384 



NATURAL HISTORY. 



Melon-shell, The. V. 202 



Meminna, The, III. 70 



Merganser, The, IV. 192, 194, 

 239 



Msrian's Opossum, III. * 222 



Marino Sheep, III. 5, * 6 



MorK The, IV. 103 



Merlin, The, III. 293 



Mesotherium, and other Ro- 

 dents, III. 156 



Metallic Cuckoo Shrikes, I /. 

 31 



Metamorphoses of Insests, V. 

 239, 235, 297 



of the Processiouary Moth, 

 c., Plate 61; of the Lepi- 

 doptera, VI. 2126 



Mexicai Blue Jay, IV. 13 

 Pouched Bat, III. 122, 123 ; 



molar teath, *\2i; tkull, 



*123 



Tree Porcupine, III. 135, 



*137 



Turkey, IV. 138 



Mias (or Orang-utan) hunting, 



I. 60-70 

 Microscopic Animals, VI. 353, 



* 354,* 355, * 338 * 374 

 Midges, VI. 77 

 M'dsuminer-chafer, V. 327 

 Migratory Locust, VI. * 128, 



128 



Miller's Do?, The, V. 27 

 Thumh, or River Bullhead, 



V. 93 



Millepores, The, VI. * 293 

 Millipedes, VI. 150, 152, 155 

 Minivets, IV. 30 

 Mink, The, II. 191 

 Minnow, The, V. 125, 130 

 Minyas, The, VI. 302 

 Missel Thrush, IV. 35, 40, 42 

 Mississippi Alligator, IV. 237, 



* 238 



Missouri Rattlesnake, IV. 318 

 Mites, VI. 160, 179185, 223 

 Mitre-shell, The, V. * 193, 2 >3 

 Moa, The (fossil), IV. 225, 239, 



210 



Moccasii Snake, IV. 319, 329 

 Mockin? Bird, 17.37, 51, 59, 60, 



* 61, 62 



Mole Amblystoma, IV. 375 



Cricket, V. 283, 304, VI. 



123, * 124 



Rat, III. 120, * 121, 122 ; 



skull, * 121 



Shiew, The Hairy-tailed, I. 



376 



Moles, I. 337372 

 Moloch. The Australian, IV. 



236, * 287 



Molucca Bat, I. 277 

 Mollusca, The type, V. 153251 

 Mona Monkey, I. 108 

 M"uads, VI. 351 

 Monaul, The, IV. 13 1, 135, * 136 

 Money Cowry, V. * 205, 219 

 Mongoose Lemur, I. 221, *229 

 Monitor, The Nile, IV. 277, 



* 278 



Monk Bat, I. 320, 321 



Seal, II. 232, 238 



, The, 1. 192, *193 ; brain of, 



192 



Monkey, The, why so named, I. 

 5 ; foot and hand of a, * 6 : a 

 Catarrhine and aPlatyrrhiiie 

 (or Old and New World 

 representatives), *6; cheek- 

 pouches *6, 84, 85 



, The American, I. * 2 



Monkeys and men, Darwin on 

 the resemblances between, I. 

 204 



, Group of, I. * 1 



of the New World, I. 164 

 204 ; difference between, 173 ; 

 classification of, 203 



of the Old World, I. 3, 



84163 



, Wanton massacre of, by 



Europeans, I. 113, 143 

 Monk-fish, V. 4, 35, * 36, 38 

 Mono, The (see Black Howler) 

 Montagu's Blenny, V. 99 

 - Harrier, III. 268 

 Monteiro's Galago, I. * 239, 240 



Moon-eye, The, V. 131 

 Moot- Buzzard, III. 268, *239 



hen, The, IV. 156, 157, 159, 



160 



Monkey, I. 117, * 121, 122 



Mooruk, Th*>, IV. 232, 233 

 Moose Deer (see Elk) 



Morse, The, II. 209, 212216 



(see Walrus) 



Mosquitoes, VI. 7477, 82 

 Moss animals, V. 232, 239276 ; 



cell and anatomy of, *272; 



the animal retracted in its 



cell, 273 ; classification, 276 

 Moths, V. 287, 289, 297, VI. 20, 



2530, 5469; best method 



of collecting, 30-32 

 Motmot, The, III. 331, * 362 ; 



bill, *361; tail-feathers, *363 

 Mouflon, The, III. 8 

 Mound-birds. IV. 155 



raising Megapode, IV. 151 



Mountain Bat, I. * 314 



Curassows, IV. 129 



Goat, III. 27 



Hare, III. 149 



Mourning Horseshoe Bat, I. 



