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GENERAL INDEX. 



PLA 

 Platyrhi n a,— con tinned. 



cranium, ii. 529 



dorso-lumbar vertebrse, ii. 515 



larynx, iii. 598 



mammary glands, iii. 780 



organ of smell, iii. 216 



organs of generation, male, iii. 672 



female, iii. 703 



prosencephalon, iii. 125 



tail, prehensile, iii. 71 



teeth, iii. 315 

 Plectognathi, characters of, i. 11 

 Pleoctus alimentary canal of, iii. 429 

 Plesiosaurus, characters of, i. 16 



organ of smell, i. 330 



pelvic arch and limb, i. 181 



vertebral column, i. 51, 52 

 Plestiodon, teguments of, i. 552 

 Plethodon, teguments of, i. 552 

 Pleurodeles, vertebral column of, i. 49 

 Pleuronectes, characters of, i. 10 



alimentary canal, i. 421 



veins, i. 468 

 Pleuronectes platessa, myencephalon of, i. 

 278 



ovulation, i. 596 



pyloric appendages and pancreas, i. 

 431, 432 



vertebral column, i. 46 

 Pleuronectes solea, myencephalon of, i. 278 



teguments, i. 546 



vertebral column, i. 45 

 Pleuronectidse, characters of, i. 10 



myelencephalon, i 275 



organ of sight, i. 331, 334 



organs of generation, male, i. 569 

 female, i. 574 



skull, i. 109, 110, 112 

 Pleurosternon, vertebral column of, i. 64 

 Pliolophus, characters of, ii. 284 



geological remains of, iii. 792 



teeth, iii. 341, 343, 375, 377 

 Pliosaurus, characters of, i. xxxviii, 16 



pectoral limb, i. 171 



teeth, i. 387 



vertebral column, i. 53 

 Ploceus, egg^ of, ii. 257 

 Plotus, characters of, ii. 9 

 Plyctolophus, osseous system of, ii. 58, 63 

 Podargus, osseous system of, ii. 28 



dorsal vertebrse and sternum, ii. 



28 

 sacral vertebras and tail, ii. 34 

 skull, ii. 51, 53 

 pelvic limbs, ii. 81 

 Podiceps, alimentary canal of, ii. 174 



dorsal vertebrse and sternum, ii. 25 



heart, ii. 188 



pelvic limbs, ii. 82 



sacral vertebrse, pelvis, and tail, ii. 31, 

 34, 36 



skull, ii. 54 

 Podocnemys, skull of, i. 134 



Pfil 

 Pcecilia, teeth of, i. 373 

 Poison-fangs of serpents, i. 395 

 Poison-glands of Reptiles, i. 563 

 Polychrus, lungs of, i. 525 

 Polynemus, air-bladder of, i. 493 



myelencephalon, i. 271 



organ of touch, i. 326 

 Polypedates, alimentary canal of, i. 435 



absorbents, i. 458 



arteries, i. 516, 518 



development, i. 619-624, 629, 640 



fecundation, i. 615 



female organs of generation, i. 585 



gills, i. 513 



kidneys, i. 538 



larynx, i. 527 



lungs, i. 523 



male organs of generation, i. 579 



pancreas, i. 454 



reproducible parts, i. 567 



semination, i. 592 



teguments, i. 552, 553 



veins, i. 502 

 Polyplectron, dorsal vertebrse and sternum 



of, ii. 27 

 Polyprion, skull of, i. 108, 120 

 Polypterus, characters of, i. xxvii. 



air-bladder, i. 491, 494 



alimentary canal, i. 417, 422 



blood, i. 500 



dermoskeleton, i. 195-197 



gills, i. 480 



liver, i. 427 



locomotion, i. 247 



pectoral limb, i. 167 



scapular arch and appendages, i. 162 



skull, i. 107, 108, 111, 118, 120, 129, 

 156 



teguments, i. 549 



vertebral column, i. 37-39, 43, 44 

 Polyptychodon, characters of, i. xxxviii 



teeth, i. 387 

 Pomacentrus, characters of, i. 11 

 Porcupine, lower jaw of, iii. 151 



organs of generation, iii. 650 



skull, ii. 374 



spines, iii. 622 

 Porphyrio, skull of, ii. 57 

 Porpoise, arteries of, iii. 538 



bones, ii. 418, et seq. 



nerves, iii. 152, 168 

 Potamogale, teeth of, iii. 305 

 Prsecoces, characters of, ii. 7 



development of, ii. 265 

 Priodou, teeth of, i. 372, 377, 378 ; iii. 266, 



273 

 Prionitidse, characters of, ii. 1 1 

 Prionodon, teeth of, i. 377, 378 

 Prionotus, air-bladder of, i. 491 

 Pristidse, characters of, i. 13 

 Pristipomatidse, alimentary canal of, i. 415 

 Pristis, growth, and nests of, i. 611 



liver, i. 426, 427 



