INDEX 



361 



Moult, peculiarities of in differ- 

 ent groups, 325 



Mound-birds, their natural in- 

 cubators, 157 ; young of, 122 

 Mouse-birds, or Colics, roosting 



habits of, 318 



Musk-Duck, low fertility of, 147 

 Mutton-bird, its abundance, 149 

 Mynah, incubation without sit- 

 ting, 155 ; introduced abroad, 

 355 ; preying on lizard, 72; 

 talking, 288 



Nelly, or Giant Petrel, feeding 

 on smaller species, 58 



Nicobar Pigeon, localized nest- 

 ing of, 2ii 



Nicoll, Mr. M. J., on Steamer- 

 Duck, 27 



Nightingale, its song a chal- 

 lenge, 276 



Nightjars, peculiar notes of, 290 ; 

 young of, 131 



Noddy Terns, homing powers 

 of, 217 



Nuthatch, bill as hammer, 44 ; 

 nesting of, 181 ; storage in- 

 stinct, 309 



Open-bill, structure of beak, 38 



Orange Bishop-bird, repelled 

 by female, 257 



Orioles, coloration similar to 

 Troupials, 175 ; mimicry in, 

 278 ; nests of, 174 



Osprey, able to relinquish prey, 

 298 ; curious old belief about 

 its feet, 10 



Ostrich, form of foot, 14 ; nest- 

 ing habits, 155 ; power of 

 defence, 293 



Oven-bird, peculiar nest of, 181 ; 

 seized by others, 186 



Owls, day- vision of, 229 ; ferocity 

 of, 57, 63 ; perching pose, 

 317 ; nesting, 185 ; storage 

 instinct in, 310 



Owl-Parrot or Kakapo, flight- 

 less ground species, 19 



Oyster-catcher, bill of, 40 



Paradise-Duck, sex-difference 



of, 46 

 Parrots, movements of, 17 



nesting habits, 171, 268 



young of, 136; using feet as 



hands, 88 

 Partridges, feigning injury, 277 



method of flight, 20 

 Passenger Pigeon, now extinct 



149 



Passerine birds, flight of, 20 

 method of fledging, 125 



Pea-Fowl, sexual selection in 

 273; vigilance of, 231, 246 

 pairing of Javan, 248 



Pelican, use of bill in, 37 



Pellet-casting, habit of, 94 



Pekin Robin, method with ants, 

 96 



Penguins, mode of swimming 

 in, 1 8 ; pebbles used in nest, 

 170 ; quadrupedal locomo- 

 tion in, 27 ; short-sighted out 

 of water, 229 



Petrels, diurnal at sea, 232 ; 

 mistaken for swallows, 323 ; 

 wide distribution, 221 



Phalaropes, dominance of fe- 

 males in, 10 



Pheasants, incubate longer than 

 fowls, 161 ; song of, 287 



Pigeons, digestive powers, 93 ; 

 flight fast, 28 ; powdery plum- 

 age of, 302 ; shares in incuba- 

 tion of the sexes, 1 16 ; young 

 fed with milky secretion, 117 



Pliny, on gait of birds, 12 ; on 

 Kite's use of tail, 30 ; on 

 Magpies, 223 ; 



Plovers, bills like pigeons', 36 ; 

 boring habits, 42 ; spurs on 

 wings in, 296 



Poisons, tolerated by certain 

 birds, 96 



Ptarmigan, moult of claws in, 

 328 



Pufffn, abundance of, 149 ; 

 breeding habits, 171, 185 ; 

 change of bill, 328 



Quadrupedal locomotion of some 

 birds, 27, 132 



