Chapter D: Dahna, the, 659

Dante, 74, 99-100

Darwin, Charles, 710-11, 751, 978, 1003, 1064, 1073, 1297, 1610,
1664, 1665

Darwin, Erasmus, 1205

Darwin, Frank, 1015

Darwin, G. H., 416

Dead Sea, 586-87

De Candolle. See _Candolle_

De Dominis, 801

Delile’s region, 940

Deluge, the, 501-2
the Asiatic, 493, 495, 500-2
the European, 493, 495-99

Deneb, 123, 127

Denebola, 69, 116

Descartes, 801, 802, 804, 806

Deserts, 654-65, 947

Devonian Period, 461-63

Dew, 812-13

Dew-point, 812

Dicotyledons, 863

Dictyogens, 1001

Differentiation, 1293-94

Diluvium, 494-95

Dinornis, 1524

Dinornus giganteus, 490

Dinotherium, 491-93

Diptera, 1418-19

Dismal Swamp, the Great, 631, 1137

Dodo, 1524, 1526

Dog, the Great, 997, 125
the Little, 98

Dogs, 1574, 1611

Doldrums, 786, 849

Dolinas, 619-20

Dolphin, 1561
the, 78

Dove, 786, 787

Draconidæ, the, 1088-90

Dragon, the, 78

Dragon-fly, 1416-17, 1427, 1462-63
eyes of, 1445-48

Dragon-tree of Orotava, 933, 954

Du Chaillu, 1627

Dunes, 643-44, 656

Dürer, Albert, 65

D’Urville’s region, 941

Dyer, Thiselton, 1122

E

Eagle, the, 85

Eagles, 1538, 1556

Earth, the, 326
astronomical year of the, 369-73
atmosphere of the, 773-84
crust of the, 439-40, 450, 456, 571, 676-77, 871-72
change of climate of, 502-5, 1127
dimensions of the, 366
distance from the sun, 368
evolution of the, 666-70
formation of the, 433-39
moon’s influence on the, 720
motions of the, 366-67
as a planet, 364-76
revolution of the, 368
rotation of the, 368-69
seasons of the, 372-74
smell of the, 648-54
vegetation, 946-56

Earthquakes, 559-66

Earwigs, 1403

Echinodermata, 1313-14

Echinoderms, 459, 460, 1319

Edentata, 1519, 1536, 1555

Eel, 1385

Egypt, agriculture in, 1091-92
dogs of, 1611

Elephants, 1533, 1537-38, 1549

Elger, 819

Elk, 1553

Elton Lake, 586

Elves, 1204

Emeu, 1524, 1526

Emu, 1556, 1560

Enaliosaurs, 487

Encke, 298, 299, 418

Endlicher, 877, 995

Endogens, 455, 874, 1001

Endomosis, 1294-95

Eocene, 490-91, 1647, 1648

Eocene animals, 1535

Epiphytes, 862

Equinoxes, precession of the, 373

Equisetaceæ, 468-69, 472, 1110

Eta, Argus, 57, 155, 212-13
Cassiopeiæ, 198, 207
Hercules, 315

Etna, 525, 545, 548, 557

Eucalyptus, 927-28, 955, 1139

Eudoxus, 64

Euler, 41

Euphorbia, 1163, 1165

Euphrates, the, 624

Europe, fauna of, 1541-45
vegetation of, 898-904

Evaporation, 793-96

Evergreens, 1125-30

Existence, struggle for, 1464-82

Exogens, 455, 1002

Exosmosis, 1295

F

Fairy flies, 1449-58

Fairy rings, 1204-8

Fauna, marine, 1522

Ferns, 455, 467-68, 470, 472, 473, 873, 887, 889-90, 929, 954-55,
957-58, 967, 1230

Ferrel, 792

Fertilization, 1005-6, 1064-68, 1104, 1107, 1112-13, 1495-98
cross, 897-98
insect, 894-95, 897, 957
wind, 898, 957, 1027-37

