Liverpool, 256;
‘London General Advertiser’ (1752), 285;
‘Modern Thought’, 18;
‘Nature’, 217, 249, 267, 329, 474, 536;
Weeklies, 417.
Nicander, his two-headed s., 190.
Nicholson, Dr. Ed., of Madras: ‘Indian Snakes’, 5;
ss. drinking, 89;
sea-ss., 235;
replacement of teeth, 344, 375;
four stages of development in, 349;
on the maternal refuge, 504;
the Russell’s v., 537;
important statistics, 541;
efficacy of tobacco, 542;
self-inflicted bites, 559.
Nicols, Arthur, Esq., F.G.S. (‘Zoological Notes’), on the tongue, 125;
rattle, 310;
instance of maternal refuge, 504.
Nicotine fatal to ss., 542, et seq.
Nightingale, Mr. W., a cure by alcohol, 551.
Nocturnal, most ss. are, 2, 56, 386, 503.
Noise, not ‘music’, 526, et seq.
Nomenclature, perplexing, 10, 43, 277, 396, et seq.;
why so, 413, 419, 421, et seq., 423 (see classification, vernaculars).
Norfolk, important evidence from, 491.
‘North -American Herpetology’, 86, 175, 301 (see Holbrooke).
Norway, sea-sers. frequent, 251.
Nostrils, ss. breathe through, 139, 143;
opposite the glottis, ib.;
higher in water ss., 223;
vertical in anaconda, 228;
and in sea-ss., 234;
double in the Crotalidæ (see ‘pit’).
‘Nova Animalium Mexicanum’, 590 (see Hernandez).
‘Novum Organum’ (Lord Bacon), 99.
Nubians use antitoxics, 525.
O
Obsolete teachings, 49, 99, 174, 191, 478, etc.
Ocquago, rattlesnake den, 289.
‘Odontography’, 32, 67, 408 (see Owen).
Œsophagus, 67;
gular teeth there, 69.
Ogmodon, grooved tooth, 347.
Ohio; Dr. Kirtland’s observations in, 57, 292, 393;
battues of s., 289;
evidence of the maternal refuge, 496.
Oil; abundant in ss., 165, 286;
of vs., a remedy for their bite, 522, 541.
Oldenlandia, 65.
Oligodon, few toothed, 347.
Ophidia; divisions of, 46, 51, et seq.;
groups of, 53;
all carnivorous, 56;
and oviparous, ib.;
prejudices regarding, 3, 97, 103, 189, et seq.;
well supplied with teeth, 344;
sub-orders of, 354;
complications in classification, 413.
Ophidion, 49;
Ophiodes, ib.
Ophiology;
meaning of, 47;
Ophis, the seeing, 48.
Oppel, herpetologist, 383.
‘Organization of the Animal Kingdom’ (see Jones).
‘Origin of Species’, 263, 311 (see Darwin).
‘Osborne’, the (Royal yacht), marine animal seen from, 252, 254, 261.
Oviparous, 56, 431, 433, 497 (see gestation, incubation, etc.).
Ovoviviparous, 431, et seq., 505;
exceptional cases, 434, et seq., 449, 462, 505.
Owen, Professor, F.R.S., etc., 22;
on the jaws, 32;
the Deirodon, 66, et seq.;
the tongue, 119;
the glottis, 131;
lung of ss. 142, et seq.;
chordæ vocales, 147;
prehensile tails, 180;
saltatory motion, 184;
exquisite organization of the spinal column, 196, 336;
ss. are acrobats, 198;
spine of py., 210;
ichthyic characters of the Lepidosiren, 244;
the sea-ser., 254;
the Bucephali, 408.
P
Paca, the, 229.
Pacific, sea-ss. in, 238.
Palate, armed with teeth, 30, 34, 343, 402;
illus., 355;
two jaws, 343.
Palmer, Dr. E., of the Smithsonian Institute, U.S., important evidence, 488.
boa from, 438.
Paradox, the, 263.
Paraguay, ss. washed down from, 232;
observations in, 488.
Pauline (the barque): sea-ser. testimony, 251, 256, et seq.
Pearson (Commander of Royal yacht Osborne): report of a gigantic marine animal, 255.
