INDEX TO ZOOLOGY, 



Malacozoa, 49; shell and mantle of 

 the, 50; divided into tliree classes, 

 52. 



Malactinozoiiria, the, of Blainville, 

 31. 



Mnlakin, the, of Aristotle, 91. 



Malapterurus oi' nialapterus elcctri- 

 cus, 208, 217. 



Maldania», 98. 



Mallard, the, 386. 



Malleus, C3. 



Mallotus, 211; M. villosus, 212. 



Malthea, 231. 



Malurina-, 335; nialurus siiperbns, ib. 



Mamestra pisi, oleracea, and brassica', 

 180. 



Mammalia, the, characteristics and 

 orders ot, 15 ; (general account of the 

 organization of, 392-399 ; systems of 

 classification of, 398 4(12; geograph- 

 ical distribution of, 498-502. 



Mammoth ohioticus, 438 ; the Sibe- 

 rian mammoth, 439. 



Man of war bird, the, 391. 



Manakins, the, 347. 



M.-matidas 431 ; manatus ainericanus, 

 senegalensis, ib. 



Mandibulata, derivation of the term, 

 137 ; organs of the mouth in the, 

 with scientific terms applied to the 

 several parts, 137, 138. 



Mandrill, the, 49(5. 



ManidtB, 405 ; manis pentadactyla, &c., 

 15, 405. 



Manna, whence derived, 186. 



Mantidae, 163, 164. 



Mantis, 114; M. religiosa, 164. 



Mantispa, 168; mantispidaj, 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. 



Mastiff, the, 4^8. 



Mastodon, 438. 



Maslodonsaurus, 286. 



Mastotherium, 438. 



Matamata tortoise, the, 288. 



Meal bug, the, 160. 



Meandrina labyrinthica, 35. 



Mecorhynchi, 160. 



Medusa', 9, 10 ; general characters and 

 anatomy of, 27-29; stinging proper- 

 ty not universal in, 29 ; lumiuous- 

 ness of the sea chiefly due to, ib.; 

 mode of generation peculiar to, 31, 

 32. 



Megaceros, 450. 



Megachile, 176. 



Mega'Jeima, 477. 



Megadesma, 73. 



Megalobatrachus, 252, 253. 



Megalonyx, 409. 



Megaiosaurus, 285. 



Megamys. 458. 



Megapodida?, 370 ; megapodius tumu- 

 lus, ib. 



Megapterna, 2.i6. 



Megatherida^ 408. 



Megatherium, 409. 



^'elandryida^, 159. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus, &c , 364 ; 

 raelanerpina?, ib. 



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

 nlldip, 82. 



Melanopsis, 8-!. 



Melasoma, 159. 



-Meleagrime, 373 ; meleagris gallopavo, 

 ib. 



Meles labradorica and vulgaris, 483. 



Mek'tta, 209. 



Melicerla ringens, 25. 



Melierux musicus. 309. 



Meliphagida», 330. 



.Melithreptina?, 331. 



Mellifera, 170. 



Mellisuginie, 329. 



Meloe, 159; meloidae, ib. 



Melolontha, 141 ; M. vulgaris and fullo, 

 157. 



Melolonthidaj, 156, 157. 



Melophagus ovis, 196. 



Melyridee, 158. 



Membracida-, 186. 



iMembranipora, 54. 



Menidic, 224. 



Monopoma, 252 ; menopomid.c, ib. 



Monura superba, 334. 



Mephitis, 486. 



Mei-gansei's, 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. 



Meropidi«. 325. 



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



Merula pilaris, viscivorus, &c., 342. 



Merycatlierium, 447. 



.Mesoniys. 460. 



Mesopithecus, 498. 



Metaxytherium, 430. 



Mice, the, 464. 



Micralymma, 142. 



Micrasterias, 19. 



Micrastur brachypterus and guerilla, 

 308. 



Microcebus, 493. 



Microchoerus, 441. 



Microiiisus, 308. 



Microtherium, 435. 



Midas, 194 ; midasidas, ib. 



Miller's thumb, the, 223. 



Millipedes, 130. 



Milvago, 306. 



Milvina!, 306. 



Milvulus forficatus, 345. 



Milvus, 15 ; M. regalis, 306. 



Mimus polyglottus, rufus, &c., 342, 

 343. 



Mink, the, 485. 



Miselia oxycanth<e, 181. 



Missel thrush, the, 342. 



Mississippi kite, the, 306. 



Missourium theristo-caulodon, 438. 



Mitella, 101. 



Mites, 12, 118, 119, 122. 



Mitra, 88. 



Mocking bird, the, 342; the winter, 

 349. 



Moles, the. 472.' 



Mollia,the, of Pliny, 91. 



Mollinesia, 214. 



