Falcons, training of, 137
Fear in birds not inherited in specific direction, 49, 110
Feelings and emotion, 235 ff.;
evolution of, 282;
feeling-tone, 240
Ferns, fertilization of, 24
Fertilization of ferns, 24;
of _Valisneria_, 28;
of orchids, 29
FINN, Mr. Frank, on the acquisition of experience by young birds, 50
Fission, reproduction of Paramecium by, 4
Flight, instinctive, 86
FOREL on _Componotus_, 211
FOSTER, Sir Michael, on consciousness accompanying reflex action in
pithed frog, 33
Frog, reflex action in, 33, 299, 300
Functional selection, 163
Fungus garden of ants, 216
G
GARNER, Mr. R. L., “The Speech of Monkeys,” 198
Gas-engine, analogy of, 20
General and abstract ideas, 57;
generalization, 167;
germs of, 332 ff.
Generic image, 162;
situations, 163
Germinal substance, continuity of, 328
GOULD, Dr., on humming-birds, 273
GREEN, Mr. E. G., on ants, 210
Greenfinch, nest of, 135
GROOS, Prof., on instinct, 64;
origin of, 116;
on imitation, 187;
on animal play, 248 ff.;
on “Love Play,” 259;
on coyness of female birds, 264;
on choice in mating, 267;
on make-believe, 280
H
Habits and habitual acts, 107, 177
HAGUE on ants, 199
HAMERTON, P. G., on trained dog, 152
HANCOCK, Dr. John, on cuckoo, 92
Heredity and circumstance, 39;
twofold aspect of, 40;
relation of to use, 170, 177;
in evolution as continuous, 326
Homing of bees, 131
Homœopathic influence defined, 36
Honey-pot ant, 215
House-martin, nest-building of, 113
HUDSON, Mr. W. H., on fear in birds, 49, 50, 110;
on animal gladness, 317
Hunting play, 254
HUXLEY, T. H., on reflex action in frog, 300;
on consciousness as epiphenomenon, 306 ff.;
on consciousness as product of nervous changes, 330
HYDE, Mr., on king-crab, 298
_Hydractinia_, colonial polype, 206
I
Ideals, distinguish ethics, 278
Ideational stage of mental development, 59
Imitation, 179 ff.;
three stages of in child, 192
Impulse in intelligent behaviour, 60;
Prof. Thorndike’s use of the term, 186;
connection of with conative process, 235
Independence of automatic and controlling centres, 43
Infant, congenital responses in, 54
Influence of intelligence on instinct, 169
Inheritance of acquisitiveness, 40
Innate capacity, 176;
likes and dislikes, 119
Insects, instinctive behaviour in, 71;
intelligent behaviour in, 123
Instinct, broader and narrower view of, 99;
primary and secondary, 108, 109;
influence of intelligence on, 169;
priority of, to intelligence, 173;
disintegration of, 175
Instinctive behaviour defined, 63;
in insects, 71;
in birds, 84;
conscious aspect of, 98
Integration and differentiation of nerve-centres, 167
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