INDEX. 



653 



Mackarel, the fish noticed, ii. 296; account of its habits 



and the mode of taking it, ib., n. 

 M'Laurin, Professor, his jaw said to be dislocated by 



yawning, i. 1 70. 

 Madness, case of, caused by music, i. 197; one cured by 



music, 19?!. 

 Maelstroom, a dreadful whirlpool, description of the, i. 



96. 



Maastricht, stone-quarry of, its size and beauty, i. 32. 

 Magellan, his voyage, and discovery of giants, i. 222, 



2v* 



Magot or Barbary ape, i. 498, n. 



Magpie, general characters of the tribe, ii. 96; descrip- 

 tion of the, 97 ; insolence of the, ib. ; food, ib. ; archi- 

 tecture, of its nest, ib.; its character in the tame 

 state, ib. 

 Mahometans, their treatment of women, i. 165; of their 



wives, 166. 



Maid and Magpie, a drama, its origin, ii. 97. 

 Maimon, a kind of baboon, noticed,!. 501. 

 i\fuki_ a kind of monkey, described, i. 509. 

 M -lacopterigii, soft-finned fish, ii. 294; varieties speci- 

 fied, 199304. 



Malbrouk, a kind of monkey, i. 505, 506 and n. 

 Matpighi and Holler, their examination of the progress 



of vivification in the egg, i. 156. 

 Mammoth, tusks of the, where found, i. 528; skeletons 



of the, ib. ; diversities of the, ib. 



Man, nature of his powers,!. 144; history of, in the 

 womb, 157; in infancy, 160; in puberty, 165; in man- 

 hood, 167; his shape, ib. ; features, 167 176; figure, 

 176; size, ib.; weight, 177; strength, 177 183; ana 

 tomy of the human body, 181, n.; his necessities, 183; 

 of food, ib. ; of sleep, 187; senses of, 191 ; old age and 

 death, 204; various races of, 209; varieties of the 

 human race, 213, n.; different colours of the, 215, n.; 

 his conquest of the lower animals, 236; his influence 

 over, 240, 241. 



Manati,t\\e link between quadrupeds and fishes,!. 487; 

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

 found, ib.; propagation, ib.; fat and flesh, 486. 

 Manchincel apple, a deadly poison, ii. 324 V whether it 



infects the fishes of the seas about it, ib. 

 Mangaltey, a kind of monkey, i. 506, and n. 

 Manril, a kind of baboon, described, i. 500. 

 Mareena, of the ancients, whether the lamprey, ii. 281 ; 

 celebrated at Rome, 283; dreadful manner in which 

 a senator fed the, ib. 

 Marmose, a kind of opossum, i. 514; peculiarity in its 



pouch, 515. 



Marmout, a species of the, i. 441 and n. ; analogies to 

 the hare, ib.; its head x hair, and claws, 442; where 

 found, ib.; its antipathy to the dog, ib.; its habits 

 when domesticated, ib. ; its food, ib.; and flesh, ib.; 

 extraordinary suspension of animation in the, for 

 more than half the year, ib.; its retreat for this pur- 

 pose described, 443; the watchfulness of the, when 

 abroad, ib. ;the lodging of the, how rendered conven- 

 ient, ib.; their abode secured, ib.; in what condition 

 it reposes, ib.; account of the torpor in which it con- 

 tinues, ib. ; breeding of the, 444; countries, and 

 names in different, ib. ; 

 Marikina, monkey, i. 509. 

 Marsupiata, or pouched animals, account of the class of, 



i. 51 land 51 151 3, w. 



Martin, its size, characteristics and beauty, i. 417; 

 described, ib. ; the yellow-breasted, described, ib.; its 

 graceful motions, &c. ib. ; formidable to animals 

 larger than itself, ib. ; account of one kept by Bnffon, 

 418; where the varieties of, found, ib.; method ol 

 taking its prey,'ib. ; its nest, litter, &c. ib. ; care of the 

 young, ib. ; country, ib. ; skin, furs, and the commerce 

 in them, ib.; the guinea martin and woolly martin 

 described, ib. n. 



MastijF, the, described, i. 392 and n. 

 Mavis or 50*2,9 thrush, ii. 1 3.9, 7? . 

 May-bug, the. described, ii. 542, 543 and n. 

 Maximin the emperor, his size, strength, feats, and for- 

 tune, i. 1 80. 



Mediterranean sea, its remarkable currents, i. 93; opinion 

 concerning, ib. ; how replenished, ib. ; its terrors di- 

 minished, 94. 



M&lusa or sea-nettle, ii. 375, n. 



Melton Mowbray, a town in Leicestershire, noted as a 

 fox-hunting station, i 404, n 



Membranes, effect of age on the membranes of the body, 

 i. 205. 



Mendip mines, putrefying atmosphere in, i. 36. 



