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forms its shell, ii. 582. sometimes quit their shells and form 
others, 584, how this is effected, 585. 
Cow parsnip, iii. 93. 
Crab (Land) where found — millions repair annually to the sea- 
side to deposit their eggs — the order preserved in their march — 
first division consists of the strongest males, ii. 535. main body 
composed of females— rear-guard a mixed undisciplined crew — ■ 
chiefly proceed by night— their quarrelsome disposition, 536. 
spawn — their weakness after spawning, 537- never leave home 
except to bring forth their young — how taken — are of con- 
siderable advantage to the poor inhabitants of Jamaica, 538. are 
sometimes poisonous — Hermit crab , his singular manners, ac- 
count of, 539. described — crabs possess the power of repro- 
duction, 540. Pea crab, its supposed friendship for the pinna, 
541. 
Crane very common in Persia — manner of hunting them— numer- 
ous in Poland and elsew r here, i. 513. description and manners — 
Hooping crane, what — their remarkable noise, 414, 415, 416, 
Numidian crane described — why called Demoiselle, 51 7. known 
to the antients, 518. 
Cricket, Camel. See Camel Cricket. 
Cricket, Mole, described, ii. 318. nest and eggs — attention of the 
female to her nursery, 31 9. a great enemy to gardeners, 320. 
Crocodile confined to the warmer regions, ii. 42. description, 43. 
vast shoals in the African rivers — seize their prey like the water- 
newt, 44. frequent the slimy banks of the great American 
rivers — able to remain a long while without food, 45. negroes 
boldly attack him, and how, 46. attack mankind when pressed 
by hunger, 47. female deposits her eggs in the sand — their 
small size, 48. great numbers destroyed by animals — crocodile 
exhibited by the Romans, 49. origin of the word alligator, 
50. 
Cuckoo, well known in the age of Aristotle, i. 440. a migratory 
bird, 441. its singular manners, interesting account of, by 
Dr. Jenner, 441 — 443. not always successful in expelling an- 
other bird from its nest, 444. are susceptible of a sort of educa- 
tion, 445 . Cuckoo supposed sometimes to stay with us all the 
