Curious Creatures in Zoology

INDEX.

• Abarimon, country of men with legs reversed, 9.
• Acanthis, the, 70.
• Accursius, 147.
• Achillium. See Sponges.
• Ædonaus, 287.
• Ægipanæ, a name for Satyrs, 57.
• Ægithus, the, 70, 71.
• Ægopithecus, the, 55.
• Ælianus, 88, 93, 96, 148, 158, 212, 280, 331.
• Æsalon, the, 70.
• Æsculapius, 148.
• Ætolia, 280.
• Agatharcides, 10, 16.
• Aïnos, the, a hairy people of Japan, 50, 51.
• Albertus, 93, 100, 252.
• Albinos, 10.
• Alciatus, 65.
• Aldrovandus, 47, 48, 81, 97, 154, 170, 171, 172, 179, 180, 204, 228, 256, 262, 270, 302, 317.
• Alexander, 146.
• Alumnus, 100.
• Amahut, a tree, 67.
• Amazons, 23;
  • their fate after their defeat by the Greeks, 24, 25;
  • Sir John Mandeville’s account of them, 25, 26;
  • called Medusæ, 85.
• Ambergris, 222, 223.
• Anclorus, the, 148.
• Andrew, an Italian, 151.
• Androgyni, tribe of, 11.
• Animal lore, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71.
• Ant, the, 71, 112, 332.
• Antacæi (whales without spinal bones), 226.
• Antelope, the, 145, 146.
• Anthropophagi, 6, 9, 10, 18, 72.
• Anthus, the, 71.
• Anu, 80.
• Apes, 65, 66.
• Apocynon. See The Toad.
• Apollonides, 12.
• Apollonius, 58, 59.
• Archelaüs, 21.
• Archigene, 134.
• Arctopithecus, the, or Bear-Ape, 55, 66.
• Arimaspi, 8, 9.
• Aristotle, 71, 105, 148, 156, 199, 201, 203, 248, 253, 262, 268, 286, 287, 323, 324, 331.
• Artemidorus, 16.
• Asbestos. See Salamander.
• Astomi, a people with no mouths, and who subsist by smell, 15.
• Ass, the, 70.
• Ass, the Indian, 88.
• Ass, the wild, 68.
• Atergatis, 209.
• Athenæus, 86.
• Ausonius, 64.
• Avicen, 72, 287.

• B.
• Baboons, 62.
• Bacchantes, 80.
• Bacchæ, a name for Satyrs, 56.
• Baffin, 245.
• Balæna, the, 239, 240.
• Barnacle Goose, the, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179.
• Bartlemew de Glanville, 231.
• Basilisk, 156, 317, 318, 319, 321, 331.
• Batrachites. See The Toad.
• Bear, the, 68, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 148.
• Bear-Ape. See Arctopithecus.
• Bee, the, 112, 113, 332, 333.
• Beeton, 10.
• Bekenhawh, 189.
• Bellonius, Petrus, 96.
• Berosus, 79, 206.
• Bevis of Hampton, 158.
• Bird, Miss, 50.
• Birds, peculiarities of, 204, 206.
• Bishop-fish, the, 228, 230.
• Boar, the wild, 69, 111, 139.
• Boas, the, 289, 290, 291.
• Bolindinata. See Bird of Paradise.
• Boloma, the. See Dog-fish.
• Bonosa, the, 193.
• Bœothius, 228.
• Borometz, the. See Lamb Tree.
• Boscawen, W. St. Chad, 78.
• Brazavolus, 94.
• Bugil, the, 84.
• Bull, the, and Bears, 109;
  • and Wolves, 137.
• Bustard, the, 148.