Mollusca, leading characters of the, 

 8; brief summary of the cin.sses in- 

 cluded under, 10; wide sense in 

 which the term was used by Lin- 

 naeus, 49, 50; Cuvier the first to use 

 the term in its modern sense, 50. 



Molorchus, 162. 



Molossus, 476. 



Molothrus pecoris, 355. 



Momotina?. 322; momotus brasilieu- 

 sis, ib. 



Monacanthus, 231. 



iMonas, 9 ; M. leuo, 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. 



Monodon nionoceros and microcepha- 

 lus, 429. 



Monomerosomata, 121. 



Monomyaria, 61. 



Monostichii, 236. 



.Monotrematii, 15, 403. 



Moon-fish, the, 228. 



Moor buzzard, the, 308. 



Moor cock, the, 376. 



Moose, the, 450. 



MordellidiP, 159. 



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



Mormoops, 478. 



Mormyridw, 213. 



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

 219. 



Morse, the, 432. 



Mosasaurus, 281, 282. 



Moschidae, 448; moschus moschiferus. 

 ib. 



Mosquitoes, the, 192. 



Motacillina», 341 ; .M. boarula, ib. 



Motella, 219. 



Mother Carey's Chickens, 388. 



• Mother of pearl, 50, 63. 

 ! Moths, 178. 

 ; Motmot-s, the, 322. 



j MoulTet, the Theatnim Insectorum of. 

 the earliest English zoologic.nl work, 

 2. 



Mounion, the, 453. 



Mound birds, the, 370. 



.Mouse, the mi;adow, 402. 

 I Mouth, the, of insects, structure of, 

 with the terms applied to the differ- 

 ent parts of, 137, 138. 



Mud-fish, the, 235. 



Mud-hens, the, 383. 



Mud-wasp, the, 173. 



Mugil albula, 225 ; mugilidu', ib. 



Mule, the, 444. 



■Müller, classification of fishes accord- 

 ing to, 203-205. 



MuUcria, 72. 



Mullet, the, 222, 225. 



Mullus, 222. 



.Mulus, 444. 



Murex, 86. 



Murainida?, 207. 



Muridas, 461 ; murina, 462, 404. 



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

 404, 465. 



Musca, 194 ; mnscida», ib. 



Muscicapa grisole, albicollis, &c., 346. 



Muscicapida;, 344 ; muscicapina;, 346. 



Muscovy duck, the, 386. 



Musk, the, 448. 



Musk ox, the, 4,54. 



Musk rat, the, 463. 



Musophaga violacea, 360 ; Musopha- 

 gidiP, ib. 



Mussel, the common, 66; method of 

 cooking, and remedy for dangerous 

 symptoms arising from eating, ib. 



Mustela, 15, 485; mustelida», 485. 



Musteliui, 241; mustelus, ib. 



Mutilla, 174 ; mutiUida', ib. 



Mya arenai-ia, &.C.. .58. 



Mycetophagida;, 155. 



Mycetophila, 193. 



Mycetopus, 68. 



Mycetus, 495. 



Mycteria americana, 380. 



Mydaus, 48(), 494. 



Mygale, 128, 474 ; mygalida>, &c., 

 128. 



MyidcB, 58. 



Myliobatini, 243; myliobatis, ib. 



Mylodon, 409; M. Uiirwinii and harla- 

 ni, ib. 



Myodes hudsonius, 463. 



Myopotamus, 459. 



Mvoxina, 4()i); myoxus, 466, 467. 



Myriapoda. 13, 130. 



Myrmecobius fascialus, 417. 



Myrmecophagid», 405, 406. 



Myrmeleon, 168; myrmeleonid», ib. 



Myrmica domestica and kirbii, 174. 



Mysisida', 116. 



Mystromys, 464. 



Mytilidie, 66; mytilus, ib. 



Myxine gluliuosa, 206. 



Myxinoidei, 206. 



.Myzomelina-, 330. 



Nacre, or mother of peail, 50, 63. 



Naia tripudiaus, 267. 



Nais, 98. 



Names, carelessness in the applica- 

 tion of, by the older entomologists, 

 132. 



Narwhales, 429. 



Nassa, fit). 



Nasua rufa. 483. 



Natatores, 294. 



Natica, 89. 



Nauclerus furcatus, 306. 



Naucoris cimicoides, 187. 



Naucrates ductor, 227. 



Nautilida-, 94. 



Nautilus, the, of the .ancient!?, 93; N. 

 pompilius, «cc, 94. 



Nayades, the, of Lamarck, 67. 



Necrobin, l.')8. 



Necrophaga, 154. 



Necrophoriis. 149, 15.5. 



Ncctarineache, 327 ; nectiirinia senega- 

 lensis, &.C., 327, 328. 



Necturus lateralis, maculatus, and 

 punctatuo, 252. 



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