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CONTENTS. 



TRANSACTIONS. 



I. — Miscellaneous. 



PAGES 



Art. II. Transpacific Longitudes. By Dr. Otto Klotz . . 49-70 



XLI. The Comparison of the Oceanic Languages. By 



Rev. C. E. Fox .. .. .. .". 464-475 



XV. Maori Numeration : Some Account of the Single, 

 Binary, and Semi-vigesimal Systems of Numera- 

 tion formerly employed by the Maori. By Elsdon 

 Best . . . . . . . . . . 150-180 



XXXIX. Notes on certain Maori Carved Burial-chests in the 



Auckland Museum. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. 451-456 

 XXIX. On Isogonal Transformations : Part L By E. Hogg 305-312 



II. — Zoology. 



III. Notes on the Flesh-eating Pro])ensity of the Kea. 



By Piofessor B. Benham. F.R.S. . . . . 71-89 



XXVIII. Notes on the Natural History of the Kea, with Special 

 Reference to its Reputed Sheep - killing Pro- 

 pensities. Bv G. R. Marriner .. .. 271-304 



XXV. On Introduced Birds. By J. Drummond . . 227-2.52 



XLV. Dates on which Introduced Birds have been liberated, 

 or have appeared, in different Districts of New 

 Zealand. By J. Drummond. . . . . . 503-508 



XII. On the Occiu'rence in New Zealand of Platalea regia, 



Gould. By T. Iredale . . . . . . 137 



XIV. On the Presence of another Australian Frog in New 



Zealand. By G. R. Marriner . .'" .. 144-149 



XLIII. ObservatioQs on New Zealand Fishes, made at the 



Portobello Marine Fish-hatchery . . . . 477-496 



VII. Notes and Descriptions of Lepiropt,'ra. By E. 



Meyrick .. .. .. .. .. 106-121 



XIX. Notes on the Entomologv of the Routeburn Valley. 



By G. V. Hudson . ." .. .. .. 197-205 



XXI. Notes on Protective Resemblance in New Zealand 



Moths .. .. .. .. .. 212-219 



X^nil. Recent Observations respecting the Origin of the 



Vegetable Caterpillar. By G. V. Hudson .. 195-196 



XXVII. Notes on, and Additions to, the New Zealand Mol- 



luscan Fauna. By H. Suter . . . . 265-270 



XXA^. Results of Dredging in Hauraki Gulf ; with Descrip- 

 tions of Seven New Species. By H. Suter . . 252-264 

 X. Note on the Bipolarity of Littoral Marine Faunas. 



By H. Farquhar .. .. .. ..131-135 



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