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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

serpent, bending its body on one side and the other. It also walks at the bottom of the water, and over the aquatic plants. Its body is cylindrical, about three lines in length, not thicker than a horse-hair, transparent, and of the colour of a dead leaf, with many small black spots, or deep blue. It is divided into ten rings, separated by well marked incisions. Its head is oval, scaly, tolerably large, furnished with two little filiform antenn , with some small setaceous barbles, making part of the

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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

in search of carcases, meat, c., principally for depositing their eggs there. Those carnivorous habits even form the distinctive character of the diptera of this genus. We insert a figure of Dalman's Celyphus obtectus, which is purplish blue, with the antenn and legs rufous, and the wings virescent. Of the singular genus Diopsis we insert a new species, D. fasciata. The thorax is black, the head and anterior legs fulvous, but the posterior pair are partly black; the abdomeins brown, with

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

Gnouroumy, v. 280 Goat, Angora, iv. 307 beardless, iv. 310 blue, iv. 20 bush, v. 344 Cachemire, iv. 307 cossus, iv. 310 domestic, iv. 315 dwarf, iv. 306 Egyptian, iv. 308 Jemlah, iv. 308; v. 358 Jueda long-haired, iv. 306 Nepaul, iv. 307 Persian, iv. 306 short-horned, iv. 306 Syrian long-haired, iv. 307 Tartar, iv. 307 Thibet, iv. 307 Welsh, iv. 306 Widah, iv. 306 wild, iv. 23 yellow, iv. 17; v. 336 Goats, iv. 23 Goazoupouco, v. 317 Goazouti, v. 317 Gona, v. 310 Gor, v. 374 Goral, iv. 279; v

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

, viii. 684 murarius, vii 58 Bretonne, vii 35 Breve des Philippines, vi. 400 blue-winged, vi. 402 Breviette, viii. 370 Brevipennes, viii. 294 Brubru, viii. 677 Brunoir, le, vi. 389 Bubo, vi. 76 Bucco, vii. 465. 467 Africanus, vii. 462 albifrons, vii. 463. 471 armillaris, vii. 471 Bucco aureo-virens, vii. 471 barbiculus, vii. 469 calcaratus, vii. 471 Cayanensis, vii. 470 chacuru, vii. 472 chrysopogon, vii. 471 cinereus, vii. 471 collaris, vii. 472 cyanops, vii. 468 dubius, vii. 466 elegans, vii 469

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

. 150 whidah, vii. 150 white-crowned, vii. 148 yellow, vii. 125. 224 yellow-bellied, vii. 136 yellow-winged, vii. 129 Buntings, vii. 124. 223 Buphaga, vii. 164 Africana, vii. 165 Burhinus, viii. 322 Busards of Cuvier, vi. 65 Buseray, le, vi. 63 Bustard, viii. 449 Abyssinian, viii. 304 African, viii. 303 Arabian, viii. 303 black-headed, viii. 304 blue-necked, viii. 304 Cape, viii. 305 collared, viii. 303 great, viii. 301. 450 great-billed, viii. 307 Indian, viii. 303 little, viii. 301. 453 marbled

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

, viii. 67 magoua, viii. 67 solitaria, viii. 69 Crypturus, viii. 66 adspersus, viii. 68 c rulescens, viii. 68 parvirostris, viii. 68 Cuckow, vii. 514 thiopian, vii. 461 black and white, vii. 461 Cuckow black-billed, vii. 455 blue, vii. 458 brazen, vii. 457 Cape, vii. 454 Carolina, vii. 455 Cayenne, vii. 459 chestnut, vii. 459 collared, vii. 455 common, vii. 454. 516 cupreous, vii. 456 De Lalande's, vii. 458 edolio, vii. 455 Egyptian, vii. 460 Flinders's, vii. 536 giant, vii. 461 gilded, vii. 456

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Senegalensis, vii. 460 seniculus, vii. 459 serratus, vii. 455 Sinenais, vii. 464 solitarius, vii. 454 Sonneratii, vii. 458 Taitensis, vii. 457 tenebrosus, vii. 463 tolu, vii. 460 tranquillus, vii. 463 vetula, vii. 459 Cujelier, vii. 117 Culdor, le, vi. 389. 391 Culicivorae, viii. 682 Cultirostres, viii. 327. 468 Curassow blue, vii. 585 crested, viii. 3. 109 Cumana, viii. 8. 9 cushew, viii. 6 globose, viii. 4. 115 piping, viii. 9. 123 razor-billed, viii. 6 red, viii. 4. 116 wattled, 5 Curicaca, viii. 361

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Grivetin, le, vi. 391 Grosbeak, vii. 151 Abyssinian, vii. 230 azure, vii. 153 Bengal, vii. 134 black, vii. 154 black-headed, vii. 168 black-lined, vii. 153 blue, vii. 156 Brazilian, vii. 154 Brisson, vii. 157 brown, vii. 163 Caffirarian, vii. 160 Canada, vii. 157 Cape, vii. 137 cardinal, vii. 166 common, vii. 156. 310 crested Dominican, vii. 137 Dominican, vii. 137 evening, vii. 157 fasciated, vii. 155 Gambia, vii. 134 grey-necked, vii. 166 green, vii. 155. 309 grenadier, vii. 136 haw, vii. 156

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

. 491 blue, viii. 341, 342. 491 Caledonian night, viii. 346 Cayenne, night, viii. 346 cinnamon, viii. 347 common, viii. 336. 485 crested purple, viii. 489 crowned, viii. 473 demoiselle, viii. 329. 475 gardenian night, viii. 345 great, viii. 336 laminated, viii. 510 Louisiana, viii. 337 Malacca, viii. 343 minute, viii. 347 New Guinea, viii. 337 night, viii. 345. 493 Philippine, viii. 344 purple, viii. 489 red-necked, viii. 491 scolopaceous, viii. 333 snowy, viii. 340 M [page] 8

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, viii. 563. 639 Longirostres, viii. 358. 512 Lophophores, viii. 13 Lophophorus, viii. 13. 153 Cuvieri, viii. 14 refulgena, viii. 14 Wallichii, viii. 15 Lophorina, vii. 191 Lophyrus, viii. 73 Loriots, vi. 540 Lory, black-capped, vii. 500 blue-tailed, vii. 501 Bornean, vii. 492 Ceram, vii. 501 collared, vii. 500. grand, vii. 491 king's, vii. 580 unicolor, vii. 500 Lorys, vii. 500 Loxia, vii. 160 Abyssinica, vii. 132. 134 Angolensis, vii. 160 Astrild, vii. 153 atricapilla, vii. 154 bella, vii. 153

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melanchloris, viii. 396 mutica, viii. 397 nigra, viii. 396 Senegalla, viii. 321 superciliosa, viii. 396 variabilis, viii. 396 viridis, viii. 396 Parrakeet, vii. 483 Alexandrine, vii. 485 Amboina red, vii. 488 Angola yellow, vii. 484 banded, vii. 484 Bengal, vii. 485 black, vii. 486. 492 blossom-headed, vii. 485 blue-banded, vii. 578 Brazil yellow, vii. 488 bridled, vii. 491 brown-throated, vii. 489 Carolina, vii. 489 Cayenne, vii. 490 [page] 9