284 ; head, * 284 

 Mouse-bird, III. 333 

 coloured Bat, I. 305; 



skeleton, * 260 ; head, * 305 



Gala :o, I. 237 



like Rodents, III. 85, 101 



128 

 Mouth-footed Crustacea, VI. 



21)9 

 , Organs of the, in Insects, 



V. * 235 



Mad-fish, The, V. 3, 14; the 

 African, 18, 19; the North 

 American, 21 



fishes, V. 1821, 143 



Lamprey, V. * 145 



or 8oft Tortoises, IV. 242, 



245, 258253 



Mulberry Silkworm, VI. 60, 



* 61 ; caterpillar cocoon, and 



moth of, * 61 

 Mule and Hinny. The, II. 312 



Armadillo, III. 187 



Deer, III. 69 



Mullet, The, V. 81, 100, 101 

 Multivalve shells, V. 189 

 Mungoos, The, or Ichneumon, 



II. 91, * 92 

 Muntjac, The, III. 49, 61, *62; 



Chinese name for, 61 

 Murina Opossum, III. 323 

 Murine Bangsriug, I. 349 

 MuA Deer, III. 42, *43, 43; 



skull, * 42 



Ox, III. 30, *31, 32 



Bat, I. 378, 379, III. 117 



Shrew, I. 378 



Musky Mole, I. 372 

 Musquash, The, III. 117, * 118 

 Mussel, The, V. 230; parasite, 



VI. 227 



Myriopods, VI. 150157, 221; 

 external and internal struc- 

 ture, 150, 151 ; reproduction, 

 151 ; fossil forms, 151 ; classi- 

 fication, 151 



Myrmecobius, The, III. 211, 

 212 



Myrmicine Ant, V. 381 



Myxinoids, V. 145 



N 



Nagor, The, III. 19, 20 

 Naked Mole-Bat, III. 121 



-tailed Opossum, III. 322 



Nakoo, The, IV. 266 

 Napu, The, III. 70 

 Narrow-billed Plant-cutter, IV. 



121 



muzzled Seal, II. 241 



Narwhal, The, II. 255, * 260, 



261 ; its tusks, * 261 

 Native Bea-% III. *204 



" Devil," III. 212 



Natterer's Bat, I. 305 

 Natter-jack Toad, IV. 360, * 361 



Nautilus, The, V. 154, 155, 183 

 Needle-fish, The, V. 55 

 Negro Bat, I. 302 



Monkey, I. 87, * 88 



Tamarin, I. -'00 



Nematoid parasites, VI. 250 



'.!5i 



Nestors, III. 320 ; tongue, * 320 

 Neptune's Drinking Cup, VI. 



3.8, * 319, 328 

 Nerites, The, V. 218 

 Nervous system of Insects, V. 



*290, *29L 

 Neuwied's Large leafed Bat, I. 



332 

 Newfoundland Dog, II. *121, 



136138 



Newts, IV. 370, 371 

 New World Monkey?, I. 3, 4, 5, 



*6 



Zealand Bat, I. * 301, 311 

 Berardius, II. 251 



Fur Seal, II. 229 ; flip- 

 pers, * 230 



Goose, The extinct, 

 IV. 193 



- Hump-back Whale, II. 

 265 



Parrot, III. 2i3 



Short-tailed Bat, I. 



322, 323, *324; head, *323; 

 teeth, * 323 ; thumb and foot, 

 *323 



Smelt, V. 113 



-Wood-Crow, IV. 17, 



*18 



Night Apes, I. 183 

 Hawk, IV. 2'3 



Heron, IV. * 81, 183, 184 

 jjrs, or Goat-suckers, III. 



365372 

 Moths, VI. 64 



or Owl Monkeys I. 205, 

 211 



Nightingale, The Common, IV. 

 43, 44,"* 45 



Nigua, The, VI. * 100 



Nile Crocodile, IV. 262, 264, 

 Plate 46 



Nilsson's Bat, I. 302 



Noctule, The, I. 299301 ; head 

 of, * 299 



No i-Buminantia, Characteristic 

 features of, II. 333 



Noolbeuger, The, III. 208 



North American Mud-fish, V. 

