NADAULT, Madame, the association of ideas shown by her parrot,269Napier, Commander, on pigeon making a horse shake oats from nose-bag,317Napier, Lady, recollection in parrot,269,270;emulation in parrot,276,277Nest,seeNidificationNewall, R. S., on wasp dividing caterpillar to facilitate carriage,195,196Newbury, on absence of beaver dams in California,370,371Newton, Professor A., on instincts of cuckoo,306-9Nichols, W. W., on intelligence of pigeons,317Nicols, A., on reasoning power of a retriever,464,465Nicrophorus,228Nidification,of crustacean,232,233;of fish,242-5;of birds,291-301;petrels and puffins,291,292;auks, curlew, goatsucker, ostrich, gulls, sandpipers, plovers, kingfisher, Chinese swallow, house-martin,292;tomtit, woodpecker, starling, weaver,293;baya, talegallus,294;grosbeak,295,296;swan,296-8;Wallace's theories concerning,298,299;variability of,299-301;of harvesting mice,365Nightingales, removing nest,289Niphon, Professor, on intelligence of a mule,333,334Noctua Ewingii,238Noctura verbasci,236North, the Rev. W., on intelligence of mice,361,362Nottebohm, Herr, on ants stocking trees with aphides,63OBSTETRIC-FISH,246;toad,254Octopus, intelligence of,29,30Œcypoda ippeus,231Oldham, A., on jealousy in dog,442,443Orang-outang, removing dead companions,472;sense of humour in,476;drawing chair to stand upon to reach high places,481Orthotomus,293Ostrich, conjugal affection of,270;nidification,292Otter,346Oyster, intelligence of,25PALLAS, on provident habits of Lagomys,365Parrot, memory of,267-9;recollection,269,270;talking, &c.,267-70;sympathy,275,276;exultation on baffling imitative powers of master,277;vindictiveness,277;fondness of music,282;difficult to deceive by mirrors,310,311Parry, Captain, on instincts of wild swan,297Partridge, removing eggs,289Peach, C. W., on dog recognising portrait,453,454Peal, G. E., on elephants removing leeches and fanning away flies,409,410Pearson, Colonel, the reasoning power of his dog,466,467Peeweet,seeLapwing.Pelicans, sympathy of for wounded companions,275;frigate,284;combined action of in fishing,319Penky, the Rev. Mr., on reasoning power of a dog,466,467Pennant, on navigating habits of Iceland mice,364Pennent,on domestication of toad,255;on fascination by rattle-snake,263Perca scandens,248,249Perception,9Perch, climbing,248,249Percival, Dr., on cock killing hen when she hatched out eggs of partridge,278Petrels, nidification of,291,292Phillips, J., his portrait-painting recognised by a dog,454Picton, Mrs. E., on sensitiveness of a terrier,440,441Pieris rapæ,236Pigeon, memory of,266;conjugal affection and fidelity,270,271;fondness for a particular air of music,282;intelligence in avoiding turtles,317;in making horse shake oats from nose-bag,317Pigs,339-41Pike, affection of male for female,246Pilot-fish,251,252Pinnipeds, breeding habits of,342,346Pipe-fish,246Piracy, instinct of, in birds,283,284,301-7Pisces,seeFishPlay,of ants,87,89;of fish,242;of birds,279;of porpoise,327,328;of dogs,445;of monkeys,476,477Pliny, on ants burying their dead,91;sexual affection of snakes,256;on intelligence of elephant,386;on memory of elephant,387Ploceus textor,293Plover,seeLapwing;nidification of,292Plutarch, on intelligence of elephant,386Podocerus capillatus,232Polar bear,352,353Polecat, curious instinct of,347Polistes carnifex, taking precise bearings to remember locality,150,151Polistes Gallica, tamed by Sir John Lubbock,153;robber,169Pollock, F., on perfection of webs built by young spiders,217Pollock, W., on association of ideas in parrot,269Polydectes cupulifer,233Pope, on instinct and reason,15Porpoise, intelligence of,327,328Portraits, recognised by birds,311;by dogs,453-7Pouchet, on improvement in nidification of swallows,300,301Powelsen, on navigating habits of Iceland mice,364Prairie dog,366Pride,of birds,279;of horse,330;of ruminants,334;of dog,439-42Prinia,293Protozoa, movements of,18;apparent intelligence of,19-21Provident instincts,of ants,97-110;of bees,160-162;of a bird,285;of rodents,353,354, and365,366;of beaver,368-70Puffins, nidification of,291,292Pugnacity,of