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Rachama, vi. 187 Rachamah, vi. 20 Rale, viii. 540 Rail, viii. 540 banded, viii. 403 blue-necked, viii. 402 brown, viii. 404 Cape, viii. 405 Ceylon, viii. 406 clapper, viii. 402 dark, viii. 410 dusky, viii. 406 fasciated, viii. 410 four streaked, viii. 405 gular, viii. 405 land, viii. 641 little, viii. 408 long-billed, viii. 403 New Holland, viii. 410 Otaheite, viii. 406 Pacific, viii. 406 Philippine, viii. 403 red-breasted, viii. 406 rufous, viii. 410 rufous-headed, viii. 410 Sandwich, viii

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fasciatus, viii. 71 Riphidura, vi. 368 motacillo des, vi. 369 Robin, American, vi. 385 yellow, vi. 370 Rocar, vi. 376 Roc, vi. 175 Roitelet, vi. 473; vii. 7 Roller, Abyssinian, vii. 186 African, vii. 188 Bengal, vii. 186 blue-striped, vi. 266 Cayenne, vi. 300 garrulus, vii. 185. 337 Madagascar, vii. 188 Oriental, vii. 188 red-breasted, vi. 359 varied, vi. 295 Rollers, vii. 185. 337, 338 Rolles, vii. 187. 338 Rollier masque noir, vi. 293 Rook, vii. 176 Rostratula Capensis, viii. 372 Rougri, le

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Sheath-bills, viii. 416 Shieldrake, viii. 617 Shieldrakes, viii. 669 Shoveler, viii. 616 New Holland, viii. 617 Shrike African, vi. 267 American, vi. 266 Antiguan, vi. 271 Barbary, vi. 270; viii. 678 barred, vi. 275 bay-backed, vi. 268 black and white, vi. 275 black-bush, vi. 275 black-headed, vi. 269; viii. 677 black-topped, vi. 272 blanchot, vi. 266; viii. 678 blue, vi. 266 Cape, vi. 265; viii. 677 Chinese, vi. 268 cinereous, vi. 371. 483 collared, vi. 265 corvine, vi. 267 crested, vi. 268. 273

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. 130; viii. 688 Tarier, vi. 435 Tariers, vii. 3 Tavon, viii. 400 Tchagra, le, vi. 271 Tchong, le, vi. 68 Teal, viii. 623 backal, viii. 624 blue-winged, viii. 671 Chinese, viii. 619 common, viii. 623 Coromandel, viii. 606 gerra, viii. 620 Teal hind, viii. 624 Madagascar, viii. 606 Manilla, viii. 624 spinous-tailed, viii. 614 Teals, viii. 673 Tectur kelaun, viii. 55 Temia, vii. 184 Tenuirostres, vii. 344 suppl. on the, vii. 385 Tern, allied, viii. 583 Arctic, viii. 582 bearded, viii. 582. 647

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, vi. 282 viridis, vi. 282 Thick-knees long-legged, viii. 307 spotted, viii. 306 Thrush, vi. 510 barred-tail, vi. 408 black and scarlet, vi. 357 black-chinned, vi. 390 black-created, vi. 380 black-crowned, vi. 434 black-headed, vi. 381 black-necked, vi. 376 blue-tailed, vi. 400 brown-eared, vi. 376 buff-winged, vi. 408 Ceylon, vi. 271; viii. 678 chiming, vi. 407 cyaneous, vi. 403 emerald, vi. 381 golden-crowned, vi. 454 gular, vi. 382 hermit, vi. 376. 386 Indian, vi. 381 [page] 12

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, viii. 67 vermiculatus, viii. 68 ynambui, viii. 70 Tisserin alecto, vii. 133 Tisserins, vii. 130 Titmice, vii. 120 penduline, vii. 123. 223 reed, vii. 221 Titmouse, Alpine, vii. 123 amorous, vii. 123 azure, vii. 122 bearded, vii. 123. 222 black, vii. 123 black-cap, vii. 121. 122 blue, vii. 121. 219 Cape, vii. 124 Chinese, vii. 123 cole, vii. 120. 218 crested, vii. 121 fork-tailed, vii. 123 great, vii. 120. 214 great-headed, vii. 123 greyish, vii. 123 Guiana, vii. 123 Javan, vii. 122 long-tailed

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Honduras, viii. 163 horned, viii. 31 marail, viii. 9 Turkies, viii. 16 wild, viii. 16 Turnix, viii. 62. 268 Africanus, viii. 62 Dussumier's, viii. 65 maculatus, viii. 63 white-spotted, viii. 63 Turtle, African, viii. 83 blue-headed, viii. 73 Cambayan, viii. 84 Chinese, viii. 77 collared, viii. 77. 290 common, viii. 77 green, viii. 82 Javan, viii. 81 Luzonian, viii. 77 Malacca, viii. 85 Malabar, viii. 85 red-breasted, viii. 74 spotted-necked, viii. 77. 290 striated, viii. 62 Surat, viii. 84

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. 435 black-hooded, vi. 437 Rousset, vi 435 Whenchat, vi. 435 Whip-poor-Will, vii. 74. 109 Whisky John, vi. 485 white, vi. 485 Whitetail, vi. 435 White-throat, vi. 444 lesser, vi. 445 Widow Chuck Will's, vii. 74 Wigeon, American, viii. 622 Cape, viii. 624 Wimbrel, viii. 365 Woodcock, viii 367. 521 little, viii. 367 Savanna, viii. 369 Woodcracker, vii. 387 Woodpecker, vii. 509 Azara's, vii. 444 banded, vii. 451 Bengal, vii. 443 black-bearded, vii. 512 blue, vii. 387 buff-crested, vii. 441 Canada

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interrupted-ringed, s. 110 Javanese, s. 110 ringed, s. 110 sharp-nosed, s. 110 tentaculated, 283 two-banded, s. 110 wormlike, s. 110 Caiman, 105 Calamaria, s. s. 91 Calamita, 396; s. 101 bilineatus, s. 101 boans, s. 101 Carolinensis, s. 102 cinerea, s. 101. 102 maximus, s. 101 melanorabdotus, s. 102 Surinamensis, s. 102 Caliscertula, 211 Calotes, 126; s. 55 gutturosa, s. 56 lepidogaster, 127; s. 56 ophiomachbus, s. 55 Tiedemanni, s. 55 tympanistra, s. 56 Calotes, armed, s. 56 blue, s. 55 common, s. 55

