THE END.
INDEX.
Æpyornis, [38].
America, early condition of, [8], [32].
Ant-eaters, [9].
Antidotes to poison, [268], [272], [276], [298], [300].
Ants, slave-hunting, [384].
Apteryx, egg of, [38].
Argus pheasant, [323].
Auk, great, [82].
Australia, early condition of, [12].
Aye-aye, [78].
Bamboo, elegance of, [340].
Bananas in Tahiti, [342].
Barbadoes Pride, [353].
Bats, immured, [183], [185].
Bear, black, [70].
Bear, cave, [15], [69].
Beauty, Divine appreciation of, [302]
—in quadrupeds, [304]
—in birds, [306]
—in beetles, [329]
—in butterflies, [331]
—in plants, [338]
—in flowers, [344].
Beaver in Britain, [72].
Beetles, splendour of, [329], [337].
Birds, colossal, of Australia, [13], [34].
Bison of Europe, [68].
Blood rain, [98], [102]
—waters, [99], [103]
—snow, [100].
Bois Immortel, [354].
Britain, early condition of, [13], [44].
Butterflies, splendour of, [331].
Bruce on serpent-charming, [266], [277].
Cave in Skye, [134].
Changeable colours, [315].
Climbers of tropical forests, [368].
Climbing perch, [123].
Cock of the rock, [307].
Corals, parasitic, [380].
Corncrake, torpidity of, [198].
Cowpen bird, [381].
Crabs, parasitic habits of, [379].
Crane-fly, luminous, [231].
Creation progressive, [89].
Cuckoo, habits of, [381].
Deer, elegance of, [304].
Deposition, rate of geologic, [47].
Dinothere, [5], [14].
Dodo, [74].
Drift, remains in, [44].
Eagle fascinates rabbit, [259].
Eel, wanderings of, [122].
Eggs, fossil, [37], [38].
Elephant of Siberia, [6], [20].
Elk, Irish, [14], [49]-[57], [61].
Entozoic worms, [360].
Europe, early condition of, [3].
Extinction of species, [1], [81], [88].
Fascination in serpents, [242]
—in lizards, [255]
—in scorpion, [256]
—in stoats, [257]
—in fox, [258]
—in eagle, [259].
Fig-trees, parasitic, [364].
Fire attracts insects, [260]
—birds, [261]
—toads, [262].
Fishes, showers of, [109]-[117]
—torpidity of, [118]
—travelling, [121]
—parasitic, [376].
Flamboyant, [353].
Fleas ad infinitum, [359].
Flints, fossil, [44].
Fox of Falkland, [86]
—fascinating poultry, [258].
Frogs, showers of, [108].
Galeodes, account of, [237].
Goatsuckers, [307].
Grouse, [95].
Guiana, scenery in, [346].
Hand-tree of Mexico, [87].
Hasselquist on serpent charming, [279].
Hedgehog, immunity of, [277].
Hyena, cave, [16].
Humming birds, elegance of, [312]
—mango, [313]
—long-tail, [314]
—fiery topaz, [317]
—comet, [318], [321].
Ibis, scarlet, [306].
Ichneumon-flies, [369].
Impeyan, scaly, [323].
Ireland, animals of, [57].
Kangaroo, giant, [13].
Káureke, [42].
Lantern-fly, [227].
Lepidosiren, [119].
Lightning-tree of Madagascar, [352].
Lizard swallowing its young, [224]
—fascinates butterfly, [255].
London-pride, microscopic beauty of, [356].
Luminosity of fulgora, [227]
—of mole-cricket, [230]
—of crane-fly, [231]
—of caterpillars, [232].
Machairode, [15].
Macrauchen, [11], [33].
Mammoth, [6], [14], [20].
Man, fossil relics of, [44].
Mangouste and snake, [275].
Manu-mea, [79].
Marvels, vulgar love of, [96].
Mastodon, [7], [14], [26], [30].
Medusæ, parasites of, [374]
—parasitic, [374].
Megathere, [9], [33].
Mermaids, [125]
—zoological necessity of, [126]
—exhibitions of, [129]
—Norse legends of, [132]
—narratives of, [136], [139], [141], [142].
Moa, [34].
Mole-cricket luminous, [230].
Music, power of, on Serpents, [284].
Musk-ox, [86].
Mylodon, [9], [32].
Nestor Parrot, [80].
Nile valley, geology of, [46].
Norfolk Island, parrot of, [80].
Notornis, capture of, [41].
Oil-beetle, habits of, [373].
Orchideæ, beauty of, [344]
—parasitic habits of, [363].
Ostrich, American, [381].
Oxen, ancient, of Ireland, [63]
—of Britain, [65], [67]
—of Scania, [66].
Paradise-birds, [326].
Parasitic vegetation, [361]
—insects, [369]
—medusæ, [374]
—fish, [376]
—crabs, [379]
—polype, [380]
—birds, [381].
Parrakeet, Carolina, [306].
Parrot, long-beaked, [80].
Peacock, [325].
Perch, climbing, [123].
Pheasants, [322].
Plants, alexipharmic, [268], [272], [276], [298], [300].
Plume-birds, [309].
Polyplectrons, [324].
Potosi, scenery of, [319].
Psylli, [265].
Rhinoceros of Siberia, [6], [19].
Rhododendrons of India, [349]
—of Borneo, [351].
Rifle-bird, [308].
Rio Negro, scenery of, [316].
Saltwort, beauty of, [355].
Scelidothere, [9], [32].
Scenery, remarkable, in Jamaica, [213].
Scorpion fascinates fly, [256].
Sea-serpent, Mr Grattan's evidence, [387]
—Mr Cave's evidence, [389].
Serpent-charming, [263]-[294].
Serpent, crested, [211]
—fascinating powers of, [242].
Serpents of Peru, [270].
Showers of blood, [98]
—snails, [106]
—frogs, [107]
—fishes, [109].
Sivathere, [5].
Snails, showers of, [106].
Snake-stones, [294].
Snow, red, [100].
Species, extinction of, [1].
Spiders, bird-eating, [233]
—webs of, [236], [238]
—beauty of, [336].
Spoonbill, [306].
Star-fish, parasite of, [376].
Stelleria, [78].
Stoats fascinating rabbits, [257].
Strepsiptera, [371].
Stylops, habits of, [371].
Sun-birds, [311].
Swallows, torpidity of, [191]-[202]
—submersion of, [192]
—winter appearance of, [202]-[209].
Tahiti, scenery in, [342].
Tartary, scenery in, [355].
Tertiary geography, [3], [12], [14].
Tiger, beauty of, [305].
Toads, showers of, [107]
—in stones, [146], [190]
—in trees, [148], [153]
—in mortar, [161], [178], [179]
—experiments on, [165], [179]
—attracted by fire, [262].
Tortoise, colossal, [6], [17].
Toxodon, [12], [32].
Travelling fishes, [121].
Trogon, resplendent, [308].
Urus, [64].
Venom of serpents, experiments on, [249].
Viper swallowing its young, [220].
Wasps, sleep of, [180].
Wolf, [71].
Zebra, beauty of, [305].
FOOTNOTES:
[1] See my Omphalos,—passim.
[2] The gradual but constant elevation of the bed of the Baltic, and the subsidence of that of the Pacific Ocean, are examples on a large scale.
[3] Gen. x. 5.
[4] Chlamydotherium, Euryodon, Glossotherium, &c.