INDEX 



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Phyllostoma, <vAAov leaf, 



mouth, 52 



Physeter, (^va-rjT^p a blower, 44 

 Physoclysti, <0cra an air-passage, 



bellows, KXvoi I hear, 9 

 Physostomi, <f>v(ra an air-passage, 



o-TO/xa mouth (communicating 



with the air-bladder), 8 

 Picumnus, mythological name, 37 

 Picus, woodpecker, 37 

 Pinnipedia, pinna, fin, 51 

 Pipa, native name, 16 

 Pipra, 38 

 Pisces. 5 

 Pithecanthropus, TT^KOS monkey, 



av0/>to7ros man, 54 

 Pitta, 38 

 Placentalia, 41 

 Placodontia, 18 

 Placodus, ?rAa plate, dSovs tooth, 



18 

 Plagiaulax, TrAayios oblique, ou5Aa 



furrow, 39 

 Plagiostomi, TrAayios transverse, 



5 



Platalea " spoonbill," 32 

 Platanista, 7rAaT<xi/mjs the dol- 

 phin of the Ganges, 44 

 Platecarpus, TrAa-ny blade, K 



wrist, 24 

 Platycercus, TrAarvs broad, 



tail, 36 

 Platyrhinae, irXarvs broad, pis nose, 



nostril, 53 

 Platysomus, TrXarvs flat, broad, 



crw/m body, 8 

 Platysternidae, TrAarvs broad, 



crrepvov breastbone, 20 

 Plecotus, TrAe/cw I connect, ovs ear, 



52 

 Plectognathi, TrAe/cros connected, 



fixed, yi/a#osjaw, 10 

 Plesiadapis, TrA^crios akin to 



(Adapis), 53 

 Plesiochelys, TrA^crtos akin to, 



\e\vs tortoise, 21 

 Plesiosauria, TrA^o-io? approaching, 



akin to, 23 



Plethodon, TrXrjOos plenty, 13 



Pleuracanthus, TrXcvpov side, 

 aKavOa spine, 5 



Pleurodira, TrAev/oov side, Stiprj 

 neck, 21 



Pleurodont. The teeth are im- 

 planted against the inner side of 

 the jaw, 26 



Pleuronectes, TrAevpoi/ side, VTJKT^S 

 a swimmer, 10 



Pliohippos " Pliocene horse," 47 



Pliopithecus " Pliocene monkey," 

 54 



Plioplatecarpus, 24 



Pliosaurus, 23 



Plotus, TrAwTos swimming, 32 



Podargus, rroSapyos swift-footed, 37 



Podicipes, podex buttock, pes foot, 

 32 



Poebrotherium, Troa herb, 49 



Pogonorhynchus, Trwycov beard, 

 pvyx$ bill, 37 



Polychrus, iroXvxpoos many - 

 coloured, 25 



Polymastodon, TroXvs many, yuacrTos 

 teat, nipple, 39 



Polyodon, TroAvs many, oSovs tooth, 

 8 



Polyprotodontia, iroXvs many, 

 TT/OWTOS first, oSovs tooth (numer- 

 ous incisors), 40 



Polypterus, TroAvs many, Trre/oov 

 fin (dorsal fins), 7 



Polyptychodon, TTTV a fold, 23 



Polytrema, TroAus many, rprj^a 

 hole, 2 



Pontoporia, TTOVTOTTO/DOS passing over 

 the sea, TTOVTOS sea, Troptvw I 

 ferry across, 44 



Postacetabular, the primary ilio- 

 sacral connexion lies behind, tail- 

 wards from the acetabulum, in 

 reptiles and birds (Gegenbaur), 1 7 



Postcentra, the central vertebral 

 disks which carry no arches, 8 



Potamogale, Trora/xos river, yaA>J 

 weasel, 51 



Preacetabular, the primary ilio- 



