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INDEX 



Melospiza, 586 



Melville — see Strickland 



Membrane on bill, in Malucorhijnchus, 



111; in Hyriienolaemus, 111, 116; in 



Biziura, 111, 117 ; of toes, 10 

 Memira, 491 f. ; M. alberti, 492, 493 ; iM. 



superba, 491 f., 492, 493 ; M. victoriae, 



492, 493 

 Menuridae, 491 f. ; habits, 493 

 Mercerat — see Moreno 

 Merganetta, 112, 113 ; M. armata, 116 



M. columbiami, 116 ; M. frenata, 116 



31. garleppi, 116 ; M. lexicogenys, 116 



M. turner i, 116 

 Merganettinae, 111, 112, 116 ; habits, 



116, 117 

 Merganser, 114; hooded, 115, 116; red- 



bi'easted, 115, 116 

 Merginae, 111-116 ; habits, 116 

 Jfergulus, 315; M. alle, 321 

 Mergus, 111 ; M. albeUus, 115 ; M. ameri- 



c.aniis, 115 ; M. australis, 115 ; M. 



brasillanus, 115 ; M. comatus, 115 ; 



M. merganser, 113, 115 ; J/, serrator, 



113, 115, 116 

 Merlin, 147, 177 

 Meropidae, 376, 387 f. 

 Merojiogon. 387-389 ; M. forsteri, 389 

 Merops, 387, 388 ; M. cqnaster, 388, 389, 



389 ; M. tiatcdensis, 389 ; M. nubicus, 



388, 389 ; M. ornatus, 387 ; M. p>Ml- 



ippinus, 388, 389 ; J/. supercUlosns, 



388 ; M. viridis, 389 

 Merrem, on classiiication, 14 

 Merry-thought, 8 

 Merulaxis, 490 

 Mesembriornis, 44 

 Mesitae, 186 f. 

 Mesites, 186 f. ; M. unicolor, 187 ; 31. 



variegattis, 187 

 Mesitidae, ] 86 f. 

 3fesobucco, 450 

 ]\Iesomyodi, 467 

 3fesopicus goertan, 462 

 3Iesopteryx, 42 

 3Ietabolus, 507 

 Metacarpals, 8 

 Metacarpus, 1, 8 

 3Ietallura, 434 

 Metapteryx bifrons, 40 

 Metatarsal bones, 10 ; in penguins, 55 

 Metatarsus, 9, 20 

 3fetopia, 478 



3Ietopiana peposaca, 113, 123 

 Metnpidins, 269, 298 ; il/. africamis, 298 ; 



J/, albinucha, 298 ; J/, indiats, 298- 



300 

 3Ietopotlirix, 477, 478 

 3Ietriopelia aymara, 339 ; J/, melanoptera, 



339 

 Mexican star, 438 

 Mexico, to which region does it belong ? 16 



Meyer, A. B. . on Cacomantis, 355 ; on 



Celebes cuckoos, 356 n., 357 n. ; on 



hybrid grouse, 237 n. ; on JSfotornis, 



250 n. 

 Meyer, H. v., on Archaeojiteryx, 23 

 3ficranous haivaiiensis, 311 ; 31. leuco- 



capillus, 311 ; 31. temUrostris, 311 

 31icrastur, 156 



3ricrathene, 400 ; 31. irhifneyi, 400, 407 

 3Iicrocer cuius, 521, 522 

 3ficrochera, 433 



3Iicrocorax, 552 ; J/, leucogncqihcdus, 553 

 Microecn, 509 



3Iicroglossus, 364 ; il/. aterrimus, 373 

 3Hcrohierax, 147 ; il/. erythrogenys, 174 ; 



;1/. eutoJmus, 174 ; J/, fringillarius. 



173 f. ; J/, latifrons, 174 ; J/, melano- 



leucus, 174 ; J/, sinensis, 174 

 3ficromonacka lanceolata, 447 

 3Iicropalama himantopus, 286 

 3Iicroparra capensis, 298, 300 

 3Iicroperdix, 200, 223 ; J/, blewitti, 223 ; 



J/, erythrorhyncha, 223 ; -iV/. manipur- 



ensis, 223 

 3£icropus, 504 ; il/. melanoleucus, 505 

 Microsittace ferruginea, 365 

 Migration, 17 ; causes, directions, mode, 



18 f. ; in southern hemisiAere 19 ; 



Committee's reports. 19 n. 

 Millais, on hylirid gi'ouse, 237 n. 

 Milne-Edwards, on Aegicdornis, 315 n., 



426 ; on31esites, 186 n. ; on Palaelodidae, 



108 n. ; on Strigidae, 398 n. : and 



Grandidier, on Aepyornis, 43 n. ; and 



Oustalet, on Dromaeus ater, 38 n. 

 31ilnea, fossil, 300 

 3Iilvago, 147, 148, 152 ; 31. chimachima, 



152 ; 31. chimango, 152 

 3Iilvuhis, 473, 475 

 3Ii!vus, 146, 170 ; fossil, 181 ; 31. aegyjJtiiis, 



170 ; 31. affinis, 170 ; 31. govinda, 170 ; 



J/, ictinus, 168 f., 169 ; M. raelanotis, 



170 ; J/, migrans, 170 

 3Iimeta, mimicry, 543 n., 568 

 Mimicry — see Buchanga, 3/imeta, Phile- 

 mon, Surnicidus, Tylas, Xenopirostris 

 Mimidae, 495 



Miminae, 509, 514, 515 ; habits, 518 

 3Iimus, 515, 519 ; 31. modulator, 519 ; 



31. polyglottus, 518 f. ; 31. trifasciatus, 



515 ; 31. triiirus, 519 

 3Iino, 561 

 3Iirafra, 496-498 ; 3[. apiata, 498 ; 31. 



hova, 496 ; J/, javanica, 496 

 3Iiro, 512 n., 515, 518 

 3Iitrephanes, 474 

 3IitHa, 195 ; 3f. mitu, 196 ; 31. salvini, 



197 ; Jl/. tomentosa, 197 

 3Iniotilta, 573, 574 ; il/. vffrw, 574 

 Mniotiltidae, 494, 573 f. ; habits, 574 

 Moa, 26, 41 ; breast-bone, 7 ; structure, 



etc., 42 



