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ORMONDE, Earls of, Ireland, XIII. 261;

xxni. 406.

, First Earl of, xin. 260.

, First Duke of, xvn. 854.

ORMSKIRK, town, England, xvn. 856. ORMULUM, English metrical Scripture

paraphrase, I3tli century, vill. 395. ORMUS, town on Persian Gulf, xvn.

856. ORMUZD, or Aliura-Mazda, Zoroastrian

principle of good, xvn. 858; vn. 136;

xviii. 327; xxni. 238; xxiv. 822. ORNAMENTS, of jewellery, xin. 675. ORNE, department, France, xvm. i;

river, xvm. i. ORNITHODELPHIA, group of Mammalia,

xv. 37i, 377-

ORNITHOLITES, fossil birds, in. 729.

ORNITHOLOGY, xvm. 2 (index, 49); in. 699.

ORNITHOPODA, order of fossil reptiles, xx. 443.

ORNITHOPTERUS, genus of fossil reptiles, xx. 87.

ORNITHORHYNCHID/E, family of mono- treme mammals, xv. 371, 377.

ORNITHORHYNCHUS, genus of mono- treme mammals, XV. 371, 377; xix. 213.

ORNITHOSAURIA, order of extinct rep tiles, xx. 87, 443.

ORNITHOSCELIDA, class of fossil rep tiles, xx. 443.

OROBANCHE^E, parasitic plants, xvm. 265.

OROBII, Khsetian people, xx. 505.

ORODES I., Parthian king, xvm. 596. - II., Parthian king, xvm. 600.

OROKS, people, Saghalin, Asia, xxi. 147.

OROLAUNUM (Arlon), town, Belgium,

" 543-

ORON, lake, Siberia, xxn. 5. ORONTES, river, Syria, xxii. 821 ; legend

of, n. 131.

, satrap of Mysia, xvm. 579, 580.

OROPUS, ancient town, Greece, xvm. 50;

in. 60. OROSIUS, Paulus, Spanish writer, xvm.

50; King Alfred s translation of hi.s

Histories, XIX. 316. OROS STAVRO, mountain, Cyprus, vi.

747- OROTAVA, town., Teneriffe, Canaries, iv.

799- OROTINAN, language, Nicaragua, xvn.

479- O RoURKS, family, Leitrim, Ireland,

xiv. 433.

ORPHAN LECTURES, Andrewes s, n. 21. ORPHAN OF CHAOU, Chinese drama, v.

666. ORPHAT (Arafat), mountain, Arabia, II.

300.

ORPHEUS, of Greek legend, xvm. 51. AND EURIDICE, Gluck s opera, x.

694.

ORPHISM, Greek religious system, XVIII.

51; orpine mysteries, xvn. 125. ORPIMENT, mineral, xvm. 51; 11.635;

xvi. 394. ORRERY, Earl of (Charles Boyle), iv.

183.

, Earl of (Roger Boyle), IV. 185.

ORRHOENE, or Osrhoene, district, Meso potamia, xvi. 47; xvin. 57. ORRIS-ROOT, perfume, xvm. 52; ix.

280. ORSEOLO, Pietro, doge of Venice, xxiv.

142.

ORSINI, Roman family, xx. 796, 806. , Felice, Italian patriot, xvin. 52;

his attempt on the life of Napoleon

III., ix. 624; xvn. 228. , Giacinto Bobone (Pope Celestine

III.), v. 291. -, Vincenzo Marco (Pope Benedict

XIII.), in. 559.

ORSK, town, Russia, xvm. 52.

ORTEGA, Melchor, Spanish romancist, xx. 659.

ORTELIUS, or Ortell, Abraham, Flemish geographer, xvin. 52.

ORTES, Giammaria, Italian economist, xix. 363.

ORTGIES, Franz Hermann, Berlin jour nalist, xvn. 428.

ORTHAGORID^:, tyrants of Sicyon, xxn.

