INDEX. 



303 



Insects, nervous system of, 203 ; external 

 skeleton of, 204 ; trachea of, 204 ; diges- 

 tive apparatus, 204, 205; antennae of, 

 204; respiration of, 204; eyes of, 204. 



Insistent (resting on), 113. 



Itch-mite, 228. 



Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 130. 



Ixodidae (adhere), 229. 



Ixodes bovis, 229. 



Jackal. 39. 

 Jaculidae, 95. 

 Jaculus hudsonius, 96. 

 Jaguar, 31 ; cut of, 34. 

 Jay, Blue, 123. 

 Jelly-fishes, 269. 

 Jersey Cow, 61. 

 Julidse, 226. 

 Julus canadensis, 225. 

 Jumping Mouse, 95, 96. 



Kabung, 92. 

 Kangaroo, 107. 

 Katydid, 221. 

 King Crab, 233. 

 King-fisher, 126. 

 Koodoo, 64. 



Lacertilia, 171. 



Laciniate (fringe-like). 151. 



Lamellate (thin-plated), 113. 



Lamellibranchiata (thin-plato-gills), 250. 



Larnellirostres (thin-plate-beaked), 113, 



151. 



Lamp-shell, 255. 

 Lamprey, 198. 

 Lancelet, 199. 

 Land onails, 247. 

 Land Tortoises, 166. 

 Laridae, 156, 157. 

 Larus atricilla, 153. 

 Lark, Shore, 120; Sky, 120. 

 Lasso, 270. 

 Laughing Gull, 153. 

 Leaflet, 52. 

 Leech, 235, 237. 

 Lemuridse (ghost), 27. 

 Lemur macaco. 27. 

 Leopard, 31, 34. 

 Lepadidae. 233. 

 Lepas anatifera, 234. 

 Lepidoptgra, 206, 211. 

 Lepidosiren annectens (uniting), 185. 

 Lepidosteus osseus (bony), 189. 

 Leporidae, 95, 102. 

 Leptoglossa (slender-tongued), 171. 

 Lepus americanus, 102 ; sylvaticus, 102 : 



callotis, 103. 

 Lernceidae, 233. 

 Lernoeonema spratti, 233. 

 Libellulidae, 223. 

 Limacidse, 248. 

 Limax antiquorum, 247. 

 Limicolae (shore-dwellers), 113, 145. 

 Limulus mollucanus, 235. 

 Limulidae, 233. 

 Lingula anatina. 255. 

 Lingulidae (tongue), 255. 

 Lion, 31 ; cut of, 32. 



Liver-flukes, 237. 



Lizard, common striped, 173. 



Llama, 56. 



Lobster, 203, 229 ; River, 231. 



Locustidae, 222. 



Locust, Leather-colored. 221. 



Loliginidse, 243. 



Loligo bartramii, 243. 



Longipennes (long-winged), 113, 151, 156. 



Loon, 113, 159. 



Lophiidae (crested), 190. 



Lophius americanus, 191. 



Loricata, 169, 170. 



Loris gracilis, 27 ; cut of, 28. 



Lucamdse, 216. 



Lucanus cervus, 216. 



Lumbricidae, 237. 



Lumbricus terrestris, 237. 



Lutra canadensis, 40, 45. 



Lynx canadensis, 31, 35; ruras, 81, 36. 



Lyre Bird, 124. 



Mackerel, 192. 



Macropodidae (long-footed), 107. 



Macropus nu.jor, 107. 



Madrepora aspera, 267. 



Mammalia, 16. 



Man, 16 ; dental formula, 18. 



Manatee, 16. 



Mandrill, 20, 25. 



Man-eater, 33. 



Margaritacidae, 253. 



Mareipobranchii (pouch-gilled), 198. 



Marsupialta, 16, 107. 



Marten, 41. 



Mastiff, 38. 



Mataco, 106. 



May-beetle, 216. 



Medusas, 269. 



Medusoids, 272. 



Meleagridae, 141. 



Meleagris gallopavo, 141 ; ocellata, 141 ; 

 mexicana, 141. 



Mellita quinquefora, 260. 



Melospiza melodia, 119. 



Menuridae, 124. 



Menura superba, 125. 



Mephitis mephitica, 40 ; cut of, 43. 



Merganser, 154. 



Mergus americanus, 154. 



Mesentery (membrane keeping the in- 

 testines in place), 269. 



Metamorphosis of Insects, 205. 



Metridium marginatum, 269. 



Migration of Birds, 162. 



Mimicry, 33. 



Mimus polyglottus (many-tongued), 115. 



Mink, 43. 



Mite, 226. 



Mocking-bird, 115. 



Mole, 16 ; Common, 92 ; Golden, 92, 94; 

 habitation of, 93 ; Star-nosed, 93, 94. 



Mollusca. 241 ; vera, 242. 



Molluscans, 241. 



Molluscoidga, 242. 



Mollusk, 241. 



Molothrus (clamor) pecoris (of a flock), 

 121. 



Molting (shedding feathers), 118. 



