Letters from Alabama: Chiefly Relating to Natural History

Index

Abachrysa eureka, 256t Abaco, 35 Abbot, John, 109, 141, 143, 164, 191 Academy of Natural Sciences, 2 Accipitridae, 263t Actias luna, 255t Adam’s needle, 43, 161, 237t Admiral, 162, 253t Aegeria exitiosa, 125, 255t Aeshna, 90, 257t Aeshnidae, 257t Agama undulata, 58, 153, 171, 261t Agaricus Gardneri, 200n. See also luminous Agaricus olearius, 200n. See also luminous Agelaius phoeniceus, 264t agriculture: clearing forest for planting, 85; fields, 4, 47; grubbing hoe, 85–86. See also cattle; corn; cotton; grasses; Indian corn; oats; peaches; rye; wheat Agrion, 39, 257t Agrion Virginica, 52, 257t Agrionidae, 193, 257t agues, 206 Alabama River, 1–3, 14, 46–50, 48f, 172, 228, 232f; arrival at King’s Landing, 49; Beaver , 228; Cahawba, 96; clay banks, 228; cliffs, 231–32; comparison with Hudson River, 231; gorge, 231; Gosse’ s voyage to Mobile, 231; limestone bluffs, 48, 231; lofty precipices, 231; magnificent scenery of heights, 231; steamboat navigation, 96; strait, 231; winding course, 6, 49; wood-­ yards, 7n, 47 Alaus oculatus, 162, 166, 246t Albizia julibrissin, 240t Alcea rosea, 241t Alcedinidae, 263t Alcedo alcyon, 48, 263t Aix sponsa, 263t Allegeny chinkapin, 240t Alligator snapping turtle, 261t Alligator Tortoise, 93, 261t Aloe yucca, 237t Althea, 136–37 Amboyna, 200n Ameri­can black bear, 268t Ameri­can chestnut, 240t Ameri­can goldfinch, 264t Ameri­ can lady, 252t Ameri­can pokeweed, 243t Ameri­can red raspberry, 244t Ameri­can redstart, 41, 264t Ameri­ can robin, 266t Ameri­can Snout, 253t Ameri­can swallow-­tailed kite, 263t Ameri­can sycamore, 243t Ameri­can wisteria, 240t Ameri­cans, 8, 72, 132, 162, 233 Amphion floridensis, 255t Amphipyra pyramidea, 143, 251t Anas moschata, 134, 263t Anas sponsa, 48–49, 263t Anatidae, 263t Anaxyrus quercicus, 262t Andromeda arborea, 154, 239t Andropogon, 109 Andropogon nutans, 109, 243t Anolis bullaris, 76–78, 261t. See also lizards Anolis carolinensis, 261t Anona palustris, 60, 237t Anonaceae, 237t Ant-­lion flies, 193f, 257t INDEX The letter f following a page number denotes a fig­ure, and the letter t following a page number denotes a table. 270 Index Antlions, 257t ants, 59, 194 Apalone mutica, 262t Apalone spinifera, 262t Aphidae, 247t Aphides, 97, 247t Aphididae, 247t Aphids, 247t Apidae, 248t Apis mellifera, 248t Apis mellifica, 147, 149n, 248t Apodidae, 263t apples, 191, 244t apples of Sodom, 160 apple-­tree, 217, 221, 244t Aptera, 98 aquariums, 6 Aquatic milkweed, 237t Aquifoliaceae, 237t Arabian coffee, 244t Arborvitae, 239t Arched Swallowtail, 141–42, 210, 253t Archilochus colubris, 266t Archippus (butterfly), 79, 151, 152–53, 252t Ardea caerulea, 33, 48, 96, 263t Ardea candidissima, 39, 263t Ardea Herodias, 263t Ardeidae, 263t Arecaceae, 237t Argemone Mexicana, 111, 242t Argynnis Columbina, 126, 210, 251t Argynnis vanillae, 162–63, 210, 251t Ariopsis felis, 259t Arundinaria gigantean, 243t Arvicola hispidus, 184, 267t Asclepias 72–79, 151, 167, 237t Asclepias parviflora, 78–79, 237t Asclepias tuberosa, 78–79, 151, 237t ash (tree), 160, 242t Asian comma, 252t Asilidae, 247t Asilus, 167 Asilus Polyphemus, 167–68, 247t Asimina parviflora, 237t Asimina triloba, 237t Asinus, 215–16, 267t. See also mules Asparagaceae, 237t Aspidoscelis sexlineata, 262t aster, 78 Asteraceae, 237t Audubon, John James, 11, 14; The Birds of America, 14 Aureolaria flava, 242t Automeris io, 255t Avicula, 39 axe,184;broad-­axe,131;usedtofellBee-tree,148 Bachman, John, 114 Backswimmers, 248t Bacteria linearis, 212. See also Phasma Bagre marinus, 259t Bahamas, 35–36; Abaco, 35; Cayo Abaco, 35; Hole in the Wall, 35–36, 36f Bald cypress, 239t Ball Chafer, 137–38, 137f balsam, 179, 238t Balsaminaceae, 237–38t Banana, 184n, 242t Banded hairstreak, 251t Banded Purple, 110, 253t Banded Skipper, 163, 250t banner, 78, 155 Banner-­pea, 155, 240t barn. See plantation Barred Owl, 68, 265t Barred yellow, 254t, 255t Bartram, William, 14 Bats, 46–47, 73, 127, 143; bat-­fowling, 227. See also Towhe Bunting bear, 118, 174–76, 268t Bear’s Grass, 161–62, 237t Beauvois, Palisot de, 186n Beaver, 228–29 Bee-­catcher, 167–68, 247t Beech, 106, 117, 136, 200; queen of the foresets , 222. See also Betula beef, salted, 209 Bee-­fly, 126, 247t Index 271 bees, 60, 177, 186n, 187, 248t; wild bees, 147– 49. See also honey; honey-­bees beetles, 83–84, 118; around fire, 203; as diet of Mississippi Kite, 172–73. See also specific species Bee-­tree, 147–49 Bell, Thomas, 216 belted kingfisher, 48, 263t Belvoir, 3; description, without naming, 53– 54. See also Saffold, Reuben Bermuda chub, 259t Bermudagrass, 243t Betula, 167. See also Beech...