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muricata, s. 60 Gemmatophore bearded, s. 60 muricated, s. 60 Geosaurus, 140 Gerrhonote, blue, s. 64 Burnet's, s. 64 Depp's, s. 64 imbricate, s. 64 retired, s. 64 rough-necked, s. 64 smooth-headed, s. 65 Gerrhonotus Burnettii, s. 64 c ruleus, s. 64 Deppii, s. 64 leiocephalus, s. 65 imbricatus, s. 64 rudicollis, s. 64 t niatus, s. 64 Gerrhosaurus, s. 63 flavigularis, s. 63 Goitreux, 114 Gonocephala, 128 Gonyodactylus, s. 51 marmoratus, s. 51 Gonyosoma viride, s. 88 Gongylophis, s. 97 Guana, allied

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Trigonosoma perilampiformis, xv. 774 Trilobites, between myriapoda and crustacea, xiv. 137 Trimera, xv. 156 Trineura, (Meig.) xv. 717 Triongulin des andrenettes, xiv. 153 Triplax, (Fab.) xv. 155 Trips, palpi of, xv. 216 Tritoma, xiv. 401 (Fab.) xv. 155 (Geoff.) xv. 87 bipustulatum, xv. 155 Trixa, (Meig.) xv. 708 Trixagus, (Kugel) xiv. 318 Trogides, (Macleay) xiv. 466 Trogoderma, (Latr.) xiv. 406 Trogosita, (Fab.) xiv. 561; xv. 88. 155 (Oliv.) xv. 88 calcar, xiv. 562 squamosa, xv. 93 blue, xv. 92

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interrupted-ringed, s. 110 Javanese, s. 110 ringed, s. 110 sharp-nosed, s. 110 tentaculated, 283 two-banded, s. 110 wormlike, s. 110 Caiman, 105 Calamaria, s. 91 Calamita, 396; s. 101 bilineatus, s. 101 boans, s. 101 Carolinensis, s. 102 cinerea, s. 101. 102 maximus, s. 101 melanorabdotus, s. 102 Surinamensis, s. 102 Caliscertula, 211 Calotes, 126; s. 55 gutturosa, s. 56 lepidogaster, 127; s. 56 ophiomachus, s. 55 Tiedemanni, s. 55 tympanistra, s. 56 Calotes, armed, s. 56 blue, s. 55 common, s. 55

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. 59 barbata, s. 60 muricata, s. 60 Gemmatophore bearded, s. 60 muricated, s. 60 Geosaurus, 140 Gerrhonote, blue, s. 64 Burnet's, s. 64 Depp's, s. 64 imbricate, s. 64 retired, s. 64 rough-necked, s. 64 smooth-headed, s. 65 Gerrhonotus Burnettii, s. 64 c ruleus, s. 64 Deppii, s. 64 leiocephalus, s. 65 imbricatus, s. 64 rudicollis, s. 64 t niatus, s. 64 Gerrhosaurus, s. 63 Goitreux, 114 Gonocephala, 128 Gonyodactylus, s. 51 marmoratus, s. 51 Gonyosoma viride, s. 88 Gongylophis, s. 97 Guana, allied

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slaughter among these reptiles. The colours of this iguana are not precisely known. M. de Lac p de was the first to describe it at the end of his Natural History of Serpents, and Bonaterre subsequently gave a good figure of it in the Dictionary of Erpetology, in the Encyclop die M thodique. Some authors place here the iguana fasciata. Its colour is deep blue, with transverse bands of a clearer tint. The goitre is moderate, and not denticulated. There is no large scale at the angle of the jaw

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-like spot in the middle; and on the outside, two parallel rows of five spots, the one blue and the other red, The emarginations of these wings are fringed with white. The under side of this insect is like the upper, except that the colours are more pronounced, and that there are two round white spots on the outside of the white band of the lower wings. 135. PAPILLO CRESSIDA. Godart, Enc. M th. Hist. Nat. ix. 76. 145. 136. PAPILIO HARMONIA. Don. Ins. of New Holland. P. Harmonoides. Godart, Enc

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greenish blue, with punctuated stri , and the under part of the body almost blackish. Mr. Macleay (Annal. Jav. LI. p. 14.) places the catascopi in his family of Harpalid , after Chlenius, and refers to it the C. elegans of Fabricius, ranged with the Elaphri, by M. Weber. He distinguishes them from another neighbouring sub-genus, which he establishes under the name of Pericalus, by its antenn , the second and third articulations of which are almost of equal length, while here the third is the

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PL. FIG. 100. 4 Callidium insubrecum, vol. ii. page 105 Dark green. 82. 4 Callimorpha Lecontei, ii. 611 Upper wings black, spotted with white, lower wings white, head yellow, body white, with a black stripe down the centre. 39. 1 CallirhipisChildreni, vol.i. page 365. and pl. lxi. f. 1. details. 20. 6 Callirhipis Dejeanii, detail of, i. 325 20. 5 Callirhipis Goryi, i. 325 Blue black. 39. 2 Callirhipis ruficornis, i. 365 11. 2 Calosoma rufipennis, i. 235 Black, with the elytra rufous. 39. 5

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55. 3 Geniates barbatus, i. 477 Piceous, head black. 33. Geotrupes longimanus, ii. 4 28. 5 Geotrupes Blackburnii, i. 463 Shining bluish-black. 93. 2 Gerris laticauda, ii. 248 42. 1 Glaphyrus rufipennis, i. 487 Brown. 120. 10 Glaucopis Folfetii, ii. 602 Black, yellowish transparent spots, and the sides of the thorax golden, the abdomen banded with black, light blue, and across the centre with orange. 1. 4 Glomeris marginata, i. 129 Black, with the segments margined with yellow. 70. 2 Gnoma

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Sancti Hilarii, i.203 Black. 52. 10 Oxytelus tricornis, i. 295 8. 9 Ozoena Rogerii, ant. of, i. 205 P. 68. 7 Pachlis, ant. of, ii. 218 42. 6 Pachycnemus crassipes, i. 489 Black, spotted with white. 16. 5 Pachyderes ruficollis, i. 364 37. 6 Pachypus excavatus, i. 474 Purplish. 40. 1 Pachysoma sculapius, i. 452 and 506 89. 6 Pachyta Laportii, vol. ii. page 112. Blue, antenn and legs yellow. 52. 5 Paederus ruficollis, i. 293 Bluish black, with the thorax rufous. 25. 14 Panag us fulgipennis, i. 228

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. 516 66. 2 Perga scutellata, ii. 402. and cvi. f. 3. details 15. 2 Pericalus cicindeloides, ii. 219 45. 8 Phan us imperator, i. 450 Reddish copper, with the centre of the thorax and legs blue, and basal half of the elytra dark green. 129. 1 Phal na machaonaria, ii. 603 Grey with greenish stripes. 129. 2 Ph. guttaria, ii. 603 Yellowish white with dark brown spots. 129. 3 Ph. flavilacea, details of, ii. 603 129. 4 Ph. grossulariata, cat. of, ii. 603 77. 2 Phasgonophora sulcata, ii. 432 110. 1

