Mackinaw trout, 230
+Macropus robustus, 28; †M. thetidis, 27;
†M. ualabatus, 27
Madia sativa, 429
Magpie, Australian, 151, 539
Magpie-lark, Australian, 151
Maize, 489
+Malcolmia maritima, 371
Mallard, 101, 537
Mallow, common, 385; dwarf, 385;
marsh, 385; tree, 385
Malva campestris, 386; †M. caroliniana,
386; M. crispa, 386; †M. parvi-
flora, 385; M. rotundifolia, 385;
IM. sylvestris, 385; †M. verticillata,
386
+Mamestra (see †Melanchra)
+Manorhina melanophrys, 162
Mantis, 268
Marattia fraxinea, 519
+Mareca penelope, 100, 537
Marguerite, 431; fly, 317
Marigold, 435; corn, 431
Marram-grass, 491
Marrow, vegetable, 413
Marrubium vulgare, 461
Marsh-mallow, 385
Marvel of Peru, 469
Mason fly, 566
Matricaria Chamomilla, 430; †M. dis-
coidea, 430; M. inodora, 430
Matthiola incana, 369; †M. sinuata, 369
Meadow-foxtail, 490; midge, 312
Meadow-lark, Californian, 164
Meal-moth, 304; worm, 295, 296
Mealy bug, 336
Medicago denticulata, 394, 553; ‡M.
lupulina, 393, 529; †M. maculata,
394, 553; M. sativa, 394
Medick-clovers, 394
Mediterranean fruit-fly, 316, 550
+Melanchra composita, 313, 318, 524;
†M. graminosa, 313; †M. mutans,
313, 318, 524; †M. steropastis, 512;
†M. ustistriga, 313, 318
Melanism in introduced animals, 515
+Melanostoma fasciata, 307, 309
+Meleagris gallipavo, 108
Melianthus major, 390
Melilot, 394-5
+Melilotus alba, 395; †M. arvensis, 395;
+Meliphora grisella, 303
Mellissa officinalis, 460
Melon, water, 413
+Melophagus ovinus, 324
+Melopsittacus undulatus, 136
+Menopon pallidum, 269; †M. biseriatim,
Mentha aquatica, 459; †M. arvensis,
459; M. australis, 461; M. den-
tata, 460; M. gentilis, 460; †M.
piperita, 459; †M. Pulegium, 460,
554; M. sativa, 460; †M. spicata,
459; M. viridis, 459
Mercurialis annua, 473
+Merodon equestris, 315
Mesembryanthemum edule, 414
+Metoponorthus pruinosus, 340
Metriorhynchus erraticus, 294; †M.
rufipennis, 294, 411
Microlana stipoides spreading in Auck-
land, 531
+Microneta sp., 345
+Micropalpus brevigaster, 318
Mignonette, 378
Milfoil, 430
+Milium effusum, 490
Milk-moth, 307; weed, 472; wort, 380
Millet, 487; grass, 490
Mimulus luteus, 456; M. moschatus,
456
Minah, Indian, 159, 160, 565; Austra-
lian, 160
Minnow, English, 253; Japanese, 251
Mint, cat, 461; common, 459; field,
459; pepper, 459; spear, 459;
water, 459
Mirabilis Jalapa, 469
Miro albifrons, 507; †M. australis, 507
Mistletoe, scarlet, 408
Mite, cat, 346; cheese, 346; common,
347; dog, 345; hair-follicle, 345;
internal m. of fowls, 347; itch, 345;
pear, 348; pig, 345; rabbit, 346;
red, 348; scaly-leg, 346; wheat, 347
Mithridate mustard, 377
+Modiola multifida, 386, 529
Mohua ochrocephala, 507
Mole-cricket, 269
Moneywort, 441
+Moniezia alba, 351; †M. expansa, 351;
†M. filicollis, 351; †M. planissima,
351
+Monocrepidius exsul, 294
+Monomorium antarcticum, 306
+Monopis crocicapitella, 310; †M. ethel-
ella, 310; †M. ferruginella, 310
+Monotoma picipes, 289; †M. spini-
collis, 289; †M. sub-4-faveolata,
289
Mooruk, 98
Mo-pork, 507
Morus papyrifera, 474
Moth, angoumois grain, 310; banana,
302; bee, 303, 304; cabbage, 308;
clothes, 307, 309, 310; codlin,
305; convolvulus hawk, 301; cur-
rant clear-wing, 301; diamond-
back, 308; Indian meal, 303;
meal, 304; Mediterranean flour,
304; potato, 306; privet, 301;
shot-hole, 308; silver-stripe, 301;
tapestry, 309; turnip, 303; wax,
304; window, 307
Mountain linnet, 172
Mouse, 84
Mud-fish, native, 187
Mud-lark, 151
Mullein, 454
+Munia castaneithorax, 163; †M. ory-
zivora, 163; †M. punctulata, 163
+Mus decumanus, 82; †M. exulans, 76,
+Ocystola acroxantha, 308
todocoileus hemionus, 28; †O. virgini-
anus, 28
+Odontria puncticollis, 512; †0. striata,
512, 524; †O. zealandica, 512
+Eceticus omnivorus, 318, 512, 524
+Ecophora pseudospretella, 307
Emona hirta, 349; †E. humilis, 524
+Oena capensis, 136
Enothera biennis, 412; ‡ŒŒ. grandiflora,
412; E. odorata, 412; †ŒŒ. stricta,
412; E. tetraptera, 412
+Esophagostomum columbianum, 356;
f. dentatum, 357; †ŒŒ. inflatum,
356; †E. venulosum, 356
+Estrus ovis, 323
Olea europæа, 441
Oligotropus alopecuri, 312
Olive, 441
+Onchorhynchus nerka, 241; †O. tscha-
wytscha, 231
tOncognathus binotatus, 560
Onion, 482
+Oniscus sp., 348
Onobrychis gemella, 400; 10. sativa,
400; 10. viciafolia, 400
Ononis arvensis, 394
Onopordon Acanthium, 422
+Onthophagus fulvolineatus, 283; †O.
