INDEX 



485 



Gallixace^, ornamental plumes of, 



292 

 Gait on, Mr. F., diagrams of variability 

 used by, 74 

 on markings of zebra, 220 (note) 

 on regression towards medio- 

 crity, 414 

 theory of heredity by, 443 (note) 

 on imperfect counting of the 

 Damaras, 464 

 Gaudry on extinct animals at Pikermi, 



377 

 Gay, Mons. T., on variations of struc- 

 ture in CTUciferce, 80 

 Gazella swmmerringi (figure), 219 

 Gazelles, recognition marks of, 218 

 Geddes, Professor, on variation in 

 plants, 428 

 objection to theory of, 430 

 Geikie, Dr. Archibald, on formation 

 of marine stratified rocks, 344 

 Geotfroy St. Hilaire, on species, 6 

 Geological evidences of evolution, 

 376, 381 

 record, causes of imperfection 



of, 379 

 distribution of insects, 403 

 antiquity of man, 455 

 Ghost-moth, colours of, 270 

 Glaciation, no proofs of, in Brazil, 370 

 Glow-worm, light a warning of in- 

 edibility, 287 

 Gomphia olccefolia, variability of, 79 

 Goose eating flesh, 75 

 Gosse, Mr. P. H., on variation in the 

 sea-anemones, 43 

 on sea-anemone and bullhead, 

 265 

 Gould, Mr., on colours of coast and 



inland birds, 228 

 Grant Allen, on forms of leaves, 133 



on insects and flowers, 332 

 Graphite in Laurentian imjilies abun- 

 dant plant life, 398 

 Gray, Dr. Asa, on naturalised plants 

 in the United States, 110 

 Dr. J. E., on variation of skulls 

 of mammalia, 71 

 Great fertility not essential to rapid 

 increase, 30 



Great powers of increase of animals, 



27 

 Green colour of birds in tropical 



forests, 192 

 Groi^se, red, recent divergence of, 106 

 Gulick, Rev. J. T., on variation of 



land-shells, 43 

 on isolation and variation, 147, 



150 

 on divergent evolution, 148 



H 



Habits of animals, variabilitv of, 



74 

 Hairy caterpillars inedible, 237 

 Hanbury, Mr. Thomas, on a remark- 

 able case of wind conveyance 



of seed, 373 (note) 

 Hansten-Blangsted, on succession of 



trees in Denmark, 21 

 Harvest mice, prehensile tails of 



young, 1-36 

 Hawkweed, species and varieties of 



British, 77 

 Hector, Sir James, use of horns of 



deer, 137 

 Heliconidje, warning colours of, 234 



mimicry of, 240 

 Helix nemoralis, varieties of, 43 

 hortensis, varieties of, 43 

 Hemsley, Mr., on rarity of spines in 



oceanic islands, 432 

 Henslow, Professor G., on vigour of 



self-fertilised plants, 323 

 on wind- fertilised as degrada- 

 tions from insect -fertilised 



flowers, 324 

 on origin of forms and structures 



of flowers, 434 (note) 

 Herbert, Dean, on species, 6 

 on plant hybrids, 164 

 Herbivoia, recognition marks of, 218 

 Heredity, 11 



Weismann's theory of, 437 

 Herschel, Sir John, on species, 3 

 Hooker, Sir Joseph, on attempts at 



naturalising Australian plants 



in New Zealand, 16 

 Home, Mr. C., on inedibility of an 



Indian locust, 267 

 Horns of deer, uses of, 136 



