 
Sprat, the, 209. Sus, 15; 8. scropha, domesticus, &c., 
Spurii, 161. : 
Squalide, 240, 241. 
Squalodon, 481. 
Squalus, 13. 
Squamipennes, 227. 
Squatinini, 242. 
Squilla, 12, 114. 
Squillide, 114. 
Squirrels, the, 
squirrel, 278. 
St. Cuthbert’s beads, 38. 
Staggers, the, in oxen, caused by a 
species of cystica, 44. * 
Stags, the, 450. 
Stang-fishes, medusz, or sea nettles, 
BEGuy 20s 
Staphylinides, the, 155. 
Starlings, the, 353, 354. 
Steatornis, 320. 
Steenstrup, description of the alter- 
nation of generations by, 31, 32; 
his observations on coryne, 33. 
Steganophthalmata, 28. 
Stellio, 14, 279. 
Stellonia rubens, 39. 
Stemmata, the, or ocelli, of insects, 
136, 137. 
Stemmatopus, 481. 
Stenelytra, 159. 
Stenides, 155. 
Stenodactylus guttatus, 281. 
Stenops, 493. 
Stenopus, 116. 
Stenorhynchus, 481. 
Stentor mylleri, 24. 
Sterelmintha, 10. 
Sterna hirundo, minuta, &c., 389; 
sternine, ib. 
Sternotherus, 288. 
Sternoxi, 157. 
Stickleback, the, 223. 
Stilts, the, 381. 
Sting-rays or sting-rees, 
character of, 243. 
Stinkpot, the, a species of land for- 
toise, 288. 
Stizus, 172. 
Stomatopoda, 12, 114. 
Stomoxys. 13, 194. 
Stone catfish, 216. 
Stonechats, the, 337. 
Storks, the, 380. 
Stratiomyde, 193. 
Stratiomys, 193. 
Strepera graculina, 399. 
Strepoma, @4. 
Strepsiptera, 189. 
Streptospondylus, 233. 
Strigidz, 309-315. 
Strigine, 311. 
Striped bass, the, 221. 
Strix pratincola and flammea, &c., 
aL: 
Strobila, 32. 
Strombide, 87. 
_ Strombus, 10, 87. 
Stongyloceros, 459. 
Strophilus, 70. 
Struthio, 15; S. camelus, 377. 
Struthiones, 994. 376. 
314; surnine, 
Swainson, classification of birds ac- 
cording to, 293; description of hum- 
ming birds by, 328; remarks of, on 
the felidze, 490, 491. 
Swallows, the, 316-318; the great sea 
swallow, 339. 
Swans, the, 385. 
Swifts, the, 318. 
Swimming bladder, the, of fishes, 
198. 
Sword-bills, the, 332. 
Swordfish, 14, 226, 228. 
Sylvia hippolais, 337. 
Sylviade, 335; sylviane, ib. 
Sylvicola ezstiva, maculosa, coro- 
nata, chrysoptera, &c., 340; sylvico- 
linee, ib. 
Symbranchide, 207. 
Synallaxine, 332. 
Synanceia, 223. 
Syngnathide, 232. 
Syngnathus, 232. 
Syrnium nebulosum, &c., 311, 312. 
Syrphide, 194. 
Syrtis, 188. 
Systoligrada, a name proposed for 
the Diphyida, 26; characters of the, 
31. 
468-472; the flying 
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Tabanide, 193. 
Tabanus, 193. 
Tachinus, 194. 
Tachyoryctes, 464. 
Tachypetes aquilus, 391. 
Tachyphonus cristatus, 357. 
Tachyporides, 155. 
Tadpoles, 258. 
Teenia solium and cateniformis, 45. 
Teenioides, 228. 
Tailor, the, 227. 
Talaje, a South American insect of 
the family gamaside, 124. 
Talitrus, 12. 
Tallegalline, 370. 
Talpa, 472. 
Talpide, 472, 473. 
Tamarins, the, 494. 
Tamias, 470. 
Tanagers, the, 336. 
Tanagra episcopus, 356; tanagrine, 
ib 
dangerous 
1D. 
Tantaline, 380; tantalus loculator, 
Taphozous, 478. 
Tapiroporcus, 437. 
Tapirotherium, 437. 
Tapirs, the, 438. 
Tapirus americanus 
438. 
Tarandus hastalis and furcifer, 450. 
Tarantula, the, 129, 280. 
Tardigrada, 408. 
Tarsipes rostratus, 415. 
Tarsius, 493. 
Tatous, the, 407. 
| Tautoga americana, the tautog, 218. 
Taxicornia, 159. 
Taxotherium, 484. 
Teal, the green and blue winged, 
and indicus, 
Strathionide, 376; struthionine, 377. 386. j : 
Sturgeon, 13; the sturgeons, 234. Tectibranchia, 80; tectibranchiata, 
Sturiones, 13. 10 
Tegenaria, 129. 
