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INDEX. 



Mammalia, extinct, of the New World, 129 



extinct, of N. America and Europe, com- 

 pared, 141 



original birth-place of some families and 

 genera, 142, 153 



of the secondary period, 160 

 Manatus, N. American Post Pliocene, 130 

 Manchurian sub-region, description of, 220 



mammalia of, 222 



birds of, 223 



raptiles and amphibia of, 227 



fresh-water fish of, 227 



insects of, 227 



coleoptera of, 228 

 Marquesas Islands, birds of, 443 

 Marsh, Mr., on improvability of Asiatic and 

 African deserts, 200 



on camels and goats as destructive to 

 vegetation, 200 

 Marsupials, classification of, 91 



N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



European Miocene, 121 



first migration to America, 155 



diversified forms of, 391 



of America prove no connexion with 

 Australia, 399 



list of Australian genera of, 476 

 Martes, N. American Tertiary, 13-j 

 Mascarene Islands, zoology of, 280 



extinct fauna of, 282 



gigantic land-tortoises of, 289 

 Mastodon, European Pliocene, 113 



Miocene of Greece, 116 



European Miocene, 120 



in Brazilian caves, 144 



S. American Pliocene, 147 



Indian Miocene, 123 



N American Post-Plioecne, 130 



N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Mauritius, zoology of, 280 



reptiles of, 281 

 McCoy, Professor, on Palaeontology of 



Victoria, 466 

 Mediterraneftn, recent changes in, 39 



sub-region, description of, 199 



mammalia of, 202 ' 



birds of, 203 



reptiles and amphibia of, 204 



fresh-water fish of, 205 



insects of, 205 



islands of, 206 



sea not separating distinct faunas, 201 

 Megacerops, N. American Tertiary, 137 

 Megahmerux, N, American Tertiary, 138 

 ATegalocnus. fossil in Cuba, 14S 

 Megalonyx, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



in Brazilian caves, 145 



S. American Pliocene, 147 

 Megalostoma, Eocene, 169 

 Megam'is, S. American Eocene, 148 

 Mejaspi.ra. Europsan Tertiary, 169 

 Megatheridce, in Brazilian caves, 145 

 Mugatheri'im, N. American Post-Pliocene, 131 



in Brazilian caves, 145 



S. American Pliocene, 147 

 Melania, European secondary, 169 

 Meleagris, N. American Miocene, 163 

 Mellivora, Indian Miocene, 121 

 Melolonthidium, Oolitic insect, 167 

 Menismtherium, N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Menntherium, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Mephitis, in Brazilian caves, 144 

 Merychus, N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Meri/chippns, N. American Tertiary, 135 

 Men/chnnhiyrun, N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Herycodus, N. American Tertiary, 138 



Merycopotamtis, Indian Miocene, 122 

 Meriicutheriuvi of Siberian drift, 112 

 Mesacodon, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Mesohippus N. American Tertiary, 135 

 Mesonyx, N. American Tertiary, 134 

 Mesopithecus, Miocene of Greece, 115 

 Meyer, Dr. A. B., on reptiles and amphibia ol 



New Guinea, 415 

 Microlestes, oldest European mammal, 160 

 Micromeryx, European .Miocene, 120 

 Mlcrosyops, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Microtherium, European Miocene, 120 

 Middendorf. on extreme northern birds, 219 

 Migrating birds, in which region to be placed, 



185 

 Migration of animals, 10 



general phenomena of, 18 



of birds, 19 ' 



of birds in Europe, 19 



probable origin of, 22 



of birds in India and China, 23 



of birds in N. America. 23 



changes in extent of, 24 



of birds in S. Temperats America, 25 



general remarks on. 25 

 Milvas, European Miocene, 162 

 Miocene fauna of the Old World, 114 



fauna of Greece, 115 



fauna of Greece, summary of, 116 



fauna of Central Europe, 117 



deposits of Siwalik Hills, 121 



faunas of Europe and Asia, general obser- 

 vations on, 123 

 Miohippus, N. American Tertiary, 135 

 Mlvart, Professor, on classification of primates, 

 86 



on classification of insectivora, 87 



on classification of amphibia, 101 

 Moles almost wholly Palaearctic, 181 

 Mole-rat, of W. Tartary, 218 

 MoUusoa, means of dispersal of, 30 



classification of, 104 



groups selected for study, 104 

 Moluccas, zoology of, 417 



birds of, 419 



reptiles of, 420 



insects of, 420 



peculiarities of fauna of, 421 

 Monkeys on the high Himalayas, 12 



fossil in N. American Miocene 



in E Thibet, 222 



abundance of in the Oriental region, 315 

 Monotremata, classification of, 91 



list of Australian genera of, 477 

 " More pork" of Australia, figure of, 442 

 Morotherinm, N. American Pliocene, 140 

 Motacilla, European Miocene, 161 

 Mound builders, peculiar Australian bird;, 



393 

 Moupin, position and zoology of, 221 

 Muridce. S. American Pliocene, 147 

 Murray, Mr. Andrew, on zoological region, 6 ) 

 Mtistela, Miocene of Greece, 115 



European Miocene. 118 



S. American Pliocene, 146 

 MwiteUdai, in Brazilian caves. 144 

 Mylodon, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



S. American Pliocene, 147 

 Mi/ogale, European Miocene, 118 

 Mi/omorphus, fossil in Cuba 

 Miiopotamiis, in Brazilian caves, 145 

 Myoxus, European Miocene, 120 



European Eocene, 126 

 Mysarachne, European Miocene, 118 

 Ml/sops, N. Aiu'?ric:in Eocene, 140 

 Myxophagas, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



