Index.

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Index. A. Accentor modularis, 535 After-images, 506 Aluminium, Uses of, 560 America, On the Ancient Relations between New Zealand and, 428, 552 An Army of Defenders: Metchnikoff's Discoveries concerning Resistance to Disease, 549 Andreœa, On the Genus, 276 Anomalopteryx antiqua, 14 Anthraconite, Nature of, 379 Ants of New Zealand, 153 Apteryx haastii, Occurrence of, 108 Araneœ, New Species of, 165 Artesian Wells at Wanganui, 343, 348 Artesian Wells on Ruataniwha Plain, 350 Aryans: Was their Dog white?, 565 Aryans, The Primitive Home of the, 547 Aseroë rubra, 302, 538 Atax, Geographical Distribution of, 252, 559 Atkinson, A. S., 567, 568 Attraction of Molecules, Determination of Increase of, 553 Attraction on Earth's Surface, Power of, 564 Auckland Institute, xvi., 546, 550, 551, 576 Avian Remains in Southland, 88 B. Bakewell, Dr., 547 Bats of New Zealand, 50 Beckett, T. W. N., F.L.S., 289, 297 Belcher, Dr., 558 Betyla fulva, 164, 532 Bickerton, Professor A. W., 553 Birds of New Zealand, Notes on the, 53, 63, 107, 526, 537 Birds of New Zealand, Remains found at Castle Rocks, Southland, of Existing and Extinct, 88 Blights, Remarks on, 539 Bolitophila luminosa, Parasite on, 164 Bone Combs, Notes on, 489 Bone Pendants, Notes on, 489 Boragineœ in New Zealand, 559 Botanical Papers, 261 Broun, Captain T., 194 Brown, Professor F. D., 546, 548, 549 Brown, R., 276, 285 Browning, Miss K., 506 Bush Jottings, Botanical, 307 Bruce, R. C., M.H.R., 426, 534 Buller, Miss L., 17 Buller, Sir W. L., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., 49, 50, 52, 53, 63, 302, 527, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541 C. Cabalus modestus, 52 Canavan, E. O'H., 191 Canterbury Philosophical Institute, xvii., 552, 554, 579 Capper, J., 537 Carabidœ, 194 Castle Rocks, Southland, On Avian Remains at, 88 Chapman, F., 560 Chatham Islands, Icebergs at, 516, 543 Chatham Islands Rail, 52 Cheeseman, T. F., F.L.S., 108 Chemistry Papers, 379 Cicadidœ, Synonymical Notes on, 162 Coal: Rocks correlating South Australian Coal-measures, 528 Coccididœ, 201, 541 Coins, On, 563, 564

Colenso, Rev. W., F.R.S., F.L.S., 307, 319, 324, 338, 341, 495, 564 Coleoptera, New Species of, 549 Coleoptera, Parasites on, 199, 536 Combs of Maoris, 483 Cook, C. J., 563, 565 Cricket, Science in, 563 Crustacea, Parasites on, 199, 536 Cryptogams, 319 D. Deer: their Effect on the Bush, 435, 548 De Quatrefages, A., 17 De Saussure, H., 155 Diatom Deposit at Bay of Islands, 375, 528 Dinornithidœ, Classification of the, 1, 14 Dissociation, Causes of Low Temperature of, 553 Dog of the Aryans, Colour of, 565 Dog, The Native, of New Zealand, 495, 564 Duck, Notes on a Hybrid, 107 E. Earthquakes, Causes of, 544 Earthquakes of 1891–92, 554 Earthquakes in 1892, 573 Earthquake of 4th December, 1891, 362 Earthworms of New Zealand, Notes on the, 111 Easter Island, On Recent Researches in, 559 Eels, Notes on, 191, 525 Electricity: its Effects on Plantgrowth, 479 Ethics, Evolutionary, 546, 548 F. Fenton, F. D., 548 