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INDEX 
117 • the open-air naturalist, 
119 • on the value of field work, 
121; the observer of habits, 123 ; 
his description of the pursuit of a 
lark by a hawk, 125-27 ; delight 
in details, 128; accuracy, 129, 
137 ; independence of thought, 
130, 137; character as an 
ornithologist, 131; views on 
classification based on anatomy, 
132-36; the alimentary system, 
132; his Celtic temperament, 
139; enthusiasm for Nature, 139 ; 
on the wealth of life, 143; 
description of a fungus, 144; 
of a squirrel, 145 ; of the nest of 
a long-tailed tit, 146; on varia¬ 
tions in Nature, 148-50; influence 
as a teacher, 150-55; originator 
of a Natural History Society m 
Aberdeen, 155; ascent of a 
mountain, 166; on Clisheim in 
a snowstorm, 172-74. 
MacGillivray, William, his sketch 
of MacGillivray’s life and work, 
2 
MacGillivray, William Lachlan, 
155; his ornithological collec¬ 
tion, 113 
MacGillivray, Mrs, her death, 109 
Machar, St, Cathedral of, 102 
MacHardy, 12 
MacLagan, Dr, 85 
Macleod, Rev. Mr Alexander, 172 
Manchester, 46 ; impressions of, 47 
Maree, Loch, 16 
Marig, 172 _ 
Marischal College, Aberdeen, Pro¬ 
fessorship of N atural History in, 
97,115,116 
Maritime Pastures of the IT estern 
and Eastern Coasts of Scotland , 
On the , extract from, 156-58 
Maryculter, 210 
May, Isle of, 160 
M‘Caskill, Marion, 18, her mar¬ 
riage, 61, see MacGillivray, Mrs 
M‘Caskill, Mary, 18 
Medicine, study of, 6 
Merle or mavis, song of the, 181 
Merlin, the, 64; description of, 
159; catching a snipe, 161; 
flight, 165 
Miller, Hugh, his views on crea¬ 
tion, 90 
Milton Burn, 161 
Missouri, trackless woods of, 168 
Mollusca of the North-East of 
Scotland , History of the , 99, 
137 ; preface, 99,140,153 ; result, 
152 
Mona-Ckuine, 207 
Montague, his collection of birds 
in the British Museum, 81 
Moor, the Highland, scene on a, 
205 
Mountain, thoughts inspired by 
the ascent of a, 166 
Muic, Loch, 206 
Muller, Johannes, 135 
Murchison, Charles,his first lessons 
in science, 152 
Murray, John, x 
Musselburgh, 188 
Mustela erminea , or the stoat, 130 
Nature, variations of, 148-50 ; 
the mystical solace of, 156; 
object of the study, 198 
Neill, Dr, of Canonmills Lodge, 
96 
Newton, Prof. Alfred, 132; on 
MacGillivray’s system of classi¬ 
fication of birds, 135-37 
Normanby, Marquis of, 84 
Northampton, 51 
Northtown farm, 1,4, 6 
Obbe, parish school at, 4 
Ochil Hills, 161 
(Ecology or Bionomics, the study 
of, 123 
Ornithological Biographies , pre¬ 
parations for writing, 68; com¬ 
mencement of the joint work, 
71, 115; number of volumes, 
72; completion, 73 
Ornithology, study of, 23, 54 ; 
article on, 86 ; system of classifi¬ 
cation, 88, 131; the alimentary 
system, 132 
Ouzel, the ring, 177 
Owen, Six Richard, his article 
“ Aves,” 132 
Pacific Islands, scientific ex¬ 
plorations in, 111 
Paisley, 36 
Park Mountain, 174 
Peebles, 159 