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Trycondyla aptera, i. 182 Bluish black. 48. 6 Trypan us denticollis, ii. 91. and pl. lxi. f. 9. details. U. 98. 9 Upis ceramboides, i. 562 Black shining. 99. 1 Urania Boisduvalii, ii. 595 Golden green, banded with black, the lower wings tinged with blue on the margin. 90. 3 Urophora Hardwickii, ii. 261 and pl. cxxxviii. f. 6, details [page break

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, iii. 431; v. 294 Ant-eater, aculeated, iii. 313; v. 284 bear, v. 280 Cape, iii. 296; v. 279 great, v. 280 great American, iii. 299 little, iii. 306; v. 281 little bear, v. 280 maned, v. 280 porcupine, v. 284 two toed, iii. 261; v. 281 Ant-eaters, iii. 259 scaly, iii. 261 spiny, iii. 263 Antelope, awl-horned, iv. 253; v. 342 Barbary, iv. 212; v. 332 blue, iv. 20. 176; v. 324 broad-eared, iv. 260; v. 344 broad-hoofed, iv. 204; v. 330 Burchell's, iv. 262; v. 345 bush, iv. 258; v. 344 common, iv. 231

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-eared, v. 98 black-backed, v. 98 black-faced, v. 98 black-shouldered, v. 98 Blainville's mormoops, v. 74 blue-winged, v. 98 Bourbon, ii. 154 Brazil vespertilio, v. 91 broad-tailed molossus, v. 62 Brookes's cel no, v. 83 brown, ii. 126 brown-belly, v. 61 brown-striped, ii. 126 bull-dog, v. 60 chestnut, v. 62 chestnut-coloured molossus, v. 61 cinnamon, v. 62 common, ii. 142 common javelin, ii. 127 cordated, of Pennant, v. 74 Cuvier's A llo, v. 83 dark, v. 61 Daubenton's myopteris, v. 83 diadem

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, v. 391 Jupiter, v. 391 Knoten, v. 390 Swerd, v. 384 Fishtall, v. 360 Flacuatzin, v. 263 Fledermaus, blasse, v. 88 speck, v. 88 Foadh, v. 161 Foca a ventre bianco, v. 179 Fossane, ii. 390; v. 154 of Madagascar, ii. 47 Fouin, v. 123 Fouine, ii. 36; v. 124 Fouine de la Guyane, v. 117 Foutereau, ii. 37 Fox, v. 147 American cross, v. 149 Antarctic, v. 145 Arctic, ii. 370; v. 148 Bengal, v. 151 black, ii. 44 blue, ii. 44 Brant, v. 147 Cape, ii. 45. 371 Chili, v. 145 coal, ii. 43 common, ii. 43. 361

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rugicollis, xv. 187 Blatt , xv. 184 Blapsides, whence named, xiv. 551 Blaptinus, (Deg.) xiv. 558 Blastanus, (Hoff.) xv. 30 Blepharis of M. Sevoille, xv. 190 elegans, xv. 190 Blethisa, description of, xiv. 238 Blue meat-fly, ovoviparous, xiv. 77 Bocydium, (Lat.) xv. 225 Bolboceras Australasi , xiv. 465 Bilbergii, xiv. 508 (Kirby) xiv. 465. 508 Boletophagus xv. 9 (Fab.) xv. 5 cornutus, xv. 9 Bolitophila, (Hoff) xv. 687 Bombardiers of M. Latreille, xiv. 266 Bombidium, description of, xiv. 240

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-worms, xv. 39 Meal-worm, the, xiv. 562 Meat-fly, blue, ovoviparous, xiv. 77 frequents the snake-root and taphelia, xiv. 60 Mechanitis, (Fab.) xv. 586 Medeterus, (Fisc.) xv. 696 Megacephala, description of the, xiv. 177 Carolina, xiv. 263 Euphratica, xiv. 177 Mexicana, xiv. 263 sixe of the, xiv. 181 [page] 26

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A829 Beagle Library: Thompson, John Vaughan. 1828. Zoological researches and illustrations: or, natural history of nondescript or imperfectly known animals, in a series of memoirs. Volume 1, Pt 1. Cork: King and Ridings. Text

factory to know that some new animals of this tribe (Ostraeoda) have been detected in our own seas and will be made known in some future Memoir. Riville describes the phosphoreseence as residing in what he calls a blueish liquor, which exuded from the animal, giving the same luminous appearance to the water, and which lasted several days; but on due examination, this blue matter was found to be a moveable congeries of globules, lodged within the posterior part of the shell of the animal, of a

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hoop-net, which when it failed to procure me a specimen, brought up such a profusion of other marine animals altogether invisible while in the sea, as to induce a continued use of it on every favorable opportunity. The Sapphirina indicator, which is the name I propose for this animal which is so beautifully luminous by night, by day resembles the finest Blue Sapphire in colour, with the opalescence of the Moonstone or precious Opal, and although but one third of an inch in length, this colour

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A804.02 Beagle Library: Lesson, René-Primevère. 1828. Manuel d'ornithologie, ou description des genres et des principales espéces d'oiseaux. 2 vols. Paris: Roret. vol. 2. Text

Tropidorhynchus monachus? Vigors, Horsf.; merops monachus? Lath., Supp., sp., 10; knob-fronted bee eater? (White's Journ., pl. 190.) Gris brun en dessus; nuque vari e de blanc; blanch tre en dessous; t te noire, sinciput couvert de plumes blanches; rectrices unicolores; car ne du bec peu tuberculeuse la base. (Peut- tre le jeune ge du pr c dent.) Tropidorhynchus cyanotis, Vig. et Horsf.; gracula cyanotis, Lath.; blue-cheeked honey sucker, Lew., pl. 4. Vert oliv tre en dessus; t te et nuque

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Eyes large and conspicuous from their dark blue centre. Antenn two pair, the inner and superior pair with three robust basil joints, and terminated by two long multi-articulate hairy set , the outer and inferior pair on a basis of but two joints, ending in a single seta, similar and nearly as long as those of the former; at their base, an elongated taper scale (particular form not determined) tufted at the extremity. Thoracic members eight pair, long, filiform and ciliate within. Sub-abdominal

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petites couvertures des ailes; un bleu de ciel sur le croupion; une teinte mordor e sur les ailes et la queue, et un beau rouge sur la gorge; le bec et les pieds noirs. Taille du serin. On trouve cet oiseau au cap de Bonne-Esp rance. Latham a fait un double emploi en d crivant ce sou -manga une seconde fois dans le suppl ment de son General Synopsis, sous le nom de blue rumped creeper. M. Levaillant nous assure (article de son sucrier plastron rouge) que cet oiseau est le sou -manga collier

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[44.] 1. ERYTHACA (SIALIA) ARCTICA. (Swainson.) The Arctic Blue-bird. GENUS, Erythaca. Sub-genus, Sialia, SWAINSON. CH. SP. ERYTHACA (SIALIA) AKCTICA, eyanea, subtus azurea, crisso versus albescens. SP. CH. THE ARCTIC BLUE-BIRD, ultramarine-blue above, greenish-blue beneath, whitish on the posterior part of the belly and under tail coverts. PLATE XXXIX. The only specimen that we procured of this beautiful bird was shot at Fort Franklin, in July, 1825. It is merely a summer visitor to the fur