ants,45;of bees,165-70;of spiders,204-5;of fish,242;of seal,341-6;of rabbits,355;of rat-hare,365,366;of canine animals,426Python, tame, affection of, &c.,256and260-2QUARTERLY REVIEW, on intelligence of rats,360,361Quatrefages, on termites,198RABBIT,354-7Rabigot, on fondness of spiders for music,206Rae, Dr. John, on intelligence of horse,331;of wolverine,348;of wolves and foxes,429,430;of dog,465,466Rae, on dog ringing bell,423Ransom, Dr., on sticklebacks,245Rarey, his method of taming horses,328,329Rats,360-3Rattlesnake, alleged fascination by,263Ravens, breaking shells by dropping them on stones,283Razor-fish, intelligence of,25Reason, definition of, and distinguished from instinct,13-17;exhibitions of, by various animals,seeunder sections headed 'general intelligence'Réaumur, on intelligence of ants,128;sympathy of bees,156;carpenter-bee,179;encasing snail with propolis,190;conveying carrion out of hive,191;experiments on instincts of caterpillars,237;on larvæ chasing aphides,240Reclain, Professor C., on spider descending to violin-player,205,206Recognition of persons,by bees,188;by snakes and tortoises,259-61;of places, by mollusca,27-9;by ants,33et seq.;by bees,144et seq.;of offspring, by earwig,229;of portraits,seeBirdsandDogs;of other members of a hive by ants and bees,seeAnts and BeesReeks, H., on collective instinct of wolves,436Reflex action,2-4Reid, Dr., on mathematical principles observed by bees in constructing their cells,171Rengger, on maternal care and grief of a cebus,472;monkeys displaying intelligent observation,479;using levers,481Reproach, shown by gestures of monkeys 475-478Reptiles,255-265;emotions of,255,256, and260-2;incubating eggs, sexual and parental affection of,256;general intelligence of,256-263;fascination by,263,264;charming of,264,265Reyne, his observations on snake-charming,264,265Rhizopoda, apparent intelligence of,19-21Richards, Captain, on pilot-fish,252Richardson, Mrs. A. S. H.,on elephant concealing theft,410;on dog finding its way home by train,468,469Ridicule, dislike of, by dogs and monkeys,seeLudicrousRisso, M., on habits of pipe-fish,246Robertson, Professor G. Croora, on behaviour of an ape with a mirror,478,479Robin, intelligence of,314Rodents,353Rodwell, on intelligence of rats,360-2Rogue-elephants,seeElephantRomanes, Miss C.,on dog recognising portrait,455,456;on intelligence of cebus,484-95Romanes, G. J., on movements of rotifer,18,19;of medusæ,22;of echinodermata,23;emotions of stickleback,246,247;piracy of terns and gulls,283-4;mode of challenge practised by gulls,291;birds deceived by mirrors,311;grouse learning to avoid telegraph wires,313;intelligence of horse,330;intelligence of ferrets,347;instincts of rabbits,354;intelligence of rabbits,354,355;rabbits fighting rats,355;drawing dead companions out of holes,356,357;intelligence of hare,357;hares and rabbits allowing themselves to be caught by weasels,359;rats using their tails for feeding purposes,363;cat opening thumb-latch,420,421;collective instinct of jackals,434,435;of dogs,435;duration of memory in dog,438;pride and sensitiveness in dog,439,440;intolerance of dog towards pain,441;emulation and jealousy in dog,442;deceitfulness and dislike of ridicule in dog,444;sense of ludicrous in dog,444,445;dogs communicating ideas,445,446;dogs slipping into their collars to conceal their sheep-killing, &c.,435and450,451;dog recognising portrait,456,457;reasoning of dog,457,458;caution of a dog in killing snakes,460;sympathy of an Arabian baboon,474;sense of ludicrous and dislike of ridicule in monkey,476;intelligence ofCebus fatuellus,484-98Rooks, sympathy of, for wounded companions,273,274;concerted action of, in obtaining food from dogs,319,320;from pheasants,321;nesting habits and punishment of culprits,322-5Rotifera, movements of,18Ruminants,334Russell, Lord Arthur, witnessing tameness of snakes,261
NADAULT, Madame, the association of ideas shown by her parrot,269
OBSTETRIC-FISH,246;toad,254
PALLAS, on provident habits of Lagomys,365
QUARTERLY REVIEW, on intelligence of rats,360,361
RABBIT,354-7