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The Bones: Strontian in, 164; Permanence of, 165; Composition in Par- 

 alytics, 187; Eighth Rib in Man, 171 ; Platvonemic Skeleton, 242 ; Skull 

 of Hindoos, 245 ; Work on Osteology, by Prof. Flower, 214. 



The Muscles: of Mollusca, 244. The Skin: Skin-grafting, 172. Tike 

 Blood: Coagulated, 171; Difference in Paces, 172. Parasites: Entozoa, 

 Delhi Boil, 171; of the Cattle Plague, 232. Poisons : Serpent-bites and 

 Remedies, Ilalford's Cure, 175, 176; Curare, 237; Mboundou, 177; of the 

 Scorpion, 177 (see Therapeutics). Diseases (see also Therapeutics) : Small- 

 pox among the Indians, 240 ; Fish, Fungus growth On, 267. Influence of 

 Physical Agents: Heat, 234, Cold, 237; Variation of Pressure, 235, 236 ; 

 Change of Medium in Fish, 265, in Crustacea, 226 ; Phosphorus, 239. 

 Food. Bread Diet, 169; Elimination of Nitrogen, 170. 



FAUNAS. 

 Australia, 149; New Zealand, 152; Azores, 149; Scotland, 189 ; East Flor- 

 ida, 271; West Coast of America, 152 ; Faunal Provinces, 150. 



VERTEBRATES IN GENERAL. 



New Fossils, 247 ; Fossil in Ohio, 252 , in Kansas, 133 ; Port Kennedy Bone 

 Cave, 249 ; Game-trade of Chicago, 254. 



MAMMALS. 

 Man. Culture and Habits : Cannibalism in Europe, 160 ; Origin of Civiliza- 

 tion, 164 ; Alcoholism, 169 ; Use of the Right Hand, 238 ; Food: Bread Diet, 

 169 ; Climate, Effect of, on Man, 167, 168 ; Disease and Monstrosities: Hered- 

 itary Deformities, 163 ; from Atmospheric Germs, 161 ; Small-pox among 

 the Indians, 240 ; Iielation to other A nimals, 243 ; to the Gibbons, 245 ; 

 Mental Condition .* Transmissibility of Qualities, 183 ; Fossil Man, 178 ; in 

 the Tertiary Period, 180; Prehistoric Man and Ancient Man, Lake-dwell- 

 ers, 181 ; Cave-dwellers. 183, 242 ; Skeletons in, 242 ; Sepulture, 242 ; Shell- 

 heaps in New Brunswick, 182 ; Rock Inscriptions, Mode of Copying, 239 ; 

 made by Bushmen, 241 ; in New Mexico, 241 ; in Peru, 243 ; in the Black 

 Sea, 127 ; Modern Man :' Gay Head Indians, 240. 



Other Mammals : General, 133, 188 ; Fossil, 189, 247, 248, 251, 252 ; Cat, 

 Antiquity of the, 185 ; Antiquity of the Pig, 184 ; the Mole, 187 ; the Hip- 

 popotamus, 187 ; the Rhinoceros, 187 ; the Tapir, 278; the Horse, 186 , the 

 Mastodon, 248 ; the Elephant, 253, 254 ; the Rat, 185 ; the Walrus, 247 ; the 

 Whale, 185, 255 ; the Marsupials, 188. 



BIRDS. 

 General : Birds of Scotland, 189; of East Florida, 271 ; Variation of Color 

 in, 190 ; Transporting living, 286 ; Trade in, 257 ; Difference of Sex in Eggs, 

 I'.M ; Size of Chick, 192; Oil from Petrels, 191; Pelican Oil, 466; Flight 

 of Birds, 194. 



Special- Ostrich, 192. 193. 191; Moa, 197, 198; Touraco, 196; Turkey, 

 261 , Dodo Pigeon, 192 ; Gulls, 196 ; Parrot, 257 ; Great Auk, 258. 



REPTILES. 



Alligators, 199,259; Homed Toad, 198; ^^osasaur^^s, 200 ; Fossil Saurians, 

 2(0; Pterodactyl, 199; Serpents, Poison of, 175, 176, 255; Poisonous, in 

 America, 201 , in India, 201, 203; in the West Indies, 202; in Australia, 

 ^2 Turtles, 203 ; Turtles and the Florida Cable, 271. 



AMPHIBIANS. 



New Suboldia, 205 : Frogs in New Zealand, 203. 



