562 



GENERAL INDEX. 



Baryphthtngus, ii. 313 



Biiryjnis, ii. 492 



Basikuterus, ii 279 



Basilornis, ii. 287 



Bassaris, ii. 200 



BaUira, ii. 104 



Bates, Sir., on Carabidse of Japan, L 228 



on Longicorns of Japan, i. 230 

 Bathnuidon, N. Aineriean Tertiary, i. 136 

 Bathrodon, N. American Tertiary, i. 133 

 Bathyerges, ii. 231 

 BATOIDEI, ii. 462 

 BATRACHID;E, ii. 431 

 Batrachmxphalus, ii. 443 

 Batrachoseps, ii. 413 

 Bdtrachiislomus, ii. 318 

 Bats, powers of flight of, i. 15 

 classification of, i. 87 

 of New Zealand, i. 450 

 Baucis, ii. 108 

 Baza, ii. 349 

 Bdeogale, ii. 195 

 Bearded Reedling, ii. 262 

 Bears, probable cause of absence of, fru... 

 tropical Africa, i. 291 

 ii. 201 

 Beaver, Jf. American Tertiary, i. 140 

 Beavers, ii. 234 

 Bee-eaters, ii. 312 



Beetles, families selected for study,*i. 103 

 from the Lias, i. 167 

 of Azores, i. 207 

 of Japan, i. 228 



of 8. Temperate America. iL 44 

 BELEMNITIUiE, ii. 506 

 Belemnoziphius, European Pliocene, i. 112 

 Belideus, ii. 252 

 Belionota, ii. 497 

 BeMotitichthys, IL 441 

 Belone, ii. 450 

 Belonesnx, ii. 450 



Belt, Mr. , liia theory of a great Siberian lake 

 during the glacial epoch, i. 218 ; ii. 206 

 on change of climate caused by diminu- 

 tion of obliquity of ecliptic, i. 466 

 Behiga, ii. 209 

 Bembecidium, ii. 489 

 Berardius, ii. 208 

 Berenkornis, ii. 317 

 Bermudas, zoology of, ii. 134 

 Bernkla,, ii. 363 

 BernkrUi, ii. 258 

 BERYCIDJE, ii. 424 

 Bessoiuirnis, ii. 256 

 Bettongia, ii. 251 

 Bhringa, ii. 269 

 Bhutanitis, ii. 479 

 Bias, ii. 270 

 Bintas, ii. 104 

 Bihos, ii. 222 

 BUon, ii. 222, 225 

 Binney, Mr., on Air-breathing Molluscs of 



N. America, ii 528 

 Birds, means of dispersal of, i. 15 

 disjiersal of by winds, i. 16 

 American, found in Europe, i. 10 

 reaching tlio Azores, i. 17 

 barriers to disjiersal of, i. 17 

 limited by forests, i. 17 

 classiflcation of, i. 93 

 Miocene of Greece, i. 116 

 extinct, i. 160 



fossil of Palswirotic region, i. 161 

 European of Miocene period, i. 161 

 Eocene of Europe, L 162 

 relations of, 1. 162 



Birds, extinct of North America, i. 163* 

 recently extinct in New Zealand, i. 164 

 Cretaceous of N. America, i. 164 

 remains of in Brazilian caves, i. 164 

 recently extinct in Madagascar and the 



Mascareue Islands, i. 164 

 cosmopolitan groups of, i. 176 

 numerous Palavarctic genera, i. 183 

 of the European sub-region, i. 193 

 northern range of in Europe, i. 193 

 of the zone of pine forests, i. 194 

 of Iceland, i. 198 



of the Mediterranean sub-region, i. 203 

 of Malta, i. 206 (note) 

 of the Azores, i. 207 

 of the Cape Verd Islands, i. 215 

 of the Siberian sub-region, i. 219 

 Oriental found in Siberia, i. 219 

 extreme northern Asiatic, i. 219 

 of northern Asiatic forests, i. 220 

 of the Manchurian sub-region, i. 223 

 Palicarctic genera of, in the Manchurian 



sub-region, i. 224 

 Oriental genera of, in the Manchurian 



sub-region, L 224 

 characteristic of N.W. Cliina and Mon- 

 golia, i. 226 

 table of Palaearctic families of, L 235 

 of West Africa, i. 243 

 list of Palsearotic genera of, i. 243 

 of the Ethiopian region, i. 253 

 of the East African sub-region, i. 260 

 S. African, i, 267 



genera of, peculiar to Madagascar, i. 275 

 common to Madagascar and Oriental or 



Ethiopian regions, i. 276 

 species common to Madagascar and Africa 



or A-sia, i. 277 

 table of Ethiopian families of, i. 295 

 table of Ethiopian genera of, i. 306 

 of the Oriental region, i. 316 

 (jf the Indian sub-region, i. 323 

 Oriental genera of in Central India, i. 324 

 Pal»arctic and Ethiopian genera in 



Central India, i. 325 

 of Ceylon, L 327 



of tlie Indo-Chinese sub region, i. 330 

 of the Indo-Malayan sub-region, i. 337 

 illustration of peculiar Malayan, i. 339 

 of the Philippine Islands, i. 346 

 table of Oriental families of, i. 366 

 table of Oriental genera of, i. 375 

 of Australian region, i. 391 

 specially organized Australian families of, 



i. 392 

 of the Papuan Islands, L 410 

 peculiarities of, L 413 

 tirilliaiit colours of, i. 413 

 riMiiarkabli' forms of, i. 414 

 of the Moluccas, i. 418 

 peculiarities of, i. 421 

 of the Timor group, i. 423 

 of Celebes, i. 428 

 of Australia, i. 440 

 of New Zealand, i. 451 

 peculiar to New Zealand, L 452 

 of Xcjrfolk Island, i. 453 

 (jf I.onl Howe's Island, i. 453 

 of the Chatham Islands, i. 454 

 of the Auckland Islands, i. 455 

 table of families of Australian, i. 471 

 table of genera of Australian, i. 478 

 of the Neotropical region, ii. 6 

 distinctive characters of Neotropical, II. 7 

 of the Mexican sub region, ii. 62 

 of the Antilles, ii. 64 



