INDEX 



Melospiza, 586 



Melville see Strickland 



Membrane on bill, in Malacorhynchus, 



111; in Hymenolaemus, 111, 116; in 



Biziura, 111, 117 ; of toes, 10 

 Menura, 491 f. ; M. alberti, 492, 493 ; M. 



superba, 491 f., 492, 493 ; M. victoriae, 



492, 493 



Menuridae, 491 f. ; habits, 493 

 Mercerat see Moreno 

 Merganetta, 112, 113 ; M. armata, 116 ; 



M. columbiana, 116 ; M. frenata, 116 ; 



M. garleppi, 116 ; M. leucogenys, 116 ; 



M. turneri, 116 

 Merganettinae, 111, 112, 116 ; habits, 



116, 117 



Merganser, 114 ; hooded, 115, 116 ; red- 

 breasted, 115, 116 

 Merginae, 111-116 ; habits, 116 

 Mergulus, 315; M. alle, 321 

 Mergus, 111 ; M . albellus, 115 ; M. ameri- 



canus, 115 ; M. australis, 115 ; M. 



brasilianus, 115; M. comatus, 115; 



M. merganser, 113, 115 ; M. serrator, 



113, 115, 116 

 Merlin, 147, 177 

 Meropidae, 376, 387 f. 

 Meropogon, 387-389 ; M.forsteri, 389 

 Merops, 387, 388 ; M. apiaster, 388, 389, 



389 ; M. natalensis, 389 ; M. nubicus, 



388, 389 ; M. ornatus, 387 ; M. phil- 



ippinus, 388, 389 ; M. superciliosus, 



388 ; M. viridis, 389 

 Merrem, on classification, 14 

 Merry-thought, 8 

 Merulaxis, 490 

 Mesembriornis, 44 

 Mesitae, 186 f. 

 Mesites, 186 f . ; M. unicolor, 187 ; M. 



variegatus, 187 

 Mesitidae, 1 86 f. 

 Mesobucco, 450 

 Mesomyodi, 467 

 Mesopicus goertan, 462 

 Mesopteryx, 42 

 Metabolus, 507 

 Metacarpals, 8 

 Metacarpus, 1, 8 

 Metallura, 434 

 Metapteryx bifrons, 40 

 Metatarsal bones, 10 ; in penguins, 55 

 Metatarsus, 9, 20 

 Netopia, 478 



M etopiana peposaca, 113, 123 

 Metopidius, 269, 298 ; M. africanus, 298 ; 



M. albinucha, 298 ; M. indicus, 298- 



300 



Metopothrix, 477, 478 

 Metriopelia aymara, 339 ; Jf. melanoptera, 



339 



Mexican star, 438 

 Mexico, to which region does it belong ? 1 6 



Meyer, A. B.. on Oacomantis, 355 ; on 

 Celebes cuckoos, 356 n., 357 n. ; on 

 hybrid grouse, 237 n. ; on Notornis, 

 250 n. 



Meyer, H. v., on Archaeopteryx, 23 



Micranous hawaiiensis, 311 ; M. leuco- 

 capillus, 311 ; M. tenuirostris, 311 



Micrastur, 156 



Micrathene, 400 ; M. whitneyi, 400, 407 



Microcerculus, 521, 522 



Microchera, 433 



Microcorax, 552 ; Jl/. leucognaphalus, 553 1 



Microeca, 509 



Microglossus, 364 ; J/. aterrimus, 373 



Microhierax, 147 ; J/. erythrogenys, 174 ; 

 J/. eutolmus, 174 ; 3/. fringillarius, 

 173 f. ; 3/. latifrons, 174 ; J/. melano- 

 leucus, 174 ; Jf. sinensis, 174 



Micromonacha lanceolata, 447 



Micropalama himantopus, 286 



Microparra capensis, 298, 300 



Microperdix, 200, 223 ; Jf. blewitti, 223 ;: 

 J/. erythrorhyncha, 223 ; J/. manipur- 

 ensis, 223 



Mid-opus, 504 ; Jf. melanoleucus, 505 



Microsittace ferruginea, 365 



Migration, 17 ; causes, directions, mode, 

 18 f. ; in southern hemisphere 19 ; 

 Committee's reports, 19 n. 



Millais, on hybrid grouse, 237 n. 



Milne-Edwards, on Aegialornis, 315 n., 

 426 ; on Mesites, 186 n. ; on Palaelodidae, 

 108 n. ; on Strigidae, 398 n. ; and 

 Grandidier, on Aepyornis, 43 n. ; and 

 Oustalet, on Dromaeus ater, 38 n. 



Milnea, fossil, 300 



Milvago, 147, 148, 152 ; Jf. chimachima, 

 152 ; J/. chimango, 152 



Milvulus, 473, 475 



Milvus, 146, 170 ; fossil, 181 ; I/, aegyptius, 

 170 ; ^f. taints, 170 ; Jf. govinda, 170 ;: 

 Jf. ictinus, 168 f., 169 ; Jf. melanotis, 

 170 ; J/". migrans, 170 



Mimeta, mimicry, 543 n., 568 



Mimicry see Buchanga, Mimeta, Phile- 

 mon, Surniculus, Tylas, Xenopirostris 



Mimidae, 495 



Miminae, 509, 514, 515 ; habits, 518 



Mimus, 515, 519 ; M. modulator, 519 ; 

 Jf. polyglottus, 518 f. ; M. trifasciatus,. 

 515 ; M. triurus, 519 



Mino, 561 



Mirafra, 496-498 ; M. apiata, 498 ; M. 

 hova, 496 ; M. javanica, 496 



Miro, 512 n., 515, 518 



Mitrephanes, 474 



Mitua, 195 ; .M. ?^t, 196 ; M. salvini,. 

 197 ; -Sf. tomentosa, 197 



Mniotilta, 573, 574 ; 3/. uana, 574 



Mniotiltidae, 494, 573 f. ; habits, 574 



Moa, 26, 41 ; breast-bone, 7 ; structure,, 

 etc., 42 



