EATON, J.M., on fancy pigeons. -variability of characters in breeds of pigeons. -reversion of crossed pigeons to coloration of Columba livia. -on pigeon-fancying. -on tumbler-pigeons. -carrier-pigeon. -effects of interbreeding on pigeons. -properties of pigeons. -death of short-faced tumblers in the egg. -Archangel-pigeon.
ECHINODERMATA, metagenesis in.
Ectopistes, specific difference in number of tail-feathers in.
Ectopistes migratorius, sterile hybrids of, with Turtur vulgaris.
EDENTATA, correlation of dermal system and teeth in the.
EDGEWORTH, Mr., use of grass-seeds as food in the Punjab.
EDMONSTON, Dr., on the stomach in Larus argentatus and the raven.
EDWARDS and Colin, on English wheat in France.
EDWARDS, W.F., absorption of the minority in crossed races.
EDWARDS, W.W., occurrence of stripes in a nearly thoroughbred horse. -in foals of racehorses.
EGGS, of fowls, characters of. -variations of, in ducks. -of the silk-moth.
EGYPT, ancient dogs of. -ancient domestication of the pigeon in. -absence of the fowl in ancient.
EGYPTIAN goose, hybrids of, with penguin duck.
EHRENBERG, Prof., multiple origin of the dog. -dogs of Lower Egypt. -mummies of Felis maniculata.
ELEMENTS of the body, functional independence of the.
ELEPHANT, its sterility in captivity.
ELK, Irish, correlations in the.
ELLIOT, Sir WALTER, on cats in India. -on striped horses. -Indian domestic and wild swine. -pigeons from Cairo and Constantinople. -fantail pigeons. -Lotan tumbler pigeons. -a pigeon uttering the sound "Yahu." -Gallus bankiva in Pegu.
ELLIS, Mr., varieties of cultivated plants in Tahiti.
ELM, nearly evergreen Cornish variety of the. -foliage-varieties of the.
ELM, weeping. -not reproduced by seed.
Emberiza passerina.
EMBRYOS, similarity of. -fusion of.
ENGEL, on Laurus sassafras.
ENGLAND, domestication of Bos longifrons in. -selection of horses in. -in mediaeval times. -laws against the early slaughter of rams in.
EPHEMERIDAE, development of the.
Epidendrum cinnabarinum. -and E. zebra.
EPILEPSY, hereditary.
Equus burchellii.
Equus quagga.
Equus indicus.
Equus taeniopus.
ERDT, disease of the white parts of cattle.
ERICACEAE, frequency of contabescence in the.
ERICHTHONIUS, an improver of horses by selection.
ERMAN, on the fat-tailed Kirghisian sheep. -on the dogs of the Ostyaks.
Erodium.
Erythrina crista-galli and E. herbacea, hybrids of.
Eschscholtzia californica, self-sterile in England.
ESQUILANT, Mr., on the naked young of dun-coloured pigeons.
ESQUIMAUX dogs, their resemblance to wolves. -selection of.
ESQUIROL, on hereditary insanity.
EUDES-DESLONGCHAMPS, on appendages under the jaw of pigs.
Euonymus japonicus.
Euphorbia maculata.
EUROPEAN cultivated plants, still wild in Europe.
EVANS, Mr., on the Lotan tumbler pigeon.
EVELYN, pansies grown in his garden.
EVEREST, R., on the Newfoundland dog in India. -degeneration of setters in India. -Indian wild boars.
EWES, hornless.
EXTINCTION of domestic races.
EYES, hereditary peculiarities of the. -loss of, causing microphthalmia in children. -modification of the structure of, by natural selection.
EYEBROWS, hereditary elongation of hairs in.
EYELIDS, inherited peculiarities of the.
EYTON, Mr., on gestation in the dog. -variability in number of vertebrae in the pig. -individual sterility.
Faba vulgaris.
Fabre, observations on Aegilops triticoides.
Fagus sylvatica.
FAIRWEATHER, Mr., production of double flowers from old seed.
FAIVRE, on the Primula sinensis.
Falco albidus, resumption of young plumage by, in captivity.
Falco ossifragus.
Falco subbuteo, copulating in captivity.
Falco tinnunculus, breeding in captivity.
FALCONER, Dr., sterility of English bulldogs in India. -resemblance between Sivatherium and Niata cattle. -selection of the silkworm in India. -fastigiate apple-trees in Calcutta. -reproduction of a supernumerary thumb after amputation. -fertility of the dhole in captivity. -fertility of English dogs in India. -sterility of the tiger in captivity. -turkeys at Delhi. -on Indian cultivated plants. -Thibet mastiff and goat.