INDEX

Activity, 164

Adolescence, 188

Affection of pairs, 165

Air in burrows, 137

Albino, 48

Allport, Morton, 152, 153, 154

America, living platypus landed, 214

Amphibia, 26, 28

Anteater. See Echidna

Aquatic adaptations, 9

Armit, W. E., 139

Aves, 28

Axford, Thomas, 80, 90

Baden-Powell, G. S., 90

Banks, Sir Joseph, 1, 5, 6, 20, 22, 23, 26

Barrington’s History of New South Wales, 25

Beak. See Muzzle

Beaver, comparison with, 54, 112, 132

Bennett, George, 4, 5, 32, 39, 54, 56, 65, 66, 67, 68, 81, 98, 100, 106, 111, 112, 125, 147, 154, 155, 160, 179, 189, 191, 200, 204

Bennett, G. F., 4, 113, 129, 179

Bill. See Muzzle

Birds, organs of reproduction, 28

Birds, resemblance to, 28

Blainville, Henri D. de, 3, 30, 32, 33, 77

Blood, 56

Blumenbach, J. F., 1, 6, 7, 22, 26, 33

Body. See Trunk

Boyd, G., 140

Brain, 15, 63, 217

Breathing, 124

Breeding habits, 167

Breeding-season, 171

Brisbane, Sir Thomas, 79

Broderip, W. J., 5, 39

Bruta, 26

Buffon, Comte de, 26

Burrow, blocking with earth, 116, 117, 122, 129

Burrow, descriptions of, 105

Burrow, entrance, 107, 111, 114, 115, 117, 124, 134, 135

Burrow, length of, 106, 108, 110, 113, 114, 116, 117, 124, 127, 134, 135

Burrow, smell of, 163

Burrow, ventilation of, 137

Burrowing, method of, 112, 120

Caldwell. W. H., 3, 5, 45, 113, 119, 177, 182

Captivity, 202

Carpenter, W. B., 41

Caruncle, 183, 185

Casy, Dr., 111

Characters described, 46

Cheek-pouches, 13, 73, 150, 154

Chenu, J. C., 6, 7, 203

Chisholm, A. H., 139

Claws, 12, 52, 120, 122

Cleanliness, 161

Cloaca, 2, 28, 29, 58

Cold, effect on distribution, 146

Collins, David, description of platypus, 17

Colour, 47, 187

Contorting ability, 61

Cookoogong (aboriginal), 78, 105, 106

Copulation, 61, 76, 91, 99, 104, 168

Crowther, A. B., 44, 151, 154, 155, 156

Crural gland, 76, 167

Crustacea as food, 155

Cuvier, G., 30, 32, 33

Darwin, C., 28, 151

Daytime habits, 149

Dermipus, 7, 22

Didelphia, 2

Digging, 12

Digits, 12, 52

Distribution, 139

Diving, 147, 150, 152, 156, 157

Dobson, Mr., 17, 20

Drowning, 137, 150, 159

“Duck-bill” first used, 23

Duck-like bill. See Muzzle

Ears, 10, 12, 50, 124

Echidna, 6, 15, 27, 29, 30, 45, 57, 58, 59, 99, 133, 149, 161, 187

Economic value of platypus, 199

Edentata, 26

Edwards, Milne, 35

Eggs, controversy re, 2, 29, 32, 33

Eggs, description of, 173

Eggs found by Caldwell, 3, 45;

Kershaw, 117;

Semon, 119

Eggs, laid, 179

Egg-laying, 175

Egg-tooth, 183, 185

Enemies, 197

Evolution, pre-Darwinian ideas, 28

External features, 9

Eyes, 10, 46, 50, 65, 124

Facial furrow, 10

Faeces, 188

Feeding habits, 10, 149, 151, 152, 153

Feet (hind), 12

Female affection for offspring, 165

Female, excavation of nesting-burrow, 125, 128, 163

Fish-trap, effect of, 198

Flap at base of muzzle, 14, 49, 68

Fleming, J., 34

Flesh, 200

Fletcher, J. J., 5

Floating, 155, 158

Floods, effect on distribution, 143, 145

Food, 13, 14, 73, 154, 208, 216

Food supply, effect on distribution, 145

Fore-paws, 12, 52, 120, 122, 151, 156, 157, 158, 160

French scientific expeditions, 25

Fur. See Hair

Furrier’s point of view, 199

Generation; ovi-viviparous, 27, 33, 38, 40, 41

Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, Etienne, 3, 4, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 184

Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, Isidore, 30, 31, 79

Gould, John, 112, 195

Graafian follicle, 34

Grant, Robert E., 36

Growling. See Voice

Haacke, W., 45

Habitat, first described, 24

Habitats, 139

Habits, 5, 147

Hair, 9, 47, 49, 155

Hatching of eggs, 182

Head, 46

Hearing, 67, 72, 150

Heat, effect on distribution, 146

Hibernation, 148, 164

Hill, Patrick, 3, 4, 34, 35, 78, 105

Hill, William, 144

Hind feet, 53, 122, 123, 160

Holmes, Mr., 37

Home, Sir Everard, 1, 2, 3, 6, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 36, 37, 76, 78, 97, 98, 100, 170

Hornaday, W. T., 70, 209, 215

Hoy, C. M., 74, 93, 134, 157, 165

Hunter, Governor, 1, 17, 20, 21, 24

Illiger, C., 30

Incubation, 181

Insect larvae as food, 155

Ixodes ornithorhynchi, 162

Jamison, Sir John, 2, 3, 34, 35, 77, 79, 91, 103, 105, 201

Jawbones, 10

Jaws, 13

Jones, F. Wood, 52, 54, 55, 63, 65, 102, 132, 133, 154

Joseph, E. S., 211

Kershaw, J. A., 4, 114, 125, 129, 136, 141, 172, 179, 181, 184

King, Governor, 22, 23, 26

Knox, R., 1, 3, 78, 79, 91, 98

Krefft, G., 81, 141

Lalor, Dr., 85

Lamarck, J. B., 30

Latreille, P. A., 30

Leadbeater, Mr., 36, 37

Learmonth, N., 141

Lendenfeld, R. von, 57

Lesson, P., 3, 36, 106

Life history, 5, 167

Limbs, 12, 52

Lips, 9, 10, 68, 120, 123

Longevity, 192

Longman, H. A., 139, 140

Lord, C., 141

Lucas and Le Souef, 114, 193

McCoy, Professor F., 44

Mackenzie, W. C., and W. J. Owen, 99, 163

Maclean, J., 171

Male, pugnacity of, 92, 93, 95, 96, 157, 165, 166

Mammalia, 27, 28, 30, 31

Mammalian relationship, 2, 32

Mammals, early forms of, 7

Mammary glands, 4, 29, 30, 31, 184, 187

Man, 7, 8

Mandibles, 9, 16, 18, 68

Marsupials, 29, 30

Martin, C. J., 57

Martin, C. J., and F. Tidswell, 4, 84, 91, 98, 103

Mastication, 13

Maturity, 191

Maule, Lauderdale, 4, 32, 39, 106, 179, 203

Measurements, 55

Meckel, J. F., 3, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 79

Mesozoic mammals, 7, 8

Miklouho-Maklay, N. N., 57

Milk, 29, 32, 190

Molluscs as food, 154

Monodelphia, 2, 57, 63

Monotremata, 8, 29

Mouth, 12

Mud as food, 10, 73, 155

Mueller, Dr. F. von, 42

Murray cod, 142

Muzzle, 9, 10, 21, 27, 46, 49, 68

Myrmecophaga aculeata, 27

Neck, 52

Nervous organization, 63

Nervous temperament, 165

Nest, 108, 111, 112, 113, 116, 117, 127, 128, 131, 134, 136, 181, 188

Nesting-burrow, 105

Nesting habits, 4

Nestlings, 110

Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society, 21

New South Wales habitats, 140

New York Zoological Gardens, exhibition of platypus, 215

Nicholson, Dr. John, letter to Sir R. Owen, 41

Nicols, A., 85, 90

Nipples, absence of, 2, 27, 30

Nostrils, 49

Nursing habits, 183

Nursing period, 151, 186

Odour of burrows, 163

Oken, L., 33

Oligorus macquariensis (Murray cod), 142

Opossum, 27

Ornithodelphia, 2, 30

Ornithorhynchus, generic characters described by Home, 27

Ornithorhynchus anatinus Shaw, 1

Ornithorhynchus hystrix, 27

Ornithorhynchus paradoxus, 1, 6, 7, 22

Ovaries of birds, reptiles and mammals compared, 28-9

Oviducts, 2, 28, 29

Ovi-viviparous mode of generation, 27, 33, 38, 40, 41

Ovum. See Eggs

Owen, Sir R., 3, 5, 38, 39, 41, 44, 98, 99, 183

Panniculus carnosus, 31, 164

Parasites, 62, 162

Parker, W. K., 5, 8, 75

Parmeter, Dr. T., 79

Penis, 27

Placenta, 29

Platypus anatinus, 1, 6, 7, 17, 20

Platypus described by David Collins, 16;