Fig, 1169-70

Fig-trees, 955

Findley, A. G., 736

Finns, 1672-74

Fire-balls. See _Meteors_

Fire-flies, 1557

Fire-wells, 519

Fishes, 460-61, 463, 470, 474, 482-86, 1337-56, 1544
amphibious, 1351-53
fins of, 1338, 1340-42
gills of, 1338, 1344
globe, 1355
intelligence of, 1345-46
mud, 1353-55
nests of, 1350, 1629
pipe, 1346, 1350
protective color of, 1601
scales of, 1338, 1339
shooting, 1351
senses of, 1344-45
teeth of, 1342-43
telescope, 1356
the (constellation), 78
trigger, 1355-56

Flamingo, 1636

Flamsteed, 65, 427

Flies, 1444
fairy, 1449-58

Flögel, 818

Flood. See _Deluge_

Flora of the Alps, 513-15
of Australia and Mesozoic compared, 886
of carboniferous period, 468, 473, 873
of New Zealand and Mesozoic compared, 886
dawn of modern, 874
fossil, 959-61
Mesozoic, 871-77
Permian, 472
seashore, 1233-37

Flower, the, 867

Flowers, clock of, 1043
colors of, 959, 1061-68, 1104
diœcious, 870
fertilization of, 871, 1027-37, 1064-68
and insects, 894-95, 897, 957, 968, 1028-30, 1064-68, 1069-77,
1112
mimicry in, 1070
monœcious, 870
odors of, 1107-9
queer, 1068-77
sleep of, 1005

Fly, house, 1525-27

Fog, 823

Fogs, red, 831

Föhn, the, 831

Fomalhaut, 57

Foraminifera, 471, 1307

Forbes, E., 1521

Forest formations, 1135-46

Försch, 1172

Forskal’s region, 940

Förster, 819

Förster’s region, 940

Fossil, definition of, 443

Fox, 1542, 1567, 1576, 1579-81, 1616-17
the Little, 78

Frog, 1379-82

Fruits, 898, 1002-16, 1104, 1647

Fulton, T. W., 1106

Fumaroles, 539

Fungi, 454, 887, 889, 1189-1204, 1204-8
colors of, 1193, 1197
distribution of, 1201-4
food of, 1191-92, 1206
growth of, 1106-7, 1193-94
odors of, 1106-7, 1196
organs of, 1198-99
shapes of, 1196-97
spores of, 1199

Fungus (giant puffball), 1194
(Jews’ Ears), 1197
(liver), 1196
(stinkhorn), 1194
(Tremella mesenterica), 1197

G

Gadidæ, 483

Gaertner, 1003

Galaxy. See _Milky Way_

Galileo, 135, 154, 354-55, 377

Galle, Dr., 806

Gallflies, 1406, 1407

Gamelin, 1266

Ganges, the, 624, 625

Ganoids, 483, 485-86

Gasteropoda, 459

Gauchos, 1579, 1581

Gecko, 1392-93

Gemini, 96, 122, 124

Genera Plantarum, 995-96

Generations, alternate, 964-65
alternation of, 964-65

Geological periods, 872-74, 1646
duration of, 453-54
table of, 452

Geological vegetable kingdom, 454-56

Geology, 439

Georgians, 1671

Georgium Sidus, 428

Geysers, 520-22

Giant Orion, the, 78, 96

Gibbons, 1529, 1547

Ginko-tree, 876, 884

Giraffe, the (Camelopardus), 78
the, 1532, 1549

Glacial period, 496

Glacier, of the Aar, 512-13
of the Aletsch, 506, 513
of the Grindelwald, 512

Glaciers, 502-16
of the Andes, 505
of the Caucasus, 505, 506
of Himalayas, 506
of Norway and Sweden, 506
of the Pyrenees, 505-6
of the Rocky Mountains, 505
of Switzerland, 506
of the Tyrol, 506

