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INDEX. 
Buffalo — at least twice the size of a common ox — his figure de- 
scribed, i. 19. the use to which his hide is applied — singular 
circumstance respecting his teeth — mutual antipathy between 
the buffalo and the ox, 20. is exceedingly furious when wounded 
• — his revenge — has a singular aversion to red cloth, 21. a herd 
attacked by Dr. Thunberg and his companions, 22. the narrow 
escape of Dr. Thunberg from a wild buffalo, 23. a buffalo shot 
by Dr. Sparrman, 24. manner in which buffaloes are hunted 
in Caffraria — Bruce’s account of a buffalo-hunt in Abyssinia, 2 6. 
Bull Frog. See Frog. 
Butterfly, Priam, the most beautiful of the genus — described, 
ii. 345. where found, 346. different parts of butterflies de- 
scribed, 346 — 348. 
Butter tree described — Park’s account of this singular vegetable, 
iii. 315. 
C. 
Camel the only animal capable of carrying merchandise across 
the desert — is content with the coarsest food, i. 70. is provided 
by Nature with large reservoirs to contain water — exemplified 
by Mr. Bruce, J\. length of time a camel will live without 
water, 72. manner in which the Arabians train their camels — • 
carry an immense weight, 73. are seldom depressed except for 
want of water, which they will scent out at a great distance — 
camel described, 74. is a pleasant animal to travel upon, 75. his 
uses enumerated — camels used in war at an early period — me- 
thod of placing the soldiers upon them, 75 and 76. Bactrian 
or two-bunched camel noticed, 77* 
Camel-cricket described — ridiculous property ascribed to it — very 
quarrelsome — their conflicts, ii. 304. trained in China like 
' gamecocks — neglect their food to prey on each other, 305. Dry 
leaf mantis, a most singular species of this genus, 306. W’here 
found, 307. 
Camphor tree, iii. 128. See Laurel. 
Camrunga possesses the singular faculty of moving when touched. 
