XVlil 



INDEX. 



Man, whr is one of the types called 

 Mongolian 3 



Man, why is one of the types called 

 Ethiopian 4 



Man, why is one of the types called 

 American 5 



Man, why is one of the types called 

 Malay 6 



Man, why have the primitive types 

 retained their characteristics ... 7 



Man, why are there so many dif- 

 ferent complexions ... ... 8 



Man, how are various habits and 

 modes of life accounted for ... 10 



Man, how distinguished from 

 lower animals 11 



Man, why do we know that the 

 varieties have sprung from one 

 original 12 



Man, why is his face adapted to 

 the erect attitude 14 



Man, why is he only included in 

 the order bimana 168 



Man, why is his omnivorous cha- 

 racter beneficial to the lower 

 creation 598 



Man, how is he enabled to influ- 

 ence the forms and qualities of 

 various animals 600 



Mane, why have lions a large ... 209 



March-hares, why are persons said 

 to be as mad as March hares 

 when they are nighty 397 



Marsupialia, mar-sti-pe-a'-le-a, 

 why are kanguroos, opossums, 

 &c., included in the order of ... 336 



Marsupialia, why are they pro- 

 vided with pouches 337 



Marsupialia, why are the young 

 born in a helpless condition ... 339 



Marsupialia, peculiar gestation of 340 



Martins, why appointed a distinct 

 range of elevation 712 



Membrane, why is there none en- 

 closing the skull 53 



Mice, why are a small number 

 beneficial in a house 361 



Milk, why suitable for infants ... 102 



Milk, properties of various kinds 103 



Mocking-bird, why so called ... 690 



Molar teeth, why are those of 

 carnivorous animals fitted into 

 each other 207 



Mole, how adapted to its mode 

 of life 193 



Molas, comparison of, with bats ... 194 



Moles, why beneficial to fanners 195 



Moles, why supposed to have no 

 eyes 197 



Moles, why have they elongated 

 muzzles 198 



Moles, why supposed to occasion 

 " fairy-rings " 199 



Moles, why is their collar-bone 

 long and thick 200 



Mole, why when a female is 

 trapped is the male frequently 

 found dead 201 



Mollusca^ moi-lus'-ka 165 



Mongolian, mon-go-lc'-an, why is 



the race so called S 



Monkeys, why are they described 



as four-handed 170 



Monkeys, why divided into those 



of the old world -md the new ... 173 

 Monkeys, whj con ined to certain 



geographical liir its 174 



Monkeys, how are their imitative 

 propensities employed ... ... 175 



Monkeys, imitative propensities ... 176 

 Monkeys, why have some long 



tails... 177 



Monkeys, their locomotive powers 178 

 Monkeys, why is the " preacher " 



so called 179 



Monkeys, why are lemurs included 



in the same order 180 



Monkey and crow 182 



Mules,"why said to be stubborn ... 5"3 

 Mules, sagacity of, in travelling ... 504 

 Muscles, what are the uses of ... 45 



Muscle 58 



Muscles, offices of various 59 



Muscles, why are they of numer- 

 ous forms and attitudes 61 



Muscles, action of 62 



Muscles, why separated from sur- 

 rounding parts 64 



Musk, odour of 273 



Musquitocs, mus-ke'-tos, why do 

 their movements betray arma- 

 dillos 420 



Nails, why are the fingers fur- 

 nished with 2? 



Nails of hands and feet, how 



formed 29 



Nails, peculiar structure of ... 30 

 Natatores, na-ta-to'-recs, whj is 



the order so called 916 



Natatores, why are they some- 

 times called " palmipedes " ... 918 

 Nerves, what are they ... ... 60 



Nests, why are those of birds of 

 prey built on lofty and barren 



rocks 64S 



Newfoundland dog, anecdote of ... 284 

 Newfoundland dog, clemency of ... 309 

 Nictating membrane, what is it ... 6G7 

 Nocturnal birds, why are they 



very large 673 



Nocturnal birds, why arc their 



eyes placed near each other ... 674 

 Nocturnal birds, why do their eyes 



contain a shining substance ... 655 

 Nocturnal birds, why is their 



plumage tapered off to a point... 681 

 Nuthatch, why has it a short tail 782 

 Nuthatch, method of procuring 



food 783 



Nuthatch, why docs it make its 



nest in decayed trees 784 



Ocelot, o'-ce-lot. why so called ... 323 

 Onaga, why is it found in hilly 



and mountainous places 505 



Ophidea, o-fid'-e-a, why is the 



third order of reptiles so called 1017 

 Opossums, why are they included 

 in the or <*r of inaiWpialia ... 336 