Menura or Lyre bird, ii. 1 1 0, . 



Merlin, a species of falcon, ii. 46, n. 



Meteors or atmospheric phenomena, i. 128; remarkable at 

 the pools, 1 32 ; at the tropics, 1 33 ; at Jamaica, 1 34 ; 

 at Quito, 135; seen at Bononia, ib.; beautiful, seen at 

 Quito, ib.; meteors of the polar regions, 136 139; 

 meteoric illusions, 1 39. 



Meteorolites or Jailing stones, account of, i. 141, n. 



Mico, a kind of monkey, i. 509; one described, ib. 



Microscope, its value to the natural historian, ii. 587; 

 Baker's remarks therein, 587, 588; recent improve- 

 ment of the instrument and the results, 588. 



Microscopic Discovery, ii. 587 et seq.; in the mineral 

 kingdom, 588595; in the vegetable kingdom, 595 

 602; in the animal kingdom, 602 et seq. 



Microscopical Inquiry concerning the minute formations 

 and phenomena of the natural world, ii. 587 622. 



Migration of birds, an account of the, ii. 14 ; observations 

 on the supposed analogy between migratory and 

 hybernating animals', 16. 



Miller's Thunib or bull head fish, ii. 293 and 320, n. 



Milo, his strength, i. 180. 



Milton, his description of the first sensations of Adam 

 alluded to, i. 202; a parallel to, by Buffon, 202204; 

 his notion of the cormorant vindicated, ii. 207. 



Mind, growth of the human, i. 1 63. 



Mineral Kingdom, discoveries therein by the microscope, 

 ii. 588 595; congelation, 588; of water, ib.; star-like 

 figures produced by congelation of saline fluid, ib. ; 

 crystalline figures observed on windows, 589; fl;ikes 

 of snow, their various forms, ib. ; crystallization, ib.; 

 distinction between congelation and crystallization, 

 ib.; figures of crystals and their primitive forms, ib.; 

 Hooke's suggestion regarding the formations of crys- 

 tals, ib. ; a more recent theory, ib.; actual crystalliza- 

 tion under the microscope, ib. ; crystals of common 

 salt, ib.; their formation, ib.; other crystalline struc- 

 tures of salt, 590; method of bringing the crystalliz- 

 ing process under microscopic review, ib. ; various 

 chemical experiments exhibiting the crystallizing 

 process under the microscope, ib. ; active molecules 

 of matter. 591 ; how to be observed, ib. ; nature of 

 their motion, ib.; singular appearances presented by 

 solution of camphor in turpentine, ib.; theory of 

 molecular activity thence derived, ib.; Ores and 

 minerals, examination of, 592; sands, different kinds 

 of, ib.; particles of-the precious stones, ib.; Leuwen- 

 hoeck's examination of a diamond, ib.; diamonds dis- 

 covered in flint, ib.; cavities in gems and mineral 

 bodies, ib. ; the two new and singular fluids discover- 

 ed therein, ib.; inferior minerals, ib.; kettering stone, 

 ib. ; minute globules of steel produced by friction of 

 flint and steel, 593 ; minute petrifactions and fossil 

 remains,ib. ; Pritchard's remarks thereon, ib. ; insects, 

 fossil remains of, ib. ; a singulnr instance, ib.; Ehren- 

 berg's discoveries of fossil infusoria, ib.; objections 

 thereto anticipated and answered, 5.93, 594; how 

 layers of rock may be found by accumulation of in- 

 fusorial remains, 594 ; Ehrcnberg's demonstrative ex- 

 periments, ib. ; vegetable fossil remains of, ib.; Prit- 

 chard's remarks thereon, ib. ; microscopic examina- 

 tion of fossil woods, 595; the results, ib. 



Mines, i. 35 ; depth of, ib. ; noxious atmosphere in, 36. 

 See Damp and Gas. 



Minnows, notice of the, ii. 321. 



Mire-drum or bittern, account of the, ii. 184. 



Missel thrush, ii. 1 39, n. 



Mississippi, course of the, i. 80. 



Mitchell, J ames, born blind and deaf, case of, i. 200, 



n. 

 Mocking bird, American, ii. 143, n., and 146; Barrington 



and Wilson's description of, 146, n. 

 Mococo, a beautiful monkey, its appearance and habi- 

 tudes, i. 509,510. 

 Modena, country round, remarkable composition of the 



layers of earth there, i. 100. 



Mole, the, described, i. 457 460; its country, ib. ; un- 

 known in Ireland, ib. ; its legs, teeth and tongue, 4CO; 

 adaptation of its form for digging, ib. ; its eyes, ib. ; 

 its prey, 461; sufferings from inundations, ib.; propa- 

 gation, ib.; abode, ib.; where found, ib.; white ones, 

 ib.; ferocity of the mole, 457, n. ; moles addicted to 



