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GENERAL INDEX. 



Baryphthengus, ii. 313 



Barypus, ii. 492 



Basileuterus, ii 279 



Basilornis, ii. 287 



Ba^saris, ii. 200 



Batara, ii. 104 



Bates, Mr., on Carabidse of Japan, i. 22S 



on Longicorns of Japan, i. lSO 

 Bathvwdon, N. American Tertiary, i. lob 

 Bathrodon, N. Americau Tertiary, i. 13 J 

 Bathycrges, ii. 231 

 BATOIDEI, ii. 462 

 BATRACHID^, ii. 431 

 Batrachocephalus. ii. 443 

 Batrachoseps, ii. 413 

 Batrachostomus, ii. 318 

 Bats, powers of flight of, i. 10 

 classification of, i. 87 

 of New Zealand, i. 4ju 

 Baucis, ii. 108 

 Baza, ii. 349 

 Bdeogalc, ii. 195 

 Bearded Reedling, ii. 262 

 Bears, probable causn of absence of, froui 

 tropical Africa, i 291 

 ii. 201 

 Beaver, N. American Tertiary, i 140 

 Beavers, ii. 234 

 Bee-eaters, ii. 312 



Beetles, families selected for study, i. lOU 

 from the Lias, i. 167 

 of Azores, i. 207 

 of Japan, i. 228 



of S. Temperate America, ii. 44 

 BELEMNITIUiK, ii. 506 

 Behmiioziphius, European Pliocene, i 112 

 Belidfus, ii. 252 

 Bdinnota, ii. 497 

 Belodoniichthys, ii. 441 

 Belone, ii. 450 

 Belonesox, ii. 450 



Belt, Mr., his theory of a great Siberian lake 

 during the glactial epoch, i. 218; ii. 206 

 on change of climate caused by diminu- 

 tion of obliquity of ecliptic, i. 466 

 Beluga, ii. 209 

 Bembecidium, ii. 489 

 Berardius, ii. 208 

 Berenicornis, ii 317 

 Bermudas, zoology of, ii. 134 

 Bernicla,, ii. 363 

 J'i'rnieria, ii. 258 

 BERYClDiE, ii 424 

 Bcssonornis, ii. 256 

 Beitongia, ii. 251 

 Bhringa, ii. 269 

 Bhutanitis, ii. 479 

 Bias, ii. 270 

 Biatas, ii. 104 

 Bibos, ii. 222 

 Bison, ii. 222, 22"i 

 Binney, Mr., on Air-breathing Molluscs of 



\. America, ii 528 

 Birds, means of dispersal of, i 15 

 dispers.il of by winds, i. 16 

 American, found in Europe, i. 16 

 reacliini,' the Azores, i. 17 

 barriers to dispersal of, i. 17 

 limited by forests, i. 17 

 classification of, i. 93 

 Miocene of Greece, i. 116 

 extinct, i. 160 



fossil of Palfearctic region, i. 161 

 European of Miocene period, i. 101 

 Eocene of Europe, i. 102 

 relations of, i. 162 



Birds, extinct of North America, i. 163 

 recently extinct in New Zealand, i. 164 

 Cretaceous of N. America, i. 164 

 remains of in Brazilian caves, i. 1 J4 

 recently extinct in Madagascar and the 



Mascarene Islands, i. 164 

 cosmopolitan groups of, i. 176 

 numerous Palaearctic genera, i. 183 

 of the European sub-region, i. 193 

 northern range of in Europe, i. 193 

 of the zone of pine forests, i. 194 

 of Iceland, i. 198 



of the Mediterranean sub-region, i. 203 

 of Malta, i. 206 (note) 

 of the Azores, i. 207 

 of the Cape Verd Islands, i. 215 

 of the Siberian sub-region, i. 219 

 Oriental found in Siberia, i. 219 

 extreme northern Asiatic, i. 219 

 of northern Asiatic forests, i. 220 

 of the Manchurian sub-region, i. 223 

 Paliearctic genera of, in the Manchurian 



sub-region, i. 224 

 Oriental genera of, in the Manchurian 



sub-region, i. 224 

 characteristic of N.W. China and Mon- 

 golia, i. 226 

 table of Palajarctic families of, 1. 235 

 of West Africa, i. 243 

 list of Pahianaic genera of, i. 243 

 of the Ethiopian region, i. 253 

 of the East African sub-region, i. 260 

 S. African, i 267 



genera of, peculiar to Madagascar, i. 275 

 common to Madagascar and Oriental or 



Ethiopian regions, i. 276 

 species common to Madagascar and Africa 



or Asia, i. 277 

 table of Ethiii]iian families of, i. 295 

 table of Etliioiiian genera of, i. 306 

 of tlie (.)rieiital reyion, i. 316 

 of the Indian sub-region, i. 323 

 Oriental genera of in Central India, i. 324 

 Palsearctic and Ethiopian genera ia 



Central India, i. 325 

 of Ceylon, i. 327 



of the Indo-Chinese sub region, 1. 330 

 of the Indo-Malayan sub-region, i. 337 

 illustration of peculiar Malayan, i. 339 

 of the Philippine Islands, i. 346 

 table of Oriental families of, i. 366 

 table of Oriental genera of, i. 375 

 of Australian region, i. 391 

 specially organized Australian families of, 



i. 392 

 of the Papuan Islands, i. 410 

 peculiarities of, i. 413 

 brilliant colours of, i. 413 

 remarkable forms of, i. 414 

 of the Moluccas, i. 418 

 peculiarities of, i. 421 

 of the Timor group, i. 4-_3 

 of Celebes, i. 42S 

 of Australia, i. 440 

 of New Zealand, i. 451 

 peculiar to New Zealand, i. 452 

 of Norfolk Island, i. 453 

 of Lord Howe's Island, i. 453 

 of the Chatham Islands, i. 454 

 of the Auckland IsUinds, i. 455 

 table of families of Australian, i. 471 

 table of genera of Au.stralian, i. 478 

 of the Neotropical region, ii. 

 distinctive characters of Neotropical, ii. 7 

 of the Mexic.Tn sub region, ii. 52 

 of the Antilles, ii. 64 



