THE GENERAL SUBJECT. 
Mamm. 17 
Manouvrier, L. Note sur les relations mntuelles de plusieurs animaux 
d’especes differentes reunis par domestication. Bull. Soc. Zool. 1883, 
p. 161. 
Marcy, H. 0. The Placental Development in Mammals : a unity of 
anatomical and physiological modality in all vertebrates. P. Am. Ass. 
xxxi. p. 483. 
Gives a general account of the development of the placenta, and of the 
nourishment of the foetus by the mother. 
Mazza, F. Noto faunisticho sulla Valle di Staffora (Pavia) ; Vortobrati. 
Atti Soc. Ital. xxiv. [1881] p. G2. 
20 species of Mammals are recorded. 
Megnin, P. [See Canidce.'] 
Meunier, S. Sur un gisement de Mammiferes quateruaires aux 
environs d’Argenteuil (Seine-et-Oise). C. R. xcvi. p. .1510, and 
Bull. Soc. Geol. xi. p. 462. [See also Le Nat. ii. p. 338.] 
Remains were found of Elephas , Rhinoceros ( tichorrhinus ), Hyccna 
( spelcea ), Bison ( priscus ), Equns , and Rangifer. 
Meyer, A. B. [See Cervidce.~\ 
Minot, 0. S. The Origin of the Mesoderm. Science, ii. p. 815. 
A review of the work on this subject done by His, O. Hertwig, and 
others. 
Mojsisovics, A. yon. Zur Fauna von B&lye und D&rda (Hungary). 
1. Saugethiere. MT. Ver Steierm. 1883, pp. 122-161. 
45 species of Mammals are recorded, with notes on their distribution 
and habits. 
. [See also Elephas africanus ( Elephajitidce).] 
Molina, A. De hominis mammaliumque cute. Atti Soc. Tosc. v. 
pp. 255-286. 
On the minute anatomy of the skin. 
Moreno, F. P. Patagonia, resto de un antiguo continente hoy sumer- 
jido. An. Soc. Arg. xiv. pp. 97-131. 
Contains an important general ' account of the fossil Mammals of 
Patagonia. Numerous new genera and species are referred to by name, 
but are not described. [See Trouessart, Rev. Sci. xxxii. p. 590.] 
Mortillet, G. de. Note sur l’albinisme des Mammiferes. Atti Soc. 
Ital. xxiv. p. 87. 
Muller, P. Das Porenfeld (Area cribrosa) oder Cribrum benedictum, 
aut., der Nieren des Menschen und einiger Haus-saugethiere. Arch. 
Auat. Phys. (Anat.) 1883, pp. 341-372, pis. xv. & xvi. 
Munk, H. Uber die centralen Organe fur das Sehen und das Horen bei 
den Wirbelthieren (pt. i.). SB. Ak. Berl. 1883, pp. 793-827. 
Gives accounts of experiments on dogs, monkeys, and (chiefly) pigeons. 
Musschenbroek, S. C. J. W. van. [See Bernstein, H. A.] 
1883. [vol. xx.] b 2 
