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iX?DEX . 



Meteorology — continued. 

 ■Weather Forecast, Principle 'of N.Z. (R. A. 

 1 Edwin), 12, 40. 



Weather Prognostic. A Wellington (H. Schaw), 

 ^i 28, 71. 



Wind in N.Z., Gyration of, with its Character- 

 istics in the various Quarters (W. S. Hamil- 

 ton), 3, 303. 

 (Meteorological Statistics and Notes are given 

 in Appendices to Vols. 1-33, since when they 

 have been published in the N.Z. Gazette.) 

 Ocean, The Currents, Temperature, and Saltness 



of the (W. B. Bray), 3, 322. 

 Optical Elusion, An (G. W. Tiffen), 33, 434. 

 Radiant Phenomenon, Of a : "In hoc signo 

 vinces " (W. Colenso), 32, 305. 



Rainbows caused by Reflection in Still Water, 

 and on Ellipticallv Generated Rainbows (H. 

 Schaw), 25, 450. 



Rainbows, Further Note on (T. B. Harding). 

 26, 481. 



Rainbows. Observations on (R. C. Harding), 25, 

 448. 



Reflection of Light, Some Peculiar Cases of the 

 (H. Schaw), 27, 535. 



Surface Features of the Earth and Local Varia- 

 tions in the Force of Gravitv (T. Wakelin), 

 15, 463. 



Triple Bows, Remarkable Appearance of Two, 

 seen at Invercargill (H. Schaw), 28, 545. 



-X-ravs, Refraction and Reflection of (W. P. 

 Evans), 27, 573. 



ZOOLOGY. 



[The groups of animals are given in approximately the*same order as in the " Index Faunae Xovse Zealandlse " 



MAMMALIA. 



Bats — 



Bat in N.Z., Existence of a Large (A. Stock), 



8, 180. 

 Bats, N.Z. (F. J. Knox), 4, 18G. 

 Bats of N.Z. (F. W. Hutton), 4, 184. 

 Bats of N.Z. (W. L. BuUer), 25, 50. 

 Bats of N.Z. (T. F. Cheeseman), 26, 218. 



Deer — 



Effect of Deer on the N.Z. Bush : a Plea for 

 Protection of Forest Reserves (P. Walsh), 

 25, 435. 



Red Deer and their Wavs (J. W. Fortescue), 

 20, 450. 



Dog- 

 Ancient Maori Dog (F. W. Hutton), 30, 151. 

 Dog of the New-Zealanders : Historical Notes 



(W. Colenso), 10, 135. 

 Native Dog of N.Z. (T. White), 24, 540. 

 " Native Dog of N.Z." : Observations on Mr. 



T. White's Paper (W. Colenso), 25, 495. 

 Remains of a Dog found near White Cliffs, 



Taranaki (J. Hector), 9, 243. 

 Te Kuri Maori (the Dog of N.Z.) : a Reply to 



W. Colenso (T. White), 26, 585. 

 Wild Dog, Note on the (W. D. Murison), 10, 



322. 

 Wild Dogs of N.Z. (T. White), 22, 327. 



Elephant, Evolution of the (W. B. Benham), 



39, 547. 

 Pig, Wild {Sus scrofa). Duplication of Tusks m 



(A. Hamilton), 11, 535. 

 Polecat, Ferret, Mongoose, Stoat, and Weasel, 



Habits of (A. Reischek), 18, 110. 

 Polecat : Proposed Introduction into N.Z. (W. L. 



Buller), 9, 634. 

 Rabbit-disease in the Wairarapa (C. Phillips), 



21, 429 ; 22, 308. 

 Rabbits, Weasels, and Sparrows (T. White), 23, 



201. 



Rat- 

 Arboreal Nests of Bush-rat (J/((.« mamium) 



(R. I. Kingsley), 27, 238. 

 Black Rat : Note accompanving Specimens 



(T. White), 11, 343. 

 Bush-rat. N.Z. (3Iiis maorium). Habits of the 



(J. Rutland), 22, 300. 

 Kiore, the Indigenous Rat 'of N.Z. (F. J. 



Knox), 4, 362. 

 Maori Rat (F. W. Hutton), 9, 348 ; 10, 288. 

 Mvs maorium. Note on ; with Exhibition of 



Specimen (W. L. Buller), 25, 49. 

 Mus ruttiis, Description of Specimen of (F. W. 



Hutton), 4, 183. 

 Notes on Rats (A.. Reischek), 20, 125. 

 N.Z. Rat (W. L. Buller), 3, 1. 

 Plague of Rats in Nelson and Marlborough 



(J. T. Meeson), 17, 199. 

 Rat {3Ius maorium) that invaded Picton in 



March, 1884 (F. W. Hutton), 20, 43. 

 1 Rats and Mice (T. White), 23, 194. 

 I Rats, and their Nesting in Small Branches of 



Trees (T. White), 30^ 303. 

 Rats of N.Z. (T. .White), 27, 240. 

 I Supposed Native Rat, observed at Whangarei 

 I (Josiah JIartin), 3, Proc. 88. 



' Seals — 



Fur-seal of N.Z. (J. Hector), 4, 196. 



Fur-seal of N.Z. (J. S. Webb), 4, 199. 



List of Seals. Whales, and Dolphins of N.Z. 

 (J. E. Gray), 6, 87. 



Sea-bear caught oft' Sumner, Points in the 

 Ajiatoni}' of a ; with Notes on the N.Z. 

 Eared Seals (H. 0. Forbes), 24, 198. 



Seals as Navigators (R. Henry), 33, 439. 



Seals of the Genus .Stenorhyncus captured on 

 East Coast of Otago (J. S. Webb), 2, 28. 



Small-nailed Seal {Stenorhi/ncus leptonyx), Pro- 

 bably New Variety of (C. Eraser), 2, 33. 



Southern Seals (.1. Hector). 25, 255. 



