HKB
Crane, 549
Crocodile, 585 description in Job, 586 worshipped by Egyptians, 589 seizing its prey, 592 eggs, 595 hunting, 598
Cuckoo, 487 great spotted, 488
Cyprius, 602
D.
Deer, 238 hunted, 244 watchfulness of, 244-246
Deloul, 268
Dhubb, 583
Dishon, 171
Dove, 489 turtle, 489, 496 Noah's, 490 in sacrifice, 491 carrier, 493 blue rock, 495 collared turtle, 497 palm, 497 Barbary, 497
E.
Eagle, 430 golden, 433 short-toed, 434
Egret, 548
Egyptian mastigure, 583
Elephant, 349 ivory, 349 in war, 352 in hunting, 362
F.
Falcon, peregrine, 445 lanner, 445
Fallow deer, 173-175
Field-mouse, 121-124
Fishes, 635-648 apostolic fishermen, 635 as food, 637 manner of catching, 643 as symbols, 646
Flea, 688
Flies, 683 god of, 684
Frogs, 630 plague of, 631 green, 632 edible, 632
Fox, 76 plentiful in Palestine, 77 feeds upon the slain, 78 Samson's foxes, 78-85
G.
Gazelle, 163 mode of defence, 165 manner of capture, 166 chase of, 166-170
Gecko, 605
Gier-eagle, 419
Gnats, 685
Goad, 137
Goat, 217 as food, 217-219 milking-scene, 220 hair for clothing, 220 skin bottles, 221-225 kneading-troughs, 225 scapegoat, 226 intractable, 227 separated from sheep, 227-229
H.
Hamster, 124
Hare, 126 not a ruminant, 127 two species in Palestine, 131
Hart, 255
Hawk, 447 sparrow, 448 harrier, 451 white, 453 dove, 453 blue, 453 ring-tailed, 453 night, 462
Herdsmen, 144 Arab, 177
Heron, 542 as food, 542 sociable, 544 flight, 546 nest, 547
Hind, 255
Hippopotamus, 374
Honey, 667
Hoopoe, 476 legend of, 477
Hornet, 669
Horse, 291 Arab, 291 hoofs, 295 sale of Arab, 296-300 chariots, 300
Horse-leech, 693
House-top, 480
Hyacinthine gallinule, 560
Hyæna, 85 as scavenger, 86-88 haunting graves, 88 odour of, 89 superstitions concerning, 90
Hyrax, 366
I.
Ibex, 233-236
Ibis, white or sacred, 562
Ichneumon, 596
Insects, 657
Ivory, 349-352
J.
Jackal, 76
Jerboa, 125
K.
Kestrel, 449
Kite, 440 red, 441 black, 442
Kneading-troughs, 225
L.
Lämmergeier, 411 food, 414 bone-breaker, 414
Lapwing, 476
Leviathan, 585
Lizard, 602
Locust, 657 swarms, 658 plague of, 660 as food, 661
Louse, 686
Lump-fish, 641
M.
Mole, 114 hard to capture, 116 frequents ruins, 117 food, 118
Molluscs, 648
Monitor, 605 Nilotic, 610 land, 610
Monkey, 387
Mosquito, 686
Mouflon, 215
Mouse, 119 voracity, 119
Mule, 333 ridden by kings, 335 perverse, 336
Muræna, 639
Moth, clothes, 678 silkworm, 680
N.
Night-hawk, 462
Nightjar, 462 cry, 464
Nile-perch, 647
Nineveh, sculptures of, 34
O.
Oryx, 154-156
Osprey, 436 fishing, 436 flight, 438
Ossifrage, 411
Ostrich, 523 neglect of young, 526-528 nest in sand, 526 chase, 529 scent, 530 speed, 531 as food, 532 eggs, 534 cry, 531
Ounce, 42
Owl, 454 use in bird-catching, 455 little, 455 barn, 455 screech, 456 great, 456 Egyptian eagle, 458 European eagle, 458 Virginian eared, 458
Ox, 133 stalled, 133 yoke, 136 plough, 136 goad, 137 threshing, 138 cart, 139 pasturage, 141 worshipped, 148
P.
Palestine, 470
Partridge, 505 desert, 507
Passover, 204 Samaritan, 205-210
Peacock, 501
Pearl, 653
Pelican, 567 pouch, 569 feeding young, 570 legends, 570 flight, 572 crested, 573
Pigeon, 489
Plough, 136
Porcupine, 113
Poultry, 498
Purple dye, 649
Pygarg, 171
Q.
Quail, 509 sent to Israelites, 510 flight, 511 as food, 511 mode of capture, 512
R.
Rams' horns, 201-203
Raven, 516 in ark, 516 sent to Elijah, 518 notices of, in Talmud, 519 ashy-necked, 520 in Jerusalem, 520
S.
Scheltopusic, 603
Scorpion, 690
Serpents, 613 motion, 614 poison, 615 sluggish, 620 anecdotes of, 620
Sheat-fishes, 637
Sheep, 177 pasturage, 177 watering, 180 names, 186 folds, 189-191 dogs, 191 broad-tailed, 194 uses of, 197 in sacrifice, 203
Shepherds, 185 sling, 185 care of flock, 188
Shephiphon, 624
Silkworm, 681
Skink, 603
Snail, 652
Snake, glass, 603 dart, 616 charmer, 617
Sparrow, 479 on house-tops, 480 value of, 483 caught with nets, 484 nests, 485 tree, 486
Spider, 692
Sponge, 694
Star-gazer, 647
Stork, 553 sacred, 554 migratory, 556 care of young, 557 black, 558
Sucking-fish, 640
Surmullet, 648
Swallow, 466 swift, 470, 474
Swan, 560
Swine, 337 prohibited to Jews, 337 hated, 338 wild, 334