INDEX 



Abdomen, 93, 137, 140 



Acetabulum, 176, 219 



Adrenals, 69, 322 



^githognathism, 264 



jEpyornis Maximus, 99 



Age, reoognitiou of, 70 



Air-gun, 7 



Ala spuria (Alula), 162 



Alca impennis, 99 



Alimentary annexes, 317 ; canal, 309 



Allantois, 92, 292 



Altricial, 131 



Ambiens, 287 



Ammunition, 4, 5, 7 



Amnion, 92 



Amoebiform animals, 285 



Amphiccelous, 203 



Analogy, 103 



Anomalogonatous, 289 



Antebradiium, («) ulna, (6) radius, 158 



Authrenus, 84 



Antitroohanter, 219 



Aortic arches, 93 



Apophyses, 199, 202, 303 



Apteria (spaces), 130 



Aptosochromatism, 132 



Aqueous humour, 265, 272 



Arachnoid, 260 



Archseopteryx, 96, and illustration 



Archetypical characters, 116, and note 



Arsenical soap, 39 note 



Arterial system, 290 



Articulation, 199 



Arytenoid, 301 



Astragalus, 94 



Atmosteon, 249 



Attypical characters, 116 note 



Audition, 273 



Auk, great, 99 



Auriculars, 136, 143, 274 



Aves ,92, 93 ; position in animate nature, 



94 ; class or an order or sub-class, 94 ; 



geological succession, 96 ; arcbieo- 



pteryx oldest known, 96 



Barba, 126 



Barbicels {cilia), 126 



Barbules, 126 



Basitemporal bone, 229 



Beards, 145 



Bicarotidinae normales, aves, 294 ; abnor- 

 males, 294 



Bill, {rostrmn), 136, 146 ; (1) land birds, 

 fissirostral, (2) tenuirostral, (3) denti- 

 rostral, (4) conirostral, 148 ; (5) longi- 

 rostral, (6) pressirostral,(7) cultrirostral, 

 (8)lamellirostral,149; covering of, 150; 

 cere, 150; caducous or deciduous, 151 ; 

 rhamphotheca, (a) rhinotheca, (6) gna- 

 thotheca, 151 



Binomial nomenclature, 121 



Biogenation, 284 



Bird-lime, 7 



Birds, how to trap, 7 ; how to net, 7 ; how 

 and where to seek, 15 ; quantity re- 

 quired, 19 ; how to approach, 23 ; how 

 to find shot, 25 ; how to kill wounded, 

 25 ; how to handle bleeding, 26 ; how 

 to carry, 27 ; how to mount, 60 ; 

 deiinition of, 92 ; classification of, 99 ; 

 taxonomy, 100 ; reason for morpho- 

 logical classification, 104 



Birdskins, how to prepare, 38-42 ; (1) 

 instruments, (2) materials, 38 ; (a) for 

 stuffing, (6) for preserving, 39 ; (c) for 

 cleansing, 40 ; {d) for wrapping, 41 ; 

 how to make, 42 ; (a) regular process, 

 42-51 ; position of bird, 43 ; (6) special 

 processes, 52-68 ; with reference to size, 

 52 ; shape, 54 ; thin skin, loose plumage, 

 55 ; fatness, 56 ; bloodstains, etc. , 60 ; 

 restoration, 71 



Blastoderm, 333 



Blastula (germ vesicle), 333 



Blood, 289 ; serum, coagulum, plasma, 

 290 



Bloodstains, 56 



Blowing eggs, 76 ; method of strengthen- 

 ing egg before, 79 note 