granulatus, 284; †O. posticus, 284
+Ophideres fullonica, 302; †O. maturna,
302
+Ophiusa melicerte, 303; †o. pulcher-
rima, 303
+Opogona comptella, 309
Opossum, brush-tailed, 28; grey, 28;
ring-tailed, 33; sooty, 28
+Opuntia vulgaris, 414
Orange, 390
+Orchus chalybeus, 289, 336; †O. austra-
+Oreortyx pictus, 119
Ornithopus perpusillus, 400
Orobanche minor, 458
+Orthodera ministralis, 268
Ortolan, 176
+Ortyx virginiana, 127
+Osmosita colon, 286
Osmunda regalis, 501
+Osphromenus olfax, 255
+Ostearius, 344
Osteospermum moniliferum, 435
+Ostrea edulis, 264
+Otiorhynchus sulcatus, 297
+Otoclasium cyaneum, 360
Ottelia ovalifolia, 478
+Ovis sp., 53; †O. nayaur, 56
Owl, Australian, 140; barn, 138;
Boobook, 140; brown, 138; laugh-
ing, 507; wood, 140
Oxalis cernua, 389; 10. compressa, 389;
10. hirta, 390; 10. rosea, 390;
10. variabilis, 390
Ox-eye daisy, 431, 553
Ox-louse, 269; tongue, 437; warble-
fly, 324
Oxycoccus macrocarpus, 440
+Papaver Argemone, 367; P. dubium,
367; P. horridum, 367; ‡P. Rhœus,
367; P. somniferum, 368
Paper mulberry, 474
+Paracalliope fluviatilis, 216
+Paracymus nitidiusculus, 285
Paradise fish, 255
+Paragyrtis inostentata, 302
Parakeet, long-tailed grass, 136; native,
507; warbling grass, 136
+Paramelis obesula, 33
+Paranephrops sp., 508
+Pardalotus punctatus, 163
+Paropsis sp., 296
Parroquets, 136, 137
Parsley, 415; beaked, 416; hedge, 417;
piert, 407
Partridge, Barbary, 124; common, 120;
destruction of, 510; French, 123;
Hungarian, 124; mountain, 119;
New Holland, 120; red-legged, 123;
stubble, 119; Teneriffe, 124
+Parus cæruleus, 152
Pascalia glauca, 428
Paspalum dilatatum, 487
+Passer domesticus, 164; †P. montanus,
Pheasant, Chinese, III; common, III;
diamond, 110; Elliot's, 117; golden,
110; jungle, 117; Lady Amherst's,
110; Reeves's, 117; feeding on
ink-weed, 471
+Philonthus aneus, 267, 286; †P. affinis,
286; †P. nigritulus, 286; †P. scyba-
larius, 286
Phleum arenarium, 490; ‡P. pratense,
490
+Pholcus thalangioides, 344
+Phora omnivora, 313
+Phoracantha recurva, 297
Phormium tenax, 398
+Phorocera feredayi, 318; †P. marginata,
318; †P. nyctemeriana, 318
+Phrissogonus laticostatus, 302
+Phthirius inguinalis, 338
Phthorimaa operculella, 306
+Phyllodromia germanica, 267; †P.
