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GENERAL INDEX. 



MOLLDSCA continued. 



respiratory system, iii. 365. 

 uropoietic system, iii. 366 ' 

 shell of Mollusca, iv. 569. 

 integuments of the Mollusca, s. 488. 



excreiionary integument, s. 4S8. 



membranous shell-substance of Dr. Carpenter, s. 



conversionary integument of the Mollusca con- 

 taining cellulose, s. 493. 

 temperature of, ii. 650. 



list of Mollusca possessing the property of luminous- 

 ness, in. 197. See LUMINOUSNESS, ANIMAL. 

 effect of fear on some of the, iii 7 

 Mollusca pinnata. See PTEROPODA. 

 Melulonthid<e , ii. 860. 

 Monad atomos of Miiller, ii. 133. 

 Monadinidai, a family of Polygastric animals, iv 3 ct sen. 



characters of the lamily, iv. 3. 

 Monads (Monadinids), iv.'G. 13. 



thrir extreme minuteness, iv G 

 Mongalla tribe of Africans, woman of the iv 1354 

 Mongolian languages, iv. 1349. 



Mongolian race, pyramidal cranium of the iv 132'' 

 physical characters of, iv. 13(54. 



variety in the complexion of the, iv. 1334. See VA- 

 RIETIES OF MANKIND. 



peninsular and hyperborean, characters of the, iv. 1351. 

 Monitor lizard of South America iv. St>0 



pelvis of the, s. 171. 

 Monkeys, iv. ]U5, ct seq. See QUADRITMANA. 



organs and mode of progression of the, iii. 455. 

 brain of, 11*. 624. 696. 

 organs of voice of the, iv. 1487. 

 Monks, alleged atrophy of the testicles of. iv. 903 

 Monocera, a genus of Rotifera iv 404 

 Monochitonida, a sub class of Tumcata, iv. 1192 et sen 

 Monoculi, ovum of, s. flic.] 

 Monolabis, a genus of Rotifera. iv. 407 

 Monamyaria, i. 695. See CONCHIFKRA 

 Monopodia, iv. 964. 



Monorchides . or persons with only one testicle iv 987 

 Monostpma mutabile, a species of Trematude En'tozoa, ii. 



Monostyla, a genus of Rotifera, iv.406 

 Monotia, or deficiency of the under jaw iv 967 

 MONOTREMATA (an order of Mammalia), iii. "366. 

 general characters, iii. 36G. 

 lichidna, iii. 367. 

 Ornithorhynchus, iii. 3G7. 

 osteology, iii. 308. 



skull, Echidna, iii. 3GS. 

 occipital bone, iii. 369. 

 parietal bone, iii. 369. 

 temporal bone, iii. 370. 

 frontal bone, iii. 370. 

 nasal bone, iii. 370. 

 palate hone, iii. 370. 

 superior maxillary bone, iii. 370. 

 comparison with the skull of various Edentate 



and Marsupial animals, iii. 371. 

 skull, Ornithorhynchus, iii. 371 



occipital and temporal bone's, iii 371. 

 paneial and frontal bones iii 373 

 foramina in the floor of the skull iii. 373 

 oblique canal traversing the squamous suture 



HI* o / o. 



facial bones, iii. 373. 

 lachrymal foramen, iii. 374. 

 ridges on the outside of the cranium, iii 374 

 interior of the skull, iii. 374. 

 lower jaw, iii. 374. 

 vertebral column, iii. 374. 

 true vertebrae, iii. 374'. 



ribs and costal cartilages or sternal ribs iii. 

 o/o. 



sternum, iii. 37o. 



sacrum, iii. 375. 



caudal vertebra;, iii. 375. 

 pectoral extremities, iii. .-(70. 

 pelvic extremities, iii. 378: s 161 

 muscular system, Ornithorhynchus. iii 379 

 nervous system, iii. 382. 



brain, Ornithorhynchus, iii. 382. 



Echidna, iii. 382. 

 spinal cord, Ornithorhynchus, iii. 385. 



Echidna, iii. 385. 

 olfactory nerves, Ornithorhynchus, iii 385 



Echidna, iii. 38X 

 optic nerves, iii. 3S5. 

 eye, iii. 385. 



third and fourth pair of nerves, iii. 38G 



fifth pair, iii. 386. 



sixth and seventh pair, iii. 38G. 



acoustic nerve, iii. 386. 

 ear, iii. 386. 



eighth and ninth pair of nerves, iii. 3% 

 brachial plexus, median nerve iii 387 

 lumbar plexus, ischiadic nerve iii 387 

 digestive system, iii. 3S7 s 304 



alimentary canal, Ornithorhynchu?, iii. 387 

 i-chidna, ni. 387. 