Tejus, 14. 
Telegallus lathami, 370. 
Sturionide, 238. 
Sturnella ludoviciana, neglecta, &c., 
354. 
Sturnide, 353. | Teleosaurus, 283. 
Sturninz, 354; sternus yulgaris, &c., | Teleostei, 233. 
ib. | Telephoride, 158. 
Subbrachiata, 14. | Telephorus, 159. 
suckers, the, 216. | Tellina, 73, 74. 
Sucking-fish, the, 220. | Tellinide, 74. 
Suctoria, 13. ) Temnodon, 227. 
Sugar-fish, 146. |Temnurus leucopterus 
Suide, 15, 440. | dol. 
Sula, 15; S. bassana and  fusca,/ Tenebrio molitor, 160; tenebrionide, 
391. ib 
Sulcicolles, 162. 
Sun bird or grebe, the, 387. 
Sun birds, the, 327. 
Sunfish, the. 221, 232. 
Sun-perch, 221. 
952 
and rufus, 
ib. 
| Tenrecs, the, 475. 
| Tentaculifera, 92. 
| Tenthredinide, 169, 170. 
Tenthredo, 13. 
} Tenuirostres, 326. 
| 
} Terebella, 101. 
Terebra, 88. 
Terebrantia, 170. 
Teredo navalis, 59. 
Termes, 166. 
Termitide, 166. 
Terns, the, 389. 
| Terrapin, the common, 288. 
| Testudinida, 287. 
Testudo, 14; T. polyphemus elephan- 
topus, &c., 287. 
Tethys, 79. 
| Tetrabranchiata, 92. 
Tetracera, 451. 
Tetracaulodon mastodontoideum, 438. 
| Tetradactylus, 273. 
| Tetragnatha argyra, 130. 
Tetramera, 151, 152, 160. 
Tetrao urogallus, tetrix, urophasia- 
nus, canadensis, &c., 375, 376. 
Tetraodon, 232; T. electricus, 208. 
Tetraonide, 374; tetraonine, 375. 
Tetrapneumones, 128. : 
Tetraprotodon, 436. 
Teuthidide, 94. 
Thalamita, 118. 
Thalassema echiurus, 98. 
Thalassidroma pelagica, 389. 
Thamnophiline, 349; thamnophilus 
doliatus, &c., ib. 
Thaumantias cymbaloidea, 30. 
a quercus, pruni, and betule, 
4, 
Thecodontosaurus, 282. 
Theliphonine, 126. 
Thelphusa, 117; thelphusine, ib. 
Thelyphonus, 126. 
Theridion, 129; theridioninz, 128, 
Theridomys, 461. 
Theuthyde, 222. 
Thick-leg, the, 378. 
Thistle bird, the, 357. 
Thomisine, 128. 
| Thoracici, 201; 218. 
Thorax, the, of insects, general struc- 
ture of, and its appendages, and the 
scientific terms applied to the same, 
138, 139 
Thorictes draczena, 276. 
Thrasher, the, 343. 
Three-tailed sheepshead, the, 228. 
Thripside, 166. 
Thrushes, the, 341. 
Thuiaria thuia, 27. 
| Thylacinide, 419: thylacinus, ib. 
Thylacotherium, 419. 
| Thymallus, 211, 212; T. vexillifer and 
vulgaris, 212. 
| Thynnus, 226. 
Thysanura, 13, 131, 143, 144. 
Tick, the, infesting the sheep, 196. 
Ticks, 123; troublesome character of, 
ib. 
Tiger, the, 491. 
Tilicua, 14. 
Timalia, 343; timaline, ib. 
| Tinamine, 376. 
Tinamous, the, 376. 
Tinamus major. 376. 
Tinea vulgaris, 215. 
Tinea pellionella and granella, 179; 
tineide, ib. 
Tingide, 188: tingis, ib. 
Tipulide, 193. 
Titanomys, 456. 
Titmouse, the common, 340. 
Tits, the, 339. 
Tityra cayanus, 346; tityrinee, 345. 
Toad, the, 259; striking difference 
between the frogs and true toads, 
259, 260. 
Toad-fish, the, 231. 
Tobacco-pipe fish, the, 229. 
| Tobacco-worln, the, 182. 
| Todine, the toadies, 321; todus viridis, 
ib. 
Tomcod. the, 219. 
Tornatella, 86. 
Torpedo, 208, 243. 
Torpedini, 242, 243. 
Tortoise-shell, the, of commerce, pro- 
cured from the hawksbill turtle, 
; - 248. 
| Tortoises, the, 286. 
Tortricide. 179. 
Tortrix, 268; T. viridana, 180. 
