INDEX 



Antelopes, contrasted coloration of, 141 ; 

 markings of, 47-49. 



Ai-inadillo, why it has rosettes on abdomen, 

 191 ; hind-feet ungulate, 191 ; spots 

 on abdomen not evolved by natural 

 selection, 192 ; no excuse for rosettes 

 on abdomen, 193 ; abdominal rosettes 

 evidence of ancestral plate-armour, 194. 



Armour-plates, of various animals, 1 1 1 - 1 1 5 ; 

 as blocks of Jaguar rosettes, 121 ; round 

 eyes of Ganoids, 180 ; early loss of, 

 cause of contrasted coloration, 181 ; 

 dwindling of, in certain animals, 202 ; 

 gradual disappearance of, 205 ; disappear- 

 ance due to famine of lime-salts, 206. 



Asses, striped and spotted, 89, 91. 



Badgers, contrasted coloration of, 138. 



Begonia, spotting on leaves of, 158. 



Black Buck, contrasted coloration of, 138- 

 141. 



Blaze, of Horses and forehead star, 167- 

 169 ; on face of other mammals, 171 ; 

 possibly a vestige of ancestral forehead 

 and nose-horns, 172. 



Blotching: of Dog, 51 ; of Horse, 82 ; of 

 Giraffe, 95. 



Brain, development proportional to mus- 

 cular activity, 210. 



Bull, spotting of, 95, 96. 



Callosities, loss of, on legs of ruminants, 

 cause of distinct tufts of hair, 181-233 5 

 on metatarsal region of Tragulus, 

 meaning of, 187, 232 ; on legs of 

 Equidse, 232-240. 



Cheetah, analysis of markings, 20-24. 



Chlamydophorus truncatus, transition mam- 

 mal, 139 ; armour of, in transition stage, 

 204. 



Coati, meaning of ringed tail of, 197-203. 



Coloration of Mammals, Mr. Poulton's 

 views, 105 ; Mr. Tylor's views, 107 ; 

 Mr. Darwin's views regarding white 

 marks, 108 ; not result of natural selec- 

 tion, 124; contrasted, 137-139; con- 

 trasted coloration, meaning of, 139-142, 

 181 ; of Mellivora Indica, 144; of 

 Putorius sarmaticus, 144 ; of Spotted 

 Deer, 145 ; of Skunks, 146, 147; of 

 Jackal and other mammals, 147 ; of 

 rosettes, 149 ; when contrasted, a vestige 

 of a carapace, 151 ; contrasted coloration 

 round mouth, eyes, and ears, meaning 

 of, 175 ; has no hard and fast fixity, 

 178; of cattle in Cadzow and Somer- 

 ford Parks, 179; striking, in Bear of 

 Eastern Tibet, 183; of American Bear, 

 184. 



Crocodile, strong armour on abdomen, 193- 

 201. 



Croft, IV. B., experiments with impres- 

 sions on glass, 160. 



Dappling, of Horse, 60-69. 



Deer, spotting of, 25, 46, 145 ; eye gland 



of, 237, 238. 

 Dogs, spotted, blotched, and striped, 50- 



53; Wolf ancestor of, 186. 



Eimer, Professor, views on spotting and 



striping, 126. 

 Evolution in Mammals, four distinct 



stages of, 183. 



Felidce,\xi Elliot's monograph, 11. 



Fishes, with armour round eyes, 180. 



Flower, Sir W., on origin of Horse callo- 

 sities, 232. 



Foraminifera, hoarding of lime-salts by, 

 206. 