• C.
• Cadamustus, Aloisius, 278.
• Cadmus, 64, 65.
• Cæsar, Julius, 46, 47, 148.
• Calf and Wolves, 137.
• Calingæ, a tribe of India whose women conceive at the age of five years and die at eight, 17.
• Callimachus, 285.
• Calliphanes, 11.
• Cambden, Mr., 144.
• Camden, 177.
• Camel, the, 148.
• Canis Lucernarius, 150, 151.
• Cardanus, Hieronimus, 53, 226, 287, 291, 305.
• Cartazonon. See Unicorn.
• Carthier, Jacques, 237.
• Cat, the, 154, 155, 156.
• Caterpillar, the, 71.
• Catharcludi, a tribe in India, 14.
• Catableponta, name for Gorgon, 84, 85, 318.
• Cattle, curious, 23.
• Cebi, the, 57.
• Cellini, Benvenuto, 325, 326.
• Centaurs, 65, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83.
• Cephus, the, 74.
• Cercopithecus, the, 52, 53.
• Cetum Capillatum vel Crinitum. See Whale, Hairy.
• Chameleon, the, 163.
• Chimæra, the, 64, 170, 171.
• Chiron, the Centaur, 79.
• Chloræus, the, 69.
• Choromandæ, a nation without a proper voice, 15.
• Christie, Mr., on Palæolithic remains, 39.
• Cicero, 12.
• Circhos, the, 247.
• Claudius, Emperor. See Orca.
• Clayks. See Barnacle Geese.
• Clement, Pope, 96.
• Clitarchus, 16.
• Cock, the, 156, 157.
• Cock with serpent’s tail, 204, 205.
• Cockatrice, the, 85, 317, 319, 320, 321, 322.
• Cœlius, 77.
• Condor, the, 183.
• Conger Eel, the, 262.
• Corocotta, the, 72.
• Couret, M. de, 5.
• Crab, the, 129, 267, 268.
• Crane, the, 203.
• Crannoges, 41.
• Crates of Pergamus, 10, 17.
• Crawford, John, 49.
• Crayfish, 267.
• Cristotinius. See Lamia.
• Crocodile, the, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317.
• Crocotta, the, 159.
• Cronos, or Hea, 79.
• Crow, the, 70, 129, 130, 131.
• Ctesias, 4, 14, 16, 71.
• Cuvier, 185.
• Cyclops, 7, 65.
• Cynocephalus, the, 55, 56, 63.
• Cyrni, the, who live 400 years, 15.

• D.
• Dædalus, H.M.S., 274, 275, 276.
• Dagon, 209.
• Damon, 12.
• Darwin, Descent of Man, 1;
  • Tailed men, 4;
  • Shell-fish middens in Tierra del Fuego, 42.
• Davis, Barnard, 50.
• De Barri, Gerald, 174.
• Deer and Bears, 109.
• De Leo, Ronzo, 31.
• Demetrius, 121, 237.
• Democritus, 131, 285, 306.
• Denbigh Worme, the. See Dragons.
• Descent of Man, 1.
• De Thaun, Philip, 91.
• De Veer, Gerat, 177.
• Devil Whale, the. See Trol Whale.
• Dingo, the, 126.
• Dinornis Giganteus. See Moa.
• Dion, 77.
• Dog, the, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154.
• Dog-fish, the, 255.
• Dog, the Mimic or Getulian, 150, 151.
• Dolphin, the, 242, 243.
• Dordogne, Palæolithic remains in caves at, 39.
• Dormouse, the, 67.
• Draco, 64.
• Dracontopides. See Dragons.
• Dragon, the, 158, 162, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311.
• Drake, Sir Francis, 177.
• Du Bartas, 74, 168, 169, 179, 185, 186, 200, 202, 225, 230, 231, 243, 319.
• Duck, the, 70;
  • four-footed, 203.
• Dugong, the, 213.
• Duret, Claude, 166.
• Dwarfs, with no mouth, 19;
  • mentioned in the Bible, 26;
  • Homer and the pygmies—battle with the Cranes, 26, 27, 28;
  • only twenty-seven inches high, 28;
  • their age, 28;
  • Spurious pygmies, 28;
  • Northern dwarfs, 29;
  • in America, 29, 30, 31;
  • African dwarfs, 31, 32;
  • their acuteness, 33.