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[45.] 2. ERYTHACA (SIALIA) WILSONII. (Swainson.) Common Blue-bird. GENUS, Erythaca. Sub-genus, Sialia, SWAINSON. The Blue Redbreast (Rubecula dorso c ruleo). EDWARDS, pl. 24. Motacilla Sialis. LINN. The Blue-backed Redbreast. PENN. Arct. Zool., ii., p. 298, No. 281. The Blue-bird. WILSON, i., p. 56, pl. 3, f. 5. Male. Oenanthe sialis. VIEILLOT. Saxicola sialis. BONAP. Syn., p. 89, No. 143. Sialia Wilsonii. SWAINS. Zool. Journ., iii., p. 173. This richly-coloured bird, which has all the

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pale iris is extended a little above; in the fourth the black atmosphere appears again and the pupil is dusted with blue; the fifth eye is imperfect, the pupil is a small black spot, round which the pale iris expands, particularly above; between these eyelets and the margin is a concatenated series of brown crescents dusted with blue; in some specimens they are quite covered with blue scales; these are followed by a white undulated line, succeeded by another series of less distinct crescents

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band, including two large eyelets; that next the anal angle, which is the largest, consists first of a narrow black atmosphere, next is a broad brown iris edged with white, and a white, brown, and blue, round pupil, the white part of which is dusted with blue; the other cyelet has the same external circles, but the pupil is dark and edged with some blue scales; the brown band is edged with pale; between it and the posterior margin is an indented blue band consisting of concatenated crescents

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. Linn. (444) 1. *MUSCA CADAVERUM. Carcase Musca. M. (Cadaverum) nigra; prothorace abdomineque ex viridi atro-c ruleis; fronte versicolori; palpis subferrugineis; alulis albis. neura cingente testacea. Carcase Musca, black; thorax and abdomen black-blue with a green tint; front changeable; palpi subferruginous; winglets white, surrounded with a testaceous nervure. Length of the body 4 lines. A single specimen taken in Lat. 65 . DESCRIPTION. Body black, with black hairs and bristles. Antenn plumate

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[96.] 1. GARRULUS CRISTATUS. (Vieillot.) The Blue Jay. SUB-FAMILY, Garrulin , SWAINS. Genus, Garrulus, BRISS, AUCT. Blue Jay (Corvus cristatus). PENN. Arct. Zool., ii., No. 138. WlLS., i., p. 11, pl. 1, f. 1. Garrulus cristatus. VIEIL., Ency. M th., p. 890. Gal. des Ois., pl. 102; good. Corvus cristatus. SAB. Frankl. Journ., p. 672. BONAP. Syn., No. 63. Tw -tw -shew. CREE INDIANS. This very handsome Jay is common throughout the year in Pennsylvania, frequents the southern States only in winter

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which, from imperfect comparisons, it was long considered to be a variety. It is, however, as far as we know, peculiar to the New World. It is said that it often takes possession of the boxes which the farmers of the United States set up for the Purple Martin, and constructs its nest within, of hay, without using either mud or clay. R. DESCRIPTION Of a full-plumaged male, in Mr. Swainson's museum, killed at New York. COLOUR. Upper plumage blue-black, richly glossed with very dark sea-green, the blue

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of arctica; upper plumage bright purple-blue, chin and throat the same; across the breast a rufous band, which colour is continued on the sides and flanks; middle of the body, vent, and under tail covers light-blue, inclining to white. Total length 6 , wings 4 , tarsi , tail 3 inches. Inhabits Mexico. In Mr. Taylor's collection. [page] 20

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of the head dark broccoli-brown. The back of the neck, scapularies, interscapularies, and lesser wing coverts present the same colour, the tips having a darker tint, with a greyish-white oval mark on each shaft; back and rump lavender-purple. A dark-blue feather among the scapularies, and another on the rump, shew that the specimen was assuming its perfect plumage when killed. The exterior webs of the quill and tail feathers have a brilliant china-blue colour, approaching to ultramarine, their

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. Neck above and below, breast, and scapulars pitch-black, that gradually changes, on the interscapulars, to flax-flower blue, which is the colour of the rest of the back, the primaries, greater wing coverts, tail coverts, and of the whole under plumage. Lesser quills, small coverts, and tail azure or china-blue, the upper angle of the wing marked with bluish-black, the tertiaries and tail barred with the same. Inner webs and shafts of the quills, tips of the greater coverts, and shafts of the tail

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neither the suture nor the lateral margin; there are also three marginal white dots, one humeral, another between it and the band, and one between the latter and the apex. VARIETY. B. . Body underneath blue, anus green; above black with the spots of the elytra buff-coloured. C. . Body underneath as in B: elytra with only two marginal dots, the band and apical dot almost obliterated, the humeral dot distinct. D. . Body underneath blue with a black anus: elytra with no marginal white dots; band

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DESCRIPTION. Body black underneath. Head and prothorax bronzed-copper; front wrinkled; mouth and oral organs ferruginous; antenn rufous, the three first joints clearer than the rest: prothorax rather narrow anteriorly, densely punctured, somewhat hairy; channelled, with a posterior linear impression on each side: scutellum black, triangular: elytra deep blue, with a shade of violet, furrowed like the other species, with the interstices of the furrows indistinctly and most minutely granulated

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LXXXIV. Genus TRACHYS. Fab. (216) 1. * TRACHYS AURULENTA. Aurulent Trachys. T. (aurulenta) nigro-c ruleus, nitidus; capite bilobo; elytris subtrinerviis, maculis cupreo-auratis, fasciisque argenteis. Aurulent Trachys, black-blue, glossy; head bilobed; elytra obsoletely three-ridged, spotted with golden-copper, and banded with silver, hairs. Length of the body 3 lines. Taken in Canada by Dr. Bigsby. There were also specimens in the late Mr. Francillon's cabinet, probably taken in Georgia by Mr

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the furrows cease, punctured: body underneath minutely punctured; abdomen piceous; tarsi rufous. VARIETY B. Tibi also rufous: thighs piceous. C. Body entirely ferruginous. It agrees with A in sculpture and every other respect except colour. Many individuals of the present species were taken in the Expedition, all of them agreeing in having no tint of blue in the elytra; in having the levigated part of the base punctured, and the sides of the prothorax more prominent, than in P. depressus, from

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extends to the anal angle, and is surmounted by some blue scales: the abdomen above is dusky ash-coloured. This insect appears to be the American representative of S. ocellatus, from which however it differs considerably. It comes very near to S. geminatus (Say Am. Ent. i, t. xii,) but in that the eyelet has two blue pupils. CXC. Genus DEILEPHILA. Ochs. (423) 1. * DEILEPHILA INTERMEDIA. Intermediate Deilephila. D. (intermedia) olivacea; alis primoribus vitta intermedia antice pallide rosea postice

