REPORTS, ETC. ^INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



Pentacrinus, Dr. Carpenter on the sfcmcture 



of the shell of, 1847, 126, 134. 

 Peracle, the. Prof. E. Forbes on, 1843, 186. 

 Perchloric acid. Prof. Johnston on, 1831- 



32, 466. 

 Perchlorine ether. Prof. Johnston on, 1831- 



32, 519. 

 Percidae of North America, 1836, 204, 208 ; 



Irish, 1840, 384; 1852, 290; British, 



1844, 302; of New Zealand, 1842, 15; 



of New Holland, 1842, 17 ; of the China 



and Japan seas, 1845, 221. 

 , fossil, 1843, 205 ; of the London clay, 



Prof. Agassiz on, 1844, 286, 307. 

 Psrcina of the China and Japan seas. Sir J. 



Eichardson on the, 1845. 210, 319. 

 Periodic phenomena of plants and animals, 



reports On the registration of, 1845, 321 ; 



1849, 78; 1850, 338-357. 

 Periodopharyngei of the China and Japan 



seas, Sir J. Richardson on the, 1845, 247. 

 Permian system. Prof. Agassiz on the Bri- 

 tish fossil fishes of the, 1843, 198. 

 magn'esian limestones, A. Gages on 



the, 1859, 66. 

 Perna, Dr. Carpenter on the microscopic 



structure of the shells of, 1844, 9, 20. 

 Peroxalate of iron. Prof. Johnston on the 



action of light upon, 1831-32, 482. 

 Persulphuret of tellurium. Prof. Johnston 



on, 1831-32,474. 

 Peruvian bark, mode of testing, 1831-32, 



508. 

 Petromyzddae of North America, 1836, 222 ; 



Irish, 1840, 399 ; of New Zealand, 1842, 



Phaneropleuron Andersoni of the Dura 

 Den yellow sandstone, 1860, 33. 



Pharyngognathi of the China and Japan 

 seas, Sir J. Richardson on the, 1845, 



255»3^o- 



Phascolotherium, fossil, British, Prof. Owen 

 on the, 1842, 73. 



Phasianidae or Pavonidse, North American, 

 1836, 180 ; of Dukhun, 1837, 250. 



Philological and physical researches, as ap- 

 plied to the history of the human species, 

 by Dr. Prichard, 1831-32, 529. 



Philology, Indo-German, Rev. Dr. J. W. 

 Donaldson on two unsolved problems in, 

 1851, 138. 



, ethnographical, Dr. R. G. Latham on, 



1847, 154:— 

 Part I. Africa, 



I. The Woloff language, 159. 

 II. The Mandingo languages, 162. 



III. The Feloop languages, 168. 



IV. From Cape Mesurado to the Ga- 



boon river, 168. 

 V. TheBegharmi language, 182. 

 VI. The Bergoo or Mobba language, 



183. 

 VII. The Bomu language, 1 84. 

 VIII. The Mandara language, 185. 

 IX. The Howssa languages, 185. 

 X. The Sungai language, 186. 



, ethnographical, continued. 



The Fulah group of languages, 



188. 

 TheCaffre class of languages, 189. 

 The Hottentot language, 196. 

 The Nubian class of languages, 



197. 

 The Fazoglo languages, 202. 

 The Bisharye language, 204. 

 The ^thiopic class of languages, 



204. 

 The Agow languages, 205. 

 The Galla class of languages, 205. 

 The Gonga class of languages, 



206. 

 The Shangalla or Shankala lan- 

 guages, 207. 

 The Dalla language, 207. 

 The Takue (or Boje) and Barea 



language, 208. 

 The Coptic language, 210. 

 The Berber group of languages, 



210. 

 Unplaced languages, 213. 

 The Sereres language, 213. 

 The Serawoolli or Seracolet Ian- 



Philology 

 XI. 



XII. 

 XIIL 

 XIV. 



XV. 



XVI. 



XVII. 



XVIII. 



XIX. 



XX. 



XXI. 



XXII. 

 XXIII. 



XXIV. 

 XXV. 



XXVI. 



XXVII. 



guage, 214. 

 XXVIII. The Akvambu language, 215. 

 XXIX. The Tibboo language, 215. 



Geographical distribution of languages, 



215. 

 On the relations between the higher 

 groups of languages, 217. 



, vide Ethnology. 



Philosophical memoirs, report of committee 

 to consider the formation of a catalogue 

 of the, 1856,463. 

 Phocida?, Irish, 1840, 362. 

 Pholas lamellata, C.W.Peach on, 1843, 129; 



P. dactylus and P. parva, 130. 

 Phosphates of lead. Prof. Johnston on the, 



1831-32, 484. 

 Phosphoric acid, Prof. Johnston on, 1831- 



32,457.. 



acid in mineral waters, Dr. Daubeny 



on, 1836, 19. 



acid, J. Blake on its action when in- 

 jected into the veins, 1843, 118. 



Phosphorus, experiments with, by Prof. 

 Schonbein, 1845, 92 ; on the phenomena 

 it exhibits when placed in moist atmo- 

 spheric air, 97. 



in certain meteoric irons, W. W. Smyth 



on, 1849, 33. 



and chlorine, sulphuret of, Pro€ 



Johnston on, 1831-32, 463 



Phosphuret of copper. Prof. Johnston on, 

 18;n-32, 479. 



Phosphuretted hydrogen, muriate, hydrio- 

 date, and hydrobromate of, Prof. Johnston 

 on, 1831-32, 464. 



Photo-barometrograph at the Kew observa- 

 tory, description of the, 1851, 346. 



Photochemical researches, by Prof. Bunsen 

 of Heidelberg and Dr. H. E. Roscoe, 

 1856, 62 :— 



