504 INDEX. 



Page. 

 Kesolutions of the Board of Regents : 



thanks to transportation companies for favors 112 



instructing Executive committee to act in regard to the Washington 



canal 113 



directing a memorial to Congress asking appropriations 113 



approving action of Chancellor and Secretary as to memorial 115 



accepting annual report of the Secretary 115 



annual report to be transmitted to Congress 115 



referring subject of compensation of officers to the Executive committee. 115 



Eeswell. Remarkable discharge of lightning at 313 



Ridgway, Robert. Explorations 45 



Riotte, C. N. Collections by 49 



Rochester University. Explorations 49 



Eojas, D. Aristides, on marit'me disasters of the Antilles 463 



Ross, B. R. Explorations 44 



Rothrock, Dr. J. T. Flora of Alaska 433 



Plants 52 



Royal Danish Society. Prize questions 481 



Royal Institution of Great Britain. History of, by E. Mailly 203 



Royal Society of Loudon. Classified index of scientific papers 58 



Memoir of Prof. Bache 63 



Rules of distribution of publication 23 



of reports 24 



Rumford, Count. Memoir of 203 



Rush, Hon. Richard. Smithson fund procured by 14 



Russia. Observatories in 370 



Rye Beach, New Hampshire. Approach of sea on land at 125 



Salaries. Subject of, referred to Executive committee 115 



Salazar, Governor. Explorations 48 



Salt island in Gulf of Mexico. Exploration of 46 



Salviu, Osbert. Collections by 49 



San Jose, University of Costa Rica. Letter from 126 



Sartorius, Dr. Explorations 48 



Sauter, Edw. Acknowledgment to CO 



Sea. Approach of on land 125 



Secretary, salary of. Increase proposed 115 



Schaeffer, Prof. G. C. Acknowledgment to 55 



Schlagintwait. Collection of ethnographic heads 121 



School architecture. Report on 24 



School-books presented by pirblishers to Prof. Laboulaye 41 



Schott, Arthur. Collections by 48 



Schott, C.A. Meteorological investigations 23,28,54 



Science. Distinctions of 14 



Sclater, Dr. P. L. Birds 52 



Scudder, S. H. Orthoptera 52 



Shell banks. See man and mammoth 335, 348 



Shell heaps. Collections from 35 



Shells of North America. W. G. Binney 22 



Shippen, Edw. School architecture 24 



Sibbiston, Jas. Explorations , 44 



Sigel, Di'. W. H. Sparrows from 51 



Simson, Robert. Account of meteorite 472 



Skulls. Description of 407,412 



Smart, Captain Chas. Notes on Tonto Apaches 417 



Smithson. Bequest of and present condition 98 