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bill above 1 5 of bill to rictus 1 8 of tarsus 1 2 Length of middle toe 1 4 of its nail 0 3 Envergure 24 0 R. [202.] G. ANAS (BOSCHAS) DISCORS. (Swains.) Blue-winged Teal. GENUS, Anas. Sub-genus, Boschas, ANTIQ. SWAINS. White-faced Teal. PENN. Arct. Zool., ii., p. 568, No. 503. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors). WILS., viii., p. 74, pl. 68, f. 4. Anas discors. SAB. Frankl. Journ., p. 701. BONAP. Syn., No. 329. Cheesteh-qua-nan-weeshep (Shoe-string Duck.) CREE INDIANS. DESCRIPTION Of a male

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green anal segment, blue; above purple with the base and apex of the prothorax green; the suture of the elytra is also green, and adjoining to the lateral margin is a blue and green longitudinal stripe; at the base of the elytra is a humeral dot, a little before the middle near the margin a round spot, in the middle a bent band, below this another round spot, and at the apex a triangular one, all pale buff-coloured and distinctly marked. VARIETY. B. . In this the spots and band of the elytra are

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DESCRIPTION. Body glossy; underneath green-bronzed; above black slightly bronzed, covered with minute scattered, gilded punctures. Mandibles and palpi piceous; antenn black, with the three first joints dark blue; front with an elevation between the eyes, rather deeply impressed in the centre: prothorax longer than wide, uneven, with two large discoidal elevations separated by a dorsal channel, each with a central impression; a single basilar impression at the posterior angles tinted with blue

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A549.2 Beagle Library: Ellis, William. 1829. Polynesian researches, during a residence of nearly six years on the South Sea Islands, including descriptions of the natural history and scenery of the islands-with remarks on the history, mythology, traditions, government, arts, manners, and customs of the inhabitants. 2 vols. London: Fisher, Son & Jackson. vol. 2. Text Image

the shoulder, a pareu wound round the waist; or ahu buu, a kind of large scarf or shawl, loosely covering the greater part of the body. They were now desirous to assimilate their dresses in some degree to ours. Mrs. Nott and Mrs. Crook made one or two loose dressing-gowns for Pomare, after a pattern from us. This introduced the fashion, and many of the women made others for their husbands. The first garment in general use among the females, was a kind of Roman tunic, usually of white or blue

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** Labrum tridentate. (4) 4. CICINDELA OBLIQUATA. (De Jean.) Oblique-marked Cicindela. Cicindela obliquata. De J. Col opt. i, 72. Length of the body 6 7 lines. Many taken in the Expedition, and apparently abundant in N. America. I received it many years since, but without a name, from my lamented friend Professor Peck. DESCRIPTION. Body above greenish-copper, underneath golden-green clouded with blue. Labrum white, tridendate slightly prominent in the middle; mandibles white at the base, black

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Mr. Drummond, from my description of this curious insect, thinks it was taken in May, 1825, on an island of Lake Winnipeg, frequenting moist muddy places from which the water had shrunk. DESCRIPTION. Body with the gloss obscured; underneath black, somewhat hairy, above a little bronzed. Antenn nearly half the length of the body, four first joints greenish-bronzed, the rest deep blue; front with a slight impression between the antenn and a few scattered short whitish hairs: prothorax very short

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(117) 4. *GYRINUS ANALIS. Anal Gyrinus. G. (analis) nitidus, inferne piceus; ano, antepectoris lateribus, labio, pedibusque, rufis; superne c ruleo-niger; elytris margine omni, striarunque punctulis, neo-nitentibus; epipleura picco- nea. Anal Gyrinus, glossy, underneath piceous; anus, sides of the forebreast, under-lip, and legs rufous; above blue-black; elytra with both margins, and the punctures in the rows, brilliantly bronzed; epipleura piceous-bronzed. Length of the body 3 lines. One

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elytra is longer, rather truncated, and underneath of a dark blue: the prosternum is linear, and the base of the abdomen scarcely channelled: the teeth of the hypopygium are longer and of a brilliant ruddy-copper. VARIETY B. Smaller, upper surface black-bronzed. xvi. * Subgenus ODONTOMUS. Kirb. Labrum minute, corneous, subemarginate. Palpi with the last joint cylindrical. Rhinarium indistinct. Nose with an angular sinus. Antenn as in Stenuris, but the third joint is twice the length of the fourth

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. Fn. Ingr. 455. Vill. Ent. iii, 78, 1. Panz. Fn. Germ. xxvi, t. 20. De Geer Ins. ii, 944, 2, t. xxxiv, f. 1 6. Jur. Hymen. 47. Crabro femorata. Geoff. Ins. ii, 263, 3, t. xiv, f. 4. Scop. Ann. Hist. Nat. v, 120, 142. Sulz. Ins. t. xxvi, f. 4. Sch ff. Icon. t. civ, f. 1, 2. Alb. Ins. 69. Length of the body 10 lines. Expansion of the wings 21 A single specimen taken in Lat. 65 . DESCRIPTION. Body very black, hairy. Antenn yellow, brown at the base: legs blue-black; tarsi yellow: wings hyaline

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back, interior scapulars, and primaries, umber-brown; sides of the head, the neck, and crest, glossed with duck-green: rump and tail coverts, above and below*, with blackish-green. Lower half of the neck, the breast, shoulders, shorter scapulars, ends of the greater coverts, and sides of the rump, white; longer scapulars, striped with berlin-blue, white and blackish-brown. Lesser coverts berlin-blue. Speculum brilliant grass-green, broadly bordered above and narrowly edged below with white

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Icterus icierocephalus 281 pecoris 277 ph niceus 280 quiscala 285 (Xanthornus) xanthocephalus 281 Importan 153, 485 Inland loon 474 Insectivorous shrikes 136 INSESSORES 100 Insessores, 157, 163, 167, 168, 198, 200, 201, 169, 196, 321, 328 typical 341 Insessorial circles, aberrant 298 typical 298 I RA 485 I ra 153, 155 scapularis 485 I ta 6 Irena 164, 172 puella 154 Ivory gull 419 Ivory gull 419 Ixos 157 J. Jaboteur 258, 486 Jager, Arctic 430 Pomarine 429 Richardson's 433 Jay, blue 293 Jay

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vicinity of Lake Huron, contain no fish whatever but the Perca fluviatilis and this pomotis. DESCRIPTION Of a recent specimen taken at Penetanguishene, April 20, 1825. COLOUR. Back and sides for a short space below the lateral line blackish-green, thickly interspersed with ill-defined, roundish spots of deep bluish-grey and gall-stone yellow (one on the middle of each scale), and also with some obscure tints of indigo-blue. On the cheeks and gill-covers the blue tints are brighter, approaching to

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DESCRIPTION Of a specimen from Great Bear Lake, latitude 65 N. COLOUR. Back dark; sides of a hue intermediate between lavender-purple and bluish-grey; belly blackish-grey with several irregular whitish blotches. There are five or six quadrangular spots of Prussian-blue on the anterior part of the body, each tingeing the margin of four adjoining scales. The head is hair-brown above, the cheeks and gill-covers the same, combined with purplish tints, and there is a blue mark on each side of the

