INDEX. 
579 
Beetle, Timber. See Timber Beetle. 
Beetle, Diamond. See Nut Weevel. 
Eeetle, Oil. See Oil Beetle. 
Bernacle goose, singular account of, i. 542 — 544. 
Betel tree, its nut chewed by the inhabitants of the East — de- 
scribed — betel nut hot chewed alone — mode of preparing, 
iii. 247. very pernicious to the teeth, 248. Areca oleracea, its 
description and use, 248 and 249. 
Birds, flight very astonishing, i. 151. materials and structure of 
their nests, 353. wonderful instinctive qualities of birds respect- 
ing their nests, 354. African birds’ nests described, 355 — 3 57. 
attention of the female to her eggs, 358. description of the egg, 
359. manner of rearing the young, 363. and great anxiety of the 
mother for their welfare, 364. form of a bird, 365 — 368. man- 
ner of catching birds in the Orkneys, 368 — 370. 
Bird-catching Spider. See Spider. 
Bitumen, iii. 452. Naphtha a species of bitumen perfectly fluid 
and diaphanous — where found, 453. Petroleum described, 454. 
different places where it occurs, 454 and 455. Maltha de- 
scribed — where found — 456. Asphaltum described — Lake of 
Judea, why called the Dead Sea — account of a lake of asphal- 
tum in the island of Trinidad, 457. used by the Egyptians in 
embalming— Elastic bitumen, account of, 458. 
Black lead an inflammable substance, iii. 47 1. where found — mine 
in Borrowdale, account of, 472. uses of black lead, 474. 
Black Swan. See Wild Swan. 
Blue Oxide of Copper. See Copper, 
Boa, great, described, ii. 81. known to the Romans, 82. account 
of one shot by Captain Stedman — manner of seizing a large 
animal — unfortunate fate of a man attacked by this serpent, 
83 — 87. are torpid after swallowing their prey — veneraied by 
the antient Mexicans, 88. 
Bohun Upas. See Foison Tree. 
Bread-fruit tree, description of its fruit — serves the natives of Ota- 
heitee as a substitute for bread, iii. 200. tree described, and man- 
ner of dressing the fruit, 201, 202. 
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