opima, 267
+Phylloxera vastatrix, 330
Physalis alkekengi, 452; †P. peruviana,
452
Phytolacca decandra eaten by thrushes,
145, 471
+Phytomyza albiceps, 271, 272, 317;
+P. chrysanthemi, 317; †P. nigri-
cornis, 317
+Phytopus pyri, 348
Picris echioides, 437
Pied grallina, 151
Pig, 14, 33; bicoloration in, 515
Pigeon, Australian grey-necked, 135;
bronze-wing, 132; common, 134;
crested bronze-wing, 132; harle-
quin bronze-wing, 132; Indian, 136;
native, 507; partridge bronze-
wing, 136; Solomon Island, 135;
squatter, 136; Wonga-Wonga, 132
Pig-face, 414
Pilchards, movement of shoals, 538
+Pimelodus cattus, 253
Pimpernel, 441
Pimpinella saxifraga, 416
Pink, Deptford, 380
Pintado, 108
Pintail duck, 99, 537
Pinus insignis, 477; P. maritima, 476;
IP. pinaster, 476; †P. radiata, 477
Pipit, native, 511
Piri-piri distributed by sheep and dogs,
522
+Pison pruinosus, 566
Pisum sativum, 401
Planarian, land, 350
+Planchonia quercicola, 336
Plantago Coronopus, 465; P. hirtella,
465; P. lanceolata, 464, 529; ‡P.
major, 463; P. media, 464; IP.
varia, 464; ‡P. virginica, 465
Plantain, 463
+Platycercus eximius, 137
+Platygaster minutus, 311
+Platysoma bakewelli, 286
+Pleurotropus epigonus, 271, 311, 558
+Plodia interpunctella, 303
Plover, Australian, 131; golden, 130;
green, 130; grey, 131
+Plusia oxygramma, 303
+Plutella cruciferarum, 272, 308; †P.
maculipennis, 272, 308
†Poa annua, 495; ‡P. australis, 531;
IP. compressa, 495; P. nemoralis,
495; P. pratensis, 495; P. trivialis,
495
Pochard, 99, 537
+Pochasia australis, 328
+Pogonornis cincta, 507
Poke-weed, 471
+Polistes tasmaniensis, 282
+Pollenia villosa, 321
+Polyacanthus opercularis, 255
Polycarpon tetraphyllum, 383
Polygala virgata, 379; †P. myrtiflora,
379; P. vulgaris, 380
Polygonum aviculare, 465; †P. Con-
volvulus, 466; †P. Dryandri, 466;
IP. Hydropiper, 465; †P. lapathi-
folium, 465
Polypogon fugax, 490; ‡P. littoralis,
490; P. monspeliensis, 490
+Polyzosteria truncata, 267
Pomace fly, 315
Pomegranate, 412
+Pontoscolex corethrurus, 359
Poor man's weather-glass, 441
Poplar gall aphis, 561
IPoranthera ericafolia, 473
+Porcellio graniger, 340, 348; †P. scaber,
340; †P. zealandicus, 340
+Porina cervinata, 271; †P. umbraculata,
271
Portulaca oleracea, 383
Potato, early cultivation of, 17, 448
Potato-eelworm, 357; elater, 294; moth,
306
Potentilla reptans, 406
Poterium officinale, 407; P. poly-
gamum, 407; ‡P. sanguisorba, 407
+Potorous tridactylus, 28
Prairie hen, 127
Prawn, Australian, 342
†Prenolepis longicornis, 283
Prickly pear, 414
Primrose, 441
Primula veris, 441; †P. elatior, 441;
IP. vulgaris, 441
+Prionoplus reticularis, 476, 512
+Pristonychus terricola, 285
Privet, 441; hawk-moth, 301
+Proctophanes sculptus, 284
+Pronolepis longicornis, 283
+Prosthemadera nova-zealandiæ, 507
+Prototroctes oxyrhynchus, 508
Prunella vulgaris, 461
Prunus avium, 405; P. cerasus, 405;
P. communis, 405
+Psetta maxima, 255
+Pseudochirus peregrinus, 33
+Pseudococcus coriaceus, 336; †P. longi-
spinus, 336
+Pseudogerygone igata, 511
+Pseudorasbora parva, 251
Psoralea pinnata, 399
†Psoroptes communis, 346, 542
+Psychoda phalanoides, 312
†Psylla acacia-baileyanæ, 328
Ptarmigan, 129
IPteris (Pteridium) aquilina, spreading
commonly, 529, 534; P. cretica,
501; IP. lomarioides, 501; P. longi-
folia, 501
+Pterochlurus alchatus, 132
+Pterocles bicinctus, 131
+Pterostichus præcox, 349
