542 



COLOUR IN NATURE 



Lobster. See Homarus 



Luciola, colours of, i68, 169, 171 

 phosphorescence of, 21, 22, 24 



Lumbricus, colours of cuticle, 13, 

 loi, 106 

 hasmoglobin in, 30, 31 

 pigment of, 103, 104, 295 



Lung-wort. See Pulmonaria 



Luvarus, 30 



Lycsenidse, 160 



Mackerel, 220, 222 



Macropus, 168 



Madrefora, or stag's horn coral, 83, 



84 

 Mammals, 284, 286-292 



pigment of hair, 46, 288-292 

 Mantis, 166 



Marennes oysters. 5ee Green Oysters 

 Marennin, 193, 194 

 Markings of plants and animals, 



70, 71, 108-111, 182, 196- 



206, 209, 237-241, 259-261, 



287 

 Mealy redpole, 249 

 Medusae, colour and pigments of, 



42, 43, 88, 92, 93, 133, 298 

 phosphorescence of, 17, 20 

 Megalactes, 86 

 Melaine, 190-192 

 Melanin, in Vertebrates, 35, 199, 



209, 222, 223, 227-236, 238, 



243, 246, 248, 251-253, 255, 



256, 272, 277-279, 281, 283, 



286-288 

 origin of, 290-292 

 Melanism, 248, 287 

 Melon, 69 



Metridia, phosphorescence of, 20 

 Micrococcus, pigment of, 51, 52 

 Milkwort, 68 

 Mimicry, 161, 162, 183, 302, 304, 



305, 314, 315-323 

 Molge, 225, 229, 230, 235 

 MoUusca, colours and pigments of, 



42, 45, 46, 184-195, 203, 204, 



295 

 phosphorescence of, 18 

 Murex, pigment of, 25, 26, 187, 



191 

 Musophagidas, 253, 254 



Myrmeleon, 167 

 Myxotheca arenilega, 75 



Nassula, 43, 77 



Natural Inheritance, quoted, 289 



Natural Selection, 3-5, 66, 302, 



363, 305. 306. 309. 31S-317. 



322-325 

 Naturalist in N. Celebes, quoted, 



82, 88, 89 

 Navicula, 193 

 Nectarinia, 272 

 Nectariniidas. See Sun-birds 

 Negro, pigment of, 291 

 Nematois, 153 



Nenierteans, 30, 75, 97-99, 198 

 Nemertopsis, 99 

 Nepa, 170 

 Nephelis, no 

 Nepheronica, 152 

 Nephila, 182 



Nephrops, 122-124, 126, 128 

 Nereis, 102 

 Neuroptera, 167, 168 

 Newt. See Molge 

 Nitella, 59 



Noctiluca, phosphorescence of, 16 

 Nymphalidas, 320, 322 



Ocnius, 136 



Octopus, 186 



Odax, 223 



Oligochseta, 104, 106 



Oocyan, 257 



Oorhodeine, 257 



Ooxanthine, 258 



Ophiuroids, 131, 134, 136 



Orange, pigment of, 69 



Orchids, markings of, 71, 197 



Oriolus, 245 



Orthoptera, 159, i6o, 164-167 



Oscillatoria, 77 



Ostracion, 210, 211 



Otis, 255 



Oxalis, 70 



Papilio, 154 



Papilionidse, 317-320 



Paradisea, 279 



Paraga egeria, 320 



megcsra, 320 

 Parotia, 279 



