INDEX TO ZOOLOGY, 



a. 



Malacozoa, 49; shell and mantle of 



the, 50; divided into three classes, 

 52. 



Malactinozoaria, the, of Blainville, 

 31. 



Malakia, the, of Aristotle, 91. 



Malapterurus or inalapterus electri- 

 cus, 208, 217. 



Maldaniae, 98. 



Mallaid, the, 386. 



MaUeus, 63. 



Mallotus, 211; M. viUosus, 212. 



Malthea, 231. 



Malurina;, 335 ; malurus superbus, ib. 



Mamestra pisi, oleracea, and brassicae, 

 180. 



Mammalia, the, characteristics and 

 orders of, 15 ; general account of the 

 organization of, 392-399 ; systems of 

 classification of, 398-402; geogi-aph- 

 ical distribution of, 498-502. 



Mammoth ohioticus, 438 ; the Sibe- 

 rian mammoth, 439. 



Man of war bird, the, 391. 



Manakins, the, 347. 



Manatidaj, 431 ; manatus americanus, 

 senegalensis, ib. 



Mandibulata, derivation of the tenn, 

 137 ; organs of the mouth in the, 

 with scientific terms applied to the 

 several parts, 137, 138. 



Mandrill, the, 496. 



Manidae, 405 ; manis pentadactyla, &c., 

 15, 405. 



Manna, whence derived, 186. 



Mantidas. 163, 164. 



Mantis, 114; M. religiosa, 164. 



Mantispa, 168; mantispidse, ib. 



Margaritana, the, of Schumacher, 69. 



Margaritifera, 70. 



Marmots, the, 469. 



Marsupialia, structure of the, 411. 



Marten, the, 485. 



Martin, the, 317; the black, 319. 



Maskalonge, 213. 



Massasauga, 266. 



MastiS; the, 488. 



Mastodon, 438. 



Mastodonsaurus, 286. 



Mastotherium, 438. 



Matamata tortoise, the, 288. 



Meal bug, the, 160. 



Me.indrina labyrinthica, 35. 



Mecorhynchi, 160. 



Medusw, 9, 10 ; general characters and 

 anatomy of, 27-29 ; stinging proper- 

 ty not universal in, 29 ; luminous- 

 ness of the sea chiefly due to, ib. ; 

 mode of generation peculiar to, 31, 

 32. 



Megaceros, 450. 



Megachile, 176. 



Megaderma, 477. 



Megadesma, 73. 



Megalobatrachus, 252, 253. 



Megalonyx, 409. 



Megaiosaurus, 285. 



Megamys. 458. 



Megapodidifi, 370 ; nlegapodius tumu- 

 lus, ib. 



Megapterna, 256. 



Megatheridie, 41)8. 



Megatherium, 409. 



Melandryidae, 159. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus, &c , 364 ; 

 raelanerpinae, ib. 



Melania amarula, &c., 83, 84 ; mela- 

 nildae, 82. V 



Melanopsis, 8-!. 



Melasoma, 159. 



Meleagriu*, 373 ; raeleagris gallopavo, 

 ib. 



Meles labradorica and vulgaris, 483. 



Meletta, 209. 



Melicerta ringens, 25. 



Melierax rausicus, 309. 



MeliphagidiB, 330. 



Melithreplinse, 331. 



Mellifera, 170. 



Mellisugin<B, 329. 



Meloe, 159 ; meloidae, ib. 



Melolontha, 141 ; M. vulgaris and fuUo, 

 157. 



Melolonthidae, 156, 157. 



Melophagus ovis, 196. 



Melyridce, 158. 



Membracidae, 186. 



Membranipora, 54. 



Menidae, 224. 



Menopoma, 252; menopomidiB, ib. 



Menura superba, 334. 



Mephitis, 486. 



Mergansers, the, 386. 



Mergina!, 386 ; mergus merganser, ser- 

 rator, &c., 387. 



Mergulus alle, 388. 



Meridion, 19. 



Meriones, 466. 



Merlangus, 14 ; M. vulgaris, &c., 219. 



Merlin, the, 302. 



Merlucius, 219. 



Meropidw. 3-J5. 



Merops, 15 ; M. apiaster, &c., 325. 



Merula pilaiis, viscivorus, &c., 342. 



Merycatherium, 447. 



Mesomys, 460. 



Mesopithecus, 498. 



Metaxytherium, 430. 



Mice, the, 464. 



Micralymma, 142. 



Micrasterias, 19. 



Micrastur brachypterus and guerilla, 

 308. 



Microcebus, 493. 



Microchoerus, 4-11. 



Micronisus, 308. 



.Microtherium, 435. 



Midas, 194 ; midasidip, ib. 



Miller's thumb, the, 223. 



Millipedes, 130. 



Milvago, 306. 



Milvinip, 306. 



.Milvulus forflcatus, 345. 



Milvus, 15; M. regalis, 306. 



IMimus polyglottus, rufus, &c., 342, 

 343. 



Mink, the, 485. 



.Miselia oxvcanlhae, 181. 



Missel thrush, the. 342. 



Mississippi kite, the, 306. 



Missouriutn theristo-caulodon, 438. 



Mitella, 101. 



Mites, 12, 118, 119,122. 



Mitra, m. 



Mocking bird, the, 342; the winter, 

 349. 



