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Index. 



Megapode, 44, 76, 302 



Mental evolutiou, 262 ; method of, 

 271 ; environment in, 273 ; subser- 

 vient position of in animal life, 

 275, 333; its escape from organic 

 thraldom in man, 334 



Merganser, observations on, 204 



Meyer, Hermann, 312 



Miall, Prof. L. 0., 5 



Migration, of eels, 9 ; of birds. 256 



Mills, Dr. Wesley, 30, 33, 45, 101. 

 104, 107-109, 112-114, 117, 119- 

 121, 124, 154, 166, 184, 207 



Mimetic behaviour, 12, 169 



Montagu, Col., 175, 180 



Mocking bird, 174 



Modification and variation, 233, 280, 

 307 



Moorhen, chirping in egg, 31 ; peck- 

 ing, 37, 40 ; instinctive attitude, 

 37 ; accuracy of aim, 38 ; drinking, 

 46 ; walking, 59 ; clambering, 59 ; 

 wing of, 60 ; swimming, 62 ; div- 

 ing, 63 ; shyness, 65 ; startled, 85 ; 

 notes of, 91; dance of, 94; bathing, 

 96, 198 ; frightened, 201 



Morris, Kev.F.O., 210 



Motmot, habit of, 284 



Motor sensations, 134 



Motor and visceral effects distin- 

 guished, 187 



Natural selection, 219, 270 ; in man, 



334 

 Nest-building, 234 

 Newton, Prof. A., 65, 256, 257, 259 

 Norton, Dr. J. A., 241, 242 

 Notes of birds, 90 



Osborn, Prof. H. F., 315 

 Ostriches, pecking of, 39 



Palmen, Prof., 258 

 Pangenesis, 307 



Partridges, following, 34; pecking, 

 37 ; walking, 59 ; running and 



leaping, 61 ; no fear of dog, 81 ; 

 note of, 91 ; jugging of, 99 



Peal, Mr. S. E, 39, 167 



Pecking, in young birds, 36, 55 



Pfeffer, Prof., 263 



Pheasants, pecking, 37, 40 ; following 

 object with head and eye, 38; 

 Assamese, 39 ; following duckling, 

 44 ; drinking, 46 ; mode of seizing 

 worm, 51 ; walking, 59 ; running, 

 61 ; no fear of dog, 81 ; instinctive 

 attitude, 84; and blind worm, 87; 

 notes of, 91 



Pig, activity of newly-born, 105; 

 leaping from chair, 107; sucking, 

 116 



Plasticity of the individual, 157, 278, 

 313, 316 



Pleasure and pain, 149, 199 



Plover, protective attitude, 32 ; peck- 

 ing, 37 ; walking, 59 ; no fear of 

 dog, 81 ; crouching, 85 ; spur- 

 winged, dance of, 224 ; feigning 

 wounded, 248 



Pointers, habit of, 291 



Polyandry in cuckoos, 243 ; in cow- 

 birds, 244 



Poulton, Prof. E. B., 46 



Prairie chickens, dances of, 223 



Preening the down, 94 



Preferential mating, 216-218, 225, 

 338 



Pi:eyer, Prof., 30, 36, 40, 70, 74, 101, 

 105, 106, 112-114, 148 



Proctor, Mr., 68 



Protective resemblance of dronefly, 

 52 



Puppy, motor co-ordination, 102 : 

 avoids edge, 107; and kitten com- 

 pared, 108; taste and smell, 112; 

 sight, 112; hearing, 113; social 

 character of, 124, intelligence of, 

 155 



Pycraft, Mr. W. P., 60 



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Quelch, J. J., 60, 66 



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IIabbit, motor co-ordination, 102 ; 

 specialized movements, 1 08 ; rapid 

 development, 110; taste and smell, 

 112; sight, 112; hearing 113 



