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Show 488 INDEX Man's bo<ly that of an animal, 444 development similar to that of animals, 449 structure CO lli pared with that of the anthropoid apes, 451 Mania typica refu ·ed by lizards, 238 Mnntidre resembling flower, 212 Marcgrnvia nepentlloide.· fertili ·ed hy birds (woodcut), 320 Marine animals, protective resemblance an10ng, 208 with warning colours, 266 Marsl1, .Mr., on destructiveness to vegetation of goats and camels, 17 Professor 0., on tl1e development of the horse tribe, 386 on brniu development of 'l'ertiary Jllnmmals, 3!.ll on speciali e<l forms dying out, 395 Marsupial , distribution of, 3:)0 Mathematical faculty, the origin of the, 464 how developc\1, 466 not developed by law of natural selection, 4 69 Mathematic., late development of, 465 Meldola, Profes ·orR., on variable prot ective colouring, 196 on mimicry among British moths, 24-9 (note) on au exten ion of the theory of mimicry, 255 (note) Melons, variations of, 7 Methona psidii and Lcptali · orise (figs.), 241 · Meyer, Dr. A. B., on mimicry of snakes, 262 Milne Edwards, on variation of lizan1s, 4 6 Mimicking birds deceiYe uatnralists, 264 butterfly, figure of, 241 Mimicry, 239 how it has been produced, 242 among protcctecl genera, 249 extension of, 255 in various orders of insects, 257 among vert'l>rata, 261 mnong l•ir<ls, 263 objections to theory of, 264 Mineral particles carried by wind, 363 Miocene fossils of North America, 378 Missing links, character of, 880 Mivart, Dr. St. George, on variation of ribs and dorsal vertebrro, 69 on suppo ed u. eless characters, 13 (note) on resemblance of man and apes, 451 Modifications for special purposes, 113 Mongrels, sterility of, 165 Monkeys affected by medicines as are men, 450 Mouocotyleclons degradations from dicotyl dons, 325 (note) scarcity of, in Rocky Mountains, 401 scarcity of, in Alpine flora, 401 Moral nature of man, origin of, 461 Morse, Prof ·~sor E. •r., on protective colouring of marine mollusca, 209 Mo ·eley, Professor, on protectiY ' resemblance among marine animal:;, 208 on courb;hip of Great AlLatross, 287 Moths, protecte<1 groups of, 235 Mountains, relllote, with iJenLical plants, 369 Muller, Dr. Fritz, on inhabitants of bromelin leavel'i, 118 on butterfly, deceived by its mimic, 245 his explrwat ion of mimicry among protected genera, 25~ Dr. Hermaun, on variability of Myosurus minimu:, 78 Murray, Mr. John, on bulk of lan<l and ocean, 344 on quartz particles on oce:u1 floor, 363 Rev. R. P., variation in tla• neuration of lmttertl ics' wi ugH, 45 Musical antl artistic faculti es, or igin of, 467 Myosurus minirnus, variahil ity of, 78 INDEX 489 N NNrUHAL ~e 1c eLl·O n with cl1angml and unchanged con<lition · 103 ' and sterility, 173 overpowers cfl'ect.· of u ·e and <1isu~e, 435 the m~st. important agency in modtfymg specie.· 444 Naturnli.st deceived by a' mimicking mscct, 259 ~)y mimi •king birds, 264 Naudm, M., on varieties of melons 87 . , N ectarinea amethystina, protective colouring of, 201 Nestor notahilis, variation of habits of, 75 Nests of birds influenee the colour of femal es, 27 New speci?s~ onditions favourahle to or1glll of, 115 Newton, Pl'ofe sorA., on fertile hybrid clucks, 162 New Zealand, European plants in 15 spread of white clover in 2S efl'ects of introduce<! pla;lts in 29 ' native rat and fly extermiwttc11 by European species, 34 many plants of, incapable of self-fertili. ation, 321 fauna of, 348 few sp i1~y plants in, 433 Nocturnal .alllmals, colours of, 193 Non-adapLl\'e character. instability of, 138 ' Norman~ly pig~ , fleslly appendage. to Jaws of, 139 North America, Miocene fossils of, 378 North ern plants in southern hemi-sphere, 368 Nostu B .r~JOl~ic.u s, Yariability of, 80 Number ol mdtv1duals which vary, 62 Nutmeg, how \1ispersed, 307 Nuts, not lll eaut to be eaten, 305 0 OA~s, ~reat variability of, 78 OhJectrons to Darwin's theory, 126 Ocean. floor, c1eposits on, 343 Ot:eamc animals, colours of, 193 ~nd continental areas, 346 rslancls have 110 man1 mals or batrachia, 342 Oce~ns, the permanence of 341 CEdtcnen~us~ figures of winks of, 223 Opthalmls hnc •a and Artaxa siluulaw; (figs.), 247 Orang-utans, variations of skull of, 69 Orchidero, why scarce on oceauit: islanrls, 367 Orchis p~rami(1alis, mode of fertilisatiOn of, 314 figures illustrating fertilisatiou of, 315 Organic .development, three stages of mvolving new cnu ·e or })OWe!.' 474 ' worl~l, the developmeJJt of imph ,,. n piritunl world 476 Organisation, ac1 vance of, by ;latural selection, J 20 .. degradation in, 121 Ongm of species, ol>jections, 7 . of accessory plumes 291 Onoles mimicking honey~u ckers, 263 Omamental pltuues and vitality, 293 p PACHYR~;;cm subjects of milllicl·y, Pampa!>, effects of drought in, 23 Papaver79brncteatunl, variability of, 1 apilio, use of forke<l tentacle of la~·vro of, 210 protected groups of, 235 mimicry or, 24 7 Paraguay, nb ·ence of wild cattle nn<l horses, 19 Parnassin l)al ustris, sham nectnries of, 317 Parrot, change of habits of ew Zealancl, 75 Parns, species of~ illustrate divergence, of character, 107 Passenger- pigeon, account of its breeding-place:; aud numbers 31 ' |