Moles', the, 472. 



Mollia, the, ofPliny, 91. 



Mollinesia, 214. 



MoUusca, leading characters of the, 

 8 ; brief summary of the ciasses in- 

 cluded under, 10 ; wide sense in 

 which the term was used by Lin 

 nasus, 49, 50; C'uvier the first to use 

 the term in its modern sense, 50. 



Molorchus, 162. 



Molossus, 476. 



Molothrus pecoris, 355. 

 fi Momotinffi, 322 ; momotus brasilien- 

 sis, ib. 



Monacanthus, 231. 



Monas, 9 ; .M. leno, 23. 



Monasa tranquilla and leucops, 323. 



Monedula, 172. 



Monitor of the Nile, the, 281. 



Monk, the, a species of seal, 481. 



Monkeys, the, 491-498. 



Monocerca, 9. 



Munodon monoceros and raicrocepha- 

 lus, 429. 



Monomerosomata, 121. 



Monomyaria, 61. 



Monosticliii, 236. 



MoDotremata, 15, 403. 



Moon-flsh, the, 228. 



Moor buzzard, the, 308. 



Moor cock, the, 376. 



Moose, the, 450. 



Mordellida', 159. 



" More pork," a bird so called, 320. 



Mormoops, 478. 



Mormyridie, 213. 



Morrhua, 200; M. vulgaris, &c., 218, 

 219. 



Morse, the, 432. 



Mosasaurus, 281, 282. 



Moschidie, 448; raoschus moschiferus, 

 ib. 



Mosquitoes, the, 192. 



Motacillin*, 341 ; M. boarula, ib. 



Motella, 219. 



Mother Carey's Chickens, 338. 



Mother of pearl, 50, C3. 

 Moths, 178. 

 Motmots, the, 322. 



Mouflet, the Theatrum Insectorum of, 

 the earliest English zoologicsl work, 



Moufflon, the, 453. 



Mound birds, the, 370. 



Mouse, the meadow, 462. 



Mouth, the, of insects, structure of; 

 with the terms applied to the differ- 

 ent parts of, 137, 138. 



Mud-flsh, the, 235. „ 



Mud-hens, the, 383. * 



Mud-wasp, the, 173. 



Mugil albula, 225; mugiUdas, ib. 



Mule, the, 444. 



Miiller, classification of fishes accord- 

 ing to, 203-205. 



MuUerJa, 72. 



Mullet, the, 222, 225. 



Mullus, 222. 



Mulus, 444. 



Murex, 86. 



Mura?nidip, 207. 



Muridie, 461 ; murina, 462, 464. 



Mus, 15 ; M. musculus, rattus, &C., 

 464, 465. 



Musca, 194 ; muscidse, ib. 



Muscicai)a grisole, albicollis, &c., 346. 



Muscicapid;e, 344 ; muscicapinae, 346. 



Muscovy duck, the, 386. 



Musk, the, 448. 



Musk ox, the, 454. 



Musk rat, the, 463. 



Musophaga violacea, 360 ; Musopha- 

 gidae, ib. 



Mussel, the common, 66; method of 

 cooking, and remedy for dangerous 

 symptoms arising from eating, ib. 



Mustela, 15, 485; mustelid;c, 485. 



Mustelini, 241 ; miistelus, ib. 



iMutilla, 174 ; mutillidie, ib. 



Mya arenaria, &c., 58. 



Mycetophagidw, 155. 



Mycetophila, 193. 



Mycetopus, 68. 



Mycetus, 495. 



Mycleria americana, 380. 



Mydaus, 486, 494. 



Mvgale, 128, 474 ; mygalidae, &c., 

 12ti. 



Myidae, 58. 



Myliobaiini, 243 ; myliobatis, ib. 



Mylodon, 409; M. Darwinii and harla- 

 ui, ib. 



Myodes hudsonius, 463. 



Myopotamiis, 459. 



Mvoxina, 466; mvoxus, 466, 467. 



Myriapoda, 13, 130. 



Myrmecobius fasciatus, 417. 



Myrmecophagidae, 405, 406. 



Myrmeleon, 168 ; myrmeleonidae, ib. 



Myrmica domestica and kirbii, 174. 



Mysisida?, 116. 



Mystrorays, 464. 



Mytilida?, 66; raytilus, ib. 



Wyxine glutinosa, 200. 



Myxinoidei, 206. 



Myzomeliuic, 330. 



Nacre, or mother of pearl, 50, 63. 



Naia tripudians, 267. 



Nais, 98. 



Names, carelessness in the applica- 

 tion of, by the older entomologists, 

 132. 



Narwhales, 429. 



Nassa, 86. 



Nasua rufa. 483. 



Natatores, 294. 



Natica, 89. 



Nauclerus furcatus, 306. 



Naucoris cimicoides, 187. 



Naucrates ductor, 227. 



Naulilidie, 94. 



Nautilus, the, of tlie ancients, 93 ; N. 

 pompilius, &c., 94. 



Nayades, the, of Lamarck, 67. 



Necrobia, 158. 



Necrophaga, 154. 



Necrophorus, 149, 155. 



Nectarinejidaj, 327 ; nectarinia senega- 

 lensis, &.C., .327, 328. 



Nectuius lateralis, maculatus, and 

 puuctatus, 252. 



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