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Contents. 



Art. XVIII. 

 XIX. 



XX. 



XXI. 



XXII. 



XXIII. 



■ XXIV. 



XXV. 



XXVI. 



XXVII. 



XXVIII. 



XXIX. 



XXX. 

 XXXI. 



Notes on a peculiar Chrysalis of an unknown 

 Species of Butterfly. By W. Colenso 



A few Notes on tlie Economy and Habits of one of 

 our largest and handsomest New Zealand But- 

 terflies (Pijrameis goncrilla). By W. Colenso. . 



A few stray Notes on the New Zealand Owl, Athene 

 novce-zealandke, Gml. — Ruru and Koukou of 

 the Maoris, and IMorepork of the Settlers. By 

 W. Colenso 



On the Birds of Lake Brunner District. Bj' V/. W. 

 Smith 



On Apteryx hulUri. By K. Bowdler Sharpe, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S., Hon. Mem. N.Z. Inst. 



Notes on the Decrease of Pheasants on the West 

 Coast of the North Island. By Edward N. 

 Liftiton 



The Takahe (Notornis mantelU) in Western Otago. 

 By James Park, F.G.S., of the Geological 

 Survey Department 



Notes on some New Zealand Birds. By T. W. 

 Kirk, P.R.M.S. 



The Mole -cricket ( Gri/llotalpa vtilgaris) in New 

 Zealand. By T. W. Kirk . , 



On the Cause of the Disappearance of Young Trout 

 from our Streams. By Alexander Ferguson : 

 communicated by T. W. Kirk 



The Distribution and Varieties of the Freshwater 

 Crayfish of New Zealand. By Charles Chilton, 

 M.A., B.Sc. 



Note on the Parasite (Temnocephala) found on the 

 Freshwater Crayfish of New Zealand, By 

 Charles Chilton 



On some Gall-producing Insects in New Zealand. 

 By W. M. Maskell, F.R.M.S. 



Notes on, and recent Additions to, the New Zea- 

 land Crustacean Fauna. By George M. Thom- 

 son, F.L.S. 



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194-19G 



196-199 



200-205 



205-22i 



224 



225-226 



259-268 



III. — Geology. 



XXXII. The Earthquake in the Amuri. By Professor 



Hutton .. .. .. .. ^ .. 269-293 



XXXIII. On the Fossil Marine Diatomaceous Deposit near 



Oamaru. By Harry A. de Lautour, M.R.C.S. . . 293-311 



XXXIV. Notes on a Deposit of Moa-bones in the Te Ante 



Swamp, Hawke's Bay. By A. Hamilton . . 311-318 

 XXXV. Discovery of Fossil INIoa-feathers in Rocks of Plio- 

 cene Age. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. . . . . 318-320 

 XXXVI. The Oil Prospects of Poverty Bay and District. By 



H.Hill 320-325 



XXXVII. On the Extent and Duration of Workable Coal in 

 New Zealand. By James Park, F.G.S., of the 

 Geological Survey Department . . . . 325-331 



XXXVIII. The Alluvial Deposits of Otago. By L. O. Beal . . 332-334 

 XXXIX. Note on Rock collected by the Rev. W. S. Green 

 from near the Summit of Mount Cook. By 

 Professor T. G. Bonney, F.R.S. : communicated 

 by Professor F. W. Hutton . . . . . . 334-335 



XL. On a Striated Rock-surface from Boatman's, near 



Reeftou. By G. J. Binns, F.G.S. .. ..335-336 



