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INULX. 



manhood, 3U ; liis stiape, ib. ; fea- 

 tui-es, 315 — 321) ; fig-uiv, :!2i) ; size, 

 3:!0 ; weig-ht, 331 ; strength, 331—337 ; 

 iiis necessities, 337; of fond, 3'i8; of 

 sleep, 34:3; senses of, 319 ; old ape and 

 death, 378 ; various races of, 387 and 

 n.; his conquest of the lower animals, 

 41i); his iiiHiiciuv over, 458, 459. 



Maiiati, the link hetween quadrupeds 

 and fishes, ii. 397 ; de,scribed, 398 ; 

 tail like a fish, ib. ; organs, ib ; where 

 found, ill J propagation, ib. ; fat and 

 flesh, 3'.)9. 



Manchiueel apple, a deadly poison, iii. 

 6fiG; whether it infects the fishes of 

 the sea-" about it. ib. 



Manchot, a kind of penguin, iii. 394 n. 



Mangabey, a kind of monkey, ii. 438 ; 

 de^cribed, ib. n. 



Mann I, a kind of baboon, described, ii. 



Maraena of the ancient^, whether the 

 lamprey, iii. 510; celebrated at Rome, 

 513 ; dreadful manner in which a sen. 

 ator fed the, ib. 



Miirmose, a kind of opossum, ii 454 ; 

 peculiarity in its pouch, ib. 



Maimout, s-'pecies of the, 'a. 311 ; ana. 

 lories to the hare, ib. ; its head, haii, 

 and claws, ib. ; wliere found, ib ; its 

 antipathy to the dog, 312; its habits 

 when di>mpsticated, ib. ; its food, ib. ; 

 and tlesh, ib. ; extraordinary suspen. 

 sion of animation in the, for more 

 than half the year, 313 ; its retreat lor 

 this purpose described, ib. ; the watch, 

 fulness of the, when abroad, 314; 

 the lodging of the, how rendered con. 

 venient, ib. ; their abode secured, ib ; 

 id what condition it reposes, ib. ; 

 account of the torpor in which it con- 

 tinues, 315; breeding of the, 3lt) ; 

 countries, and na oes in different, ib. 



Maiikiiia, monkey, ii. 442. 



Marquesas, people of the, described, i. 

 398 n. 



Marsh.fritillary, a kind of biitterfly, 

 account of the, in its various states, 

 iv. 298 n. 



Marsupiata, or pouched animals, ac. 

 count of the class of, ii. 417—451 u. 

 See Pouched auiuials. 



Martin, its size, clmractpri--tic8 and 

 beauty, ii. 271 ; described, ib. 272 ; the 

 yellow-breasted, described, 272 ; it-; 

 graceful motions, &c. ib. ; formidable 

 to animals larger than itself, ib. ; ac- 

 count of one kept by Buffoc, ib. 27:3 ; 

 where the varieties of, found, 273 ; 

 method of taking its prey, ib. ; its 

 nest, litter, &c. ib. ; care of the young, 

 274; country, ib. ; skin, furs, and 

 commerce in them, ib. ; the Guinea, 

 described, 274 n. ; the woolly of Cay- 

 enne, de.scribed, in. 

 Mary queen of .Scot , her danger from 

 a stag hunt, ii. 70 n. 



Mason.bee.s, their cells dcEcribed, iv. 



341. 

 Mastilf, the, de.scribed, ii. 212— 2 15 a. id 



214,215 n. 

 Matin, French dog, its properties, n. 



197 11. 

 Mavis, its lively sonjf, iii. 235 n. ; num. 

 bers with us augmented at seasons 

 by nii;,'ratory thrushes, ib. ; its in. 

 genioiis nest described, ib. 23(i n..; 

 one built on a harrow, 2.Sfi, 237 u. ; 

 Grahame and Syme's account of the, 

 237 n. 

 May-bug, the, described, iv. 374; male 

 and female, 375; eggs, ib. ; magg"ti 

 state, described, ib. ; chrysalis state, 

 37fi; fly state, ib. ; flight, 377; pro. 

 pagation and enemies, ib. ; in.iuriea 

 of the, to roots, ih 378; dilterent 

 kinds of grubs, 378 — 381 n. See Grub 

 Maxiniiii the emperor, his size, streiigtl', 



feats, and fortune, i. 135, 336- 

 Meal.worm, the, a kind of grub, iv. 

 379 n. ; injuries caused by the, 380 n. 

 when swallowed causes di.soiders ip 

 the stomach, ib. 

 Mediterranean sea, its remarkablf- cur. 

 rents, i. 180; opinion concerning, il. ; 

 how replenished, 181 ; iis terrors di- 

 niiiiished, 182. 

 Medusa Funnel, a kind of sea anemone, 



iv. 41 1 n 

 Meleagris, old name of the pintado, iii. 



130 n. 

 Membrane"!, effect of age on the meio 



branes of the body, i. liSO. 

 Meiiagerie,experiments in VVomb« ell's 



ii. 153 n. : in Atkins', 165 n. 

 Mendip mines, putrefying atmosphira 



in, i. 58. 

 Mercury, effect of heat on, i. l£(i u ; 



used in the thermometer, ib. 

 Merino, continental race of sheep, de-. 

 cribed, ii. 17 n. ; different bie.ds oi, 

 ib. 18 n. ; fleece of described, ib. 

 Merlin, a kind of hawk, iii. 80 n. 

 Mestizos, who, 408 n. 

 Meteors, or atmospheric phenomena, i. 

 250 ; remarkable at the poles, 255 ; 

 at the tropics, 256; ignis fatuus, 257 

 n; at Jamaica, 258; at Quito, ib. ; 

 seen at Bononia, 25* and n. ; that 

 of 1783, ib. n. ; biautifut, Si'eii at 

 Quito, 2lil ; meteors of th'- polar re. 

 gions, 262— i66 and n. ; meteoric illiu 

 sions, 266. 

 Meteoric stones, their appearance and 

 ingredients, i. 2i;rrn ; different theories 

 concerning, ib. and 261 n. 

 Mexico, volcanoes in, i. 68 n. 

 Mico, a kind of monkey, ii. 412 ; one 



described, ib. 413. 

 Migration of birds, an account of the, 

 iii. 18 — 20; observations on the sup. 

 posed analogy between migratory ai,J 

 nybernating animaU, 21 — 23 n. 

 Milk, the nourishment of infants, i. 303. 



