INDEX. 



323 



M 



Macropus elegans, or kangaroo (Gr. 

 makros long, and pons a foot), 

 skeleton of "the, 205 

 • Magnum (Lat. viagnus great), one 

 of the carpal bones, 216 



Mammalia, bones of the, 14, 24 ; 

 principal forms of the skeleton in 

 the, 151 ; dental system of the, 

 258, 261 



Mammoths, tusks of, discovered in 

 various parts of the world, 275 ; 

 molars of the, 278, 279 



Man, limbs of, 151 ; skeleton of, 

 209 et seq. ; his varied powers of 

 action, 213; skull of, 216; his 

 adaptation to an erect posture, 

 214; modifications of the skele- 

 ton of, 215 ; the sole species of 

 his genus, and the only repre- 

 sentative of his order, 227; his 

 teeth, deciduous and permanent, 

 312 



Mandibular arch (Lat. viandibula 

 the jaw) of the boa-constrictor, 

 82 



Manubrium (Lat. a hilt) of the 

 mole. 198 



Marmoset monkeys, teeth of the, 

 306 



Marsupial bones (Gr. marsupion a 

 pouch), 16 



Mastodon giganteus (Gr. mastos an 

 udder, and odous a tooth), tusks 

 of the, 292 



Mastoid (Gr. mastos and eidos nip- 

 ple-shaped), 78 



Maxillary bone (Lat. maxilla the 

 jaw), 48, 52 ; of the boa-con- 

 strictor, 81 ; diverging append- 

 ages of the, 219 



Megalichthys (Gr. megas great, and 

 ichthus a fish), dentine of the, 247 



Megalosaurus (Gr. megas great, and 

 sauros a lizard), tooth of the, 251 



Megalonj'x (Gr. megale great, and 

 onyx a claw), an extinct race of 

 quadrupeds, 188 



Megatherium (Gr. mega great, and 

 therion a beast), an extinct race 

 of quadrupeds, 188; teeth of the, 



292 ; deductions from the dental 

 system of the, 296 



Menopome, vertebral skeleton of 

 the, 65 



Mesocalcaneal process (Gr. mesos 

 middle, and Lat. calcaneum the 

 heel), 147 



Mesencephalic (Gr. mesas middle, 

 en in, and kephale the head), 79 



Mesocuneiform (Gr. mesos middle, 

 and Lat. cuneus a wedge), of the 

 hind foot in animals, 185, 186 



Mesosternals (Gr. mesos middle, and 

 sternon the breast-bone), 128 



Mesotympanic bone (Gr. mesos and 

 tympanon the middle drum), 45 



Metacarpal (Gr. meta with, and car- 

 pos the wrist), 118 



Metapophysis (Gr. meta between, 

 and apophysis springing from), 28 



Molars of the elephant, 274 et seq. ; 

 their succession, 281 ; their de- 

 velopment, 284; of the hog, 310 



iSIole, skeleton and bones of the, 195 



Monkeys, teeth of, 305 



Morse, skull and teeth of the, 266 



Mustela (Lat. the weasel), dentition 

 of the, 306 



Mycetes (Gr. muJcao to howl), den- 

 tition of the, 306 



Mylodon (Gr. 7nule a grinder, and 

 odous a tooth), an extinct race of 

 quadrupeds, 188 



Myliobates (Gr. viyliao to grind, 

 and batos a thorn), a genus of 

 fishes belonging to the family 

 Raidge, 241 ; vasodentine of the, 

 247 



Myonine matter (Gr. myo7i a mus- 

 cle) of animals, 13 



Myrmecophaga (Gr. myrmos an ant, 

 and phago to eat), edentulous 

 animals, 258 



^lyxinoids (Gr. viyxa mucus, and 

 eidos resemblance), teeth of the, 

 241 



N 



Narwhal, jaw-bones of the, 258 

 Nasal vertebra, 48 ; spine of the, 

 219 



