572 INDEX. 



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Natural History of Kerguelen Island, by Dr. J. H. Kidder 21 



Nelson, E. W., collections by 24,43,44,48,51,53 



Nerve, polarized, effect of irritation of, by A. Lautenbach. 361 



Newcomb, R. L., collections by 48 



Newton, Alfred, collections by 49 



Nicholson, Prof. H. AUeyne, invertebrate palaeontology 76 



Ober, F. A., collections by 43,48,49,54 



ornithological exploration of the Caribbee Islands 446 



OflQcers of the Institution 6 



Ornithological exploration of the Caribbee Islands „ 446 



Osten-Sacken, Baron R., list of diptera 16,21 



Palseontology, work in, by Dr. White , 71 



Palmer, Joseph, taxidermist 6 



plaster casts by 49 



Parker, Hon. Peter, acts of, as Regent 133, 134, 135, 137, 139, 140, 142 



report of executive committee 132 



remarks of, on Professor Henry 140 



Patterson, Capt. C. P 429 



Peale, Dr. A. C, investigations by 67,73,74 



Perry, N. W., mineralogist 75 



Peters, Dr. C. H. F., observed comet 29 



Photography of Hayden Survey 75 



Physical subjects, correspondence relative to 31 



Pickering, Prof. Edward C 429,433 



Planets discovered , 29 



Plaster casts of reptiles, &c 49 



Poey, Prof. F 50,54 



Porter, Dr., U. S. A 53 



collection of fishes 50 



Porter, President Noah, acts of, as Regent 134, 135, 137, 139, 140 



apponted Regent 125 



Portrait of Henry James Dickinson C3 



Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland 63 



Professor Henry 56 



Powell, Prof. J. W., account of survey of 79 



Powel, Samuel, collection of fishes 50 



Proceedings, journal of, of the Board of Regents 133 



Publications, account of 12 



Annual Reports 13, 23 



Botanical Index 18 



Bulletins of the National Museum « 20 



Circular on craw-fishes - 15 



Circular relative to American archaeology 15 



Circular relative to living reptiles 15 



Contributions to Knowledge 12, 13 



Dall, W. H., memoir by 14 



Elliot, D. G., memoir by 14 



expenses of 128 



Habel, D. S., memoir by 14 



Rhees, William J., history of the Institution, by 19 



Osten-Sacken, list of diptera 16, 17 



Publications, list of foreign correspondents 16 



lucernaria, by Prof, flenry J. Clark 13 



continued by Prof. A. E. Verrill 13 



