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pillars which swarm in apple-trees, bushes, &rc. 245. explanation 
of the seven Linnaean orders of insects, 246 — 248. 
Iron, its great utility, iii. 516. native iron, where found, 518, 51 Q. 
Hematite iron ore — Crystallized iron ore — White spat hose iron 
ore — Argillaceous iron stone , 520. mine of Danemora, account 
of, 522. mines of Siberia, 524. furnace and smelting de- 
scribed, 525. sows and pigs of iron — malleable iron, how made, 
526. 
J. 
Jackall, where found, i.192. description and voracious manners- 
called thaleb in Barbary — described by Sonini, 192, lg3. his 
cautious retreat, 194. 
Jerboa, where found, i. 298. description and habits — their bur- 
rows, 299. singular manner in which they sleep — seem very 
sensible of cold, 300. their food — supposed by Mr. Pennant to 
be the two-footed mice of the Egyptians— a new species dis- 
covered by general Davies — a very active animal, 301. how 
found — torpid in the winter, 302. its size in a sleeping posture, 
303. 
K. 
Kingfisher, the handsomest bird in our climate — its brilliant co- 
lours described, i. 449. its habits, 450. and nest, 451. an ob- 
ject of superstitious veneration, 452. halcyon days, why so 
called, 454. 
L. 
Lantern-fly, ii. 321. account of their light — where found — used 
by the natives to light them on the road, 322. described, 322, 
323. 
Laurel, a celebrated plant, iii. 118. general description — cul- 
tivated as an ornament in our gardens, 119. Cinnamon-tree, 
particular account of, 120 — 128. Camphor-tree described, 128. 
