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491 



248; crests of, 2(17; eggs of, 436, 4()1 ; 

 feet of, -MiH; Hight of, 329; flight of, 

 compared with that of insect, 165; 

 length of intestines in, 140; nest of 

 liuby-ttiroated, 449; number of eggs 

 laid by, 44;i; tongue of. 127; wing 

 of, 32U, 321, 325; wing-strokes of, 

 82; worn-out breast-feather of, 44; 



Huxle\', definition of palajontology, 2; 

 Thomas, (pioted, 2 



Hyoid, 111; of eagle, 114 



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Ibis, 239, 237; feet of Wood, 3.S5; 



Indian Wood, f)eauliful feat hers of, (il ; 



Wood, resting upon whole foot, 102; 



.Shell, 240 



Ichthyornis, lower jaw, 5; restored 



skeleton of, 3; structure of, 4 

 Icthvosaurus, eye-plates of, 213 

 lliuin, 89, 90; function of, S9; of bull- 

 frog, 91 

 IngersoU, I'>iiest, (pioted. 433 

 Insects, use as food of birds, 1 IS- 152 

 Intestines, function of, 141; length iii 

 llununingl)ird, 140; length in ( )strich, 

 140; in alligator, 141 

 Iris of eye, 210; of Hald Kagle, 25ti; 

 Cormorant, 2.5(); Owl, 250; I'ufiin, 

 25(>; I'owhee, 250; Vireo, 250 

 Ischium, S9, 90 



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Jabiru, atlas and axis of, 72 

 Jaguar, standing on toes, 101 

 Jelly-fish, eggs of, 427 

 Junco, eggs of, 434; nest of, 434; 



tail 



of, 414 



Kangaroo, feet of, 31t4, 395 

 iveel, in l-"lamingo, 80; Hoatzin, re- 

 pressed by crop, 132; motlel cotii- 



presseu uy crop, ij^, iiu»ui-i hmh- 

 |)aring various. Albatross, Hunuiiing- 

 bird, I'igeon, 83; value in classilica- 

 tion of, 82 



Kingbird, crest of, 200 



Kingfisher, method <>f fishing of. 154; 

 nest of, 444; Xew Zeal.md, food of. 

 101 



Kinglet, Rul>y-cr()wncd, crest ot, 200 



Lacrymal gl.iuds, 21 1 



Lamprev. gill-basket of, 112 



Lark, foot of horned. 3()7; tail of 



meadow. 414; cause of colour change 



in Sil)erian black, 295, 297 



Layers of cells in eml)ryo, 470 



Leg, correlation with neck in flamingo, 

 281; in Swan, 282; framework of, 

 98-102; function of, 98; of Ostrich, 

 100; skeleton of Ostrich, 99; human, 

 99; scales of, 3(58; .si)urs on, 382, 383; 

 of Bald Eagle, 375; of Ca.ssowary, 

 394; of Flamingo, 388; of (ioldeu 

 Kagle, 375; of Secretary-I)ird, 3r8, 

 379 



Life in the egg, 402-479; p(jst-("inl)iy- 

 onic, 480 



Limbs, origin of, 90, 97; evolution of, 

 90, 97; of embryo chick, 474, 475 



Lobed toes, of coots, 387; of ])lKilaropes, 

 384 



ocust l)irds method of feetling, 1.50- 

 152; relation of hal)its to food, 152 



Ldon, in winter haunts, (>; neck of, 277 



Lory, tongue of 125 



Lungs, evolution of, 178. 179, ISO; 

 character of, 174. 175; ct. with tiiose 

 of chameleon, 177. 178 



l,yre-l ird, tail of, 420, 421 



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Mallard, eclip.se plumage of, 4S 49; 

 tongue of, 122; trachea of, 168; 

 .syrinx drum of, 168, 170 



.Mammals, u.sed as food, 159 



Mankind vs. birds, 18 



Maoris, legends of, 13 



.Martin, feet of iMU-ojiean House, 381 



.Merganser, bill of, 233, 234; crest of 

 Hoode<l, 263 



Mimicry, of Hawk bv Cuckoo. 311, 312; 

 ,,f Hawk by Hawk, 312 



Moa, cf. with Ostrich, 13; miml>er of 

 eggs laitl l)y, 435 



.Monkeys, toes of. 358 



.Mot mot. protective coloration of, 303; 

 tail of Mexican, 424, 425, 420 



.Moult. 40 53; of Black (irou.se, 48; 

 of i^ob-wliite, 43; of Brown Peiif-an, 

 41; cau.ses for, 42- .50; of body- 

 feathers of Engli.sh Sparrow, 52, 53; 

 of wing-feathers of English Sparrow, 

 4(); of feathers. 41; of feather-tips, 

 52, 53; of .M.allan! Duck. 47, 48, 49; 

 of inoimd-buildcrs, 44. 45; of IVn- 

 guin, 51 ; of Ptarmigan. 18, 50. 51, 52; 

 of reptiles, 40; of Koliin, 43; in 

 spring, 45; time of, 42-47 



Mouse, used as food, 157 



Murre. colour of eggs of, 431. 450; tail 

 of, 406, 407; shape of eggs of, 431 



Murrelets, wing of, 339, 341 _ 



.Muscle-plates, of emlirvo chick, 0)9. 70 



Mu.sdes, of body, 1S9, 190; cells of, 



