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INDEX 



Melospiza, 586 



Melville — see Strickland 



Membrane on bill, in Malacorhynchus, 



111; in Hynwnolaemus, 111, 116; in 



Bizium, 111, 117 ; of toes, 10 

 Menura, 491 f. ; M. alberti, 492, 493 ; M. 



superha, 491 f., 492, 493 ; M. victonae, 



492, 493 

 Mennridae, 491 f. ; habits, 493 

 Mercerat — see Moreno 

 Merffanctta, 112, 113 ; M. armata, 116 



M. cnhonbiana, 116 ; M. frenata, 116 



M. garleppi, 116 ; M. Imcogenys, 116 



J/, turneri, 116 

 Mei'ganettinae, 111, 112, 116 ; habits, 



116, 117 

 Merganser, 114; hooded, 115, 116; red- 

 breasted, 115, 116 

 Merginae, 111-116 ; habits, 116 

 Mergulus, 315 ; M. idle, 321 

 Mergus, 111 ; M. albdlws, 115 ; M. ameri- 



canus, 115 ; M. australis, 115 ; M. 



brasilianus, 115; M. comatiis, 115; 



M. merganser, 113, 115 ; M. seiratcn; 



113, 115, 116 

 Merlin, 147, 177 

 Meropidae, 376, 387 f. 

 ileropogon. 387-389 ; M. forsteri, 389 

 Merops, 387, 388 ; M. apiaster. 3SS, 389, 



389 ; M. nataJensis, 389 ; M. nuhicus, 



388, 389 ; M. ornatus. 387 ; J/, phil- 



ipplHus, 388, 389 ; M. superciliosiis, 



388 ; JM. viridis, 389 

 Merrem, on classification, 14 

 Merry-thought, 8 

 Merulaxis, 490 

 jMesembi'iornis, 44 

 I\Iesitae, 186 f. 

 Mesites, 186 f. ; M. unicolor, 187 ; M. 



variegatns, 187 

 Mesitidae, 186 f. 

 Mesobucco, 450 

 Mesomyodi, 467 

 Mesopicus goertan, 462 

 Mesopteryx, 42 

 Metabolus, 507 

 Metacarpals, 8 

 Metacarpus, 1, 8 

 Metttllura, 434 

 Metapteryx bifrons, 40 

 Metatarsal bones, 10 ; in penguins, 55 

 Metatarsus, 9, 20 

 Metopia, 478 



Metopiana peposaca, 113, 123 

 Metnpidms, 269, 298 ; M. africanus, 298 ; 



M. albinucha, 298 ; M. indicus, 298- 



300 

 Metopothrix, 477, 478 

 Metriopelia aymara, 339 ; J/, melanoptera, 



339 

 Mexican star, 438 

 Mexico, to which region does it belong ? 16 



I Meyer, A. B., on Oacoinaniis, 355 ; on 

 Celebes cuckoos, 356 n., 357 n. ; on 

 hybrid grouse, 237 u. ; on JVotornis, 

 250 n. 



Meyer, H. v., on Archaeopteryx, 23 



Micratyms hawaiiensis, 311 ; M. leuco- 

 capillus, 311 ; M. tenuirostris, 311 



Micrastur, 156 



Mieratliene, 400 ; J/, whitneyi, 400, 407 



Microcercidiis, 521, 522 



Microchera, 433 



Microcorax, 552 ; J/, leucognaphalus, 553 



Microeca, 509 



Microglossus, 364 ; ^1/. aterrimus, 373 



Microhierax, 147 ; JV. erythrogenys, 174 ; 

 J/. eiUohnus, 174 ; 3/. fringiUarius, 

 173 f. ; J/, latifrons, 174 ; J/, melano- 

 leitctis, 174 ; j/. sinensis, 174 



Micromomceha lanceolata, 447 



Micropalama hinmntopits, 286 



Microparra capensis, 298, 300 



Microperdix, 200, 223 ; J/, blemtii, 223 ; 

 J/, erythrorhyncha, 223 ; jl/. manipur- 

 ensis, 223 



Mieropus, 504 ; J/. melanoUucus, 505 



Microsittace fen-uginea, 365 



Migration, 17 ; causes, directions, mode, 

 18 f. ; in southern hemisphere 19 ; 

 Committee's reports. 19 u. 



Millais, on hybrid grouse, 237 n. 



Milne-Edwards, on Aegialornis, 315 n., 

 426 ; on Mesites, 186 n. ; on Palaelodidae, 

 108 n. ; on Strigidae, 398 n. ; and 

 Grandidier, on Aepyornis, 43 n. ; and 

 Oustalet, on Dromaeus ater, 38 n. 



J/i7nea, fossil, 300 



Milvago, 147, 148, 152 ; il/. chimachima, 

 152 ; J/, chimango, 152 



jn/mlvs, 473, 475 



Jlilriis, 146, 170 ; fossil, 181 ; .1/. aegyptius, 

 170 ; il/. affinis, 170 ; J/, govinda, 170 ; 

 iV/. ictitms, 168 f., 169 ; il/. melauotis, 

 170 ; Jf. migrans, 170 



Mivieta, mimicry, 543 n., 568 



Mimicry — see Jiuclianga, Mlmeta, Phile- 

 mon, Surniculus, Tylas, Xenop)irost'ris 



Mimidae, 495 



Miminae, 509, 514, 515 ; habits, 518 



Mimus, 515, 519 ; il. modulator, 519 ; 

 M. polyglottus, 518 f. ; M. trifasciatus, 

 515 ; M. triiirus, 519 



Mine, 561 



Mircifra, 496-498 ; 2L apiata, 498 ; M. 

 hova, 496 ; M. javanica, 496 



Miro, 512 n., 515, 618 



Mitreplmnes, 474 



Mitua, 195; M. mitu, 196; J/, salvini, 

 197 ; il/. tomentosa, 197 



Mniotilta, 573, 574 ; J/, uaria, 574 



Mniotiltidae, 494, 573 f. ; habits, 574 



Moa, 26, 41 ; breast-bone, 7 ; structure, 

 etc., 42 



