Such being the object of the editor in arranging this work, he leaves it to a liberal and enlightened public to appreciate his labours, and by their patronage give circulation to what he conceives may be beneficial in forming the mind to piety and just views of things.

CHELSEA, October, 1820.

Animals, their construction and properties, -

diversity of bulk, taste and habit of,

prodigious numbers of,

instincts of,

187

38

40

ib.

47

Atmospheric phenomena, meteors, &c. uses of,

Beavers, their wonderful foresight, &c.
Birds, their structure, appetites, &c.
----- amazing strength of their wings,

170

172

178

52

63

65

Birds, admirable structure of their nests,
peculiarities as to food, make, &c,

migration of,

various situations of their nests,

67

69

71, 265

72

Corn, construction and vegetation of,

Crustaceous tribe, instinctive sagacity of,

Design of this work,

256

131

4

Dew, nature of, and benefits derived from,

247

how they contribute to the comforts of man, 155

Fixed stars, their beauty and number,

why so called,

209

212

35

purposes for which they were designed,

Fogs, Mists, Clouds, and Rain, salutary effects of, 181

Fruit, reflections on,

260

Frost and Snow, uses of, in the economy of nature, 182

Herrings, Cod fish, Mackerel &c. prolific powers of, 146

their immense numbers,

observations on the natural history of,

Insects, most numerous of nature's productions,

beauty and symmetry of some,

155

261

81

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Insects, peculiarities in this order of beings,

their strength and agility,

their wonderful transformations,

their surprising instinct,

their uses,

Instincts of the Monkey, the Cat, and the Hare,

the Lion, Bear, Porcupine, Horse &c.

Iron, its usefulness and importance,

Jewels and Gems,

Kraken, its immense size,

84
87.

ib.

89

90

52

53

8

10

141

Loadstone, its importance,

118

127

133

Lobster, justly styled wondrous,

young, its instinctive habits,