 21 



Wolf, II. 106, 153; va- 

 rieties, 154 



Island (N. Zealand) Kiwi, 



IV. 235 



Northern Cirratule, VI. 235 



Diver, IV. 218 



Fur Seals, II. 218, 219 ; a 



rookery of, * 220 



Hare, III. 149 



Leopard, II. 42 



Pocket Gopher, III. 123 



Sea Cow, II. 269 



Norway Jer-Falcoii, III. 291 



Lobster, VI. * 206 



Notched-eared Bat, I. 307 



Nschiego Mbouve, The, I. 39, 

 * 40-^2, 58 ; skeleton, * 41 



Nubia, A village in, I. * 142 



Nubian Vulture, III. 258 



Numb-fish, The, V. 39 



Nummulites, VI. 349 



Nurse Hound, V. * 32, 33 ; egg- 

 purse of, * 33 



Nutcracker, The, IV. * 12 



Nuthatches, IV. 65, * 68, 69 



Nyctophile, Geoff'-oy's, I. 296 



Nyl-Ghau, The, III. 29, *30 



O 



Oak, Aphides on the, VI. 116 

 Eggar Moth, VI. 62 



feeding Silkworm, VI. 61 



Frog, IV. 362 



gall produced by Gall-flies, 



VI. 4, *5 



Oared Shrew, I. 379 



Oar-fish, V. 107 



-footed Crustacea, VI. 196, 

 216-218 



Oblong Chelodine, IV. 256 



Sun-fish, V. 53 



Ocellated Lizard, IV. 274, 278 



Pond Tortoise, IV. 253 



Turkey, IV. * 138 

 Oceloid Leopard, II. 54 

 Ocelot, The, II. * 51, 52 

 Octopod, The, V. 112 

 Octopus, The, V. 154, 155, 156, 



157, 153, Plate 53; tongue, 



* 155 ; cross section of arm, 



* 158 ; suckers, * 158 ; ink-bag, 

 178 



, The Common, V. 157, * 159, 



160-165 



Odontophores, IV. 144, V. 222 

 Oil-Beetle, V. 337, 338 



-bird, III. * 368 



Sardine, V. 37, 138 



Oleander Hawk Moth, VI. * 55 

 Old Lady Moth, VI. 65 



Wife, V. 81 



World Ant-thrushes, IV. 

 114 



Monkeys, I. 3, 4, * 6, 



84 



Vultures, III. 253 

 252 



Ohgochete Worms, VI. 247 

 Olives (shells), The, V. 198 

 Ombre Chevalier, V. 117 

 Onager, The, II. *311, 314 

 Onappo, The, I. 187 

 Ondalra (see Musquash) 

 One-humped Camel, The Ara- 

 bian, III. 73 



Pack Camel, III. 73 

 Oorial, The, III. 8 



Opab, The, V. * 88 

 Open-bills, The, IV. 186 

 Ophidioid fishes, V. 65, 63 

 Ophiocephalus, The, V. 105 

 Ophiophagus, The, IV. 307 

 Oph'urds, The, VI. 2.0, * 232, 

 234 ; longitudinal section of, 



* 268 ; cross-section of an, 

 *269 



Opossum anil young, Plate 31 



family, III. 219224; va- 

 rious species, 222; fossil spe- 

 cimens, 226 



Mouse, II r. 208 



Shrimp, VI. 203, * 210 

 , The Common, III. 220 ; 



teeth, * 219 

 Orau'je Bat, I. * 285, 283, 287 



Cowry, V. 203 



tip Butterfly, VI. * 49 ; at 



rest, * 49 

 Orang-utan and Chimpanzees in 



Berlin Aquarium, Frontispiece 



to Vol. I. 

 , The, 1. 5974 ; a sick, *53 ; 



huutiug of the, 5969 ; face, 



* 61; the animal at bay, !i 64 ; a 

 family of, * 65 ; nest of, * 68 ; 

 young specimens, * 69, * 2 J9 ; 

 air - pouches and brain, * 71 ; 

 wrist - bones, * 72 ; fossil re- 

 mains, 66 



Orang-utans, Plate 2 



Orca, The, II, 257, *258 



Oregon Mole, 1. 374 



Organ -pipe Coral, VI. * 309, 



*310 



Orinoco Crocodile, IV. 233 

 Orioles, IV. 2, 25-27 

 Orrner, The, V. 216 

 Ornithosauria, The, IV. 339 

 Orthopterous Pseudoueurop- 



tera, V. 1) 

 Orycteropus, The, III. 169 



171 



Oryx, The, III. * 28 

 Osprey, The, III. 255, 256, 



*293 



Ostraciou, The, V. 49, 50 

 Ostrich, The, III. * 229, 236, 248, 



IV. 186, 226232, 239 ; skull, 



*242 

 South American, IV. 224, 



225, Plate 43 

 Ostriches, IV. 225-232 

 Otter, The Common, II. 198, 



*200; skull, *198 





