Cherry-laurel, Spots on the, 245 
Chester Society of Natural Science, 51 
heyreul (M.), Albert Gold Medal of Society of Arts awarded 
to him, 110 
** Childhood of the World,” by Edw. Clodd, 99 
shina, Meteorology in, 389 : 
Chisholm (H. W.). International Metric Commission, 403 ; 
_ Weighing and Measuring, and Standards of Weights ana 
_ Measures, 268, 307, 327, 367, 386, 489, 552 
Chlorine and Hydrogen, Explosion of, 363 
“Chlorophyll Colouring Matters,” by Dr. Kraus, 202, 224 
Cholera, Nature of (Br. A.), 479 
_ Chronometer Tests, 150 
| Chronometers, Determining the Rates of, 394 
**Chronos: Mother Earth’s Biography,” by Dr. Wood, 259 
Cincinnati ; Acclimatisation Society, 315 ; Observatory, 54 
Cinchona Culture, 555 
_ Cirripedes, Males and Complemental Males of, 431 
City Companies and Technical Education, 293, 314, 514 
Civil Engineers, Institution of, 39, 59, 75, 115 
Clarke (Hyde), Natural History Collections in East India Mu- 
-seum, 5; Rock Inscriptions of Brazil, 46; Egyptian Colony 
| _ and Language in the Caucasus, 79 
Clerk-Maxwell (Prof. J., F.R.S.), Approach caused by Velocity, 
_ 25; Kinetic Theory of Gases, 85; Loschmidt’s Experiments 
' on Diffusion, 298; Molecules (Br. A.) 437; Temperature of 
a Gaseous Column subjected to Gravity, 527; Molecules in 
Motion, 537 
_ Clifford (Prof. W. K.), Riemann’s Hypotheses of Geometry, 
14, 36 
- Clifton (Prof. H. B.), Oxford Science Fellowships, 528, 549 
_ Clodd (Edwd.), ‘‘ Childhood of the World,” 99 
Clouds, Cirrus and Cirronus, 126 
Coal : Coal and Coal Plants (Br. A.), 446; Rev. J. R. Leifchild 
on, 372; Consumption of, 492; Prizes for Economy in the Use 
of, 371; Explorations in Leicestershire, 334; in Peru, 192 ; 
Coal Gas, Process for Purifying (Br. A.), 475 
Comage, International, proposed, 229 
on the South Kensington Museum, 534 
College of Practical Science endowed by Sir Josiah Mason, 93 
**Collembola, Monograph of the,” by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., 
M.P., 482 
_ Colmar (Thomas de), The Arithmometer, 325 
Colour : of the Emerald and Beryl, 254, 263, 284; its Variation 
_ _ in Fish, 25, 46, ror ; of Lightning, 383 
Colour Blindness, 375 
Colours, Mechanical Combination of, 262 
Comets : Biela’s, Tempel’s, Brorsen’s, and Faye’s, 4, 153, 371, 389 
Comets, New, 371 
“Comparative Anatomy, Student’s Manual of,” by G. H. Mor- 
rell, M.A., 4 ’ : 
“Comparative Anatomy of Domesticated Animals,” by A. 
Chauveau, 158 
Comte on the Survival of the Fittest, 283 
Condensation of Air and Steam on Cold Surfaces, 134 
_ Condensed Milk, 97 
Cook (Capt.), Treatment of his Remains in Hawaii, 211 
Coolie Labour, 58 
_ Cope (Prof. E. D.), Geology of Wyoming, 19, 20, 34, 93, 116, 
156, 390; the Wyandotte Cave, 229 
Copenhagen, Scandinavian Scientific Congress, 333 
Coral dredged by the Challenger, 29 
Coral Sand in Bermudas, in process of Formation, 267 
Cordeaux (John), ‘‘ Birds of the Humber District,” 100 
Cordoba, Argentine Republic, Observatory at, 111, 252 
Corfield (Prof. W. H., M.D.), Typhoid Epidemic in London, 
343 ; Sanitary Progress, 517 
Coronal’Atmosphere of the Sun, 127, 149 
Cornu (Alfred), Experiments on Velocity of Light, 184 
Cornu (Maxime), A French Physical Society, 73 
Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 55 
Coste (M.), Obituary Notice of, 436 
Cotton Cultivation in Egypt, 194 
Coues (Elliot, M.D.), ‘* Key to North American Birds,” 21 
Cox (Prof. E. T.), his Survey of Indiana, 228 = 
Cox (Serjt. ), ‘‘ Whatam I? The Mechanism of Man,” 179 
Crabtree, his Correspondence with Horrox, 117, 137 
Cranes at the Zoological Gardens, 383 
