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GENERAL INDEX. 



MARSUPIAI.M, Classification continued. 

 Tribe 111. Carpophaga, iii. 262. 



Genus Fhalangista, iii. 262. 

 Petaurus, iii. 263. 

 Phascolarctus, iii. 265. 

 Tribe IV. Poephaga. iii. 265. 



Genus Hypsiprvmnus, iii. 265. 



Macropus, iii. 266. 

 Tribe V. Rhizophaga, iii. 267. 



Genus Phaseolomys, iii. 267. 

 Osteology of the Marsupialia, iii. 263. 

 the skull, iii. 2G8. 



composition of the cranium, iii. 269. 

 occipital bone, iii. 269. 

 temporal, iii. 269. 

 sphenoid, iii. 271. 

 parietal, iii. 272. 

 frontal, iii. 272. 

 lachryma), iii. 272. 

 nasal, iii. 272. 

 intermaxillary, iii. 272. 

 superior maxillary, iii. 273. 



perforations of the bony palate, iii. 273. 

 cavity of the cranium, iii. 274. 

 inferior maxilla, iii. 275. 



of the Phascolotherium and Thylacotherium, 



iii. 275. 

 yertebral column, iii. 276. 



cervical vertebrae, iii. 276. 

 dorsal, iii. 277. 

 lumbar, iii. 278. 

 sacrum, iii. 278. 

 caudal vertebrae, iii. 278. 

 thorax, iii. 280. 

 ribs, iii. 280. 

 sternum, iii. 280. 

 pectoral extremities, iii. 280. 

 scapula, iii. 280. 

 clavicle, iii. 281. 

 humerus, iii. 281. 

 bones of the fore-arm, iii. 281. 

 carpus, iii. 282. 

 metacarpus, iii. 282. 

 phalanges, iii. 282. 

 pelvic extremities, iii. 282 ; 8. 159. 

 os innominatum, iii. 283. 

 marsupial bones, iii. 283. 

 femur, iii. 284. 

 patella, iii. 284. 

 tibia, iii. 284. 

 fibula, iii. 285. 

 tarsus, iii. 285. 

 metatarsus, iii. 286. 

 Myology, iii. 287. 



abdominal inuscles in a male Phalanger, iii. 287. 

 external cblique, iii. 287. 

 internal oblique, iii.28. 

 transversalis abdominis, iii. 288. 

 pyramidalis, iii 288. 

 cremaster, iii. 288. 

 muscles of the pectoral extremity in Perameles 



lagotis, iii. 289. 

 trapezius, iii. 289. 

 latissimus dorsi, iii. 289. 

 omo-anconeus, iii. 289. 

 serratus magnus, iii. 289. 

 supra-spinatus, iii. 289. 

 deltoides, iii. 289. 

 subscapularis, iii. 289. 

 teres major, iii. 289. 

 triceps extensor, iii. 289. 

 pectoralis major, iii. 289. 

 biceps, iii. 289. 

 pronator teres, iii. 290. 

 flexor carpi ulnaris and radialis, flexor subli- 



mis digitorum, iii. 290. 

 flexor profundus, iii. 290. 

 pronator quadratus, iii. 290. 

 supinator longus, iii. 290. 

 muscles of the pelvic extremity, iii. 290. 



in the Kangaroo ; sartorius, &c., iii. 290. 

 in a Dasyure ; sartorius and glutei, iii. 290. 

 in Perameles lagotis ; sartorius, rectus femo- 



ris, and biceps flexor cruris, iii. 290. 

 in Dasyurus macrurus ; plantaris, soleus, tibi- 

 alis posticus, flexor longus pollicis, flexor 

 communis digitorum, iii. 2'.)0. 

 in Phalangista vulpinea ; muscles of the ante- 

 rior part of the leg, iii. 2!)) . 

 in Perameles lagotis; gastrocnemius, soleus, 



and plantaris, iii. 291. 

 nervous system, iii. 291. 

 brain, iii. 291. 

 spinal cord, iii. 295. 

 organs of sense, iii. 296. 

 digestive system, iii. 297; s. 303. 

 mouth, iii. 297. 

 lips, iii. 297. 



mast'catory muscles, iii. 297. 

 teeth, iii. 298; iv. 933. 

 cheek pouches, iii. 299. 

 fauces, iii. M'9. 



