GENERAL INDEX. 



585 



LYC;ENID,£, ii. 477 



Lycalopex. i 197 

 LYCOUID/E, ii. 439 

 Lycodoa, ii. 3S0 

 LYCODONTll),E, ii. 380 

 Lycophidion, ii. 380 

 Lycorea, ii. 470 

 Lygosoma, ii. 397 

 Lygosomella, ii. 397 

 Lymanopoda, ii. 471 

 Lymnas, ii. 476 

 Lyncornis, ii. 320 

 Lyncus, ii. 193 

 Lytorhynchiis, ii. 376 

 Lyre-bird, figure of, i. 441 

 ii. 298 



M. 



Mabouya, ii. 397 



Macacus, European Pliocene, i. 112 

 Miocene of Greece, i. 115 

 Indian Miocene, i. 121 

 supposed in European Eocene, i. 125 

 ii. 173 

 ii. 178 

 Macaws, ii. 327 

 Machairodus, i. 110, 111 



Miocene of Greece, i. 115 

 European Miocene, i. 118 

 Indian Miocene, i. 121 

 N. American Tertiary, i. 134 

 in Brazilian caves, i. 144 

 S. American Pliocene, i. 146 

 ii. 193 

 Machetornis, ii. 101 

 Machcerhamphus, ii. 349 

 Machcerirhynchus, ii. 271 

 Machwropterus, ii. 102 

 Machetes, ii. 353 



Macranchenia, 8. American Pliocene, i. 146 

 Macrocalamiis, ii. 374 

 Macroceramus, ii 516 

 Macrochilia, ii. 491 

 Macrocyclis, ii. 516 

 Macrodipteryx, ii. 320 

 Macrodon, ii. 445 

 Macroglossa, ii. 4S2 

 Macrones, ii. 442 

 Macroniis, ii. 261 

 Macronyx, ii. 290 

 MACROPODID.E, ii. 250 

 Macropus, ii. 251 

 Macropygia, ii. 332 

 Macrorhamphus, ii. 353 

 MACROSCEL1DID.&, ii. 186 

 Macroscelides, ii. 186 

 Macrosila, ii. 482 



Macrotherium, Miocene of Greece, i. 116 

 European Miocene, i. 121 

 ii. 246 

 Macrotus californicus, ii. 182 

 MACROURID.E, ii. 440 

 MACTRID/E, ii. 443 

 Madagascar, extinct birds of, i. 164 

 description of, i. 272 

 mammalia of, i. 272 

 birds of, i. 274 

 reptiles of, i. 279 

 amphibia of, i. 280 

 extinct fauna of, i. 282 

 general remarks on insect fauna of, i. 2S4 

 Madeira, birds of, i. 208 

 land-shells of, L 208 

 beetles of, i. 210 



Madeira, wingless insects numerous in, i. 211 



how stocked with animals, i. 213 

 MALACANTHID.E, ii. 433 

 Malacca, Sumatra, and Borneo, zoological 

 unity of, i. 353 

 comparison of mammalia, i. 354 

 of birds, i. 355 

 Malacodrcus, ii. 261 

 Malacopteron, ii. 261 

 Malacoptila, ii. 310 

 Malacorhynchus, ii. 364 

 MalacothrUc, ii. 230 



Malagasy sub-region, description of, i. 272 

 mammalia of, i. 272 

 birds of, i. 274 



illustration of zoology of, i. 278 

 reptiles of, i, 279 

 amphibia of, i. 2S0 

 extinct fauna of, i. 282, 289 

 insects of, i. 282 

 early history of, i. 286 

 Malapterurus, ii. 443 

 Malaya and Indo-Malaya, terms defined, i. 



345 (note) 

 Malaya, meaning of term, ii. 261 

 Malay Archipelago, distribution of butterflies 

 in ii. 484 

 distribution of Cicindelidee in, ii. 4S7 

 distribution of Longicorns in, ii. 500 

 Mala van forms of life reappearing in West 

 " Africa, i. 263 



fauna, probable origin of, i. 359 

 resemblances to that of Madagascar and 

 Ceylon explained, i. 361 

 Malimbus, ii. 286 

 MaUodon, ii. 501 

 Mallotus, ii. 447 



Malta, Post-Pliocene fauna of, i. 114 

 formerly joined to Africa, i. 201 

 fossil elephants of, i. 201 

 birds of, i. 206 (note) 

 Malnrvs, ii. 258 



Mammal, the most ancient American, i. 134 

 Mammalia, means of dispersal of, i. 10 

 as limited by climate, i. 11 

 as limited by rivers, i. 12 

 how far limited by the sea, i. 13 

 dispersed by ice-floes and drift-wood, i. 



14 

 means of dispersal of aquatic, i. 15 

 of most importance in determining zoo- 

 logical regions, i. 57 

 classification of, i. 85. 

 birthplace and migrations of some families 



of, i. 142, 153 

 cosmopolitan groups of, i. 176 

 of the Paljsarctic region, i. 181 

 of the European sub-region, i. 192 

 of the Mediterranean sub-region, i. 202 

 of the Siberian sub-region, i. 217 

 characteristic of Western Tartary, i. 218 

 of the Manchurian sub-region, i. 222 

 Palifiarctic genera of, in the Manchurian 



sub-region, i. 222 

 Oriental genera of, on borders of same 



sub-region, i. 223 

 peculiar to Japan, i. 223 

 characteristic of N. W. China and Mongolia, 



i. 226 

 table of Palsearctic families of, i. 234 

 range of Palsearctic genera of, i. 239 

 of the Ethiopian region, i. 253 

 absence of certain important groups, i. 253 

 of the K. African sub-region, i. 260 

 Of W. Africa, i. 262 

 of S. Africa, i. 267 