32-

ORTHAGORISCUS, genus of fishes, xvn. 777; xxn. 658.

ORTHEZ, town, France, xx. 127.

ORTHITE, mineral, xvi. 409, 410.

ORTHOCLASE, mineral, xi. 48; xvi. 419.

ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION, in geo metry, xix. 797.

ORTHONECTIDA, group of animal para sites, xvin. 259.

ORTHONYX, genus of birds, xvin. 52.

ORTHO-PHOSPHORIC ACID, xvin. 818.

ORTHOPTERA, order of insects, xin. 152.

ORTHORHAPHA, group of insects, vn. 256.

ORTHOTOMIC SURFACES, in geometry, xxn. 672.

ORTHOTOMUS, genus of birds, xxiv.

367- ORTHOTROPIC ORGANS, in plants, xix.

61. ORTI ESPERIDI, Metastasio s poem, xvi.

104. ORTIS, Jacopo, Foscolo s Letters of, ix.

471.

ORTOLAN, bird, xvin. 53. ORTYGIA (Syracuse), island, Sicily, xxn.

813-

ORTYX, genus of birds, xx. 147. ORTYXELUS, genus of birds, xx. 147. ORVIETO, town, Italy, xvin. 53. ORWELL, river, England, xxn. 621. ORYCTEROPODID^, family of edentate mammals, xv. 388.

ORYEKHOFF - ZUYEFF, town, Russia,

xvm. 54.

ORYZA, genus of plants, xx. 538. ORYZORICTIN/E, subfamily of insecti vorous mammals, xv. 405. OSACCA (Ozaka), town, Japan, xvin.

in; xin. 578. OSAGES, American-Indian tribe, xn.

832. OSAKA, town, Japan, xvin. in; xin.

578. OSAMARE, station on the Niger, Africa,

xvn. 498. OSBORN, Sherard, English admiral and

explorer, xvin. 54. OSBORNE, Captain Henry, governor of

Newfoundland, xvn. 386.

HOUSE, royal residence, Isle of

Wight, England, vi. 532. OSCANS, ancient nation, Italy, XVIII. 54;

xin. 445; Oscan dialect, xx. 661.

OSCAR I., king of Sweden, xxn. 752.

II., of Sweden, xxn. 753.

OSCILLATION, of parachutes, i. 201; in

ships, xxi. 813; tidal, xxni. 359. OSCINES, group of birds, XVIII. 47. OSCINIS VASTATOR, wheat pest, xxiv.

.. 535-

OSEL, island, Baltic, xiv. 723.

OSGOODE HALL, Toronto, Canada,

xxni. 448. OSHBUNA, Moslem name of Lisbon, xiv.

, island, Lew-Chew group, xin. 569;

xiv. 490. OSHKOSH, town, Wisconsin, U.S.A.,

xvill. 55; population, xxiv. 617. OSHMIANY, town, Russia, xxiv. 234. OSHOGBO, town, West Africa, XXIV.

754- OsiANDER, Andreas, German Reformer,

XVIII. 55; his theological views, XV. 85. , Lukas, German ecclesiastic, xvin.

55-

OSIER, willow, xxiv. 589. OSIRIS (Apis), Egyptian divinity, 1 1.

173; vn. 714, 716; xvn. 151; xxi.

674. Osius, or Hosius, bishop of Cordova,

xn. 300. OSKALOOSA, town, Iowa, U.S.A., xvin.

55-

OSLER S ANEMOMETER, n. 25. OSMAN I., Ghazi, Ottoman sultan, xvin.

55- II., Ottoman sultan, xvin. 55;

xxni. 644.

, Turkish ruler, xxni. 640.

PASHA, Turkish general, xxni.

652. OSMANLIS, or Ottoman Turks, xxni.

640, 66 1.

OSMERUS, genus of fishes, XXI. 221, 223. OSMIRIDIUM, mineral, xvi. 383; xix.

192. OSMIUM, chemical element, v. 537; xix.

189, 193.