Pelagic serpents, 82, 235, 240 (see Cantor).
Penny Cyclopædia, 113.
Penny Magazine, 141.
Pepys quoted, 49.
Pernambuco, Xenodons from, 400.
Persia, ‘Travels in’ (Sir R. Ker Porter), 113.
Peru, ‘Travels in’, 419 (see Tschudi).
Phares, Dr. D. L., Science Convention on Snakes, 489.
Pharmacopœia, the homœopathic, 556.
Phené, Sun and Serpent Worship, 514.
Philosophical Transactions: first tropical s., 117;
Dr. Tyson on the larynx, 135;
two-headed s., 190;
a porcupine swallowed, 192;
Sir E. Home on progression, 208;
stimulating influence, 273;
anatomy of a rattlesnake, 275;
Vipera Caudisona, 276, et seq.;
Sir Hans Sloane’s experiments, 281;
early observations, 295;
a venerable cro., 302;
sloughing of reptiles, 331;
mobility of fangs, 370;
reserve fangs, 371;
succession of fangs, 373;
how they become fixed, 363;
brooding of eggs, 443.
Philosophical Society, 117.
Physicians, ‘knowing’ ones at Florence, 273.
‘Physionomie des Serpents’ (see Schlegel).
‘Pilgrimage’, the, of Purchas, 276.
Pipe -fish, the, 489.
‘Pit’, the, of cro.: first observed by Tyson, 277;
its use still undetermined, 381;
a plague to classifiers, 382, et seq.;
‘secreting follicles’ of Owen, 384;
‘fossettes lacrymales’ of Duméril, 385;
Bothrophidæ named from them, 383;
the Crotalidæ of modern ophiologists, 385.
Pitfield (Captain O. A.): shoals of ss. seen by, 231.
Plate, River, ss. washed down, 232;
vernaculars of, 423.
Platt, Mr., a Florentine enthusiast, 273.
Platypus, the, 263.
Poison, renewed, 351;
‘spouted’, ib.
Poisonous; tongue, 97, et seq.;
teeth (see fangs).
Pontoppidan: Bishop, sea-ser. history, 247, 251.
Porcupine; swallowed, 192;
H.M.S., 262.
Porter, Sir R. Ker, sensationalism, 112;
his travels, 113.
Portland, U.S., Convention on Snakes, 485, 506.
Portuguese: the, as colonists, 4, 354;
a friar of, on Brazil, 271;
name for snake, 354.
‘Prairie Farms’, 227 (see Gilmore).
Prehensile tails, 180, 202, 224;
of sea-ss., 233;
of anaconda and anguis fragilis, 472.
Prey, how caught, 27, 198, 203 (see Notes from the Z.G.);
shifted in the mouth, 29;
Prince of Wales in India, 87.
Pringle, Mr. E. H., sea-ss. on shore, 237;
a supposed sea-ser., 249.
Progression, 54, 213;
by the ribs, 208;
like swimming, 217, 430 (see movements, acrobats).
Psalms, the, 103.
Pseudo -fangs, 403, et seq.
Pseudoxia, or ‘Vulgar Errours’, 171, 191.
Psylli, the, 522.
Pterosauria, 44.
Puffing, 148, et seq.
Pulmonary bag, the, 142.
Putnam, F. W., of U.S., editor of the ‘American Naturalist’, 485;
secretary to the Am. Ass., 485;
on the maternal refuge, 486, et seq., 497.
Q
Queensland, species of ss. in, 540.
Questions yet undecided: the use of the rattle, 294;
the ‘pit’, doubles narines, or fosses lacrymales, 381;
‘sleeping’ of ss., 169;
origin of the maternal refuge, 505;
nature of gigantic marine animals, 267.
R
Raleigh, Sir W., 99.
‘Rambles and Scrambles’ (Sullivan), 419.
Rattells, Indian charms, 272.
speculations regarding, 308, 311, et seq.;
form and colour, 296, 299, et seq.;
Duméril’s conclusions, 313.
Redi: Osservazione intorno alle Vipere, 372;
knew of the mobility of fangs, ib.
Règne animal, Cuvier, 47.