Cole (Henry, C.B.), his Retirement, 209 ; Testimonial to, 357; | 
Cookery : at South Kensington, 178, 371 Training School for, 293 | 
INDEX 
Cromlechs and Dolmen-mounds, 202, 344 
Croonian Lecture, by B. W. Richardson, M.D., F.R.S., 132 
Crum-Brown (Prof.), Sulphide of Methyl and Bromacetic Acid 
(Br. A.), 475 : 
Crustaceans, Blind, 51, 112 
Crystal Palace: (See Aquarium) ; School of Engineering, 294 
Cuba Observatory, 294 
Cuckoo, Mode of depositing her Eggs, 182 
Cyclones, Prof. T. B. Maury on, 124, 137; Capt. Maury and 
J. J. Murphy on, 182 ; and Sand-storms, 405 ; Rainfall and 
Sun-spots (Br. A.), 495 
Daisy, Abnormal, 303 
D’Albertis (Sig. L. M.), New Bird of Paradise, 151, 305; 
Travels in New Guinea, 501 
Danube, Delta of the, 115 
Darien, Isthmus of, proposed Ship-canal, 172 
Darwin (C., F.R.S.), Habits of Ants, 244 ; Males and Comple- 
mental Males of Cirripedes, 431 ; Variations of Organs, 505 
Darwin (George), Moving in a Circle, 6; Variations of Organs, 
505 
‘Darwinian Theory and Migration of Organisms,” by Moritz 
Wagner, 180 
Darwinism, F. H. Balkwill on, 252, 395 
Dawkins (W. B.), Report on the Settle Cave (Br. A.), 476, 549 
Dawson (Dr.), Evolution Theory, 392 
Dawson (George, M.A.), ‘‘ Manual of Photography,” $2 
Dawson (Principal J. W., F.R.S.), A Modern Sternbergia, 53 
Decimal Point in Arithmetic, its Introduction (Br. A.), 515 
| Deep-sea Researches, New York ship JZercusy, 13 ; in Gulf of 
St. Lawrence, 112; Forms of Animal Life, 180; Soundings 
and Thermometers, 266, 529. (See Challenger) 
Deidamia leptodactyla, new Crustacean, 51, 485 
De La Rue (Dr. Warren, F.R.S.), on Sun-spots, 234, 292 
Demagnetisation of Needles, 102 . 
Detonation, Rapidity of, 534 
Deutsch (Emanuel), Death of, 74 
Development Theory in Germany, 37 
Devon and Exeter Schools of Science, 153 
| Dewar (J.), Physiological Action of Light, 204 © 
| Diana, Arctic Voyage of the, 472 
Dick (Capt. St. John), ‘* Flies and Fly Fishing,” 220 
Dietz (E.), ‘‘ Chemical Analysis and Assaying,’’ 180 
Diffusion, Experiments on, 298 
“* Dissection, Guide to,” by G. H. Morrell, 4 
Diverticulum of Small Intestines, as a Rudimentary Structure 
(Br. A.), 540 
Dogs, Perception and Instinct in, 6, 65, 67, 284, 302; Dogs 
reared by Cats, 78 
Dohrn (Dr.), Zoological Station at Naples, 34, 81, 454, 491 
Dollinger (Dr.), President of Bavarian Academy of Science, 75 
Dolmens, W. C. Borlase on, 202 ; Mounds and Cromlechs, 344 
** Domesticated Animals, Comparative Anatomy of,” 158 
Donati (Prof. G. B.), Obituary Notices of, 436, 556 
Dor (Prof.), Colour Blindness, 375 
Dragon-flies of California, 19 
| Draper (Dr. J. C.), Evolution of Structure in Seedling Plants, 
252 
373 
Drayson (Lieut.-Col. R.A.), ‘* The Last Glacial Epoch,” 301 
Dredging in Lake Toronto, 193 ; on the Devonshire Coast, 469. 
(See Deep-sea Res2arches) 
Dresser (H. E., F.ZS.), “ Birds of Europe,” 380 
Drosera, Movements of Glands of (Br. A.), 479 
Druitt (Dr.), Testimonial to, 151 
Dublin, Trinity College, 191 ; Royal College of Science, 230, 436 
Durham University, 514 
Dust Whirlwind, 126 
Dyer (Prof. Thiselton), ‘‘ Aspects of Vegetation,” 13 ; Fungi, 
59; Spots on the Cherry-laure', 245 ; Biological Fellowship 
at Magdalen College, 464, 513 
Dynamometers (Br. A.), 497 
Eagle’s Eggs, 19 
Earley (Wm.), Habits of Wild Rabbits, 77 
Earthquakes : Dumfries, 5; Rangoon, Peshawur, Lahore, Al- 
bania, Doncaster, 13; Assam, 95; Attock, 112; Chili, India, 
Italy, 191 ; Bagdad, Italy, Buffalo, 210; Italy, 231 ; South-. 
port, Chile, 253 ; Jamaica, 294; Valparaiso, 314 ; Samoan 
Islands, 325 ; Nottingham, 370; Scotland (Br. A.), 476 
Eastbourne Natural History Society, 371 ri 
