INDEX 203 



Moas, discovery of bones, 116 



elephant-footed, 118 



feathers of, 116 



Giant, 117* 



supposed food of, 118 



legends of, 115 



literature, 130 



scientific names, 121 



size of, 117 



species of, 117 

 Mosasaurs, abundance of, in Kansas, 37 



books on, 49 



collections of, 49 



extinction of, 41 



first discovery, 36 



jaw of, 39* 



range of, 33 



restoration 38* 



size of, 35 

 Mylodon, 189; tracks at Carson City, 30 



Names, scientific, reasons for using, ix, x 

 Nature, balance of, 186 

 Nuts, fossil, 7 



Oldest animals, 13 



vertebrates, 11-14 

 Ostrich egg, 121 

 Over-specialization, 175 



Peale, C. W., 163 



Peale, Rembrandt, 163, 165 



Pelican, mandible, 39 



Penguins, depend on fat for warmth, 107 



feathers highly modified, 107 



swim with wings, 57 



