562 
GENERAL INDEX. 
Baryphthengus, ii. 3X3 
Barypus, ii. 492 
Basileuterus, ii 279 
Basilornis, ii. 287 
Bassaris, it. 200 
Batara, ii. 104 
Bates, Mr., on Carabidm of Japan, i. 228 
on Longieorns of Japan, i. 230 
Bafhmodon, N. American Tertiary, i. 136 
Bathrodon, N. American Tertiary, i. 133 
Bathyerges, ii. 231 
BATOIDEI, ii, 462 
BATJRACHID2E, ii. 431 
Batrachocephalus, ii, 443 
Batrachoseps, ii. 413 
Batrachostmms, ii. 318 
Bats, powers of flight of, i. 11 
classification of, i. 87 
of New Zealand, i. 450 
Baucis, ii. 108 
Baza, ii. 349 
Bdeogalc, ii. 195 
Bearded Keedling, ii. 262 
Bears, probable cause of absence of, from 
tropical Africa, i 291 
ii. 201 
Beaver, N. American Tertiary, i. 140 
Beavers, ii. 234 
Bee-eaters, ii. 312 
Beetles, families selected for study, i. 103 
from the Lias, i. 167 
of Azores, i. 207 
of Japan, i. 228 
of S. Temperate America, ii. 44 
BELEMNITIDAi, ii. 506 
BeUmnoziphius, European Pliocene, i. 112 
Belideus, ii. 252 
Belionota, ii. 497 
Belodontichthys, ii. 441 
Belone, ii. 450 
Belonesox, ii. 450 
Belt, Mr., his theory of a great Siberian lake 
during the glacial epoch, i. 218; ii. £06 
on change of climate caused by diminu- 
tion of obliquity of ecliptic, i. 466 
Beluga, ii. 209 
Bembecidium, ii. 489 
Berardhts, ii. 208 
Berenicornis, ii 317 
Bermudas, zoology of, ii. 134 
Bernicla,, ii. 363 
Bernieria, ii. 258 
BERYC1D7E, ii. 424 
Bessonornis, ii. 256 
Bettongia, ii. 251 
Bhringa, ii. 269 
Bhutanitis, ii. 479 
Bias, ii. 270 
Biatas, ii. 104 
Bibos, ii. 222 
Bison, ii. 222, 225 
Binney, Mr., on Air-breathing Molluscs of 
N. America, ii 528 
Birds, means of dispersal of, i 15 
dispersal of by winds, i. 16 
American, found in Europe, i. 16 
reaching the Azores, i. 17 
barriers to dispersal of, i. 17 
limited by forests, i. 17 
classification of, i. 93 
Miocene of Greece, i. 116 
extinct, i. 160 
fossil of Paltearctic region, i. 161 
European of Miocene period, i, 161 
Eocene of Europe, i. 162 
relations of, i, 162 
Birds, extinct of North America, i. 163 
recently extinct in New Zealand, j. 164 
Cretaceous of N. America, i. 164 
remains of ip Brazilian caves, i. 104 
recently extinct in Madagascar and the 
Mascarcne Islands, i. 164 
cosmopolitan groups of, i, 176 
numerous Paleearctic genera, i. 183 
of the European sub-region, i. 193 
northern range of in Europe, i. 193 
of the zone of pine forests, i. 194 
of Iceland, i. 198 
of the Mediterranean sub-region, i. 203 
of Malta, i. 206 (note) 
of the Azores, i. 207 
of the Cape Verd Islands, i. 215 
of the Siberian sub-region, i. 219 
Oriental found in Siberia, i. 219 
extreme northern Asiatic, i. 219 
of northern Asiatic forests, i. 220 
of the Manchurian sub-region, i. 223 
Paleearetic genera of, in the Manchurian 
sub-region, i. 224 
Oriental genera of, in the Manchurian 
sub-region, i. 224 
characteristic of N.W. China and Mon- 
golia, i. 226 
table of Palaearctic families of, i. 235 
of West Africa, i. 243 
list of Paltearctic genera of, i. 243 
of the Ethiopian region, i. 253 
of the East African sub-region, i. 260 
S, African, i 267 
genera of, peculiar to Madagascar, i. 275 
common to Madagascar and Oriental or 
Ethiopian regions, i. 276 
species common to Madagascar and Africa 
or Asia, i. 277 
table of Ethiopian families of, i. 295 
table of Ethiopian genera of, i. 306 
of the Oriental region, i. 310 
of the Indian sub-region, i. 323 
Oriental genera of in Central India, i. 324 
Palsearctic and Ethiopian genera in 
Central India, i. 325 
of Ceylon, i. 327 
of the Indo-Chinese sub region, i. 330 
of the Indo-Malayan sub-region, i. 337 
illustration of peculiar Malayan, i. 339 
of the Philippine Islands, i. 346 
table of Oriental families of, i. 366 
table of Oriental genera of, i. 375 
of Australian region, i. 391 
specially organized Australian families of, 
i. 392 
of the Papuan Islands, i. 410 
peculiarities of, i. 413 
brilliant colours of, i. 413 
remarkable forms of, i. 414 
of the Moluccas, i. 418 
peculiarities of, i. 421 
of the Timor group, i. 4i3 
of Celebes, i. 428 
of Australia, i. 440 
of New Zealand, i. 451 
peculiar to New Zealand, i. 452 
of Norfolk Island, i. 453 
of Lord Howe’s Island, i. 453 
of the Chatham Islands, i. 454 
of the Auckland Islands, i. 455 
table of families of Australian, i. 471 
table of genera of Australian, i. 478 
of the Neotropical region, ii. 6 
distinctive characters of Neotropical, ii. 7 
of the Mexican sub region, ii. 52 
of the Antilles, ii. 64 