Ferns, New Species of, 319 Field, H. C., 534 Fires on Ships, Causes of, 385 Firth, J. C., 385 Flax Mats, Notes on, 486 Floscularia coronetta: its Occurence in New Zealand, 193, 528 Forel, Professor Dr. A., 153 Forests: how affected by Deer, 435, 548 Fuchsias, On Peculiarities in New Zealand, 261 Fungi collected in Hawke's Bay, 319, 338 G. Gaseous Cosmic Spheres, Equilibrium of, 553 Geological Papers, 343 Geyser, Model of, 549 Glowworm, Parasite on the New Zealand, 164, 532 Gold: its Oxidation in Presence of Air and Water, 381 Granite and Gneiss in the Kingcountry, 353 Greenstone, Notes on, 560 Guano from the Islands, 541 H. Hail, On, 553 Hamilton, A., 88, 483, 486, 489, 491, 555, 559 Harding, R. C., 439, 448, 531 Harding, T. B., 449, 544 Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, xviii., 563, 565, 582 Heath, N., 563 Hector, Sir J., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., 255, 528, 533, 537, 539, 541, 542, 543, 555 Hedge-sparrow, 535 Hedley, C., F.L.S., 156 Hepaticœ, New Species of, 341 Hikurangi, Rocks from, bearing on New Zealand and South Australian Coal, 528 Hill, H., B.A., F.G.S., 343, 348, 350 Hocken, Dr. T. M., 560 Hogben, G., M.A., 362, 554 Hudson, G. V., F.E.S., 162, 164 Humphries, T., 563 Hutton, Professor F. W., F.R.S., 6, 14, 552 Hybrid Duck, Notes on a, 107 I. Icebergs at the Chatham Islands, 516, 543 Innes, Dr., 563 Insects, Notes on New Zealand, 153, 164 Insectivorous Plant, A new, 302, 538 Islam, On, 567 J. Janellidœ, List of the, 156 K. Kaea, or Maori War- trumpet, 527 Kapu, or Carved Funnel of Maoris, 527

Kingsley, R. I., 107, 304, 306, 494 Kirk, T., F.L.S., 261, 538 Kiwi, Occurrence of Grey, 108 Koch, A., 540 L. Laing, R. M., B.Sc., 288 Lessong, Mr., 564 Light and Sound, Analogy between, 510 Literature, A Page of Latter-day, 556 Literature, Unwritten, 439, 536 Lithographic Stone from Mongonui, 528 Lomaria lanceolata, On a Variation in, 306 Lucas, Dr., 564 Lund, Mr., 563, 564 Luth, Occurrence of the, in New Zealand, 108 M. Mair, Captain G., 534, 535 Malfroy, C., 549 Maori Blood-bowl, 566 Maori Bone Combs, 483 Maori Dog and Dog philological, 564 Maori Funnel, 527 Maori Implements, 494, 527 Maori Language: its Peculiarities, 548 Maori Melody, 514 Maori Nomenclature, 395 Maori Ornaments, 489 Maori Poetry, 426, 533, 536 Maori-Polynesian Dictionary, Critique on Tregear's, 567, 568 Maori Waiata, On a, 426, 533 Maori War-trumpet, 527 Martin, J., 548 Maskell, W. M., 199, 201, 528, 531, 534, 537, 541 McKay, A., F.G.S., 375, 529, 531 McLeod, H. N., 479 Metchnikoff's Discoveries concerning Resistance to Disease, 549 Meteorology of New Zealand, 571 572 Microbes, 563 Miscellaneous Papers, 385 Mites parasitic on Crustacea, 199, 536 Moa, Antiquity of the, 534 Moa, Extinction of the, 413, 530 Moas and the Moa-hunters, 17 Moas, Classification of the, 1, 14, 555 Moas, New Species of, 6 Moas, On a Crest of Feathers in, 3, 559 Moas, Remains of, in the Forest, 504 Mollusca of New Zealand, 147, 156 Mongonui Lithographic Stone, 528 Moore, Dr., 563 Morrison, Miss, 514 Mosses of New Zealand, 276, 