INDEX. 409 



Martin, nidification of the, 864, 3(59, 370. 



Martins, cooperation shown by, 375. 



Martin, W. 0., on regurgitation of food by the Kangaroo, 371. 



Megnpudidet, nidification of, 367-8. 



Mice, wariness of, 362. 



Migration, 355-60; of young birds, 355; of quail, 355; of buffalo, 3E5 6 ; 

 theory of, 359; of elk and reindeer, 360; of lemming, squirrel, and 

 ermine, 380 ; of inseets, 380; of pigeons, antelopes, and bisons, 381. 



Molot/iru*, instinct! of, 876. 



Montague, on nidification of sparrows, 369. 



Moresby, Capt., on tameness of birds at Providence Islands, 361. 



Mosto, Cada, on tameness of C. de Verdo Island pigeons, 361. 



Musk-rat, habitation of, 372. 



N. 



Nidification, 364-72; of swallows, 365-6; of Mrgapodida>, 367-8 ; varia- 

 tions in instinct of, 369-73 ; double instinct of, 371-72. 

 "Nightingale, variations in singing of the, 374. / 



o. 



Ontia, variation in instincts of, 372-3. 

 Ostrich, Mattering her eggs, 3b2. 



P. 



Partridge, variation in instincts of the, 373. 



Peabody, on nidification of Ct/pehu pelasgiut, 865 ; of kitty wrens, 368 ; of 



herons, 869 ; of To t am ui wtaculariMi, 371 ; of latent baltimore, 372. 

 Pheasant, maternal instinct* of the hen, 379; crowing instincts of cock, 381. 

 Pigeon, fearlessness of the, at 0. de Verde Islands, 361, and at Galapagos, 



363 ; instincts of the Abyssinian, 379 ; migration of the Passenger, 381 ; 



instinct of the, in attacking wuunded companions, 380. 

 Plinus, feigning death, 364. 

 Puis*, ranationa of pupa of, 374. 



Quail, migration of the, 355. 



Rao, Dr. J., on fearlessness shown by birds of nulwny truins, 302 ; and of 

 fin-arm", B68. 



Kut. mu-k, habitation of the, 372. 

 Bat, warineai of I be, 162. 

 Reaumur, on inef. incte "f ante, I 

 Redetaite, nidifloation of n pair of, 371. 

 deer, migrationi <>t the, 860. 



