odd -- Hadfield -- W. Bree -- Johnston
-- Gurney -- Examination of the Evidence -- Conclusion in Favour of
Torpidity, 191

VI. THE CRESTED AND WATTLED SNAKE.

Seba's Museum -- His "Thesaurus" -- Figures of Curious Serpents -- What
could they have been? -- Proofs that they were Ophidian, not Piscine --
Reports of Wonderful Serpent in Jamaica -- Singular Character of its
Habitat -- Geological and Botanical Features -- Locale of Three-fingered
Jack -- Crested Snake Killed here -- Negro Stories of its Voice -- Heard
of in Hayti -- Author's Efforts to obtain a Specimen -- Occurrence of
Two Specimens, 211

VII. THE DOUBTFUL.

Viper Swallowing her Young -- Conflicting Statements -- Physiologically
not Impossible -- Reports of Witnesses -- Mr Percival's Account -- Mr
Wolley's Corroboration -- Mr Bond's Testimony -- Case of the Rattlesnake
-- Seen by Palisot de Beauvois -- Case of the Common Lizard -- Comments
on the Evidence.

Madame Merian -- Her Truth Impeached -- Her Story of the Lantern-fly --
Denials of its Luminosity by Entomologists -- Confirmation of it by
Lacordaire -- By Spinola -- By Wesmael -- English Insects only
Occasionally Luminous -- Mole-cricket -- The Cause of _ignis fatuus_ --
Crane-fly -- Luminous Caterpillars -- Perhaps a Disease.

Madame Merian again Arraigned -- Her Account of Spiders Preying on
Humming-birds -- Mr MacLeay's Denial and Proof of the Negative --
Comment on his Evidence -- Langsdorff's Evidence -- Ceylon Spiders --
Sir E. Tennent's Criticisms -- Collateral Evidence for the Affirmative
-- Strong Webs of _Nephila_ -- The Solfuga of India -- Account of its
Habits -- Attacks and Overcomes Small Birds -- Captain Sherwill Saw a
Spider Eating a Bird in India -- Moreau de Jonnes' Direct Confirmation
of Merian -- Mr H. Bates's Conclusive Testimony, 220

VIII. FASCINATION.

Power Attributed to Serpents of Paralysing their Prey -- Dr Bird's Story
of Black Snake -- Rattlesnake and Squirrel -- Cobra and Lizard --
African Snake and Mouse -- Snake and Frog -- Habits of the Boomslange --
Snake and Shrike -- Snake and Mouse -- Dr Evans's Observations on
Serpents at the Zoological Gardens -- Ringed Snake and Hedge Sparrow --
Snake and Robin -- Indian Serpent and Eel -- Attempted Explanations --
Mr Martin's Observations -- Barton Attributes the Phenomena to Maternal
Love -- Explanation Inadequate -- The Power Exercis