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INDEX. 



America, North, the eozoic rocks of, by 

 Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, 727 



, , and the eastern side of the 



Atlantic, the former connection be- 

 tween, Prof. W. Boyd Dawkins on, 812. 



American Jurassic mammals, Prof. 0. C. 

 Marsh on, 734. 



American origins, notes on researches as 

 to, by Hyde Clarke, 922. 



American permanent way, J. M. Wilson 

 on, 693. 



American trotter, the production and pro- 

 pagation of the, and classification of 

 the spermatozoa and ova, Dr. W. 

 McMonagh on, 785. 



Amiurus, the function of the air-bladder 

 and its relation to the auditory organ 

 in, Prof. E. E. Wright on, 778. 



Amiurus (siluridas), sensory nerve-sacs in 

 the skin of, Prof. E. E. Wright on, 777. 



Ainmen (Eear-Adm. D.), recent improve- 

 ments in apparatus and methods for 

 sounding ocean depths, 629. 



'Analysis situs' of threedimensional 

 spaces, Prof. W. Dyck on the, 048. 



Anatomical variations, Prof. Shepherd 

 on, 779. 



Animals and plants of India, the, which 

 are mentioned by the early Greek 

 authors, V. Ball on the identity of, 762. 



♦Anthracite burning locomotive of 

 America, the, by J. D. Barnett, 890. 



Anthropological discoveries in Canada, 

 by C. A. Hirschfelder, 915. 



Anthropological Section, Address by Dr. 

 E. B. Tylor to the, 899. 



Anthropometric Committee, report of the 

 Committee for defraying the expenses 

 of completing the preparation of the 

 final report of the, 279 ; observations 

 on eyesight, by Mr. C. Eoberts, ib. : a 

 scale of physical proportions for life 

 insurance and recruiting, by Mr. C. 

 Eoberts, 282. 



'Apatitbringer,' the Norwegian, the oc- 

 currence of, in Canada, F, D. Adams 

 on, 717. 



Apatite deposits of the province of Que- 

 bec, G. C. Brown on the, 716. 



•Aquatic breathing, remarks on the pro- 

 blem of, by Prof. McKendrick, 783. 



♦Arboriculture, scientific and practical, 

 the application of, in Canada, Prof. 

 Brown on, 855. 



Archsean rocks of Great Britain, Prof. T. 

 G. Bonney on the, 529. 



Archibald (Prof. E. D.), an account of 

 eome preliminary experiments with 

 Biram's anemometers attached to kite- 

 wires, 639 ; *on the recent sun-glows 

 aad halo in connection with the erup- 

 tion of Krakatoa, 641. 



Arctic experiences at Point Barrow, by 

 Lieut. P. H. Eay, 808. 



Armstrong (Prof. H. E.) on chemical 

 nomenclature, 39 ; on isomeric naph- 

 thalene derivatives, 74. 



♦Articulations, some doubtful or inter- 

 mediate, H. Hale on, 918. 



Aspinall (J. A. F.) and A. McDonnell on 

 English locomotive engineering, 890. 



Assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by 

 plants, Prof. W. O. Atwater on the, 685. 



Aston (T.) on patent legislation, 293. 



♦Astronomical refraction, Newton's theory 

 of, Prof. J. C. Adams on, 645. 



Atchison (A. T.) on patent legislation, 

 293. 



Atkinson (E.), What makes the rate of 

 wages ? 824. 



Atwater (Prof. W. O.) on the assimilation 

 of atmospheric nitrogen by plants, 685. 



♦Australia, W. H. Caldwell on the pro- 

 gress of his investigations in, 768. 



, Central, Charles Winnecke's explo- 

 rations in, J. S. O'Hallorau on, with 

 notes on the emplo}'ment of camels, 

 812. 



Automatic sounder, an, by J. Dillon, 807. 



Automatic sprinklers for fire extinction, 

 by C. J. H. Woodbury, 894. 



Ayrton (Prof.) on standards for use in 

 electrical measurements, 29. 



Bacteria on the surface of coins, note on 

 the occurrence of, by Prof. L. Elsberg, 

 766. 



Bailey (L. W.) on the Acadian basin in 

 American geology, 717. 



♦Baily's experiments on the mean density 

 of the earth, some irregularities de- 

 pending on ternrjerature in, Prof. W. M. 

 Hicks on, 632. 



♦Baker (B.), the Forth bridge, 884. 



Ball (Prof. E. S.) # on a model of the 

 cylindroid, showing the nodal line, 

 646 ; # on a systematic research for 

 stars with a measurable annual paral- 

 lax, and its results, 654. 



Ball (V.) on the mode of occurrence of 

 precious stones and metals in India, 

 731 ; on the identity of the animals and 

 plants of India which are mentioned 

 by the early Greek authors, 762. 



♦Banking system of Canada, the, by H. J. 

 Hague, 868. 



Barlow (W. H.) on the best means for 

 facilitating the adoption of the metric 

 system of weights and measures in 

 Great Britain, 27; on patent legisla- 

 tion, 293. 



♦Barnett (J. D.), the anthracite burning 

 locomotive of America, 890. 



Barrington (E. M.) on the migration of 

 birds, 266. 



♦Bartlett (J. H.) on heating buildings by 

 steam from a central source, 891. 



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