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inform us, that it is generally built in a fir-tree, of sticks and grass; the eggs are blue; and the young brood, which are quite black, take' to flight by the middle of May. DESCRIPTION Of a male, killed on the Saskatchewan. COLOUR. Forehead, crown, cheeks, and chin, greyish-white; hind head and nape pitch-black; dorsal plumage brownish-grey; quills and tail dark lead-grey, tipped with white; the shafts dark umber. Under plumage yellowish-grey, approaching to broccoli-brown. Bill and legs black

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be thought very imperfect. Of this imperfection no one is more sensible than we are ourselves; yet when the vastness of the subject is considered, and when it is remembered that what we have written is the result of pure analysis only, we trust that those who are best able to judge our labours will, at all events, appreciate our desire of discovering TRUTH. Sw. [114.] 1. HIRUNDO BICOLOR. (Vieillot.) Green-blue Swallow. SUB-FAMILY, Hirundin , SWAINS. Genus, Hirundo, LINN. Hirundo bicolor. VIEIL

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. The forehead is dark brown; the posterior part of the neck is speckled with white; the scapulars and coverts of the wings are black, each feather edged with yellowish-brown, and neatly barred with white across the middle and near the end; the quill feathers are light blue, the external web of the first white; some of the secondaries are white, shaded with blue. Tail very short, dark coloured, crossed by white, and gently edged with light brown: the coverts of the tail are void of edging. Throat

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impunctured furrows, obsoletely clouded; there is a series of about five shallow impressions near the suture. Family BRACHINID . Brachinidans. V. Genus BRACHINUS. Web. (12) 1. BRACHINUS CYANIPENNIS.7 (Say.) Blue-winged Bombardies. Brachinus cyanipennis. Say. Journ. III, i, 443. Length of the body 5 lines. Several specimens of this insect were taken in the Journey from New York to Cumberland-house, and in Lat. 54 ; Mr. Nuttall took it near the Missouri; and Mr. Say in great numbers near Engineer

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ruleo-niger, nitidus; prothorace anterius transverse profunde impresso; elytris margine, et striarum punctulis, neo-nitentibus; apice sparse punctatis obtusissimis. Channel-necked Gyrinus, blue-black, glossy; prothorax anteriorly with a deep transverse impression; margin of the elytra and punctures of their furrows glittering and bronzed; apex very obtuse and irregularly punctured. Length of the body 4 lines. Taken in Canada by Dr. Bigsby. DESCRIPTION. Body glossy, black underneath, above blue

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flavis acuminatis; epipleura nigro-c rulescanti, intus flava. Kindred O. Necrophila, black; prothorax pale-yellow with a black, lobed, discoidal spot: apex of the elytra yellow and acuminated; epipleura black-blue, inner margin yellow. Length of the body 9 lines. Taken in Nova Scotia by Dr. Mac Culloch. DESCRIPTION. Very like the preceding species, but the frontal impression is smaller and round: the discoidal black spot of the prothorax is smaller, with the lateral lobes rounded, and with round

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Family MELYRID . Melyridans. CXXXV. Genus DASYTES. Payk. (331) 1. * DASYTES FOVEICOLLIS. Pit-necked Dasytes. D. (foveicollis) atro-c ruleus, subhirtus, capite prothoraceque punctatis, hoe antice bifovcato. Pit-necked Dasytes, black-blue, somewhat hairy: head and prothorax punctured; the latter with two anterior impressions. Length of the body 2 lines. A single specimen taken in the Journey from New York to Cumberland-house. DESCRIPTION. Body somewhat hairy, underneath black and glossy; above

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. Illustr. Mandib. vii, 114, 4. Spin. Ins. Ligur. i, 60, 2. Curtis Brit. Ins. vi, t. ccliii. Urocerus Juvencus. Lat. Gen. iii, 244, 3. Ichneumon. De Geer Ins. i, 568, t. xxxvi, f. 7. Ichneumon Juvencus. Scop. Carn. 741. Torvus. H s Exp. t. xxviii. Sirex f. I. Length of the body, mucro included 11 lines. Expansion of the wings 20 One specimen taken in Lat. 65 . DESCRIPTION. Body black-blue, glossy, punctured very thickly on the head and trunk, in which from each puncture proceeds a black hair. Head

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, bearing S.W. S., distance eleven or twelve leagues: all sail set standing for it Latitude at noon 21 9 S.; longitude 174 2 W. At 4 P.M. the extremes of Eawa bore from S.W. W. to W. by S. S. At 7 P.M. light variable airs from the east-ward. Not wishing to approach the land before daylight, I ordered the small sails to be handed, and the ship to be hauled to the wind on the starboard tack, and thus we spent the night beating to windward. In the forenoon of this day a shark of the blue species was

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rative, which contained a portrait of her adopted son habited in the costume of the Friendly Islands. She immediately recognized the likeness, and exclaiming it is Tokey, * she wept bitterly. When this interesting scene was over, I made her a present of some chintz, blue gurrahs, glass beads, knives, scissors, hatchets, c., which gave her a high opinion of my generosity. She said that I must be some relation to Mr. Mariner, or I would not treat her so kindly. She appears to be now about thirty

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two months before it is completely finished. The parts tattooed are from within two inches of the knees up to about three inches above the umbilicus. There are certain patterns or forms of the tattoo, known by distinct names, and the individual may choose which he likes. On their brown skins the tattoo has a black appearance: on the skin of an European a fine blue appearance. This operation causes that portion of the skin on which it is performed to remain permanently thicker. During the time

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7th. Moderate trades with passing light rain squalls. At 10 A.M. Mannicolo came in sight, and we stood for it. Our latitude observed at noon was 11 45 S., longitude 167 23 E., at which time the centre of the island bore from us W. N., distance nine miles. On approaching it I presented the pilot with two yards of scarlet, two yards of blue gurrahs, and a palampore. He promised to keep the scarlet till his arrival at Tucopia, when he would present it as an offering to his god. On getting within

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clear view of a large bay running in south on the west side of it. The bay appeared five miles deep and two broad at the entrance. Perceived also smoke rising at two different places a considerable way inside of its entrance. At a little past 5 P.M. the boats hove in sight, and night coming on before they reached the ship, we fired guns occasionally, and burnt blue lights to guide them. The boats having arrived, the officer gave the following account of their day's expedition: We pulled from

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Tongataboo cloth, each six yards long and two wide, six pieces, each about one yard square, two yards of blue gurrah, one adze, twenty fishhooks large and small, with two strings of red beads, for which articles I could have loaded my long-boat at Tongataboo with cocoa-nuts; but the master of this canoe, more economical, [page] 15

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me to-day in companywith another old chief, to whom, as I expected much information from them, I presented two yards of scarlet, two yards of blue gurrah, a large axe each, and a string of beads. I had not much time to converse with them, being engaged extricating the ship from her perilou ssituation near the coral bank under her quarter. But these [page] 17

