Sclavia verticillata, 486
Scleria sp., 486

Sclerochroa rigida, 497

+Sclerostomum armatum, 354; †S. equi-

num, 354; †S. hypostomum, 354;
†S. tetracanthum, 354

+Scolypopa australis, 328

Scorpion, Australian, 344, 546
Scotch burn trout, 221

Scrophularia aquatica, 455
Scrub turkey, 107

Seal fishery of New Zealand, 16
Sea-rocket, 377; trout, 207

+Sedum acre, 410

Selaginella denticulata, 501; ‡S. Kraus-
siana, 563

+Selandria cerasi, 270

Self-heal, 461
+Semiotellus nigripes, 271

Senebiera Coronopus, 376; S. didyma,
376; S. pinnatifida, 376
Senecio aquaticus, 434; †S. erucifolius,
434; S. jacobæa, 433, 553; IS.
mikanioides, 434; S. sylvaticus,
433; S. vulgaris, 433; species
attacked by †Nyctemera annulata,
512

Sequoia sempervirens, 477
+Serinus canarius, 176

+Sesia tipuliformis, 301

Setaria glauca, 488; †S. imberbis, 488;
IS. italica, 488; S. verticillata,
488; S. viridis, 488

micranthum, 480; †S. striatum, 479
+Sitones lineatus, 298

+Sitotroga cerealella, 310

Skillock, 375

Skylark, 140; migratory races of, 537
Sloe, 405

Slug, 260; worm, 270
Smelt, native, 187, 508
+Smyrnium aluco, 140
Snail, 260

Sock-eye salmon, 241

Solanum auriculatum, 448; ‡S. indicum,
452; S. marginatum, 448; S.
mammosum, 452; S. sodomæum,
448; S. tuberosum, 448; ‡S. virgi-
тапит, 452

Soliva anthemifolia, 431; S. ptero-
sperma, 431; S. sessilis, 431
Sonchus arvensis, 438; S. asper, 438;
IS. littoralis, 438; S. oleraceus, 438
Sorrel, 468
Sowthistle, 438

Sparrow, chestnut, 163; diamond, 163;
hedge, 148; house, 164; Java, 163;
mountain, 170; nutmeg, 163; reed,
175; Rockhampton, 163; tree, 170
Sparrow, albinism and change of colour
in, 513,514; legislation against, 547;
direction of spread, 565
Spear-wort, lesser, 365
Specularia hybrida, 439

Spergula arvensis, 383; S. pentandra,
383

Spergularia rubra, 383; †S. media, 383
+Sphenæacus punctatus, 507

+Sphinx convolvuli, 301; †S. ligustri, 301
Spider, house, 314; red, 349; wort, 418
Spiraea Lindleyana, 562

Sprats, movement up coast, 538

Spruce aphis, 561

Spurge, caper, 472; sun, 472
Spurrey, 385

Spur-valerian, 419

+Squatarola helvetica, 131, 537
Squirrels, American, 75
St John's wort, 384, 554
Stable-fly, 320, 322

Stachys annua, 462; S. arvensis, 462;
IS. germanica, 462; †S. palustre,
462

Starling, 154, 537; Californian, 164;
red-winged, 164

+Steganopleura guttata, 163

Stellaria graminea, 382; S. Holostea,
382; S. media, 382; ‡S. uliginosa,
382

Stem eelworm, 357
Stenotaphrum glabrum, 488
Stickleback, 253

+Stigmodera guglielmi, 295
Stinking May-weed, 430
Stink-weed, Californian, 443
Stipa verticillata, 489

Stitch-bird, 507

Stitchwort, 382

Stoat, 70; legislation against, 546
Stock, common, 369

+Stomoxys calcitrans, 322; †S. nigra, 323
Stonecrop, biting, 410

Stork's-bill, 388; musky, 388
Strawberry, 406; tree, 418
+Stringops habroptilus, 507
Stringy-bark, 410

Striped pea-weevil, 298
+Strix flammea, 138

Strongylus armatus, 354; †S. capillaris,
355; †S. cervicornis, 355; †S. con-
tortus, 355; †S. convolutus, 355; †S.
filicollis, 356; †S. gracilis, 355; †S.
micrurus, 355; †S. ovis-pulmonalis,
355; †S. paradoxus, 356; †S. pul-
monaris, 355; †S. rufescens, 355;
+S. strigosus, 356; †S. tetracanthus,
354

Stuartina melleri, 433
Sturdy, 352

+Sturnella neglecta, 164
+Sturnula ludoviciana, 164
+Sturnus vulgaris, 154, 537
Stylidium graminifolium, 439
Sun-flower, 428; spurge, 472
+Sus scrofa, 33

Swallow, Australian, 2, 150
Swan, black, 106; white, 107
Swede turnip, 373

Sweet-briar, 408, 553; potato, 446;
vernal grass, 489; William, 380
+Sylvia atricapilla, 150, 536; †S. cinerea,
149

Symbiotic fungi and native bush plants,

519

+Symmoca quadripunctata, 308
Symphytum officinale, 443

+Synocus australis, 118, 565; †S. die-
menensis, 119
Syringa vulgaris, 454
+Syritta oceanica, 314

