dium, 1801—1877. p. 133— 145. — Lawrence: Descriptions 

 of seven new species of birds from tlie Island of St. Vincent, 

 West Indics. p. U6— 1.52. - Bolton: Behavior of natural 

 sulpbides with iodine and other reagents. p. 153 — 160. — 

 Lawrence: Descriptions of supposed new species of birds 

 from tbe Islands of Grenada and Dominica, West Indies. 

 p. 160-163. — Mott: Testing tbe value of guus by firing 

 linder water. p. 164 — 177. — Cooke: The fungi of Texas, 

 p. 177-187. — Newberry: Descriptions of new palaeo- 

 zoic fisbes. p. 188-192. — Leeds: Ozone and tbe atmo- 

 spbere. p. 193—219. — Russell: Tbe pbysical bistory of 

 tbe trias of New Jersey and tbe Connecticut Valley, p. 220 

 — 254. — Lawrence: Description of a new species of 

 bird of tbe genus Cbaetura. p. 255 — 256. 



Essex Institute in Salem. Bulletin. Vol. 10. 



1878. Nr. 1—12. Salem 1879. 8». 



XJ. S. Geological and Geographica! Survey of 

 the Territories in Washington. Bulletin. Vol. V, 

 Nr. 1. W^ashington 1879. 8° — Riley and Monell: 

 Notes on the Aphididae of tbe United States with descrip- 

 tions of species occurring west of tbe Mississippi, p. 1 — 32. 



— Cope: Tbe relations of tbe horizons of extinct verte- 

 brata of Europe and North America, p. 33 — 54. — id.: 

 Observations on tbe faunae of tbe miocene tertiaries of 

 Oregon, p. 55 — 70. — Mc Chesney: Notes on the birds 

 of Fort SissetoD, Dakota territory, p. 71 — 104. — White: 

 Paleontological papers Nr. 9: Fossils of tbe Jura-Trias of 

 Southeastern Idaho, p. 105 — 118; Nr. 10: Conditions of 

 lireservation of invertebrate fossils. p. 133 — 142. — Peale: 

 Jura-Trias section of southeastern Idaho and western 

 Wyoming, p. 119—124. — Holmes: Fossil forests of tbe 

 volcanic tertiary formations of the yellowstone national 

 park. p. 125 — 132. — White and Nicholson: Supple- 

 ment to tbe bibliography of North American invertebrate 

 paleontology. p. 143 — 152. 



— Catalogue of the publications. Washington 



1879. 8». 



American philosoph. Society at Philadelphia. 

 Piocecdings. Vol. XVIII. Nr. 103 (January to June 

 1879) Philadelphia 1879. 8". — Derby: The geology 

 of tbe Lower Amazonas, p. 155 — 177. — Shaefer: Visi- 

 bility of Stars in daylight fi'om a 1,600 foot shaft. p. 179 



— 180. — Chase: Solar records. p. 224—232. — Kirk- 

 wood: On meteoric flreballs seen in the United States 

 during the year enduig March 31, 1879. p. 239—250. — 

 Derby: On tbe diamantiferous region of Paraud, Brazil. 

 p. 251—258. 



American medieal Association at Washington. 



Trausactious. Vol. XXIX. Philadelphia 1878. 8». 



American Assoc. for the advancement of Science. 



Proceedings. 27"' meeting held at St. Louis. August 

 1878. Salem 1879. 8". — Thurstou: Friction and 

 its laws, as determined by recent experimeuts. p. 61 — 70. 



— Michelson: Experimental determination of the velocity 

 of light. p. 71 — 76. — Baker: An improved method of 

 ringuig a bell in an exhausted receiver. p. 82 — 83. — 

 Osborne: On the construction of a sensitive wind-vane. 

 p. 84-89. — id.: Wind-vane rotations. p. 90—96. — id: 

 On the importance of meteorological observations in vertical 

 section of the atmosphere, with the Suggestion of means 

 fortheir systematic accompUshment. p. 97 — 102. — Edison: 

 On the use of the Tasimeter for measuring the heat of the 

 Stars and of tbe sun's. Corona, p. 109 — 111. — id.: The 

 sonorous voltameter. p. 112-113. — Barker: On the 

 results of tbe spectroscopic Observation of tbe solar eclipse 

 of July 29. 1878 p. 113- 117. — id.: On a new method 

 of measuring the pitch of a timing fork. p. 118—120. — 

 Van derWeyde: Ona modified form of telepbone, in- 

 tended to be used as a sensitive electroscope for the de- 

 tection of feeble currents. p. 121—122. — Walling: The 

 relation of adhesion to horizontal pressure in mountain 

 dynamics. p. 179 — 189. — id.; Some indications of recent 



Leop. XVI. 



