Index 



427 



Minacragides arnacis (new species), 



133,* 137 _ 

 Mirounga angustirostris (Gill), 161 

 Mniotiltidae, 100, 101, 

 distribution, 

 Orinoco and New York, 111 

 Moccasin snake, 209 



Skull of, (fig. 94), 230* 

 Mocking-thrush, 



black-capped, 99 

 Mole, R. R, 

 quoted on : 



anaconda, size of, 211 

 Boa constrictors' food, 210 

 Indian pythons' food, 210 

 Lachesis mutus; feeding of, 231 

 Molurus, 



food of, 210 

 Momoti, 141 

 Momotidae, 327 

 Momotus lessoni, 145 

 rectrices, 145 



Tail-feathers magnified, 146* 

 Momotus lessoni Less., 141 

 Momotus mexicanus, 145 



rectrices, 145 

 Momotus subrufescens, 



rectrice denudation, 148, 149 

 Monaul, Black-backed, 271, 272 

 Moncheca nigricauda, 124 

 Mongoose, 



birds destroyed by, 9 

 Monkey, 

 black-spider, 69 

 Capuchin squirrel, 69 

 Montezuma Giant Cacique, 339-341 



nest and egg, (fig. 115, 117), 340* 

 Morrell, 

 quoted on : 



seals, size of, 163 

 Motmotidae, 



Orinoco group, 112 

 Motmots, 141-149, 327 

 moulting, 142 

 plumage of, 142 



Tail-feathers, 141-145, 145,* 146,* 146 

 congenital imperfection, 141 

 Motmots, Mexican, 

 Tail-feathers, 

 Racket formation begun and com- 

 pleted, 145* 

 Moult, 



experiment eliminating autumn, 255, 



256 

 rectrices, 



Ithaginis, 263 

 rectrices, 



Tragopan, 263 



Moulting, 



Motmots, 142 

 Miiller, 



quoted on : 

 Hoatzin, 48 

 Miiller and Henle, 



quoted on : 



Shark, whale, 356 

 Mullett, J. R. (Capt.), 161 

 Munia castaneithorax, 15,* 17 

 Munia flaviprymna, 15,* 17 

 Murre, common, 



coloration of, 11 

 Muscovy Duck, 78 

 Mutilation, 



plumage, 



Motmots, 141-149 

 Mycetes, 69 



Myiodynastes maculatus maculatus, 97 

 Myiosetetes cayenensis cayanensis, 97 

 Myiosetetes granadensis, 327 

 Myiosetetes texensis texensis, 326, 327 



N 



Naja, 



food of, 226 

 Naja bungarus, 229 



food of, 226, 227, 228 

 Naje haje, (fig. 82), 207*, 229 

 Naja tripudians, 



feeding, 229 



food of, 226 

 Nasua rufa, 327 



Neophcenis cedemon, 125,* 128 - 



Nerithia, 70 

 Nest, 



Cassique, Yellow-backed, 105,* 

 105-107 



Hoatzin, 53* 



Ibis, White, 241 

 New York State, 



distribution compared with Vene- 

 zula, 110-114 

 Noctuidae, 128-130 

 NoctuincE, 129 

 Notodontidae, 131 

 Numenius hudsonicus, 74 

 Nyctanassa violacea, 77 

 Nyctibius janiaicensis. 84-86 

 Nyctidromws albicollis albicollis, 



(Gmel.), 331 

 Nye, Joseph K., 



Porpoises, gift of, 299 



Oates, Eugene W., 



Burmese Kaleege, collection of, 311 



