INDEX 



615 



Mobius, on geographical distribution, 16 



Mocking bird, 509, 514 ; habits, 518 f. 



Molio, -244, 250 



Mollvniauk, 64, 65 



Jlohbnts, 579, 582 ; M. badius, 582 ; M. 



rufo-axi/laris, 582 

 Mol i/bdophanes caendescens, 101 

 Moniotiilae, 376, 379 f. 

 Moniotinae, 379 f. ; habits, 380 

 Momotus brasiliensis, 381, 381 

 Monacha, 447 f. 

 Monal, 215 

 Monk, 568 

 Monticola, 510 ; M. cyanus, 510 ; M. 



saxatilis, 510 

 Montifringilla, 586 ; M. nivalis, 586 

 Moor-Buzzard, 155 



Moor-hen ( = Water-Hen), 244-246, 249 

 Mooruk, 36 



More- pork, 409 n., 417 

 Moreno and Mercerat, pn fossil Cathartidae, 



140 n. ; on fossil Peiiguius, 59 ; on " Stere- 



ornithes," 44 

 Morphnus, 147 ; ^1/. guiancnsis, 159 ; M. 



taeniatus, 159 

 Moseley, on Penguins, 57 n. 

 Mosenthal and Harting, on ostrich farming, 



30 

 JMotacilla, fossil, 496 ; M: alba, 500 ; ^^. 



flara, 500 ; J/, lugubris, 500 ; M. 



mdanojje, 500 ; M. raii, 499, 500 ; M. 



vidua, 500 

 Motacillidae, 494, 498 f. 

 Motacillinae, 498 f. ; habits, 500 f. 

 Mother Carey's Cliicken, 67 

 Motniot, 376', 379 f., 381 ; habits, 380 

 Moult, 4 f. 



Mound-builders, 186, 190 

 Mounds of Megapodes, 191 f. 

 Mountain-Cock, 244 ; -Witch, 336 

 Mouse-bird, 439 

 Muirfowl, 238 

 Mules, 203 

 Miiller. Johannes, on classification, 14; on 



classification by song-muscles, 466 

 Mullerornis, 43 



Mulsant, on humming-birds, 432 

 Munia, 579 ; M. oryzivora, 577 ; M. 



2yuirdulata, 577 

 Murdoch, on Tringa maculata, 281 n. 

 Murie, on classification, 14 ; on emeus, 



37 n. ; onliornbill, 392 n. ; on Rhinoche- 



tus, 263 n. 

 I\Iurinures, 426 

 Murre, 319 

 Muscicapa atricapilla, 507, 509 ; M. gri- 



sola, 507 ; M. p)arva, 507 

 Muscicapi<lae. 494, 506 f., 525, 531 ; 



habits, 508 

 Muscijyipra, 473 

 Mufscisaxicola, 475, 477 ; JA macloviana, 



475 



Muscivora, 473, 474 ; M. mexicana, 477 ; 



M. regia, 474 

 Musophaga, 359 ; J/, violacea, 360, 361 

 Musophagidae, 351, 359 f., 439 ; habits, 



360 f. ; toes, 10 ; tlie pigments turaco- 



verdin and turacin in, 3 n., 360 

 Mussel-picker, 276 

 Mutton-bird, 63 

 Mycteria, 95, 97 ; M. americana, 98 ; M. 



australi.% 98 ; M. indica, 96, 98 ; M. 



senegalensis, 96, 98 

 My lag r a, 506 

 Myiarckus, 474, 475, 477 ; M. crinitus, 



476 

 Myiobiu.% 474 

 Myindcdes, 513, 518 

 Myiodectinae, 509, 513, 515 

 Myiodioctes, 573-575 

 Myiomoira, 514, 515, 518 

 Myiophoneus, 502, 503 

 Myiopsittacus monachus, 365 370 

 Myiotheretes, 475, 476 

 Myna, 560, 562 

 Myristicimra, 327, 345 ; M. bicolor, 328, 



345 ; M. luctuosa, 345 ; M. melannra, 



345 ; M. spilorrhoa, 345 ; M. subfla- 



vescens, 345 

 Myrmeciza, 488 

 Alyrmecocichla, 510, 511 

 Mynnof/icrula jjygmaea, 489 

 Myrtle-sucker, 426 

 Mystacornis, 503 

 Myzomela sanguinolenta, 565 

 Myzomelinae, 564 f. 



Naenia, 301, 304 ; .V. inca, 311 



Nail, on beak of Anseres, 11 



Naudu, 26, 30 f., 31 



Nanodes, 363 



Nape, 20 



Nasal, 11 



Nasica, 484 



Nasiterna, 362, 365 ; ^V. pygmaea, 364, 



371 f. 

 Native-Companion, 254 ; -Hen, 249 

 Nauderns, 146 ; N. rioconri, 171 

 Nauseous bird, 329 



Nearctic Region, 15 f. ; its contents, 16 

 Neck of rib, 6 



yecrastur alacer, fossil, 181 

 Xecrobyas harpax, fossi], 414 ; X. rossi- 



gnoli, fossil, 414 

 Necropsai; 559, 561 

 Necropsittacus rodericanus, fossil, 375 

 Xecromis, fossil, 361 

 Xedarinia, 569 



Nectariniidae, 427, 568 f. ; liabits, 569 f, 

 Nelly, 65 



Nelson, on Tringa maaduta, 281 u. 

 Nemnra, 516 

 Neiichloe, 536 

 Xeodimia phaeton, 578 



