INDEX. 
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68. manner in which it changes its skin, 68, 69. cast-skin 
swallowed by the newt — eggs and young, JO. possess a repro- 
ductive power, 71. 
Water Ouzel, i. 479- a very extraordinary bird, 480. where 
found, 4S1. 
Water Spider. See Spider. 
Wax-tree, where found— its produce, iii. 269. manner of pre- 
paring the wax described, 2/0. wax collected by the Chinese, 
account of, 27 1 — 273. 
Whale, described — justly afraid of the sword-fish, ii. 124. a strong 
instance of their affection for each other, 125. female suckles 
her young at her breast — her attachment for them, 126. Green- 
landers’ mode of catching whales, 127. manner in which the 
whale-fishery is carried on by the Europeans — flesh and fat 
eaten by the northern people, 128 — 130. a first-rate delicacy 
with the Kamtschatkans at their brutish feasts, 131. 
White Ants, form a republic governed by its own laws — are greatly 
feared by the inhabitants of tropical countries for the mischief 
they do, ii. 477- circumstantial account of their wonderful 
ceconomy, by Mr. Smeathman, 477 — 511. Termes pulsatorius, 
a species of this genus, 512. 
White Owl, i. 414. See Owl. 
Wild Goat, described, i. 35. assemble in small flocks, and feed 
on the highest parts of the mountains — the chase of these ani- 
mals attended with great danger, 36. reason for describing 
the chamois under the same head as the wild goat, 37. its de- 
scription and manners, 37, 38. their great agility and mode of 
descending precipices, 39. hunting the chamois described, 40. 
Wild Goose. See Goose. 
Wild Sheep, inhabit the mountainous regions of cold climates, 
i. 30. singular difference between this and the domestic kind, 
■ — immense size of their horns, 31. great dangers which the 
Kamtschatkans undergo in the chase of these animals — their fu- 
rious combats, 32. are very fond of salt — licking-places, what — 
are easily tamed when young, 33. 
Wild Swan, i. 530. where found — description — chased by the na- 
tives of Iceland, 531. use of their plumage and skin— -supposed 