• E.
• Eagle, the, 69, 70.
• Eale, the, 159, 160.
• Echeneis, the. See Remora.
• Edmund, St., 139, 140.
• Eels, thirty feet long, 18.
• Egede, Hans, 270.
• Egemon, 280.
• Egg, Remarkable, 179, 180.
• Ehannum. See Lamia.
• Eigi-einhamir. See Were Wolves.
• Elephant, the, 100, 147, 163, 310, 311.
• Elpis, 158.
• Embarus, 123.
• Emin Pacha, 32.
• Empusæ. See Lamia.
• Enchanters, families of, 11.
• Epyornis maximus, 183.
• Ethiopia, wonders of, 13.
• Eudoxus, 15.
• Euryale, 85.

• F.
• Fabricius, George, 61.
• Falisci, or Hirpi, a tribe unharmed by fire, 12.
• Farnesius, 90.
• Fauns, 5, 56, 57, 60.
• Ferrerius, Joannes, 95.
• Fincelius, 146.
• Fish, curious, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253.
• Fish, senses of, 258, 259.
• Flavianus, 243.
• Florentinus, 287.
• Footless birds. See Apodes.
• Formicæ Lions, 58.
• Fox, the, 68, 70, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134.
• Fridlevus, 293, 294.
• Frobisher, Sir Martin, 245.
• Frog, the, 68.
• Frotho, 293.

• G.
• Gækwar of Baroda, 129.
• Gambarus, the, 244.
• Gazelle, the, 67.
• Geese, two-headed wild, 203.
• Gellius, or Gyllius, Aulus, 158, 281, 302.
• Geryon, 64.
• Geskleithron, dwelling of one-eyed men, 8.
• Gesner, 52, 97, 127, 179, 203, 212, 217, 226, 228, 229, 231, 233, 236, 244, 256, 262, 269, 305, 306, 312, 331.
• Getulian Dog, the, 150, 151.
• Giants, 13, 16, 17, 32;
  • their stupidity, 33;
  • their sobriety, 33;
  • Starchaterus Thavestus, 33, 34, 35, 36;
  • Giants mentioned in the Bible, 36;
  • height of Adam, &c., 37;
  • Gabbaras, 37;
  • Posio and Secundilla, 37;
  • Sir John Mandeville’s giants, 37, 38.
• Gibson, Edmund, 177.
• Giraldus Cambrensis, 77, 174, 175.
• Gisbertus Germanus, 227, 228.
• Gizdhubar, 78, 79, 80.
• Glutton, the. See Gulo.
• Goat, the, 128, 136.
• Goblerus, Justinus, 306.
• Gorgon, the, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87.
• Gorgon blepen, sharp-sighted persons, 86.
• Gould, Rev. S. Baring, 141.
• Grevinus, 302.
• Griffins, 8, 180, 181, 182, 183.
• Gryphons, 8, 9, 181.
• Guenon, the. See Haut.
• Guillim, 89, 189.
• Gulielmus Musicus, 305.
• Gulo, the, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105.
• Guy, Earl of Warwick, 157.
• Gymnetæ, who live a hundred years, 16.

• H.
• Haafisch, the. See Dog-fish.
• Haarwal, the. See Whale, Hairy.
• Hakluyt, 237, 245.
• Halcyon, the, 199, 200.
• Hanno, 86.
• Harald, King, 307, 308.
• Hare, the, 68, 128.
• Harmona, 64.
• Harpe, the, a falcon, 70.
• Harpy, the, 171, 172.
• Hauser, Caspar, a wild man, 45.
• Haut or Hauti, the, 66, 67.
• Hawkins, Thos., 301, 302.
• Hea, 79, 206, 207, 208, 209.
• Hea-bani, 79, 80.
• Hedgehog, the, 69, 111, 128.
• Hegesidemus, 243.
• Helcus, the. See Sea Calf.
• Helen, 286.
• Helladice, 208.
• Hens, Woolly, 202.
• Hentzner, Paul, 93.
• Hermias, 243.
• Herodotus, 8, 21, 23, 39, 140, 160, 226.
• Heron, the, 70.
• Hesiodus, 85.
• Hippocentaur, the, 59.
• Hippopotamus, the, 161, 312.
• Hirpi, or Falisci, a tribe unharmed by fire, 12.
• Hollerius, 331.
• Homer, 75.
• Hoopoe, the, 196.
• Hornet, the, 333, 334.
• Horse, the, 112, 138, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150.
• Horstius, 227.
• Hyæna, the, 74, 132.
• Hydra, 64, 291, 292.
• Hydrophobia, 152, 153.