285, 289, 297 Mosses, Proposed New Genus of, 285 Mueller, Dr. Karl, 428 Mus maorium, 49, 535 N. National Melodies, 514 Nelson Philosophical Society, xix., 566, 567, 583 New Zealand and South America, The Ancient Relations of, 428, 552 New Zealand Dog, The Native, 495, 564 New Zealand, Early History of, 560 New Zealand Institute: Accounts, 522 New Zealand Institute: Governors elected, 537 New Zealand Institute, Governors of, xiii. New Zealand Institute, Honorary Members of, 574 New Zealand Institute: Incorporated Societies, xvi. New Zealand Institute: Ordinary Members, 521, 575 New Zealand Institute: Report, 521 New Zealand Institute, Rules of, xiii. Numbers, Properties of Odd, 544 Numismatics, 563, 564 O. Olivine-andesite, Occurrence of, 367 Orthagoriscus mola, 110 Orthoptera, New Genus and Species of, 155 Otago Institute, xvii., 555, 560, 561, 580 P. Park, J., F.G.S., 353 Parker, Professor T. J., F.R.S., 1, 3, 559 Passer domesticus, Albino, 532

Pelin, D., M. A., F.L.S., 559 Petrie, D., M.A., F.L.S., 269 Phænogams, 324 Phalacrocorax nycthemerus, 537 Phenomenon, On a Radiant, 564 Pictet, Alph., 155 Planarian, Notes on a Land, 255, 528 Plant-growth, how affected by Electricity, 479 Plants, New, 269, 324 Poetry, Metre in, 563 Pottery found at Lyall's Bay, 537 Proceedings of Societies, 523 R. Rainbows caused by Reflection, 450, 540 Rainbows, Observations on, 448, 537 S. Salmonidœ, 254, 559 Sandager, F., 254 Sanitation and Ventilation, 459 Schaw, Major-General, C.B., R.E., 450, 538, 540, 545 Seals, Notes on the Antarctic, 255, 532 Shand, A., 516 Silver, Volatilisation of, 559 Skey, W., F.C.S., 379, 381 Smith, E. M., M.H.R., 533 Smith, T. H., 395 Smith, W. W., 111 Solutions at Constant Volume, Specific Heat of, 553 Sound and Light, Analogy between, 510 South Australian Coal - measures related to New Zealand, 528 Southland Institute, xviii. Sparrow, Albino, 532 Sparrow, Hedge, 535 Speight, R., M.A., B.Sc., 367 Splachnidium rugosum, 288 Spontaneous Combustion in Ships, 385 Stinkstone, Nature of, 379 Stock, Archdeacon, B.A., 193 Strelitzia, Flower of, 542 Sunfish, On a large, 110 Supersulphate of Soda, 542 Suter, H., 147, 153, 428 Suter, Right Rev. Dr., 566 T. Takaka, Notes on Plants from, 304 Takaka, On Implements found at, 494 Telegraphy, Submarine, 563, 565 Thomas, Professor A. P., 549 Tisdall, Rev. W. St.C., 567 Travers, W. T. L., 531 Tregear, E., F.R.G.S., 413, 532, 533, 584, 538 Tregear's Maori - Polynesian Dictionary, Criticism of, 567, 568 Trout, Remarks on, 539 Turtle, Occurrence of the Leathery, in New Zealand, 108 U. Unwritten Literature, 439, 536 Urqubart, A. T., 165 V. Ventilation and Sanitation, 459 Von Jhering, Dr. H., 252 W. Waiata, On a Maori, 426, 533 Waitomo Caves, 563 Walsh, Rev. P., 435 Wave-machine, 548 Wellington Philosophical Society, xvi., 525, 542, 543, 575 Westland Institute, xviii., 562, 581 White, T., 504, 564, 565 Wilkinson, D., 559, 560 Williams, Archdeacon W. L., 110 Wilson, Miss A., 510 Withy, E., 459 Z. Zoological Papers, 1. Samuel Costall, Government Printer for the time being, Wellington.