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INDEX. 



MegalosanroB, 324. 

 Megatherium, 344. 

 Melania, 278. 

 Melolontba, 131, 166. 

 Mesentery, 83. 

 Mesoblast, ]99, 169. 

 Mesoderm, 246. 

 Metamorphosis, 20T. 



" of Crab, 209. 



" of Fiog, 209. 



" ofGiasBhopper, 20S. 



" of Insect, 208. 



" ofStai-fl8h,208. 



Metazoa, 244. 

 Metridium, 251. 



" see Actiuoid Polyp. 



Millepede, see Myriapoda. 

 Millepore, 391. 

 Mimicry, 217. 



Minerals and Organisms, 19. 

 Mite, 288, 258. 

 Moa, 328. 



Molar Teeth, 69, 70, 9, 81, 88, 86. 

 Mole, 346. 

 MoUusca, 269. 



" absorption of, 94. 



" anatomy of, 48, 46, 47, 78. 



" circulation in, 106. 



" development of, 205. 



*' digestion of, 92. 



" distribution of, 376. 



" ear of, 178, 180. 



" growth of, 214. 



" kidney of, 126, 78. 



" liver of, 124. 



" locomotion of, 161. 



" metamorphosis of, 211. 



" mode of feeding of, B2. 



" mouth of, 56. 



" nervons system of, 168, 184, 

 185, 161-154. 



" number of species of, 221. 



" respiration in, 113, 46, 46, 47, 

 78. 



" salivary glands of, 122. 



" shell of, 133, 386, 99, 100. 



" skin of, 127. 



" see Clam, Cuttle -ilsh, Snail, 

 Sqnid. 

 Monad, 243, 187. 

 Monera, 240, 183. 

 Monkey, 356, 19, 852. 



" see Primates. 

 Mouodelphio, 344. 

 Monomya, 271. 

 Monotremata, 342, 831. 



" month of, 62. 



Morphology, 12. 

 Mosquito, 69, 800, 369. 



" metamorphosis of, 208, 178. 



" mode of feeding of, 60. 



Moth, 300, 272, 274-276. 



" anatomy of, 79, 43. 



*' metamorphosis of, 276. 



" ece Butterfly, Lepidoptera. 

 Mother-of-pearl, 123. 

 Motion, 154. 

 Motor Nerves, 167. 

 Moulting, 123, 131, 209. 

 Mouse, 346, 65. 

 Mouth, 55. 



" of Arthropoda, 67. 



" of Ascidia, 60. 



" of Birds, 62. 



" of Coelenterata, 65. 



" of Bchinodermata, 58. 



" of Fishes, 61. 



" of Infusoria, 65. 



" of Mammals, 62. 



" of Mollnsks, 56. 



" of Parasites, 55. 



" ofReptilia,61. 



'* of Vermes, 57. 



" of Vertebrata, 60. 

 Mucous Membrane, 89, 58. 

 Mudfish, 316. 

 Murex, 278. 

 Mus, 346. 



" see Mouse. 

 Musca, see Diptera, Fly, House-fly. 

 Muscle, 39, 11, 12, 121, 122, 180, 181. 



" development of, 204. 



" of Invertebrates, 156. 



" kinds of, 156. 



" of Vertebrates, 156. 

 Mushroom-coral, 262, 202. 

 Musk-deer, 99, 65. 

 Mussel, 270, 225. 

 Myriapoda, 287, 259. 



" alimentary canal of, 77. 

 " month of, 67. 

 *' respiration in, 116. 

 " see Centipede. 

 Myrmecopbaga, 344, 888. 

 Mytilua, 272, 225. 

 Myxine, 67. 



" see Hng-fish. 



Nails, 136. 

 Narwhal, 68, 223. 

 Natatores, 328. 

 Nalica, 27S. 

 Natural Selection, 22T. 

 Nanplins, 211, 177. 

 Nautilus, SO, 133, 279, 247. 

 Nectnrus, 318, 294. 

 Nemnlelminthes, 265, 218. 

 Nereis, 62, 269, 17 

 Nerve-cells, 40, 182. 



" fibres, 40, 18. 



" kinds of, 107. 



" velocity of Impulse of, 16T. 



