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INDEX. 
Chameleon supposed to live on air, a vulgar error— its singular 
property of changing colour, ii. 56. account of, 57. to what 
supposed to be owing, 59. possesses the power of inflating its 
body, 60. singular conformation of the eye and tongue, 6\. form 
of the feet — different opinions concerning its motions, 62. 
Chamois described, i. 37. See Wild Goat. 
Cicada produces the cuckoo spit, ii. 324. manner in which this 
froth is formed— passage from the chrysalis to the fly state, 325. 
The Cicada plebcja, a species of this genus celebrated by the 
poets — its voice harsh and disagreeable — how its note is pro- 
duced, 326. Anacreon’s verses celebrating the cicada, 327. 
Cinnamon tree, iii. 120. See Laurel. 
Climbing Sparus described, ii. 167. 
Coal the most serviceable of all the inflammable substances, 
iii. 460. situation in which it is found — coal-mines in France 
generally surrounded by primitive rocks, 46l. substances which 
separate the beds of coal from each other, 462. principal 
mines, 463. particular account of the coal-mines near White- 
haven, 464 — 467. those in France noticed — coal-mine in the 
neighbourhood of Liege described, 468. origin of coal con- 
sidered, 469. 
Cobra de Capello, why so called — its poison extremely fatal, 
ii. 103. Indian jugglers contrive to tame it, and how, 104, 
105. instance of superstitious veneration for the cobra de capello, 
107. 
Cochineal long of doubtful origin, ii. 338. described — where found 
and how cultivated, 339. process of converting them into a co- 
louring drug— Shell lac, what, 340. account of, 341. Kermes, 
account of, 342, 343. 
Cockatoo. See Parrot. 
Cockchafer deposits her eggs with great regularity, ii. 252. grubs 
very destructive, 253. passage from the grub to the beetle state, 
254. the bane of gardeners, 255. instance of their destructive 
power, 255 —2 57. infinite number on the south-west coast of 
Galway, account of— and elsewhere, 257, 258. rooks destroy 
vast numbers of grubs, 259. 