+Syrphus nova-zealandiæ, 307, 309, 314;
†S. obesus, 313; †S. viridiceps, 313

+Tænia cœnurus, 352; †T.crassicollis, 353;
†T. echinococcus, 352; †T. margi-
nata, 352; †T. perfoliata, 353; †T.
saginata, 353; †T. serialis, 352; †T.
serrata, 353; †T. solium, 352
+Tæniopygia castanotus, 164
+Tamias striatus, 75

Tanacetum vulgare, 432

Tanager, scarlet, 162

315

+Tessaromma sulcatum, 297
+Testacella maugei, 259

+Tetranychus bimaculatus, 349; †T. tel-
larius, 349

Teucrium Scorodonia, 462
Thar, 59

†Theridion rufipes, 344; †T. tepidari-
orum, 344

†Thermobia furnorum, 266
Thistle, blessed, 425; Californian, 425;
Canadian, 425; carline, 421; cock-
spur, 422; cotton, 422; creeping,
425; curled, 423; Malta, 422;
March, 425; milk, 425; musk, 425;
Scotch, 422, 425; slender, 423;
star, 421; woolly, 425; yellow star,
422; prevention of, 543
Thlaspi arvense, 377
†Thoramus wakefieldii, 348
Thorn-apple, 453
Thorough-wax, 414
Three-cornered Jack, 468
Thrincia hirta, 437

Thrips sp., 327, 523

Thrush, song, 142, 409, 537, 565

native, 507

Thyme, 460; basil, 460

+Thymus serpyllum, 460, 563
Tillæa trichotoma, 410
Timothy-grass, 490
+Tinca vulgaris, 252

+Tinea fuscipunctella, 310; †T. terranea,

Tortoiseshell butterfly, 300

+Tortrix excessana, 306; †T. indigestana,

305; †T. postvittana, 305

Tradescantia fluminensis, 484

Tragopan, 117

Tragopogon minus, 437; ‡T. porrifolius,

437; T. pratensis, 437

Tree-hopper, 328

Trefoil, bird's-foot, 399; hare's-foot,

395; hop, 399; lesser, 399

+Tribolium ferrugineum, 296

+Tribulus terrestris, 387

Trichocephalus affinis, 357; †T. crenatus,

357

†Trichodectes climax, 269; †T. latus,
269; †T. scalaris, 269; †T. sphæro-
cephalus, 269

†Trichogramma pretiosa, 272
†Trichophaga tapetiella, 309
Trichosternus antarcticus, 348
Trichosurus fuliginosus, 28; †T. vul-
pecula, 28

Trifolium agrarium, 398; T. arvense,

395; T. dubium, 399; T. filiforme,
399; T. fragiferum, 398; IT.
glomeratum, 397; ‡T. hybridum,
398; T. incarnatum, 395; IT.
maculatum, 399; IT. maritimum,
399; T. medium, 397; ‡T. minus,
399; T. ochroleucum, 395; IT.
pratense, 273, 395; IT. procumbens,
399; T. repens, 398; T. resupi-
natum, 398; T. scabrum, 397;
IT. subterraneum, 395
Triodia decumbens, 493
Triticum caninum, 500; IT. junceum,

500; T. repens, 499; T. sativum,

formis, 522; ‡U. Sinclairii, 522;
TU. tenella, 522

+Uropoda vegetans, 348

Urtica dioica, 474; ‡U. urens, 474
+Utetheisa pulchella, 302

Valerian, spur, 419
Valerianella olitoria, 420
Vallisneria spiralis, 478
+Vallonia excentrica, 263
+Vanellus cristatus, 130

Vanessa atalanta, 300; †V. urticæ, 300
+Vedalia cardinalis, 288
Vegetable marrow, 413
+Venusia verriculata, 512
Venus's comb, 416

Verbascum Blattaria, 454; IV. phœni-
ceum, 455; IV. Thapsus, 454
Verbena bonariensis, 463; ‡V.officinalis,
463; IV. hastata, 463

Veronica agrestis, 457; IV. Anagallis,
457; V. arvensis, 458; IV. becca-
bunga, 457; V. Buxbaumii, 457;
IV. Chamaedrys, 457, 458; IV.
officinalis, 458; ‡V. saxatilis, 458;
IV. serpyllifolia, 458
Vervain, 463

+Vespa germanica, 559

Vetch, common, 401; tufted, 401
Viburnum vulgare, 418

Vicia Cracca, 401; ‡V. gemella, 401;
IV. gracilis, 401; ‡V. hirsuta, 401;
IV. lutea, 401; IV. narbonensis,
401; IV. sativa, 401; IV. tetra-
sperma, 400

Vinca major, 442, 554; ‡V. minor, 442
Vine, grape, 390; hopper, 328; louse,
330

Viola arvensis, 379; ‡V. odorata, 379;

IV. tricolor, 378

Violets, not eaten by guinea-pigs, 85,

of pig, 353; lung, 355, 356; maw,
354; palisade, 354; round w. of
horse, 354; stomach w. of cat, 354;
thread, 356; whip, 354, 357; white
intestinal w. of fowls, 354
Wormwood, 432
Woundwort, 462

Wren, Stephen Island, 507

+Xanthium spinosum, 428, 553; TX.
strumosum, 428

Xantholinus punctulatus, 286
+Xanthorhoë beata, 348; †X. præfectata,
271, 512; †X. rosearia, 348
+Xiphocaris curvirostris, 230, 508
+Xyloteles griseus, 349, 524; †X. lætus,
524