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INDEX. 



258; on the relative sizes of the 

 sexes of Insects, 276; on Ela- 

 phomyia, 277; on the pugnacity 

 of the males of Leptorhynchus 

 angustatus, 296; on sounds pro- 

 duced by Euchirus longima'nus, 

 301; on the colors of Diadema, 

 306; on Kallima, 308; on the pro- 

 tective coloring of moths, 310; on 

 bright coloration as protective 

 in butterflies, 311; on variability 

 in the Papilionidae, 316; on male 

 and female butterflies inhabit- 

 ing different stations, 317; on the 

 protective nature of the dull 

 coloring of female butterflies, 

 317, 318, 321; on mimicry in but- 

 terflies, 320; on the bright colors 

 of caterpillars, 321; on brightly- 

 colored fishes frequenting reefs, 

 339; on the coral snakes, 349; on 

 Paradisea apoda, 380; on the dis- 

 play of plumage by male birds 

 of paradise, 390; on assemblies 

 of birds of paradise, 400; on the 

 instability of the ooellated spots 

 in Hipparchia Janira, 422; on 

 sexually limited Inheritance, 438; 

 on the sexual coloration of 

 birds, 446, 466, 467, 469, 474; on the 

 relation between the colors and 

 nidiflcation of birds, 446, 449; on 

 the coloration of the Cotingidas, 

 453; on the females of Paradisea 

 apoda and papuana, 464; on the 

 incubation of the cassowary, 472; 

 on protective coloration in birds. 

 485; on the Babirusa, 515; on the 

 markings of the tiger, 540; on the 

 beards of the Papuans, 555; on 

 the hair of the Papuans, 569; on 

 the distribution of hair on the 

 human body, 594. 



Walrus, development of the nicti- 

 tating membrane In the, 17; 

 tusks of the, 498, 503; use of tKe 

 tusks by the, 509. 



Walsh, B. D., on the proportion 

 of the sexes in Papillo Turnus, 

 254; on the CynipidEe and Ceci- 

 domyida?, 250; on the jaws of 

 Ammophila. 272; on Corydalis 

 cornutus, 272; on the prehensile 

 organs of male insects, 272; on 

 the antennse of Penthe, 273; on 

 the caudal appendages of drag- 

 on-flies, 274; on Platyphyllum 

 concavum, 283; on the sexes of 

 the Ephemeridce, 287; on the 

 difference of color in the sexes 

 of Spectrum femoratum, 287; on 

 sexes of aragon-flies, 288; on the 

 difference of the sexes in the 

 IchneumonidcP. 289; on the 

 sexes of Crsodacna atra, 291; on 

 the variation of the horns of the 

 male Phanaeus carnifex, 294; on 

 the coloration of the species of 

 Anthocharis, 309. 



Wapiti, battles of, 497; traces of 

 horns in the female, 500; attack- 

 ing a man, 606; crest of the 

 male, 526; sexual difference in 

 the color of the, 531. 



Warbler, hedge-, 467; young of 

 the, 475. 



Warblers, superb, nidiflcation of 

 448. ' 



Wariness, acquired by animals, 77 



Warington, R., on the habits of 

 the stickle-backs, 32S, "41; on the 

 brilliant colors of the male 

 stickle-back during the breeding 

 season, 337. 



Wart-hog, tusks and pads of the, 

 515. 



Watchmakers, short-sighted, 32. 



Waterhen, 356. 



Waterhouse, C. O., on blind bee- 

 tles, 291; on difference of color 

 in the sexes of beetles, 291. 



■ , G. R., on the voice of Hylo- 



bates agilis, 562. 



Water-ouzel, 449; autumn song of 

 the, 365. 



Waterton, C, on the Bell-bird 

 384; on the pairing of a Canada 

 goose with a Bernicle gander, 

 409; on hares fighting, 496. 



Wattles, disadvantageous to male 

 birds in fighting, 398. 



Weale, J. Mansel, on a South Af- 

 rican caterpillar, 322. 



Wealth, infiuence of, 131. 



Weapons, used by man, 47; em- 

 ployed by monkeys, 79; offensive 

 of males, 206; of mammals, 497 

 et seq. 



Weaver-bird, 366. 



Weaver-birds, rattling of the 

 wings of, 371; assemblies of, 400. 



Webb, Dr., on the wisdom teeth, 

 20. 



Wedderburn, Mr., assembly of 

 black game, 401. 



Wedgwood, Hensleigh, on the ori- 

 gin of language, 84. 



Weevils, sexual difference in 

 length of snout in some, 204. 



Weir, Harrison, on the numerical 

 proportion of the sexes in pigs 

 and rabbits, 241; on the sexes of 

 young pigeons, 242; on the songs 

 of birds, 364; on pigeons, 406; on 

 the dislike of blue pigeons to 

 other colored varieties, 412; on 

 the desertion of their mates by 

 female pigeons, 412. 



, J. Jenner, on the nightin- 

 gale and blackcap, 208; on the 

 relative sexual maturity of male 

 birds, 209; on female pigeons de- 

 serting a feeble mate, 210; on 

 three starlings frequenting the 

 same nest, 215; on the proportion 

 of the sexes in Machetes pug- 

 nax and other birds, 242, 243; on 

 the coloration of the Tri- 

 phsenae, 310; on the rejection of 