sensitiveness to unequal pressure in the earth's crust. p. 190 

 — 197. — Mc. Gee; On tbe complete series of superficial for- 

 mations in Northeastern Jowa. p. 198—230. — Todd; Richt- 

 hofens theory of the Loess, in the light of the deposits of 

 the Missouri, p. 231— 238. — Whittlesey; Ancient glacial 

 actiou, Kelly's Island, lake Erie. p. 239—245. — Smith: 

 Tbe Iron Ores of Alabama, with special reference to their 

 geological relations. p. 246 — 257. — Arthur; On some 

 characteristics of the Vegetation of Jowa. p. 258—262. — 

 Whitman; Cbanges preliminary to cleavage in the egg of 

 clepsine. p. 263-270. — Riley: The pbilosophy of the 

 movemeuts of the Rocky Mountain locust. p. 271 -276. — 

 id.: A new source of wealth to tbe United States, p. 277 

 — 283. — id.; Notes on the life-history of the bUster- 

 beetles and on the structure and development of Hornia. 

 p. 284 — 285. — id.; On tbe larval characteristics of Cory- 

 dalus and Chauliodes and on tbe development of Corydalus 

 cornutus. p. 285 -287, — id.: Biological notes on tbe gall- 

 making Pemphiginae. p. 288 — 289. — Perkins: On the 

 osteology of Sciupterus volucella, Geoff. p 289—295. — 

 Forbes; Notes on tbe development of Amia. p 296—297. 

 — Belt; Note on the discovery of a human skull in the 

 drift uear Denver. Colorado, p. 298—299. — Morgan: 

 Description of a cliff-bouse on the Mancos river of Colorado, 

 with a ground plan. p. 300—306. — Oebler: Description 

 of two stoue cists, discovered near Highland, in Madison 

 Co. Illinois, p. 307-308. — Gillman; Remarkable burial 

 custom from a mound in Florida, the cranium utilized as 

 a cinerary iirn. p. 309 - 311. — Perkins: General remarks 

 upou the archaeology of Vermont, p. 312-314. — Ban- 

 d eller: On tbe sources for aboriginal bistory of Spanish 

 America p. 815 — 337. 



American Association of Arts and Sciences in 

 Boston. Proceedings. Vol. XIV. Boston 1879. 8". — 

 Agassiz; On the young stages of bony fishes. p. 1 — 2ö. — 

 INI i 11s: Experiments upon piezometers used in hydrauUc in- 

 vestigations. p. 26— 53. — Jackson and Fiel d: Researches 

 on tbe substituted benzyl Compounds, p. 54—64. — Agas- 

 siz; The development of Lepidosteus. p. 65—76. — Dol- 

 bear; Researches in telepbony. p. 77-91. — Langley; 

 On certain remarkable groups in the lower spectrum. 

 p. 92—105. — id; On the temperature of tbe sun. p. 106 

 — 113. — Trowbridge and Hill: On the heat produced 

 by the rapid magnetisation and demagnetisation of the 

 magnetic metals. p. 114—121. — Trowbridge; Methods 

 of measuring electric currents of great strengtb; togetber 

 with a comparison of the Wilde, the Gramme and the 

 Siemen's machiues. p. 122 — 132. — Lesquereux and 

 James; Descriptions of some new species of North Ameri- 

 can mosses p. 133 — 141. — Jacques: Distributions of 

 heat in tbe spectra of various sources of radiation. p. 142 

 — 163. — Morley; On tbe limits of accuracy in measure- 

 ments with the microscope. p. 164—167. — Rogers; On 

 tbe limits of accuracy in measurements with tbe telescope 

 and the microscope. p. 168 — 189. — Agassiz; Preliminary 

 report on the Ecbini of the exploring expedition of H. M. 

 S. ..Cballenger". p. 190 — 212. — Watson; Contributious 

 to American botauy. p. 213—287. — Dolbear: A new 

 receiving telepbone. p. 288—303. — Jackson and White: 

 Researches on the substituted benzyl Compounds, p. 306 

 —320. 



Stevenson, J. J. : Second geological Survey of 

 Pennsylvania 1876 : Rejjort of progress in the Fayette 

 and Westmoreland district of the bituminous coal- 

 fields of Western Pennsylvania. Part 1. (1. Taf."). 

 Harrisburg 1877. 8". — On the surface geology of 

 Southwest Pennsylvania and adjoining portions of Mary- 

 land and West Virginia. Sep. Abz. 



Boston Society of Natural History. Proceedings. 

 Vol. XIX, Part UI, IV. Boston 1878. 8». Vol. XX, 

 Part I. Boston 1879. 8". 



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