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* McQTJAID. 645 MACBOZAMIA. Bishop of Rochester. He devoted himself espe- cially to organizing parochial schools. MACQUAKIE, ma-kwor'I. An Australian river, a trilnitarv of the Darling (q.v.). MACBAUCHENIA, nifi'krs-ke'ni-a ( Xeo- Lat., from Uk. fiaKpaixv, niahiuiiclii'ii, long- necked, from laaKpos, iiiulcru^, long -f- avx'^", o"- clien, neck). A fossil ungulate mammal of the size of a camel, found in the Pleistocene beds of Argentina. Although of a generalized type, it somewhat resembled the camels in respect of the length and structure of its neck. The muzzle was provided with a short proboscis. The feet were three-toed, with the toes about equal in size. MACBEADY, mak-re'di, William Ciiables (1793-1873). A noted English tragedian. He was born in London, March 3, 1793. the son of a provincial theatrical manager, and was edu- cated at Kugbj'. He first played as Romeo at Birmingluim in 1810. For four years he took leading parts in his father's company, and two years later, in September, 1816, made his first appearance before a London audience as Orestes in The Distressed Mother, winning the applause of Kean. Macready's progress in the higher walks of the drama was slow, however, largely on account of professional jealousies. In 1819 he made a hit in the character of Richard IIL, and afterwards adventured on others of Shakespeare's characters with success. In 1826 he made a tour of the United States, and vis- ited Paris in 1828. He became lessee of Co- vent Garden Theatre in 1837. and his manage- ment, though brief, was distinguished by the high character of his company and his productions. Later he managed Drury Lane for a time, but without pecuniary success. He visited America a second time in 1843-44; and again in 1848-49, when lie barely escaped with his life from a riot which took place in the Astor Place Opera House at New York (May 10, 1849), as a result of the jealousy of the American actor Edwin Forrest. On his return home ilacready was engaged at the ' Haymarket, but his theatrical career was brought to a conclusion with his farewell benefit at Drury Lane, on February 20, 18.51. He died at Cheltenham on April 27, 1873. Macready was a fine and impressive player, and a conscientious student of his art. He succeeded best in the graver characters of the drama, hav- ing more of the stateliness of Kemble than of the fire of Kean. Consult his Reminiscences, and Selections from His Diaries and Letters, edited by Pollock (London and New York, 1875) : Lady Pollock, Macreadfi as I Kneio Him (London, 1884) ; Archer, William Charles Macrcadi/ (Lon- don, 1890) : Baker, Enrilish Actors from Shake- speare to ilacreudfi (New York, 1879); Lewes, On Actors and the Art of Actinfi (ib., 1878); Marston, Our Recent Actors (London, 1890), MACEI'NUS, M. Opelius (a.d. 1(4-2I8). A Roman Emperor. He was a native of Mauri- tania and became pretorian prefect under Cara- calla. whom he caused to be assassinated on the expedition against Parthia in a.d. 217. He was at once chosen Emperor by the army, and the Senate confirmed the choice. He fought against the Parthians. neither side gaining a decisive victory, made terms with them, and returned to Antioch. His severe discipline aroused the anger of his soldiers, who were gained over by the relatives of Caraealla, and after a reign of fourteen months he was defeated near Antioch, and murdered in his (light. MACBO'BIUS, Aimuosir.s Theodosius. A Latin grammarian of the early fifth century. He appears to have been by birth a Greek, but nothing whatever is known of his life. Two of his works remain, entitled Vommentarius ex Cicerone in Somnium Seipiunis, and Satiirnu- liorum Conviviorum Libri Septem. The former is the best known, and was much read during the Middle Ages; the latter is in the form of a dialogue, and contains many valuable historical, mji-hological, antiquarian, and critical observa- tions. Of a third work, De Different its et Soeie- tatibus (Jrwci Latinique 'erbi, we possess only extracts made by one Joannes, thought to be Scotus, The editio princeps of Macrobius ap- peared at Venice in 1472; of later editions the best are those of .Jan (2 vols.. Quedlinburg, 1848- 52) and Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893). MAC'BOPE'DIUS, Geobg (c.l47o-1.558). A philologist and dramatist of the Netherlands, whose real name was Lankveld. He was born at Gemert; was a member of the community of Saint Jerome, founded by Gert Groote; and taught at Bois-le-Duc, Li^ge, and Utrecht. He was an excellent scholar, as the times went, in languages, mathematics, and science, but takes his place in the history of literature through two volumes of Latin plays. Of these a collected edition was published at Utrecht in 1552, and several were rendered into German. Consult Jacoby in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographic, vol. XX. (Leipzig. 1884). MACBOPOMA, mak'r6:p0'ma ( Neo-Lat., from Gk. luxKpbs, makros, long -f- ttw/xo, poma, cover, lid). A fossil fish of the order Crossop- terygii, found preserved in fine condition in the chalk beds of the English Cretaceous formations. The body was about eighteen inches in length, of stocky form, and was covered with overlapping ganoid scales. The head was protected by rather heavy bones. The fins are simply lobate and consist of anterior and posterior dorsal, an anal, a pair each of pectoral and pelvic, and a Iiroad caudal fin. The air bladder was ossified and is often found preserved in the better specimens. See Ganoid. MAC'BOSPOBAN'GIUlVr. A spore case. See ilEGASPORANGiril. MAC'BOSPOEE. The larger of the two kiniis of spores of higher plants. See Megaspore. MAC BOSPOB'OPHYLI/. In higher plants, the structure that bears macrospores. See Mega- kporophyll. MACEOZAIfflA (Neo-Lat., from Gk. ficKpot, makros. large -f- i'a/j.la, zamia. loss; so called be- cause of the sterile appearance of the male fructi- fication). A genus of about a dozen species of plants of the natural order Cycadacea", widely distributed over Australia. The fronds, which somewhat resemble those of palms, are used in the Roman Catholic Church on Palm Sunday. The underground stem, which is large and tur- ni|>-like, but covered with scales or leaf-scars, contains a substance resembling tragacanth. and is rich in starch, which may be readily obtained by grinding and washing. All the species con- tain a poisonous principle that is destroyed by hent. "The nuts of Macrozamia spiralis are ed-