1246 
Macnetic field, the earth’s, the measure- 
ment of the intensity of the horizontal 
component of, T. Gray on, 898. 
Maonetic observations, report of the 
Committee for considering the best 
means of comparing and reducing, 65. 
Magnetic survey of Scotland, the third, 
Prof. T. E. Thorpe and A. W. Riicker 
on, 926. ' 
*Malanids, the coloration of the anterior 
segments in the, Prof. A. Harker on, 
1098. 
Malvern, queen of inland health resorts, 
Prof, C. P. Smyth on, 922. 
Man, the chimpanzee and, some important 
points of comparison between, by Prof. 
D. J. Cunningham, 1226. 
Man (E. H.), a brief account of the 
Nicobar Indians, with special reference 
to the inland tribe of Great Nicobar, 
1228. 
Mance’s method for eliminating the 
effects of polarisation, to determine 
the resistance of the human body, Dr. 
W. H. Stone on, 900. ‘ 
Marcoartu (Don A. de), the diminution 
of casualties at sea, 1201. 
Marine biological station at Granton, 
Scotland, report on the establishment 
of a, 474. 
Marine biological stations on the coast of 
the United Kingdom, report of the 
Committee for promoting the establish- 
ment of, 480. 
Marine life, the various forms of, on the 
coasts and rivers of North America, 
report on the aid given by the Dominion 
Government and the Government of 
the United States to the investigation 
of, 479. 
Marsh (Prof. 0. C.), *discovery of Anurous 
amphibia in the Jurassic deposits of 
America, 1033; on the size of the 
brain in extinct animals, 1065. 
Marshall (Prof.) on the investigation of 
certain physical constants of solution, 
especially the expansion of saline solu- 
tions, 261. ; 
Marshall (Prof. A. M.) on the occupation 
of a table at the zoological station at 
Naples, 466. . f 
Marten (E. B.) on the circulation of 
underground waters, 380. _ . 
Martin (Dr. 8.) on plant digestion, especi- 
ally as occurring in Carica papaya, 
1078. : 
Maskelyne (Prof. N. 8S.) on the teaching 
of science in elementary schools, 692. 
Masson (Dr. Orme) on sulphine salts de- 
rived from ethylene sulphide, 974. 
Mathematical and Physical Section, Ad- 
dress by Prof. G. Chrystal to the, 889. 
Measurement of the movements of the 
ground, Prof. J. A. Ewing on the, with 
INDEX. 
reference to proposed earthquake ob- 
servations on Ben Nevis, 920. 
Mechanical Section, Address by B. Baker 
to the, 1182. 
Meldola (Prof.) on the work of the Cor- 
responding Societies Committee, 708. 
Meldrum (C.), a tabular statement of the 
dates at which, and the localities where, 
pumice or volcanic dust was seen in 
the Indian Ocean in 1883-84, 773; 
*daily synoptic charts of the Indian 
Ocean, 917; on a supposed periodicity 
of the eyclones of the Indian Ocean 
south of the equator, 925. 
Melvin (J.), the parallel roads of Loch- 
aber, 1035. 
Mentone, a new cave man of, by T. 
Wilson, 1218. 
Mercury contact commutator of constant 
resistance, a form of, for use in adjust- 
ing resistance coils by Wheatstone’s 
bridge, and for other purposes, Prof. 
J. VY. Jones on, 907. 
Meteoric dust, fifth report on the prac- 
ticability of collecting and identifying, 
and on the question of undertaking 
regular observations in various locali- 
ties, 34. 
Meteorites, the average density of, com- 
pared with that of the earth, Rev. E. 
Hill on, 1031. 
Meteorological observations on Ben Nevis, 
report of the Committee for co-operat- 
ing with the Scottish Meteorological 
Society in making, 90. 
Meteorological observatory, second report 
of the Committee for co-operating with 
Mr. E. J. Lowe in his project of estab- 
lishing a, near Chepstow on a perma- 
nent and scientific basis, 64. 
Meteorology of Ben Nevis, A. Buchan on 
the, 917. 
Michie (Rev. J. G.), traces of early human 
habitations on Deeside and vicinity, 
1232. 
Micro-organisms and albumenin solution, 
the action of ozonised air upon, J. J. 
Coleman on, 1058. 
*Microphytes, the action of cold on, Dr. 
J. G. McKendrick on, 1058. 
Migration of birds, report on the, 685. 
Milk of the porpoise, the chemical com- 
position of the, Prof. Purdie on, 1072. 
Mill (H. R.) on the physical conditions of 
water in estuaries, 940. 
Miller (H.), some results of a detailed 
survey of the old coast-lines near 
Trondhjem, Norway, 1033. 
Milne (Prof. J.) on the earthquake phe- 
nomena of Japan, 362. 
Milne (J.), stone circles in Aberdeenshire, 
1223. 
Milne-Home (Mr.) on meteorological 
observations on Ben Nevis, 90. 