• I.
• Ibis, the, 161.
• Ichneumon, the, 70, 202, 315, 316.
• Ichthyo Centaurus, the, 212.
• Ierom, Saint, 59.
• Illyrii, a tribe having fascination in their eyes, 12.
• Incubi, 60.
• India, Wonders of, 13.
• Isodorus, 100.
• Isogonus of Nicæa, 10, 11, 12, 15.
• Istar, 80.

• J.
• James IV. and VI. of Scotland, 88.
• Jeduah, the. See Lamb Tree.
• Jerff. See Gulo.
• Jocasta, 65.
• Jochanan, Rabbi, 166.
• Johnöen, Lars, 273.
• Jovius, Paulus, 237.
• Juba, 21.
• Jugurtha, 86.

• K.
• Khumbaba, 79.
• Kingfisher. See Halcyon.
• Kite, the, 69.
• Kjökkenmöddings, 41, 42, 43, 44.
• Kraken, the, 244, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 292.

• L.
• Lacus insanus, 23.
• Laius, 65.
• Lake dwellings, 39, 40, 41.
• La Madelaine, Palæolithic remains at, 39.
• Lamb tree, the, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170.
• Lambri, Kingdom of, 5.
• Lambton Worme, the. See Dragons.
• Lamia, the, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78.
• Lane, Mr., 218.
• Langa, the, 225.
• Lapithæ, 80.
• Lapwing, the, 196, 197.
• Lee, Henry, 165, 292.
• Leech, the, 329, 330.
• Lemnius, Levinus, 320.
• Lenormant, M., 208.
• Leone, Giovanni, 198, 201.
• Leonine Monster, a, 227.
• Leontophonus, the, 158.
• Leontopithecus, the, 55.
• Leopard, the, 138.
• Leucrocotta, the (see also Manticora), 159, 160.
• Leviathan, 218.
• Licetus, 173, 179.
• Licosthenes, 81, 146, 180.
• Lilith. See Lamia.
• Linton Worme, the. See Dragons.
• Lion, the, 71, 88, 156, 157, 158, 159.
• Livingstone, Dr., 31.
• Livy, 9.
• Lizards, flying, 302.
• Lotophagi, Cattle of, 160.
• Loup-garou. See Were Wolf.
• Lucanus, 322.
• Lucretius, 157.
• Lycanthropy. See Were Wolf.
• Lycaon. See Were Wolf.
• Lynx, the, 129, 159.

