In Nature's Realm (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1900 Excerpt: ... INDEX Acrides, specific variations of, 69. Acris crepitans, 68. Acris gryllus, 68. Age and youth, "11, 112. Age, Ice, 38, 256, 260. Age, influence of, on powers of observation, 111. Ages, Dark, 36. Age too exacting, 11o. Algae, 66, 213. Almanacs, 79, 103. Ambitious birds and men, 104. America, South, 254. Anacharis, 67. Animal activities, how far indica-tive of weather-changes, 96, 203, 279. Animal intelligence, 60, 251. Animal life, effect of cold on, 35-Animal life in meadows, 90, 92, 93. 97. '-Animal life in winter, 238, 241, 242. Animal life, our ignorance of, 43-Animals, aestivation of, 272. Animals, aquatic, 70, 71, 74. Animals, locally extinct, remains of, 179. Animals, snow-bound, 235. AUTUMN Antidote for malaria, 125. April, 21, 97, 102, 103, 151, '52, 'S3. 3-Aquaria, advantages of, 140. Aquatic animals, 70, 71, 74. Aquatic birds, 135. Aquatic flora, 67, 213. Aquatic life, 129, 130, 133, 134, 138, 139, 213, 222. Aquatic life, our ignorance of, 223. Aquatic snakes, 215. Aquatic spiders, 135. Archaeologist, the, 11o, 126. Architecture, church, and Na-ture's sanctuary, 41. Arrow-head, 213. Art, the potters', 123. See Pot-tery, Indian. Ash, 116. Ash, as forest-tree, 178. Astronomers, evolution and, 228. Atmospheric conditions before rain, 191. Audience of one, an, 90, 92, 94. August, 83, 153, 173, "85, 186, 264. August, the lazy month, 183. August, weeds in, 184. Autumn, 20, 79, 83, 154, 162, 170, 190, 203,212, 232, 261, 285. Autumn, commencement of, 241. Autumn, snow in, 234. AVERAGE MAN Average man, the, a happy me-dium, 166. Azalea, 212. B Bald eagle, 220. Baltimore oriole, 116, 173. Baltimore oriole, nesting-habits of, 117. Bank-swallows, nesting-habits of, 53-Barn-swallows, 136. Bass, see Black-bass. Bat, squeaking of, 100. Bat, winter habits of, ...