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INDEX 



Larva, defined, 4 ; of violet -tip 

 butterfly, Polygonia interroga- 

 tionis, pupating, *i<)\ of silk- 

 worm moth, II. 



Larval stage, defined, 4. 



Lasiurus borealis, 262 ; cinersus, 



*262. 



Leech, *I45; medicinal, 146. 

 Leg of cat, how muscles and bones 



are arranged, 72; of bird, 63; 



of cockroach, showing muscles, 



*7o. 

 Lemur, 271. 

 Leopard, 269. 

 Lepus campestrii, 258; nuitalli, 



258. 

 Leucania unipuncta, *i77. 

 Life-history of bird, 34; of dragon- 

 flies, 21; of mosquito, 2 ; of 



moths and butterflies, 20; of 



silkworm, 9 ; of silkworm moth, 



9; of toad, 27. 

 Lion, 269. 



Littorina scutulata, *i42. 

 Live-cage made of flower-pot and 



lamp chimney, *33 1 ; made of 



soap-box, *330. 

 Live-cages, 329. 

 Lizard, *222. 

 Lobster, 154. 

 Locomotion of animals, 64; of 



protozoa, 66. 

 Locust, auditory organ of, *i09; 



external structure of, *5o; 



seventeen-year, 179, *i8o. 

 Locusts, *48. 

 Louse, bird, *299. 

 Lungs, 84; of mouse, *85. 

 Lynx, 269. 

 Lynx rufits, 269. 

 Lyccena, bit of wing of, *283. 



Macrocheira, 155. 



Madrepora cervicornis, *i3i. 



Malaria, disseminated by mos- 

 quitoes, 9. 



Mammal, alimentary canal of, 

 described, 90; circulation of 

 blood in, *g7. 



Mammals, 253 ; care of young of, 

 44; clas.sification of, 256; colors 

 of, 285; how to skin, 341; uses 

 of, 253. 



Man, ear of, *io7; tactile cor- 

 puscle of, *i05. 



Man - of - war, Portuguese, 133, 

 *i34. 



Mantis, preying, *277. 



Map showing distribution of ani- 

 mals, 322. 



Markings of animals, 281 ; uses of, 

 281. 



Marsupialia, 256. 



Mayfly, 163, *i64. 



Mayfly, nymph of, 163. 



Medusa, *i32. 



Megascops asio, *2^&. 



Melanoplus, auditory organ of, 

 ♦109. 



Merula migratoria propingua, 

 *235. 



Micropteryx aruncella, scale from 

 wing of, *283. 



Mice, 260. 



Midge, nervous system of, *i02. 



MilUped, *i6o. 



Mimicry, 291. 



Mink, 269. 



Minnows, 211. 



Mole, nest of, 46. 



Moles, 261; star-nosed, 261. 



MoUusca, 139. 



Monster, gila, *223. 



Monkey, howhng, 272; capuchin, 

 272; spider, 272; squirrel, 

 272. 



Monkeys, 269, 272; catarrhine, 

 272; platyrrhine, 272. 



Monomorium minutum, *3i3. 



Monotremata, 256. 



Moose, *259, 266. 



Mosquito, beak of, *8,' distribu- 

 tion of, 8; imago stage of, 7; 

 larva of, *3, 4; life-history of, 

 2; mouth parts of, *8, *88; 

 pupa of, *3, 6; stages of, *3. 



Mosquitoes, 2; as disseminators 

 of disease, 9; eggs of, 2, *3; 

 hatching of, 2; remedies for, 



9- 



Moth, death s head sphinx, *286. 

 grape-vine sphinx, *I73; 

 mouth parts of, *90, *276; par- 

 asitized, larvae of, *297 ; peach- 

 tree borer, *I76; regal walnut, 

 imago of, 172; regal walnut, 

 larvEE of, * 1 7 1 ; section of com- 

 pound eye of, *ii2. 



Moths, 171; and butterflies, life- 

 history of, 20; cecropia, *I74; 