• M.
• Machlyæ, the tribe of, are androgynous, 11.
• Maclean, Rev. —, 271.
• Macrobii, people who live four hundred years, 15, 16.
• M‘Quhæ, Capt., 274, 275, 276.
• Magalhaen, 190.
• Magnus, Olaus, 29, 33, 104, 108, 127, 141, 176, 182, 187, 188, 194, 214, 219, 221, 223, 227, 231, 232, 233, 236, 237, 241, 244, 245, 251, 255, 256, 260, 262, 264, 266, 269, 285, 293, 329, 332.
• Manatee, 213.
• Mandeville, Sir John, 17, 21, 25, 28, 37, 169, 175, 181, 202, 249, 312, 318.
• Mandi, who live on locusts, 16.
• Mandragora, 112.
• Man-fish, 212, 213, 231.
• Mani. See Sponges.
• Manilius, Senator, 184.
• Manticora, the, 71, 72, 73, 74, 159.
• Maphoon, a hairy woman, 49, 50.
• Mappa Mundi, 7, 17.
• Marcellinus, 134.
• Marcellus, 131, 133, 134, 140, 144, 174.
• Marco Polo, 5, 28, 100, 182, 249, 324, 325.
• Maricomorion, the. See Manticora.
• Marion, the. See Manticora.
• Marius, 86.
• Marsi, the tribe of, 11.
• Martlet, the, 189, 190.
• Mechovita, 102, 237.
• Megasthenes, 14, 15, 16.
• Meir, Rabbi, 167.
• Men, tailed, 4, 5, 17;
  • one-eyed, 8, 18;
  • with legs reversed, 9;
  • with sea-green eyes, 10, 15;
  • with white hair, 10, 14, 16;
  • eat every other day, 10;
  • those whose touch cures the sting of serpents, 10;
  • saliva cures ditto, 10;
  • testing the fidelity of wives by means of serpents, 11;
  • possessing both sexes, 11;
  • families of enchanters, 11;
  • with the power of fascination in their eyes, 12;
  • with two pupils in each eye, 12;
  • whose bodies will not sink in water, 12;
  • whose perspiration causes consumption, 12;
  • the glance of women with double pupils in their eyes is noxious, 12;
  • Indians never expectorate, and are subject to no pains, 13;
  • Men eight feet high, 13, 16;
  • with feet turned backwards, and eight toes, 14;
  • with heads of dogs, 14;
  • Women only pregnant once in their lives, 14, 16;
  • Men with one leg, 14, 20;
  • whose feet shade them from the sun, 14, 20;
  • without necks, and eyes in their shoulders, 14, 19;
  • large and small feet, 15;
  • with holes in their faces instead of nostrils, and flexible feet, 15;
  • with no mouths, who subsist by smell, 15;
  • who live 400 years, 15;
  • living on vipers, 16;
  • with no shadow, 16;
  • live to 130 years and never seem to get old, 16;
  • who live 200 years, 16;
  • do not live over 40 years, 16;
  • who live on locusts, 16;
  • Women bear children at seven years of age, 16;
  • Women conceive at five years of age and die in their eighth year, 17;
  • Men with ears which cover their bodies, 17;
  • twelve feet high, 17;
  • live on baboon’s milk, 17;
  • green and yellow, 18;
  • Men eating each other, 18;
  • without eyes or nose, 19;
  • with mouths in their shoulders, 19;
  • cover their faces with their lips, 19;
  • Dwarfs with no mouth, 19;
  • with ears to their shoulders, 19;
  • with horses’ feet, 19;
  • go on all fours, 19;
  • go on their knees, 19;
  • live by the smell of wild apples, 19;
  • covered with feathers, 20;
  • Elephant-headed men, 20;
  • feed on serpents and lizards, 21;
  • Amazons, 23, 24, 25, 26;
  • Pygmies, 26;
  • their height, 28;
  • Early men, 38;
  • their skulls, 38;
  • the Stone Age, 38;
  • Bronze and Iron Ages, 39;
  • Palæolithic remains in caves, 39;
  • the Lake men, 39;
  • early mention of them, 39;
  • their food, 41;
  • Kitchen middens, 41;
  • their wide range, 41;
  • Shell-fish middens in Tierra del Fuego, 42, 43;
  • Danish middens, 44;
  • Wild men, 41;
  • Ancient Britons, 46, 47;
  • Hairy men, 47, 49, 50, 51;
  • Julia Pastrana, 47;
  • Puella pilosa of Aldrovandus, 47, 48;
  • Hairy people at Ava, 49, 50;
  • the Aïnos of Japan, 50, 51;
  • Moon Woman, 180.
• Menippus, 74, 75, 76, 152.
• Menismini, who live on baboon’s milk, 17.
• Mentor, 158.
• Mercuriall, 320.
• Mermen and Mermaids, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214.
• Meryx, the, 253.
• Midas, 58.
• Milo, Titus Annius, 251.
• Milroy, General, 30.
• Milton, 8, 218.
• Mimick Dog, the, 150, 151.
• Mirage, 17.
• Moa, the, 181, 183.
• Mole, the, 68.
• Monboddo, Lord, 5.
• Monk-fish, the, 228, 229.
• Monoceros. See Unicorn, also Narwhal.
• Monocoli, people having but one leg, 14.
• Monster, a, 173.
• Moon Woman, 180.
• Mormolicæ. See Lamia.
• Morse, the. See Walrus.
• Moses Chusensis, 166.
• Mucianus, 253.
• Müenster, Sebastian, 177.
• Murex, the, 253, 254.
• Musculus, the, 226.
• Myrepsus, 132, 134.