Glaisher, 776-77, 807

Globes, celestial, 65

Glucose, 969

Gobi, Desert of, 661-62

Goethe, 895, 998-99, 1002, 1294

Goldschmidt, 400

Gorilla, 1550

Gould, Dr., 171, 188, 191

Gourami, 1629

Grallæ, 489

Graminaceæ, 923-24, 954

Grass, 1010, 1082-83, 1114, 1144-46

Grasses, 938, 943-45, 954, 1031-32

Grasshoppers, 1435

Grass,” “Land of, 637

Gray, Asa, 1483

Grew, Nehemiah, 986, 988, 989

Greyhounds, the, 78

Grubb, Sir Howard, 251, 261

Guinea-fowl, 1523, 1551

Gulberg, 792

Gulf Stream, 727-49, 1265-66

Gulf-weed, 1264

Gymnogens, 483, 1001

Gymnosperms, 455, 873, 890-91, 958

Gyracanthus, 485

H

Haeckel, Ernst, 982, 1299, 1305

Hail, 809-11

Hailstones, 110

Hailstorm, noted, 811

Haliday, 1450, 1451, 1452, 1453, 1456, 1457

Hall, Asaph, 395

Halley, 38, 63, 291, 816

Halos, 826

Hamster, 1619

Hanno, 761

Harmattan, 831

Harriot, 320

Harvey, Dr., 1250-51

Hawkesbury, the, 624

Heath, 950, 1142

Heavens, the, 25
the Arabian, 106-20

Heis, 60, 61, 62, 66

Helmholtz, 350

Hen and Chickens, 77

Hencke, 399, 400

Henshaw, 988

Henslow, 1113

Herbert, W., 1466

Herculaneum, 516-17

Hercules, 78, 375

Hermaphrodites, 1500

Hermit Crab, 1330, 1606

Heron, Sir R., 1492

Herschel, Caroline, 164

Herschel, Sir John, 136, 137, 146, 155-56, 157, 158, 160, 162-63,
170, 171, 189, 191, 192, 207, 212, 241, 321, 384

Herschel, Sir William, 59-60, 121, 136, 137, 162, 167, 168, 172,
175, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 243, 319, 321, 426

Hesiod, 76, 91

Heteromorpha, 1405

Heteroptera, 1419-21

Hevel, 377

Hevelius, 226, 353

Hexactinellidæ, 1307-13

Hierapolis, Baths of, 598

Hildebrand, 1003, 1014

Hind, 128, 190, 400

Hindoos, 1672

Hipparchus, 60, 221

Hipparion, 1298

Hippopotamus, 1532, 1549-50

Hoar-frost, 812

Hofmeister, 1053

Holden, Prof., 161, 163

Holoptychius, 470, 474

Holothuria, 1365

Holtenia carpenteri, 1307-9

Home, Sir Everard, 1387, 1388, 1393

Homer, 72, 75, 76, 297, 359, 761

Homomorpha, 1405

Homomorphism, 1099-1114

Honey-suckers, 1559-60

Hooke, 988

Hooker, Dr., 926, 1214, 1483

Horse, 1532

Horsetails, 887

Hottentots, 1675

Houzeau, 61, 62, 66, 67, 126

Howard, Luke, 821

Hudson, W. H., 1605

Huggins, Dr., 161, 163, 183

Humboldt, A. von, 33, 54, 58, 148, 224-26, 750, 759-60, 776, 906,
920-21, 1143, 1161, 1170, 1180, 1214, 1265

Humboldt’s region, 941

Humming-birds, 1557, 1628-29

Hurricanes, 844

Huxley, 753, 979, 1306, 1500, 1583

Huygens, 154

Hyades, 66, 75, 124, 127, 152-53

Hya-hya-tree, 1167

Hydra, 1328-29
(constellation), 98

Hydrozoa, 1325-27

Hyenas, 1546, 1548-49

Hymenium, 1199, 1200

Hymenoptera, 1406, 1449-58, 1634