INDEX 



615 



Mobius, on geographical distribution, 16 



Mocking bird, 509, 514 ; habits, 518 f. 



Moho, 244, 250 



Mollymauk, 64, 65 



Molobrus, 579, 582 ; M. badius, 582 ; M. 



rufo-axillaris, 582 

 Molybdophanes caerulescens, 101 

 Momotidae, 376, 379 f. 

 Momotinae, 379 f. ; habits, 380 

 Momotus brasiliensis, 381, 381 

 Monacha, 447 f. 

 Monal, 215 

 Monk, 568 

 Monticola, 510 ; M. cyanus, 510 ; M. 



saxoMlis, 510 



Montifringilla, 586 ; M. nivalis, 586 

 Moor-Buzzard, 155 



Moor-heri ( = Water-Hen), 244-246, 249 

 Mooruk, 36 



More-pork, 409 n., 417 

 Moreno and Mercerat, on fossil Cathartidae, 

 140 n. ; on fossil Penguins, 59 ; on " Stere- 



ornithes," 44 

 Morphnus, 147 ; M. guianensis, 159 ; M. 



taeniatus, 159 

 Moseley, on Penguins, 57 n. 

 Mosenthal and Harting, on ostrich farming, 



30 

 Motacilla, fossil, 496 ; M. alba, 500 ; M. 



flava, 500 ; M. lugubris, 500 ; M. 



mdanope, 500 ; M. rail, 499, 500 ; M. 



vidua, 500 



Motacillidae, 494, 498 f. 

 Motacillinae, 498 f. ; habits, 500 f. 

 Mother Carey's Chicken, 67 

 Motmot, 376, 379 f., 381 ; habits, 380 

 Moult, 4 f. 



Mound-builders, 186, 190 

 Mounds of Megapodes, 191 f. 

 Mountain-Cock, 244 ; -Witch, 336 

 Mouse-bird, 439 

 Muirfowl, 238 

 Mules, 203 

 M tiller. Johannes, on classification, 14; on 



classification by song-muscles, 466 

 Mutteromia, 43 



Mulsant, on humming-birds, 432 

 Munia, 579 ; M. oryzivora, 577 ; M. 



punctulata, 577 



Murdoch, on Tringa maculata, 281 n. 

 Murie, on classification, 14 ; on emeus, 



37 n. ; onhornbill, 392 n. ; on Rhinoche- 



tus, 263 n. 

 Murmures, 426 

 Murre, 319 

 Muscicapa atricapilla, 507, 509 ; M. gri- 



sola, 507 ; M. parva, 507 

 Muscicapidae, 494, 506 f., 525, 531 ; 



habits, 508 

 Muscipipra, 473 

 Muscisaxicola, 475, 477 ; M. madoviana, 



475 



Muscivora, 473, 474 ; M. mexicana, 477 ; 



M. regia, 474 



Musophaga, 359 ; M. violacea, 360, 361 

 Musophagidae, 351, 359 f., 439 ; habits, 



360 f. ; toes, 10 ; the pigments turaco- 



verdin and turacin in, 3 n., 360 

 Mussel-picker, 276 

 Mutton-bird, 63 

 Mycteria, 95, 97 ; M. americana, 98 ; M r 



australis, 98 ; M. indica, 96, 98 ; M. 



senegalensis, 96, 98 

 Myiagra, 506 

 Myiarchus, 474, 475, 477 ; M. crinitus,. 



476 



Myiobius, 474 

 Myiodectes, 513, 518 

 Myiodectinae, 509, 513, 515 

 Myiodioctes, 573-575 

 Myiomoira, 514, 515, 518 

 Myiophoneus, 502, 503 

 Myiopsittacus monachus, 365 370 

 Myiotheretes, 475, 476 

 Myna, 560, 562 

 Myristicivora, 327, 345 ; M. bicolor, 328 r 



345 ; M. luctuosa, 345 ; M. melanura, 



345 ; M. spilorrhoa, 345 ; M. subfla- 



vescens, 345 

 Myrmeciza, 488 

 Myrmecocichla, 510, 511 

 Myrmotherula pygmaea, 489 

 Myrtle-sucker, 426 

 Mystacornis, 503 

 Myzomela sanguinolenta, 565 

 Myzomelinae, 564 f. 



Naenia, 301, 304 ; N. inca, 311 



Nail, on beak of Anseres, 1 1 



Nandu, 26, 30 f., 31 



Nanodes, 363 



Nape, 20 



Nasal, 11 



Nasica, 484 



Nasiterna, 362. 365 : N. pygmaea, 364. 



371 f. 



NatiVe-Companion, 254 ; -Hen, 249 

 Nauderus, 146 ; N. riocouri, 171 

 Nauseous bird, 329 



Nearctic Region, 15 f. ; its contents, 16 

 Neck of rib, 6 



Necrastur alacer, fossil, 181 

 Necrobyas harpax, fossi], 414 ; JV". rossi- 



gnoli, fossil, 414 

 Necropsar, 559, 561 

 Necropsittacus rodericanus, fossil, 375 

 Necrornis, Tossil, 361 

 Nectarinia, 569 



Nectariniidae, 427, 568 f. ; habits, 569 f. 

 Nelly, 65 



Nelson, on Tringa macidata, 281 n. 

 Nemura, 516 

 Neochloe, 536 

 Neochmia phaeton, 578 