by George Shaw, 17;

by Bewick, 21;

by Hunter, 23;

by Home, 27

Poison, effects of, 82, 83, 85, 94, 96

Poulton, E. B., 5, 69

Preservation, 193

Protection, 193

Prototheria, 30

Psychological characteristics, 14

“Pugs” and “pug-pits,” 129, 130, 133

Queensland habitats, 139

Rabbits, effect on platypus, 197

Ramsay, J. S. P., 177

Rawley, Mr., 4, 105, 106

Rectum, 27

Reproduction, method of, 3

Reproduction, organs of, 26, 28

Reptantia, 30

Reptiles, organs of reproduction, 28

Reptile relationship, 6, 59, 63

Reptilia, 26

Resting-burrow, 162

Rumby, G. J., letter to Dr. Mueller, 42, 177

Running, 159

Scent-gland, 30, 67, 90, 163, 167

Scott, Mr., 34

Selkirk, H., 24

Semon. R., 57, 66, 67, 99, 100, 114, 119, 145, 148, 151, 153, 155, 158, 160, 191, 195, 201

Senses. See Hearing, Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch;

also “Sixth Sense”

Sensory perceptions, 63

Septum, 29

Sexes, external differences, 55

Shaw, George, 1, 3, 6, 17, 26, 76

Shell-fish as food, 154

Shrew, 30

Shrimps as food, 154, 155

Sight, 65, 72, 150

Simson, A., 81

“Sixth sense,” 10, 70, 72

Sizes of specimens, 55

Skeleton, 11

Skin, 46, 160, 164, 195

Sleep, 162

Smell of burrows, 163

Smell, sense of, 67, 72

Smith, Geoffrey, 66, 158

Smith, Southwood, 35

Snout. See Muzzle

Socket (female) in place of spur, 54

Solitary nature, 55, 163

South Australian habitats, 141

Spicer, W. W., 81, 90, 91, 193

Spiny anteater. See Echidna

Spur, 3, 27, 54, 76, 170

Stomach contents, 154

Stranger, C. R., 140

Strength, 59

Stuart, Sir Anderson, 82

Sutherland, Alexander, 57

Swan, E. D., 44

Sweat-glands, 31

Swimming, 9, 66, 151, 156, 157, 158

Tail, 9, 46, 54, 112, 120, 132

Tasmanian habitats, 141

Taste, sense of, 69, 74

Teat, mammalian, 29

Teats, absence of, 27, 30, 31

Teeth, 12, 27

Temperature, 56

Testes, 89, 167

Thomas, Oldfield, 20, 47, 69

Tiedemann, F., 30

Timidity, 147

Toilet habits, 159, 162

Tongue, 12, 27, 69, 155

Toothless mammals, 26

Touch, sense of, 10, 50, 68, 74

Traill, T. S., 3, 77

Trapping, effect of, 197

Trunk, 46, 52

Turtle, green, 61

Type skin, 20

Urine, 27

Uterus, 2, 27, 29

Van der Hoeven, J., 30, 79

Verreaux, J., 6, 32, 41, 68, 81, 91, 111, 112, 130, 168, 190, 203

Victorian habitats, 141

Vitality of young platypus, 137, 138

Voice, 75, 110

Waite, E. R., 139, 141

Walking, 158

Wardlaw, Dr., 57, 58

Water, instinct for finding, 143

“Water-mole” first used, 23

Water-rat, effect on platypus, 197

Weatherhead, Dr., 39

Webbing of feet, 9, 12, 52, 53, 151, 156, 157, 158, 161

White, H. L., 198

Wiedemann, C. R. W., 7, 22

Wilson, J. T., 5, 183

Wilson, J. T., and J. P. Hill, 5, 118, 119, 174, 177, 193

Womb. See Uterus

Worms as food, 155

Yarrell, W., 37

Zoological position, 26

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