INDEX 
485 
G 
Gallinace.e, ornamental plumes of, 
292 
Galton, Mr. F., diagrams of variability 
used by, 74 
on markings of zebra, 220 (note) 
on regression towards medio¬ 
crity, 414 
theory of heredity by, 443 (note) 
on imperfect counting of the 
Damaras, 464 
Gaudry on extinct animals at Pikermi, 
377 
Gay, Mons. T., on variations of struc¬ 
ture in Crucifera3, 80 
Gazella scemmerringi (figure), 219 
Gazelles, recognition marks of, 218 
Geddes, Professor, on variation in 
plants, 428 
objection to theory of, 430 
Geikie, Dr. Archibald, on formation 
of marine stratified rocks, 344 
Geotfroy St. Hilaire, on species, 6 
Geological evidences of evolution, 
376, 381 
record, causes of imperfection 
of, 379 
distribution of insects, 403 
antiquity of man, 455 
Ghost-moth, colours of, 270 
Glaciation, no proofs of, in Brazil, 370 
Glow-worm, light a warning of in¬ 
edibility, 287 
Gompliia olesefolia, variability of, 79 
Goose eating flesh, 75 
Gosse, Mr. P. H., on variation in the 
sea-anemones, 43 
on sea-anemone and bullhead, 
265 
Gould, Mr., on colours of coast and 
inland birds, 228 
Grant Allen, on forms of leaves, 133 
on insects and flowers, 332 
Graphite in Laurentian implies abun¬ 
dant plant life, 398 
Gray, Dr. Asa, on naturalised plants 
in the United States, 110 
Dr. J. E., on variation of skulls 
of mammalia, 71 
Great fertility not essential to rapid 
increase, 30 
Great powers of increase of animals, 
27 
Green colour of birds in tropical 
forests, 192 
Grouse, red, recent divergence of, 106 
Gulick, Rev. J. T., on variation of 
land-shells, 43 
on isolation and variation, 147, 
150 
on divergent evolution, 148 
H 
Habits of animals, variability of, 
74 
Hairy caterpillars inedible, 237 
Hanbury, Mr. Thomas, on a remark¬ 
able case of wind conveyance 
of seed, 373 (note) 
Hansten-Blangsted, on succession of 
trees in Denmark, 21 
Harvest mice, prehensile tails of 
young, 136 
Hawkweed, species and varieties of 
British, 77 
Hector, Sir James, use of horns of 
deer, 137 
Heliconidae, warning colours of, 234 
mimicry of, 240 
Helix nemoralis, varieties of, 43 
hortensis, varieties of, 43 
Hemsley, Mr., on rarity of spines in 
oceanic islands, 432 
Henslow, Professor G., on vigour of 
self-fertilised plants, 323 
on wind-fertilised as degrada¬ 
tions from insect-fertilised 
flowers, 324 
on origin of forms and structures 
of flowers, 434 (note) 
Herbert, Dean, on species, 6 
on plant hybrids, 164 
Herbivora, recognition marks of, 218 
Heredity, 11 
Weismann’s theory of, 437 
Herschel, Sir John, on species, 3 
Hooker, Sir Joseph, on attempts at 
naturalising Australian plants 
in New Zealand, 16 
Horne, Mr. C., on inedibility of an 
Indian locust, 267 
Horns of deer, uses of, 136 
