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tions in British India, 332 ; Discoveries of Abbe David in Maupin, China, 

 250 ; the Chinese River Hang-ki-ang, 261. 



Africa : Rohlfs' Exploration of the Libyan Desert, 259 ; Physical Con- 

 dition of the Libyan Desert, 260. Australia, New Zealand, and the 

 Indian Ocean : Recent Explorations in New Guinea, 249 ; Explorations in 

 Rodriguez, 258. 



The Geographical Details will be found more complete in the Summary. 



G. GENERAL NATURAL HISTORY AND ZOOLOGY (cxxxii) 277 



(a.) NATURAL HISTORY IN GENERAL. 



Microscopy : Microscopical Examination of Air, 277 ; Limits in the Avail- 

 able Power of Microscope Lenses, 278; the Sand-blast for Making Micro- 

 scopic Slides, 279 ; Determination of Blood Stains, 279. Darwinism : The 

 Gastrasa Theory of Haeckel, 281. Miscellaneous : Life in Death, 279 ; Al- 

 coholic Fermentation by Mould (Mucor mucedo), 280; Anderson School 

 of Natural History, 576, 578, 579. 



(b.) ZOOLOGY IN GENERAL. 



Taxidermy : Bleaching Skeletons, 281 ; Chloral as a Preservative, 282 ; 

 Dr. Coues' Manual of Field Ornithology, 343. Museums : The Godeffroy 

 Museum at Hamburg, 282 ; the Peabody Museum, Cambridge, Massachu- 

 setts, 575; Museum of Comparative Zoology, 580, 581, 582; Torrey Me- 

 morial Cabinet, 584; Philadelphia National Museum, 587; National Her- 

 barium, 593; Dr. Troost's Cabinet of Minerals, etc., 594; French Museum 

 of Physical and Mechanical Science, 600 ; British Museum, 596. Menag- 

 eries : Zoological Garden of Hamburg, 318 ; Zoological Society of Phila- 

 delphia, 587, 588 ; of London, 595. Aquaria : Cement for Aquaria, 283 ; 

 Manchester Aquarium, 600. Zoological Stations : Success of the Naples 

 Zoological Station, 317 ; Zoological Stations on the Coast of France, 319. 

 Zoological Explorations : Challenger, 255 ; Professor Gabb in Costa Rica, 

 246 ; David in China, 250. 



(c.) FAUNAS. 



Natural History of the Bermudas, 283 ; Absence of Animal Life in the 

 Mediterranean. 284: the Fauna of New Zealand, 320; Deep-water Fauna 

 of Lake Geneva, 320 ; the Cave Fauna of the United States, 322 ; Catalogue 

 of American Birds, 343 ; Dall on the Birds of Alaska, 340 ; Geographical 

 Distribution of Asiatic Birds, 341 ; Dall's Catalogue of the Shells of Behr- 

 ing's Strait, 345. 



(d.) ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN GENERAL. 



The Skeleton : Development of Teeth in the Armadillo, 289 ; Composition 

 of Bone, 290 ; Differing Structure of the Tarsus in Cervidse, 290 ; New 

 Terms in Craniological Description, 347. The Nervous System : Dnpuy 

 on the Functions of the Cerebrum, 290; Influence of p]lectric Stimulation 

 on the Brain and Spinal Cord, 293 ; Rapidity of the Action of the Nerves, 

 295 ; the Velocity of Nervous Transmission, 295. The Circulation : The 

 Mechanical Perfection of the Human Heart, 285; Haemoglobin in the 

 Blood of Different Animals, 286; the Circulation of the Blood, 286; Co- 

 agulability of Serum and Albumen Dependent on the Presence of Carbonic 

 Acid, 292. Development : Structure of the Embryonic Cellule in the Eggs 



