vi. Contents. 



PAGES. 



Art. XX. The Land Mollunca of the Thames Goldfields. By 



James Adams, B. A. .. .. .. .. 177—181 



XXI. Description of the Little Barrier or Hanturu Island, 

 the Birds which inhabit it, and the Locality as a 

 Protection to them. By A. Eeisehek, F.L.S. . . 181—184 

 XXII. Notes on Ornithology. By A. Eeisehek .. .. 184—188 



XXIII. Ornithological Notes. By A. Eeisehek . . . . 188—193 



XXIV. Notes on some Moa Eemains found at the Great Barrier 



Island during February, 1886. By Sidney Weet- 



man . . . . . . . . . . 193 — 194 



XXV. On a new Species of Alpheus. By T. W. Kirk . . 194—196 



XXVI. Notes on some Foraminifcra from the Hauraki Gulf. 



By Dr. Eudolph Haeusler . . . . . . 196—200 



XXVII. On the Occurrence of Junonia vellida and Deopeia 



ptZc/(c?/rt in New Zealand. By G. V. Hudson ,. 201 



XXVIII. Descriptions of new Spiders. By P. Goyen. . . . 201—212 



II. — Botany. 



XXIX. On some new Native Plants. By J. Buchanan, F.L.S. 213—216 

 XXX. On a remarkable branching Specimen of Hemitelia 



smithii. By J. Buchanan ., .. .. 217 



XXXI. On the New Zealand Species of Coprosma. By T. F. 

 Cheeseman, F.L.S., Curator of the Auckland 

 Museum .. .. .. .. .. 218—252 



XXXII. A few Observations on the Tree-Ferns of New Zealand ; 

 with particular reference to their peculiar Epi- 

 phytes, their Habit, and their manner of Growth. 

 By W. Colenso, F.E.S., F.L.S., etc. . . _. . 252—259 



XXXIII. A Description of some newly-discovered and rare in- 



digenous Phionogamic Plants, being a further 

 Contribution towards making known the Botany 

 of New Zealand. By W. Colenso . . . . 259—271 



XXXIV. A Description of some newly-discovered Cryptogamic 



Plants, being a further Contribution towards the 

 making known the Botany of New Zealand. By 

 W. Colenso . . . . . . . . . . 271—301 



XXXV. An Enumeration of Fungi recently discovered in New 

 Zealand, with brief Notes on the Species Novce. 

 By W. Colenso . . . . . . . . 301—313 



XXXVI. Observations on the Glands in the Leaf and Stem of 

 Myoporumlcetnm,FoxBter. By Catherine Alexander, 



B.A 314-816 



XXXVII. Observations on the Development of the Flower of 



Coriaria ruscifoHa, Linn. By T. W. Eowe, M.A. 317—319 

 XXXVHI. The Medicinal Properties of some New Zealand Plants. 



By J. Baber, C.E. .. .. .. ..319—322 



XXXIX. Descriptions of new Native Plants. By D. Petrie, 



F.L.S 323-324 



XL. Descriptions of new Native Plants. By D. Petrie . . 325—326 



III.— Geology. 



XLI. Narrative of an Ascent of Euapehu. By James Park, 



Geological Survey Department . . . . 327 — 331 



XLH. Notes in reference to the Prime Causos of the Phenomena 

 of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. By W. T. L. 

 Travcrs, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. 331—338 



XLIII. On the Cause of Volcanic Action. By J. Hardcastle. . 338—341 