• N.
• Narwhal, the, 244, 245.
• Nasomenes, the tribe of, 11.
• Nebuchadnezzar, 78.
• Nemæan Lion, 64.
• Nereids, 210.
• Niam Niams, 5.
• Nicander, 302.
• Nisus, the, 70.
• Nymphæ, a name for Satyrs, 57.
• Nymphodorus, 11.

• O.
• Oannes, or Hea, 206, 207, 208, 209.
• Obadja, Rabbi, 167.
• Octopus. See Kraken.
• Odoricus, Friar, 170, 175.
• Œdipus, 64, 65.
• Olaus Magnus. See Magnus, O.
• Onisecritus, 16.
• Onocentaur, the, 56, 83.
• Ophiogenes, 10.
• Oppianus, 99, 119.
• Orca, the, 239, 240, 241.
• Osborne, the Royal Yacht, 276, 277.
• Ostridge or Estridge, 148, 197, 198.
• Ouran Outan, the, 51, 52.
• Ourani Outanis, 4.
• Ovid, 140.
• Owl, the, 70.
• Oxen and Wolves, 137, 138.

• P.
• Pan, the, a satyr, 55, 57.
• Pan, the Sea, 212.
• Pandore, live two hundred years, 16.
• Panther, the, 162.
• Paradise, Birds of, 190, 191.
• Parkinson, John, 168.
• Pastrana, Julia, a hairy woman, 47.
• Pausanias, 65.
• Pelican, the, 200, 201.
• Pegasus, the, 159.
• Pergannes, 16.
• Peter, the wild boy, 45.
• Peter Martyr, 4.
• Petronius, 140.
• Phalangium, the, 68, 70, 161.
• Pharnaces, a tribe whose perspiration causes consumption, 12.
• Philostratus, 58.
• Phœnix, the, 183, 184, 185, 186.
• Pholus, the Centaur, 80.
• Phylarcus, 12.
• Physeter, the, 215, 216, 217.
• Pierius, 302.
• Pitan, a tribe living on the smell of wild apples, 19.
• Pithocaris, 139.
• Plato, 194.
• Plesiosaurus, the, 300, 301.
• Pliny, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 53, 57, 67, 72, 81, 86, 87, 88, 105, 124, 127, 131, 133, 140, 148, 158, 161, 183, 193, 198, 199, 204, 210, 239, 242, 251, 253, 256, 264, 267, 285, 286, 287, 288, 306, 313, 318, 324, 327, 329, 330, 332.
• Plutarch, 151, 281.
• Polydamna, 286.
• Polypus, the. See Kraken.
• Poæius, Paulus, 95.
• Pomponius, Mela, 140.
• Pontoppidan, Erik, 261, 270.
• Ponzettus, 154.
• Pope, Alex., 26.
• Postdenius, 282.
• Prister, the, 215, 220.
• Psylli, a race whose saliva cures the sting of serpents, 10.
• Pterodactyl, the, 302.
• Ptolemy, 5.
• Ptolemy, King, 151.
• Purchas, his Pilgrimage, 29, 177.
• Pygmies. See Dwarfs.
• Pygmæogeranomachia, a poem on the battle between the Pygmies and the Cranes, 26.
• Pyrallis, the, 70. See also Salamander.
• Pyrausta. See Salamander.
• Pyrrhus, King, His right great toe cured diseases of the spleen, 13.