MONOTREMATA, digestive system continued. 

 salivary glands, iii/388: iv. 433. 

 liver, iii. 388. 

 pancreas, iii. 388. 

 spleen, iii. 38y. 

 circulating system, iii. 389. 

 blood, iii. 389. 

 heart, Ornithorhynchus, iii. 390. 



Echidna, iii. 390. 



aorta and great arterial trunks, iii. 391. 

 vena; cava? and renal veins, iii. 391 

 portal vein, iii. 391. 

 respiratory system, iii. 391. 

 lung?, iii. 391 

 trachea, iii. 39]. 

 larynx, iii. 391. 



thymus and other glands, iii. 391 ; iv 10<)7 

 renal system, iii. 391. 



supra-renal bodies, iii. 391. 

 kidneys, ureters, iii. 391. 

 organs of generation, iii. 391. 

 male organs, iii. 391. 

 testicle, iii. 392 

 penis, iii. 392. 



levator and retractor muscles iii 392 

 Cowper's glands, iii. 392. 

 female organs, iii. 393. 

 ova of, s. 90. 

 ovaries, iii. 394. 



Fallopian tubes and uteri, iii. 394.. 

 uro-genital canal, iii. 394. 

 common vestibule, iii. 395. 

 clitoris, iii. 395. 

 Cowper's glands, iii. 395. 

 products of generation, iii. 695. 

 ovum, iii. 395. 



the young Ornithorhynchus external cha- 

 racters, iii. 399. 

 dissection, iii. 399. 

 mammary organs, iii. 402. 

 crural gland and spur, iii. 405. 

 Mpnotrematous generation, mode of, ii. 437 

 Mons Veneris, s. 2 ; i. 708. 

 Monstrosity. See TERATOLOGY. 

 Monurci, a genus of Rotifera, iv. 406. 

 Moon-fi** (Telrodon mola), nervous system of the, iii. 



Moral faculties in animals generally, i. 144 

 Morbus coxa;, ii. 789; iv. 434. 

 case of, ii. 789. 

 morbus coxa> senilis, ii. 798. 



Mormo maura, nervous system of the, iii. 612 613 

 Morocco, Southern, characters of the Shelahs of iv 1357 

 JVo>-*. diaboli, or fimbria?, of Fallopian tube s 60 

 Mortality, rate of, iv. 1473. 

 Mortification of arteries, i. 239. 

 of bones, i. 453. 



exfoliation, i. 453. 

 necrosis, i. 453. 



of the boneof the cranium, i. 756. See NECROSIS. 

 Mosclius, the, s. 508. 



cranium of, s. 511. 



Mosses, vegetative system of the, s. 237. 

 germination of the spore, s. 238. 

 development of the antheridia and the archegonia, s. 



in the genus Phascum, s. 238. 

 development of the fruit, s. 2,;8. 



spores, s. 239. 



dormant vitality of, iii. 156. 



MotaciUa (red-start), nervous system of the, iii. 62- 7 

 Mother of-pearl, formation of, i. 712. 

 Mother's mark, or naevus maternus, i. 242 

 Moths, ii. 866, 867. See Lrpidoptera. 



changes from the larva state into that of the perfect 



insect, ii. 874, et seq. 

 mode of flight of, iii. 421. 

 MOTION, ANIMAL; ANIMAL DYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION- or 



PROGRESSIVE MOTION OP ANIMALS, iii. 407. 

 general remarks, iii. 407. 

 Sect. I. Fundamental axioms, iii. 40.8. 



composition and resolution of forces, iii. 408. 

 parallelogram offerees, iii 408. 

 polygon of forces, iii. 40S. 

 parallelopipedon of forces, iii. 408. 

 centre of gravity, iii. 409. 

 the lever, iii. 410. 

 the pulley, iii. 410. 

 of uniform motion, iii. 411. 

 motion uniformly varied, iii. 411. 

 the legs move by the force of gravity as a pen- 

 dulum, iii. 411. 

 mechanical effects of fluids on animals immersed 



in them, iii. 412. 

 resistance of fluids, iii. 413. 

 passive organs of locomotion, iii. 413. 

 bones, iii. 413. 

 joints, iii. 415. 

 ligaments, iii. 415. 

 muscles, iii. 416. 



force of muscles at various stages of their con- 

 traction, iii. 418. 



