GENERAL INDEX. 



Mammalia, of Madagascar, i. 272 



table of Ethiopian families of, i. 294 

 table of Ethiopian genera of, i. 300 

 of the Oriental region, i. 315 

 range of the genera inhabiting the Indian 



sub-region, i. 322 

 of Ceylon, i. 327 



of the Indo-Chinese sub-region, i. 330 

 of the Indo-Malayan sub-region, i. 336 

 illustration of characteristic Malayan, 



i. 336 



of the Philippine Islands, i. 345 

 table of Oriental families of, i. 365 

 table of Oriental genera of, i. 371 

 of Australian region, i. 390 

 of the Papuan Islands, i. 410 

 of the Moluccas, i. 417 

 of the Timor group, i. 422 

 of Celebes, i. 427 

 of Australia, i. 439 

 illustration of, i. 439 

 of New Zealand, i. 450 

 table of families of Australian, i. 470 

 table of genera of Australian, i. 475 

 destinctive characters of Neotropical, ii. 6 

 of S. Temperate America, ii. 36 

 of Straits of Magellan, ii. 37 

 of the Mexican sub-region, ii. 52 

 of the Antilles, ii 62 

 table of Neotropical families of, ii. 85 

 table of Neotropical genera of, ii. 91 

 of the Nearctic region, ii. 115 

 of California, ii. 127 

 of N. American central plains ii. 129 

 of E. United States, ii. 132 

 of Canada, ii. 135 



table of Nearctic families of, ii. 140 

 table of Nearctic genera of, ii. 145 

 Mammalia, extinct, of Old World, i. 107 

 extinct, of historic period, i. 110 

 extinct, comparative age of in Europe, i. 



extinct, of the New World, i. 129 



extinct, of N. America and Europe, com- 

 pared, i. 141 



original birthplace of some families and 

 genera, i. 142, 153 



of the secondary period, i. 160 

 MAMMALIA, summary and conclusion, ii.540 



lines of migration of, ii. 544 

 Manakins, ii. 102 

 MANATJD.E, ii 210 

 Manatus, N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 



ii. 210 

 Manchurian sub-region, description of, i. 220 



mammalia of, i. 222 



birds of, i. 223 



reptiles and amphibia of, i. 227 



fresh-water lish of, i. 2*27 



insects of, i 227 



coleoptera of, i. 228 

 MANIDID^B, ii. 245 

 Mania, ii. 245 

 Manorhina, ii. 276 

 Manticora, ii. 487 

 Manucodia, ii. 274 

 Mareca, ii. 363 

 Margaroperdix, ii. 338 

 Margarops, ii. 256 

 Margarornis, ii. 103 

 Marginella, ii. 508 

 Marine Mollusca, general remarks on the 



distribution of, ii. 5.S7 



Marine shells of the Neotropical region, ii. 20 

 Marmosets, ii. 175 

 Marquesas Islands, birds of, i. 443 



Marsh, Mr., on improyability of Asiatic and 

 African deserts, i. 200 



on camels and goats as destructive to 



vegetation, i. 200 

 MARSUPIALIA, ii. 248 



general remarks on the distribution of. 



ii. 253 

 Marsupials, classification of, i. 91 



N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 



European Miocene, i. 121 



first migration to America, i. 155 



diversified forms of, i. 391 



of America prove no connection with 

 Australia, i. 399 



list of Australian genera of, i. 476' 

 MARSUPIALIA and MONOTREMATA, sum- 

 mary and conclusion, ii. 543 

 Maries, N. American Tertiary, i. 135 



ii. 198 

 Mascarene Islands, zoology of, i. 280 



extinct fauna of, i. 282 



gigantic land-tortoises of, i. 289 

 Masiiis, ii. 102 



MASTACEMBELIDjE, ii. 437 

 Mastodon, European Pliocene, i. 113 



Miocene of Greece, i. 116 



European Miocene, i. 120 



in Brazilian caves, i. 144 



8. American Pliocene, i. 147 

 Indian Miocene, i. 123 



N.. American Post-Pliocene, i. 1?0 



N. American Tertiary, i. 138 



ii. 227, 228 

 Mauritius, zoology of, i. 280 



reptiles of, i. 281 

 McCoy, Professor, on Palaeontology ol 



Victoria, i. 466 

 Mechanitis, ii. 470 

 Meda, ii. 452 

 Mediterranean, recent changes in, i. 39 



sub-region, description of, i. 199 



mammalia of, i. 202 



birds of, i. 203 



reptiles and amphibia of, i. 204 



fresh-water fish of, i. 205 



insects of, i. 205 



islands of, i. 206 



sea not separating distinct faunas, i. 201 

 Megabias, ii. 270 

 Megablales, ii. 376 

 Magacephala, ii. 478 

 Megacephalon, ii. 342 

 Megacerops, N. American Tertiary, i. 137 

 Megaderma, ii 182 

 Megcsrophis, ii. 383 

 MegalcKma. ii. 306 

 MEGAL,EMID.E, ii. 305 

 MEGAL^EMIN^E. ii. 306 

 Megalixalus, ii. 419 

 Megalocnus, fossil in Cuba, i. 148 

 Megalomastoma, ii. 521 

 Megalomeryx, N. American Tertiary, i. 138 

 Megalomma, ii. 487 

 Megalonyx, N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 



in Brazilian caves, i. 145 



S. American Pliocene, i. 147 

 Megalophrys, ii. 421 

 Megalostoma, Eocene, i. 169 

 Megalurus, ii. 258 

 Megalophonus, ii. 289 

 Megamys, S. American Eocene, i. 148 



ii. 238 



Meganostoma, ii. 478 

 MEGAPODIID.E, ii. 341 

 Megapodius, ii. 342 

 Megaptera, ii. 207 