• R.
• Rabbit, the, 68.
• Rasis, 156.
• Raven, the, 69, 70, 163.
• Ravenna, Monster at, 173, 174.
• Ravisius, Textor, 180.
• Ray, the, 255.
• Rayn, the, 197.
• Regnerus, 294, 295.
• Reineke Fuchs, 126.
• Remora, the, 253, 254.
• Rhinoceros, 89, 97, 98, 99, 100.
• Robinson, Phil, 129.
• Rodocanakis, 188, 189.
• Rondeletius, 227.
• Rosmarus, the. See Walrus.
• Rossamaka, the. See Gulo.
• Ruc, Rukh, or Rok. See Griffin.

• S.
• Sahab, the, 247.
• St. John, Mr., 5.
• Salamander, 323, 324, 325, 326.
• Salusbury, John, 300.
• Sargon, 209, 268.
• Satyr, the, 14.
• Satyr, the classical, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.
• Satyrs, 55, 56, 61, 62.
• Saw Fish, the, 239.
• Saxo, 33, 34, 177.
• Scaliger, 131, 317, 321.
• Scarus, the, 253.
• Schilt-bergerus, 284.
• Sciapodæ, men whose feet shade them from the sun, 14.
• Scirti, a name for Satyrs, 57.
• Scorpion, the, 69, 330, 331, 332.
• Scott, Sir Walter, 270, 271.
• Scyritæ, a tribe in India with holes in their faces instead of nostrils, and flexible feet, 15.
• Sea Animals, various, 231.
• Sea Calves, 116, 232, 233.
• Sea-Cow, the, 232.
• Sea Demon, 212.
• Sea Dragon, the, 256.
• Sea Hare, 132, 234.
• Sea-Horse, the, 233, 234.
• Seamew, the, 70.
• Sea-Mouse, the, 234.
• Sea-Nettle, the, 259, 260.
• Sea-Pig, the, 235.
• Sea Rhinoceros, the. See Narwhal.
• Sea Satyr, 212.
• Sea Serpent, the, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277.
• Sea Unicorn, the. See Narwhal.
• Seal, the. See Sea Calves.
• Segonius, 321.
• Seneca, 313.
• Sennacherib, 209.
• Seræ, who live four hundred years, 15.
• Serpeda de Aqua, 291.
• Serpents, bite of, cured by men’s saliva, 10;
  • ditto by odour of men, 11;
  • test of fidelity of wives, 11;
  • destroy strangers, 69;
  • war with Weasels and Swine, 70;
  • killed by Spiders, 71;
  • and Cats, 154, 155, 156;
  • and Mice, 156;
  • and Lions, 156;
  • cure for bite of, 161;
  • take medicine, 162;
  • the Indian, a kind of whale, 226, 227;
  • and Crabs, 267, 268;
  • charming them, 278, 279;
  • their loves, 280, 281;
  • talking, 281;
  • size, 281, 282;
  • their coldness, 283, 284;
  • pugnacity, 284, 285;
  • their antipathies, 285, 286, 287;
  • as medicine, 288, 289.
• Servius, 171.
• Sextus, 134, 138.
• Shrew mouse, the, 68, 70.
• Shu-Maon, a hairy man, 49.
• Sicinnis, Sicinnistæ, a name for Satyrs, 57.
• Sidetes, 140.
• Sileni, a name for Satyrs, 56, 57.
• Simeon, Rabbi, 166, 167, 168.
• Simia Satyrus, the, 52, 53, 54, 56.
• Simiinæ, the, 51.
• Simocatus, 286.
• Sindbad the Sailor, 218.
• Siren, the, 172, 173.
• Sluper, John, 7, 45, 65, 229.
• Snow Birds, 191, 192, 193.
• Solinus, 58, 313.
• Solyman, Sultan, 96.
• Somerville, Sir John, 298, 299, 300.
• Sow, 135, 136.
• Spenser, 88, 158, 312.
• Spermaceti Whale, the, 222.
• Sphyngium, the, 53.
• Sphynx or Sphynga, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 159.
• Spider, the, 69, 70, 71.
• Sponges, 260, 261.
• Spratt, 171.
• Stag, the, 68, 69, 163.
• Stanley, H. M., 31, 32.
• Starchaterus Thavestus, a giant, 33, 34, 35.
• Steingo, a name for a Gorgon, 85.
• Stheno, 85.
• Sting-ray, the, 256, 257.
• Stork, the, 162, 200, 201.
• Stow, John, 231.
• Strabo, 314.
• Struthpodes, a tribe with small feet, 15.
• Stumpsius, 308.
• Su, the, 163, 164, 165.
• Suidas, 65, 146.
• Swallow, the, 161, 186, 187, 188, 189.
• Swamfisck, the, 245, 246, 247.
• Swan, the, 69, 193, 194.
• Swine, 70, 148, 156.
• Swordfish, the, 238, 239.
• Sylla, 58.
• Syrbotæ, men twelve feet high, 17.