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possible delay, the climate being so very unwholesome. Seeing that the Tucopian placed little reliance in my dreams, I hit upon a more effectual mode of securing him in my interest, which gratified his avarice, while my visions only excited his superstitions. I caused to be arranged in the most tempting order upon the cabin-floor five large knives, five clasp-knives, five cases of razors, five pairs of scissors, five strings of blue beads, five strings of red beads, one palampore, five chisels

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employed him with the fullest confidence on the objects of my mission. At 8 P.M. it rained very hard. The watch upon the forecastle said that he heard the report of a musket, and shortly afterwards of another, near the entrance of the bay; upon which we shewed a blue light, and hoisted a signal lantern at the fore-topmast head. The boats soon [page] 19

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displeasure so effectually as to check their ill-directed mirth. Feeling for the poor creature's situation, I sent him two or three yards of blue gurrah: which he received with gratitude, and taking a dozen of tortoise-shell rings from his ears, sent them to me as an acknowledgment. The surgeon and I had paid particular attention to the health of the pig on which I tried the experiment of the poisoned arrow, and could not as yet perceive any alteration in the animal's health; he relished his

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inland three miles; and as the water here was exceedingly smooth, I stood up it about two or three miles, which I found to be clear of all dangers and completely landlocked, with from twenty to thirty fathoms water over a bottom of blue mud. Rathea pointed out to me two small freshwater rivers at the head of this bay. The one to the westward I named Frazer's River, after Mr. [page] 25

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set out, with a boat's crew, to examine the buoys in Dillon's Channel after the late stormy weather: I found several gone adrift, and others water-logged. After passing through the channel, I sounded Lushington's Bay in various parts, and found from twenty-seven to thirty-three fathoms over a good mud bottom. At 6 P.M. the boats that had been despatched yesterday for Paiow not appearing, we shewed a blue light to guide them when near the ship. At 7 P.M. they returned, with a few articles, most

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Berendos 261 Big-horn 271 Black American bear 14 Black American wolf 70 Black bear 14 Black bear, American 14 Black beaver 113 Black fox 94 Black fox 52 Black musquash 119 Black rat 140 Black or silver fox 94 Black squirrel 191 Black-tailed deer 254 Black wolf 70 Blaireau 37 d'Am rique 37 Blue fox 89 Brairo 37 Brown bears 21 Brown-gray bear 24 Brown mole 9 Brown rat 141 Buffalo, white 271 Burrowing dog 73 fox 98 squirrel 151, 154 Cabre 261 Cabree 261 Camas rat 206 Campagnol, marsh 120 Canada

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crescent is marked out by punctures. (116) 3. *GYRINUS VENTRALIS. Ventral Gyrinus. G. (ventralis) nitidus, subtus ferrugineus, supra c ruleo-niger; elytris margine omni, et striarum punctalis, neo-nitentibus. Ventral Gyrinus, glossy, underneath ferruginous, above blue-blaek; both margins of the elytra, and the punctures in the rows, brilliantly bronzed. Length of the body 2 lines. Two specimens taken in Lat. 54 . DESCRIPTION. Nearly related to G. neus, but the whole prone surface of the body, the

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DESCRIPTION. Body, and primary wings, light-brown. Antenn and anal hairs black; head and base of the primaries, bright orange: trunk, back of the abdomen, and outside of the thighs, cyaneous or blue-green; fringes of the wings white, but in the middle of the posterior margin brown: secondaries short. Family NOCTUID . Noctuidans. CXCV. Genus PLUSIA. Ochs. (429) 1. *PLUSIA RECTANGULA. Rectangular Noctua. P. (rectangula) alis primoribus cinereis, nigro nebulosis; macula discoidali nivea

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. Syn., No. 328. Ansee-awmo. CHIPPEWAYS. DESCRIPTION Of a male, killed at Cumberland House, lat. 54 , June, 1827. COLOUR. Head above and space between the eye and bill glossy dark-green; cheeks and a large patch on the sides of the throat purple, with blue reflexions; pendant occipital crest of green and auricula-purple, marked with two narrow white lines, one of them terminating behind the eye, the other extending over the eye to the bill; sides of the neck purplish-red, changing on the front of

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327 Ramphastos 360 RAPTORES 1 Raptores xlviii, 163, 167, 169 RASORES 341 Rasores lx, 163, 166, 167, 169, 199, 275 Rasorial order 274 sub-family 288 type lxii, 207, 276, 481 types lii, 360 Raven 290 Raven xvi Ravens 290, 469 Recollect 239 Recurvirostra 375 RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA 375 Recurvirostra Americana, xxviii, xxxvii, 375 Red-backed shrike 165 bird 176 Red-breast, blue 210 blue-backed 210 English 210 Red-breasted godwit 396 goosander 462 grosbeak 271 Red-breasted merganser 462 Red-breasted

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-grey, brown, or black; lateral scales with their base and extremity black, so as by their junction they produce the lines of black spots which ornament this fish. Pectoral, ventral, and anal fins marbled with reddish-brown and blue; the anal and dorsal have a black border with their bases dark brown, the rays distinguished by their light colour; the soft part of the dorsal is maculated with small irregular spots. Pupil dark blue; iris red and black. [page] 2

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overloaded. The same author says, the S. vernalis is a very elegant fish, sixteen or seventeen inches long and three deep. Its back is marked transversely by deep-blue curved parallel bands reaching below the lateral line. The intervening spaces are of a paler blue and reddish brown. The head is bluish with dark spots and shades of green intermixed. The belly is silvery-white and iridescent, and all the hues are beautifully changeable. This fish is caught off the New Jersey capes with the hook, and is

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shades of dark blue and green, at the margin they are of a most brilliant ruddy copper, some of the anterior punctures also appear as if gilded: the elytra are rough and as it were reticulated with longitudinal and transverse elevations, the former nearly arranged in lines which produce deep cavities; the disk is of a fine deep blue, the sides green and the lateral margin of the same ruddy copper as that of the prothorax. The body underneath is quite smooth in the disk, with some irregular

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. Body oblong-ovate, punctured, glossy, underneath black. Head deep blue, with an abbreviated channel in the vertex between the eyes; antenn piceous, with the five first joints rufous: prothorax convex, rufous: elytra deep blue, thickly punctured: legs rufous with piceous tarsi; anus rufous. N. B. Ph. Raphani and Polygoni may perhaps form a subgenus. CXV. * Genus PHYLLODECTA. Kirb. Labrum transverse. Palpi (maxillary) like those of Chrysomela. Antenn growing gradually thicker to the apex, with the

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oval, prominent; vertex square, marked out by a ridge on each side: trunk subglobose: prothorax with a longitudinal furrow: thighs and cox black-blue; under a strong magnifier beautifully and most minutely reticulated which gives them a silky lustre; the rest of the leg is testaceous; the two posterior pair of thighs are thicker than the others and armed at the apex with a short tooth on each side, between which is a cavity to receive the shank when folded; tarsi with a sucker underneath at the