means of dispersal of aquatic, i. 15 of most importance in determining zoo- birthplace and migrations of some families cosmopolitan groups of, i. 176 of the Palearctic region, i. 181 of the Mediterranean sub-region, i. 202 Oriental genera of, on borders of same peculiar to Japan, i. 223 characteristic of N. W. China and Mongolia, of the Indo-Chinese sub-region, i. 330 of the Philippine Islands, i. 345 of the Timor group, i. 422 of Australia, i. 439 illustration of, i. 439 of New Zealand, i. 450 table of families of Australian, i. 470 table of genera of Australian, i. 475 destinctive characters of Neotropical, ii. 6 of S. Temperate America, ii. 36 of the Mexican sub-region, ii. 52 table of Neotropical families of, ii. 85 of California, ii. 127 of N. American central plains ii. 129 of Canada, ii. 135 table of Nearctic families of, ii. 140 extinct, of historic period, i. 110 extinct, comparative age of in Europe, i. extinct, of the New World, i. 129 extinct, of N. America and Europe, com- original birthplace of some families and of the secondary period, i. 160 MAMMALIA, summary and conclusion, ii.540 lines of migration of, ii. 544 Manakins, ii. 102 Marsh, Mr., on improvability of Asiatic and on camels and goats as destructive to general remarks on the distribution of, Marsupials, classification of, i. 91 N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 first migration to America, i. 155 of America prove no connection with list of Australian genera of, i. 476 Martes, N. American Tertiary, i. 135 Mascarene Islands, zoology of, i. 280 gigantic land-tortoises of, i. 289 MASTACEMBELIDÆ, ii. 437 N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130 Mauritius, zoology of, i. 280 reptiles of, i. 281 McCoy, Professor, Victoria, i. 466 Mechanitis, ii. 470 Meda, ii. 452 on Paleontology Mesonyx, N. American Tertiary, i. 134 ii. 178 Metoponia, ii. 283 Metopothrix, ii. 102 Metriopelia, ii. 333 Mexican sub-region, ii. 51 mammalia of, ii. 52 birds of, ii. 52 reptiles of, ii. 54 amphibia of, ii. 54 fresh-water fish of, ii. 54 insects of, ii. 55 land-shells of, ii. 57 its relations to the N. and S. American continents, ii. 57 islands of, ii. 59 Meyer, Dr. A. B., on reptiles and amphibia of New Guinea, i. 415 Micræca, ii. 270 Micrathene, ii. 350 Micrhyla, ii. 414 Melopyrrha, ii. 285 Melospiza, ii. 284 Melursus, ii. 202 Menetia, ii. 395 Meniceros, ii. 317 Meniscotherium, N. American Tertiary, i. 138 Menobranchus, ii. 412 Menopoma, ii. 412 MENOPOMIDÆ, ii. 412 Menotherium, N. American Tertiary, i. 133 Microhierax, ii. 349 Microlestes, oldest European mammal, i. 16) |