• T.
• Tantalus apples, 75.
• Tauron, 15.
• Tavernier, 191.
• Tennent, Sir J. E., 213.
• Teüfelwal, the. See Trol Whale.
• Thenestus, 163.
• Theophrastus, 106, 118, 119.
• Thibii, a tribe having two pupils to each eye, 12.
• Thos, the, 71.
• Thresher-Whale, the. See Orca.
• Tiles, shower of baked, 251.
• Toad, the, 326, 327, 328.
• Topazos, a beautiful stone, 21, 22.
• Topsell, Edward, 53, 55, 66, 74, 83, 91, 92, 94, 97, 99, 104, 127, 131, 145, 146, 154, 163, 270, 278, 282, 288, 289, 291, 302, 306, 308, 312, 313, 317, 325, 326, 327, 331.
• Tortoise, the, 161.
• Traconyt, a beautiful stone, 21.
• Tragi. See Sponges.
• Tranquillus, 147.
• Trebius, the, 252.
• Trebius Niger, 254, 264, 266.
• Triballi, a tribe having the power of fascination with their eyes, 12.
• Triorchis, the, a hawk, 70.
• Trispithami, a race three spans high, 27.
• Trithemius, 144.
• Tritons, 65, 210.
• Trochilus, the, 70, 201, 202.
• Troglodytæ, dwellers in caves, 14;
  • their swiftness, 17;
  • their remains, 20;
  • feed on serpents and lizards, 21;
  • their commerce, 22.
• Trol Whale, the, 217.
• Trygon, the. See Sting-ray.
• Turtles, horned, 23.
• Turtle-dove, the, 70.
• Tytiri, a name for Satyrs, 56.
• Tzetzes, 93.

• U.
• Unicorn, the, 74, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97. See also Rhinoceros.
• Urchin, the, 128.

• V.
• Valentyn, 213.
• Varinus, 64.
• Varro, 10.
• Versipellis. See Were Wolves.
• Vespasian, 151.
• Vielfras, the. See Gulo.
• Villanonanus, Arnoldus, 287.
• Vipers, flesh of, causing longevity, 16.
• Virgil, 140.
• Vishnu, 209.
• Volateran, 282.

• W.
• Wallace, A. R., 52.
• Walrus, the, 235, 236, 237, 238.
• Wantley, Dragon of. See Dragons.
• Wasp, the, 70.
• Weasel, the, 68, 70, 163.
• Webbe, Edward, 250.
• Webber, Romance of Natural History, 30.
• Were Wolves, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144.
• Whale, the, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227.
• Whale, the hairy, 226.
• Whaup, the. See Lapwing.
• Whirlpool, the, 215, 220.
• Williams, Edward, 189.
• Woodcock, the, 69.
• Wolf, the, 68, 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 148.
• Wolff, G. E., 31.
• Wolverine, the. See Gulo.
• Wood, E. J., book on Giants and Dwarfs, 29.
• Wood, W. Martin, 50.
• “Wormes.” See Dragons.

• X.
• Xenophon, 86.

• Y.
• Youle, Captain Henry, 49.

• Z.
• Zahn, Joannes, 4, 144, 165, 173, 248.
• Zaidu, 79.
• Zebra, 146, 147.
• Ziphius, the, 238, 239.
• Zoophytes, 259, 260.