+Ptinus fur, 291
Pulex avium, 326; †P. irritans, 324;
+P. serraticeps, 325
+Pulvinaria camellicola, 335; †P. flocci-
fera, 335
Pumpkin, 413
+Punica Granatum, 412
Purplers, 357
Purslane, 383
+Putorius erminea, 70; †P. fœtidus, 70;
+P. vulgaris, 70
+Pyralis farinalis, 304
+Pyrrhula europæa, 175
Pyrus communis, 408; P. malus,
409
Quail, Australian, 118, 119, 565; black-
breasted, 120; brown, 118; Cali-
fornian, 124, 565; Californian moun-
tain, 119; Chinese, 118; Egyptian,
120; Indian, 120; little Australian,
120; native, 100, 507; swamp,
118; Tasmanian, 118; Tasmanian
stubble, 119; Tasmanian swamp,
119; Virginian, 127
+Quedius fulgidus, 285
Queensland fruit-fly, 316
Quercus pedunculata, 476; ‡Q. robur,
476; Q. sessiliflora, 476
Quince, 409
Quinnat salmon, 231
Raphanus sativus, 377
Rapistrum rugosum, 377
Raspberry, 405; bud caterpillar, 311
Rat, black, 13, 78; brown, 82; kangaroo,
28; Maori, 76, 564; Norway, 82
Red admiral butterfly, 300
Red-bill, Australian, 163; breast, 147,
537; eye, 252; mite, 348, 550; pole,
172, 540; top grass, 491
Reed-bunting, 175; grass, 489; spar-
row, 175
Reseda alba, 378; R. lutea, 378; $R.
luteola, 378
Rest-harrow, 394
+Retropinna richardsoni, 187, 508
Rhinanthus crista-galli, 458
Rhinocola eucalypti, 328
†Rhipidura flabellifera, 511; †R. fuligi-
+Rhizobius ventralis, 288, 289, 334, 336
+Rhizoglyphus sp., 347
+Rhombosolea plebeia, 257
+Rhombus maxima, 255
+Rhynchodemus moseleyi, 350
+Rhytisternus puella, 284
Ribes Grossularia, 409;
409; R. rubrum, 409; ‡R. sangui-
neum, 409
Rib-grass, 464; wort, 464
Rice-bird, 163; Canadian wild, 489;
553; R. idaus, 405; ‡R. laciniatus,
456; R. leucostachys, 405; ‡R.
macrophyllus, 405; ‡R. rudis, 405;
IR. rusticanus, 405
Rudd, 252
Rumex acetosa, 468; ‡R. acetosella, 468;
IR. conglomeratus, 468; R. crispus,
467; R. maritimus, 468; R. obtusi-
folius, 467, 553; †R. palustris, 467;
R. sanguineus, 467; R. viridis, 468
+Rupicapra rupicapra, 60
Rupture-wort, 469
+Rutilia pelluceus, 319
Rye-grass, 498
+Ryssa semipunctata, 271
Saddle-back, 507
Sage, wild, 461
Sagina apetala, 383; ‡S. procumbens,
383
+Saissetia hemisphærica, 335; †S. nigra,
335; †S. oleæ, 335
Salix alba, 476; †S. babylonica, 475;
IS. fragilis, 475
+Salmo alpinus, 222; †S. clarkii Tahoen-
sis, 231; †S. fario, 212; †S. fonti-
nalis, 223; †S. henshawi, 231; †S.
irideus, 226; †S. Namaycush, 230;
†S. nerka, 241; †S. quinnat, 231;
+S. sebago, 242; †S. trutta, 207;
†S. umbla, 223
Salmon, Atlantic, 193-207; blue-back,
241; Canadian land-locked, 242;
quinnat, 231; sock-eye, 241; trout,
207
Salsafy, 437
+Salvelinus (see Salmo)
Salvia Verbenaca, 461
Sambucus nigra, 418; †S. racemosus,
418
Sambur deer, 49
Sandwort spurrey, 383
+Saphena cinera, 561
Saponaria Vaccaria, 380
+Sarcophago impatiens, 319
+Sarcoptes cuniculi, 339; †S. mutans,
346; †S. scabiei, 345, 346
Satureia hortensis, 460
Savory, summer, 460
Sawflies, 270
Scab, 346, 542
Scabiosa arvensis, 420;
purea, 420; S. maritima, 420
Scabious, field, 420
Scale, apple, 332; black, 335; blue
gum, 336; broad, 334; cottony-
cushion, 337; holly, 334; ivy, 334;
lemon, 332; purple, 332; red, of
orange, 332; San José, 333, 550
Scaly-leg, 346
Scandix Pecten-Veneris, 416
Scarlet tanager,
+Scatopse notata, 312
+Schizoneura lanigera, 330, 515, 550;
+S. ulmi, 561
+Sciocoris helferi, 328
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