‘Relations of the World’, by the Pilgrim Purchas, 270, 369.
of sea-ss., 235;
periodical (see hibernation).
Reptiles; how divided, 51;
definition of the name, 206.
‘Reptiles of British India’, by Dr. A. Günther, F.R.S., of the Br. M. (see Günther).
‘Reptiles, Natural History of’ (see Gosse).
‘Rerum Naturalium Thesauri’ (Seba), 278.
‘Rervm Natvralivm Braziliæ’ (Marcgravius), 397.
Respiration; sometimes partial, 144;
cessation of, 145;
weak, 146;
in sea-ss., 132 (see glottis, hibernation, etc.).
Ribs; action of, 207;
number of, 213;
expansion of, 36, 39 (see emotions, feeding, etc.);
‘Ricerche fisiche sopra il veleno della Vipere’ (by Felix Fontana, 1761), 368.
Richards, Dr. Vincent, experiments in artificial respiration, 552.
Rocky Mountains, cañons haunts of ss., 162.
Roget, P. M., quotes Hellmann, 120;
perception of touch in ss., 195;
the spinal column, 210.
‘Romance of Natural History’ (Gosse), 248.
R.C.S., Museum of, 24, 68, 408, 415.
Royal Family, the, 20.
Royal herpetologists, ib.
Ruskin, Prof., lecture on ss., 41;
classical names of, 48;
Russell, Lord Arthur, a herpetologist, 20;
a friend of the Ophidia, ib.
Ruthven, S. S., Esq., of U.S., a large brood of ss., 497.
S
‘S.’ Captain, bitten by a sea-s., 241.
Saades and Samp Wallahs, the, 515, 522.
Salamanders, 164.
Saleratus an Am. remedy, 553.
Saliva, abundant, 35, 109, 112, 352.
Salivary apparatus: of ss. complicated, 35, 109, 350, et seq.;
an aid to digestion, 352.
Salivation of prey, 36, 110.
Saltatory actions of ss., 184, 186, 448.
Santos, pelamis bicolor there, 238.
Sao Gabrielle, observations by Wallace, 421.
Sauria, the, 51;
Saurophidians, 44.
Scales; illus. of, 46, 176, 193, 234, 240, 316, et seq.;
size of, 337;
head shields, 316;
ventral, 176, 213 (see epidermis).
‘Schlangen und Schlangen Feind’ (H. O. Lenz), 81.
Schlegel, Herman: his work, 3;
salivary glands, 35;
an authority, 90;
doubts snakes drinking, 77;
power of tail, 182;
vertebræ, 209;
fangs, 362;
involution of, 356;
action of, 363;
translation of his works, 3, 209.
Schliemann, Dr., vegetable antidotes, 524.
Schneck, Dr. J., of U.S., on Heterodon, 412.
Science Gossip, 490, et seq.
Science News, 411.
Sclater, P. Lutley, Esq., F.R.S., Sec. to the Z. Soc., Lond.: the carinate birds, 320;
a communication to, 404;
the brood of boas, 516.
Scorpione, the, 590.
Scutæ, overlapping, 194 (see scales, epidermis).
Sea -ss., 233, et seq. (see Pelagic).
Sea -sers. hard to identify, 248, et seq.;
gigantic marine forms seen, 251;
most frequent in the North Atlantic, 252;
probable hibernation of, 253;
not necessarily ‘monsters’, 254;
official reports of, 255, et seq.;
Mr. Bartlett on, 261;
speculations, 264, et seq.;
existence still doubtful, 267.
Searle, Mr. E. W., on the brood of young boas, 439.
Seba, a crowing s., 154;
on the anaconda, 228, et seq.;
vernaculars of the rattlesnake, 278.
Seh, Fetish god, 514.
Sensations, complex, 121;
Septic, a, s. venom is, 552.
Serpent: of Cuvier, 47;
‘sting’ of, 49;
Lord Bacon on, ib.;
the name defined, 206;
myths of, 514;
symbol, ib.
‘Serpentes’, of Topsell, 43, 101;
of Purchas, 369.
Serpentine movements, 195.
‘Serpentum Braziliensis’ (Wagler), 383, 427.
Shakspeare, his popularity, 97;