586 



GENERAL INDEX. 



Mammalia, of Madagascar, i. 272 



table ol' Ethiopian families of, i. 294 



table of Ethiopian genera of, i. 300 



of the Oriental region, i. al5 



range of the genera inhabiting the Indian 

 sub-region, i. 322 



of Ceylon, i. 327 



of the Indo-Chinese sub-region, i. 330 



of the Indo-Malayan sub-region, i. 336 



illustration of characteristic Malayan, 

 i. 336 



of the Philippine Islands, i. 345 



table of Oriental families of, i. 365 



table of Oriental genera of, i. 371 



of Australian region, i. 390 



of the Papuan Islands, i. 410 



of the Moluccas, i. 417 



of the Timor group, i. 422 



of Celebes, i. 427 



of Australia, i. 439 



illustration of, i. 439 



of New Zealand, i. 450 



table of families of Australian, i. 470 



table of genera of Australian, i. 475 



destinctive characters of Neotropical, ii. 6 



of S. Temperate America, ii. 36 



of Straits of Magellan, ii. 37 



of the Mexican sub-region, ii. 52 



of the Antilles, iL 62 



table of Neotropical families of, ii. 85 



table of Neotropical genera of, ii. 91 



of the Nearctic region, ii. 115 



of California, ii. 127 



of N. American central plains ii. 129 



of E. United States, ii. 132 



of Canada, ii. 135 



table of Nearctic families of, ii. 140 



table of Nearctic genera of, ii. 145 

 Mammalia, extinct, of Old World, i. 107 



extinct, of historic i)eriod, i. 110 



extinct, comparative age of in Europe, L 

 127 



extinct, of the New World, i. 129 



extinct, of N. America and Europe, com- 

 pared, i. 141 



original birthplace of some families and 

 genera, i. 142, 153 



of the secondary period, i. 160 

 MAMMALIA, summarj- and conclusion, ii.540 



lines of migration of, ii. 544 

 Manakins, ii. 102 

 MANATID^, ii 210 

 Matwttis, N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 



ii. 210 

 Manchurian sub-region, description of, i. 220 



mammalia of, i. 222 



birds of, i. 223 



reptiles and amphibia of, i. 227 



fresh-water tish of, i. 227 



insects of, i 227 



coleoptera of, i. 228 

 MANIDID^, ii. 245 

 Manis, ii. 245 

 MannrhiiM, ii. 276 

 Manticora, ii. 487 

 Manucodia, ii. 274 

 Mareca, ii. 363 

 Margaroperdix. ii. 338 

 Margarops, ii. 256 

 MargaromU, ii. 103 

 Marginella, ii. 508 

 Marine Mollusca, general remarks on the 



distribution of, ii. 537 

 Marine shells of the Neotropical region, ii. 20 

 Marmosets, ii. 175 

 Marquesaii Islands, birds of, i. 443 



Marsh, Mr, on improvability of Asiatic and 

 African deserts, i. 200 



on camels and goats as destructive to 

 vegetation, i. 200 

 MARSUPIALIA, ii. 248 



general remarks on the distribution of, 

 ii. 253 

 Marsupials, classification of, i. 91 



N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 



European Miocene, i. 121 



first migration to America, i. 155 



diversified forms of, i. 391 



of America prove no connection with 

 Australia, i. 399 



list of Australian genera of, i. 476 

 MARSUPIALIA and MONOTR EM ATA, sum- 

 mary and conclusion, ii. 543 

 Marks, N. American Tertiary, i. 135 



ii. 198 

 Mascarene Islands, zoology of, i. 280 



extinct fauna of, i. 282 



gigantic land-tortoises of, i. 289 

 Masiits, ii. 102 



MASTACEMBELIDiE, ii. 437 

 Mastodon, European Pliocene, i. 113 



Miocene of Greece, i. 116 



European Miocene, i. 120 



in Brazilian caves, i. 144 



S. American Pliocene, i. 147 



Indian Miocene, i, 123 



N. American Post-Pliocene, i. Igfl 



N. American Tertiaiy, i. 138 



ii. 227, 228 

 Mauritius, zoology of, i. 280 



reptiles of, i. 281 

 McCoy, Professor, on Palaeontology ol 



Victoria, i. 460 

 Mechanitis, ii. 470 

 Meda, ii. 452 

 Mediterranean, recent changes in, i. 39 



sub-region, description of, i. 199 



mammalia of, i. 202 



birds of, i. 203 



reptiles and amphibia of, i. 204 



fresh-water fish of, i. 205 



insects of, i. 205 



islands of, i. 206 



sea not separating distinct faunas, i. 201 

 Megabias, ii. 270 

 Megabkibes, ii. 376 

 Magacephala, ii. 478 

 Megacephahn, ii. 342 

 Megacerops, N. American Tertiary, i. 137 

 Megadenna, ii 182 

 Megtxrophis, ii. 383 

 Megala-ma, ii. 306 

 MEGALiEMID^, ii. 305 

 MEGAL/EMIN.?!;. ii. 306 

 MegrdiKdris, ii. 419 

 Megalocniis, fossil in Cuba, i. 148 

 Megalonwstoma, ii. 521 

 Megalomeryx, N. American Tertiary, i. 138 

 Megalomma, h. 487 

 Megalonyx, N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 



in Brazilian caves, i. 145 



S. American Pliocene, i. 147 

 Megalophrys, ii. 421 

 Megalostoma, Eocene, i. 169 

 Mtgnlurus, ii. 258 

 Megalophonus, ii. 289 

 Megamys, 8. A.merican Eocene, i. 148 



ii. 238 

 Meganostoma, ii. 478 

 MPJGAPODIIDiE, ii. 341 

 Megapodius, ii. 342 

 Megaptera, ii. 207 



