INDEX. 
Agarics, the pale gray species 
of, 86 — the verdigris, ibid.— 
not easily investigated, 87 — 
the odorous agaric, 91 — the 
scented, ibid. — the “ stainer,” 
ibid. — the surrectus springing 
from another species, 256. 
Agriculture, practice o£ at a 
village in Gloucestershire, 22 
— bad custom of the farmers 
there, 40. 
Aerial hummings, 250. 
Amusements, heretofore holiday 
ones, in decline, 246. 
Animals, increase of, 101— what 
dependent on man, 151 — 
what independent, 152 — use- 
fulness of, to man, 153 — affec- 
tion of, to their young, 176- 
mercy to, a scriptural com- 
mand, ibid. 
Ant, the black, 212 — the red, 
213 — the yellow, ibid. 
Apples injured by aphides, 235 
— spottings on, how occasion- 
ed, 255. 
Ash trees, 267. 
Atmospheric influences, 249- 
observations, 269 — experi- 
ments, 275. 
Auger-worms, 203. 
Autumn, pleasure of a morn- 
ing’s walk in, 83. 
Aust-ferry, 9. 
Bee, the carpenter, 53. 
Beetle, the rose, 53 — the dorr, 
217 — the great water species, 
224. 232. 
Birds, partiality of the author 
to, 109. 120 — migration of, 
110. 145 — injurious to trees, 
114 — various food of, ibid.— 
song and voices of, 119. 178. 
189— nests of, 121, 122, 123, 
124 — great destroyers of in- 
sects, 124 — species of, dimin- 
ishing in number, 137 — labor 
of, to feed their young, 140 — 
friendship of, 147 — eggs of, 
156. 182 — dislike of, to man, 
160 — -stratagem of one, 163 — 
early rising of, 164 — boldness 
of, 176 — solitary and congre- 
gating ones, 178— language 
of, unvarying, 185 — pleasure 
afforded by, to man, 189 — - 
For the different kinds, see 
their respective English 
names. 
Blackbird, song of the, 188. 
Blackcap, the, 159. 
Blight, 236 — some trees not af- 
fected by, ibid — manner in 
which this insect propagates 
itself, 237— whence derived, 
uncertain, 238 — saline winds 
a supposed cause of, 254. 
Bombylius, the, 211. 
Bones of horses and human be- 
ings dug up, conjecture re- 
specting, 11. 
Bouquets* wearing of, not in 
use, 57. 
Bramble, the common, almost 
an evergreen, 77 — lines on its 
leaves, ibid — its uses, 78. 
Bullfinch, the, 113. 
Bunting, peculiar practice of 
the, 173. 
Burnet, conjecture as to its last- 
ing verdure, 63. 
Butcher-bird, the, 134. 
Butterfly, the sulphur, 74 — the 
argus, 195 — the phlseas, 196 
— the azure, ibid — the painted 
lady, 198 — the marble, 199 — 
the meadow brown, ibid. 
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