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INDEX. 



Mammalia, extinct, of the New World, 129 



extinct, of N. America and Europe, com- 

 pared, 141 



original birth-place of some families and 

 genera, 142, 153 



of the secondary period, 160 

 Manatus, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 

 Manchurian sub-region, description of, 220 



mammalia of, 222 



birds of, 223 



reptiles and amphibia of, 227 



fresh-water fish of, 227 



insects of, 227 



coleoptera of, 228 

 Marquesas Islands, birds of, 443 

 Marsh, Mr., on unprovability of Asiatic and 

 African deserts, 200 



on camels and goats as destructive to 

 vegetation, 200 

 Marsupials, classification of, 91 



N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



European Miocene, 121 



first migration to America, 155 



diversified forms of, 391 



of America prove no connexion with 

 Australia, 399 



list of Australian genera of, 476 

 Martes, N. American Tertiary, 135 

 Mascarene Islands, zoology of, 2S0 



extinct fauna of, 282 



gigantic land-tortoises of, 289 

 Mastodon, European Pliocene, 113 



Miocene of Greece, 116 



European Miocene, 120 



in Brazilian caves, 144 



S. American Pliocene, 147 



Indian Miocene, 123 



N American Post-Pliocene, 130 



N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Mauritius, zoology of, 280 



reptiles of, 281 

 McCoy, Professor, on Palaeontology of 



Victoria, 466 

 Mediterranean, recent changes in, 39 



sub-region, description of, 199 



mammalia of, 202 



birds of, 203 



reptiles and amphibia of, 204 



fresh-water fish of, 205 



insects of, 205 



islands of, 206 



sea not separating distinct faunas, 201 

 Megacerops, N. American Tertiary, 137 

 Megalomeryv, N. American Tertiary, 13S 

 Megaloamts, fossil in Cuba, 14S 

 Megalonyx, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



in Brazilian caves, 145 



S. American Pliocene, 147 

 M egalostoma, Eocene, 169 

 Megamys, S. American Eocene, 148 

 Megaspim, European Tertiary, 169 

 Megatheridm, in Brazilian caves, 145 

 Megatherium, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



in Brazilian caves, 145 



S. American Pliocene, 147 

 Melania, European secondary, 169 

 Me.leagrii, N. American Miocene, 163 

 Mellivora, Indian Miocene, 121 

 Melolonthidium, Oolitic insect, 167 

 Meniscotherium, N. American Tertiary, 138 

 M another ium, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Mephitis, in Brazilian caves, 144 

 Merychus, N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Merychippus, N. American Tertiary, 135 

 Merychnohcenm, N. American Tertiary, 13S 

 Merycodus, N. American Tertiary, 138 



Merycopotamus, Indian Miocene, 122 

 Mertfcotherium of Siberian drift, 112 

 Mesacodon, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Mesohippus N. American Tertiary, 135 

 Mesonyx, N. American Tertiary, 134 

 Mesopithems, Miocene of Greece, 115 

 Meyer, Dr. A. B. , on reptiles and amphibia o\ 



New Guinea, 415 

 Microlestes, oldest European mammal, 160 

 Micromeryx, European Miocene, 120 

 Microsyops, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Microtherium, European Miocene, 120 

 Middendorf, on extreme northern birds, 219 

 Migrating birds, in which region to be placed, 



185 

 Migration of animals, 10 



general phenomena of, 18 



of birds, lit 



of birds in Europe, 19 



probable origin of, 22 



of birds in India and China, 23 



of birds in N. America, 23 



changes in extent of, 24 



of birds in S. Temperate America, 25 



general remarks on. 25 

 Milvus, European Miocene, 162 

 Miocene fauna of the Old World, 114 



fauna of Greece, 115 



fauna of Greece, summary of, 116 



fauna of Central Europe, 117 



deposits of Siwalik Hills, 121 



faunas of Europe and Asia, general obser- 

 vations on, 123 

 Miohippus, N. American Tertiary, 135 

 Mivart, Professor, on classification of primates, 

 86 



on classification of insectivora, 87 



on classification of amphibia, 101 

 Moles almost wholly Palaearctic, 181 

 Mole-rat, of W. Tartary, 2J8 

 Mollusca, means of dispersal of, 30 



classification of, 104 



groups selected for study, 104 

 Moluccas, zoology of, 417 



birds of, 419 



reptiles of, 420 



insects of, 420 



peculiarities of fauna of, 421 

 Monkeys on the high Himalayas, 12 



fossil in N. American Miocene 



in E Thibet, 222 



abundance of in the Oriental region, 315 

 Monotremata, classification of, 91 



list of Australian genera of, 477 

 " More-pork " of Australia, figure of, 442 

 Morotherinm, N. American Pliocene, 140 

 Motacilla, European Miocene, 161 

 Mound builders, peculiar Australian bird*, 



393 

 Moupin, position and zoology of, 221 

 Muridre. S. American Pliocene, 147 

 Murray, Mr. Andrew, on zoological region, 6) 

 Mustela, Miocene of Greece, 115 



European Miocene, 118 



S. American Pliocene, 146 

 Mustelidai, in Brazilian caves. 114 

 Mylodon, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



S. American Pliocene. 147 

 Mi/ogaU, European Miocene, 118 

 Mi/omorphns, fossil in Cuba 

 Mt/opotamvs, in Brazilian cives, 145 

 Myoxiis, European Miocene, 120 



European Eocene, 126 

 Miisarachne, European Miocene, 118 

 My sops, N. American Eocene, 140 

 Alyxophagus, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 