MARSUPIALIA, digestive system continued. 

 alimentary canal, 'iii. 299. 



sebaceous follicles of the rectum, iii. 303. 



proper sphincter of ihe anus, iii. 303. 



table of the length of the intestinal canal, in a 



few species, iii. 304. 

 salivary glands, iii. 304. 

 tonsils, iii. 304. 

 liver, iii. 304. 

 pancreas, iii. 305. 

 spleen, iii. 305. 



organs and mode of progression, iii. 453. 

 absorbents, iii. 305. 

 blood, iii. 305. 

 heart, iii.3t)6. 

 arteries, iii. 307. 

 veins, iii. 308. 

 respiratory organs, iii. 309. 

 tracheal rings, iii. 309. 

 thyroid glands, iii. 310. 

 thymus gland, iv. 1096. 

 larynx, iii. 310. 



epiglottis, iii. 310. 

 thyroid cartilage, iii. 310. 

 kidney, iii. 310. 

 supra-renal glands, iii. 310. 

 ureters and bladder, iii. 310. 

 male organs of generation, iii. 310. 

 testes, iii. 310. 

 vasa deferentia, iii. 311. 

 vesicula? seminales, iii. 311. 

 membranous and prostatic portion of the urethra, 



iii. 311. 



Cowper's glands, iii. 311. 

 penis, iii. 311. 

 spermatozoa, iii. 312. 

 erectores penis, iii. 312. 

 retractor penis, iii. 312. 

 levator penis, iii. 313. 

 sphincter cloacae, iii. 313. 

 Weberian organ, iv. 1418. 

 female organs, iii. 313. 

 ovaries, iii. 313. 

 review of the female generative organs in other 



groups of vertebrate animals, iii. 316. 

 uteri and vaginae in various species, iii. 316. 

 arrangement of the vaginal rugae, &c., iii. 317. 

 purposes answered by the different forms of the 



generative organs of marsupial females, iii. 317. 

 gelatino-mucous secretion in the vagina, iii. 318. 

 clitoris, iii. 318. 

 development of Marsupialia, iii. 318. 



review of the different opinions which have been 



expressed on the subject, iii. 318. 

 experiment performed with a view to ascertain thn 

 period of uterine gestation, the structure of the 

 fcetal envelopes, the conditions of the new-born 

 young, &c. in the Kangaroo, iii. 321. 

 ovarian ovum, iii. 323. 



examination and dissection of an embryo Kangaroo 

 at about the twentieth day of utero-gestation, iii. 

 323. 

 condition of the foetus of the Kangaroo at a later 



stage of uterine development, iii. 325. 

 new-born foetus of the Kangaroo, iii. 325. 

 new-born fcetus of Didelphys Virginiana, and sub- 

 sequent growth of the young, iii. 325. 

 condition of the young Kangaroo whilst in the 



marstipium, iii. 325. 



relative size of the brain of the embryo Kangaroo 

 compared with that of the embryo of the sheep, 

 iii. 326. 

 traces of the umbilical vessels, urachus, &c., in the 



mammary foetus of Kangaroo, iii. 326. 

 dissection of a small mammary fcetus of Kangaroo, 



iii. 326. 

 larynx of the mammary fcetus of Kangaroo, iii. 



327.' 



maturation of the mammary fcetus, iii. 327. 

 mammary organs, iii. 327. 

 marsupium, iii. 327. 



observations on the claims of the Marsupialia to be re- 

 garded as a natural group of animals, iii. 328. 

 table of classification of the Marsupiaiia, iii. 330. 

 Marsupiale generation, mode of, ii. 436. 

 Marsupium, or pouch of Marsupialia, iii. 327. 



development of the, iii. 327. 

 Marsupium nigrum, or pecten in Aves, ii. 203. 

 Mascula Sappho, ii. 686. 

 Massa csirnea Jacobi Sylvii, ii. 358. 

 Musseteric artery, i. 4^9. 



branch of inferior maxillary nerve, ii. 291. 

 or posterior inferior, border of malar bone, ii. 21 1. 

 or external, surface of rami of lower jaw, ii. 214. 

 veins, iv. 1404. 



Mastication of food, process of, s. 397. 

 muscles used in, iii. 542. 

 uses of the salivary glands in, iv. 428. 

 function of the tongue as an organ of, iv. 1152. 

 Masticatory nerve, ii. 271. 

 Mastfff, brain of the, iii 696. 

 Mas/tgocerca, a genus of Kotifcra, iv. 406. 



