INDEX OF SPECIES. 



429 



Narcine brasiliensis, 180. 



taamaniensis, Rich., description of, 1 78. 



Nauclerus abbreviatus, Cuv. et Val., .3. 



Nandus, 107. 



Negro, skull of, compared with that of Trogl. Gorilla, 

 404-414. 



Nemadactylus, Rich., n. g., characters of, 1 16. 



Nemadactylus concinrms, Rich., 115. 



Nestoticus, Westw., n. g., characters of, 227. 



Nesioticus flavo-pktus, Westw., description of, 227. 



Nestor, on the genus, 345 ; upper maudible of, .'!71, 

 375. 



Nestor hypopolius, 348, 3/2. 



Notornis, Owen, n. g., 375 ; on the genus, 345 ; cra- 

 nial characters of, 366-371. 



Notornis Mantelli, Owen, n. sp., 34". 



Nototherium, Owen, 306. 



Nyctobates, Guerin, characters of, 222. 



Nyctobates brevicornis, Westw., description of, 226. 



confusus, Westw., description of, 221, 224. 



hypocrita, Westw., description of, 225. 



■ lieviyatus, Westw., description of, 223. 



moerens, Westw., description of, 222. 



punctatus, description of, 224. 



rotitruHcollis, Westw., description of, 226. 



transversalis, Westw., description of, 225. 



Nylghau, 42. 



Odax algensis. Rich., description of, 148. 



semifasciatus, 148. 



Odontopus, 207, 217, 218, 220, 221. 



Odontopus costatus, Silb., 218. 



tristis, Westw., description of, 218. 



violaceus, Silb., 218. 



Ogcoosoma, Westw., n. g., characters of, 227. 



Ogcoosoma granulans, Westw., description of, 228. 



Orang, 416. 



Orang-outang, 381. 



Ornithicnites, 265. 



Omithicnites gigantevs, 265 . 



tuberosus, Hitchc, 267. 



Orthagoriscus, of Madeira, 1 8. 



Ostracion, 340. 



Ostracion auritus (Shaw), description of, 1 60. 



Jlavigaster (Gray), description of, 164. 



lenticnlaris. Rich., description of, 158-159. 



ornati's (Gray), description of, 165. 



spilogaster. Rich., description of, 1 63. 



Ostrich, 236, 261, 262, 268, 270, 317, 357, 304. 



Otididee, 374. 

 Ovinum genus, Ray, 35, 36. 

 Oi'is, Linn., 36. 

 Pachylocenis, Hope, 217. 

 Pagelliis erylhrinus, Cuv., 3. 



rostrutiis, Lowe, 3. 



Palapteryx, Owen, n. g., on the ostcologival evidences 



of, 307-338 ; 345, 332, 375 ; cranial rharmtcr.- 



of the genus, 360. 

 Palapteryx dromioiJes, Owen, 346, 349, 359. 



gerano'ides, Owen, 346, 349; skull of, 361. 



ingens, var. robustns, Owen, 346, 347. 



strntho'idea, 362. 



Peito, 3. 



Peixe porco, 18. 



Peixe Verde, 1 1 . 



Pelates, 107. 



Percidce, 1 . 



Petaurus, 306. 



Pezodontus, Dej., 207, 218. 



Pe:odontus cyaneus, Chevr., 219. 



speciosus, Dej., 219. 



Phascolarctus, 306. 



Phascolomys latifrons, Owen, n. sp., 303. 



Mitehelli, 306. 



romhatus, Auct., 303. 



Pholis Icevis, Flcm., 9. 



Phoracantha, 188. 



Piesarthrius, Hope, 189 ; n. g., characters of. 200. 



Piesarthrius marginellus, Hope, description of, 200. 



Pimelepterus Boscii, Lac, 3. 



Pithecus, Geoff., 381. 



Pithems Abelii, 383, 385. 



satynis, 383, 389. 



Wurmbii, Owen, 383, 388 ; skull of, compared 



with that of Trogl. Gorilla, Sav., 399-403. 

 Platycephalus tasmanius. Rich., n. sp., description 



of, 96. 

 Pleiironectidte, of Madeira, 15. 

 Po'ephaga (Marsupialia), 306. 

 Polymixia, Lowe, 2. 

 Pomatopus telescopus, Risso, 14. 

 Pompiltis, 8. 

 Pompilus Bennettii, Lowe, 8. 



Rondeletii, Will., 7. 



Pongo, 381, 388, 389. 



Porphyria, 348, 367, 368, 369, 374. 



Porphyria melanotus, Gould, 370. 



