INDEX II. 
Alkali waste, Dr. Ludwig Mond on the 
manufacture of sulphur from, in Great 
Britain, 40. 
Allium carinatum exhibited by the Rev. 
M. J. Berkeley, 89, 
Allman (Prof. George J.) on the struc- 
ture of Coppinia arcta, 87. 
Almond and peach, Dr. Karl Koch on 
the specific identity of the, 102. 
America, British North, A. Wadding- 
fs on the overland route through, 
141, 
Ammonium, sulphocyanide of, Dr. T. L. 
Phipson on, 41. 
Amylacetonamine, F’. Guthrie on, 38. 
Anatomy, comparative, of the atlas and 
axis, Alexander Macalister on the ho- 
mologies and, 117. 
of the Carinaria Mediterranea, R. 
Garner on the, 116. 
—,, visceral, of the Zhylacinus, Dy. 
Edwards Crisp on some points rela- 
ting to the, 114. 
Animal bodies, Dr. Richardson on the 
transmission of light through, 118. 
Annelids, Dr. W. C. M*Intosh on the 
boring of certain, 105. 
Anstie (Dr. Francis E.) on certain effects 
of alcohol on the pulse, 111. 
*Appleby (C. J.) on the mechanism for 
utilizing and regulating convict 
labour, 188. 
Arboriculture as a science, William 
Brown on, 90. 
Archer (Prof. T. C.) on the occurrence 
of Erysimum orientale under peculiar 
circumstances at Edinburgh, 88; on 
R. W. Thomson’s patent road-steamer, 
188, 
Asia Minor, Western, coal- and iron- 
basins, Dr. Hyde Clarke on the, 61. 
*Atlantic, North, Prof. T. H. Huxley 
on some organisms which live at the 
bottom of the, in depths of 6000 to 
15,000 feet, 102. 
Atmospheric lines of the solar spectrum 
in high latitudes, George Gladstone on 
the, 18. 
Atropa rhomboidea, Prof. Balfour on the 
“eed of, in connexion with its 
otanical character, 89. 
*Australia, North, T. Baines on the 
Victoria and Albert rivers, 130. 
Automatic telegraph apparatus, Prof. C. 
Zenger on a new, 21. 
Bahia, Brazil, the Rev. C. G. Nicolay on 
the geology of the Chapada Diaman- 
tina in the province of, 74, 
Baily (W. Hellier) on some fossils from 
qi ( 
209 
the Old Red Sandstone of Kiltorcan 
Hill, co. Kilkenny, 58. 
*Baines (T.) on the Victoria and Albert 
rivers, North Australia, 130. 
Balfour (Prof.) on the occurrence of 
Hieracium collinum (Fries) in Selkirk- 
shire, with remarks on some recent 
additions to the Scottish flora, 89; on 
the properties of Atropa rhombotdea 
(Hooker) in connexion with its bota- 
nical character, 89. 
Barrett (W. Fletcher) on a simple me- 
thod of exhibiting the combination of 
rectangular vibrations, 13; on sources 
of error in determinations of the ab- 
sorption of heat by liquids, 14. 
*Bartlett (A. D.) on the crested or top- 
knotted turkey, 80. 
*Bate (C. Spence) and Prof. Westwood 
on the geographical distribution of 
the British genera of the Sessile-eyed 
Crustacea, 89, 
Becker (Miss L, E.) on some supposed 
differences in the minds of men and 
women with regard to educational 
necessities, 155. 
*Behier (Dr.) on the generation of white 
blood-corpuscles, 112. 
Bell (Alfred) on some molluscan fauna 
of the Red Crag, 59. 
Benches, R. Brown on the formation of, 
134. 
Berkeley (Rey. M. J.), Address as Pre- 
sident of the Biological Section, 83; 
Fungi exhibited by the, 89. 
Bidder (George P.), Address as Presi- 
dent of Section G (Mechanics), 180. 
Bing (Louis) on actinometry, 17. 
Biological science, Edward B. Tylor on 
language and mythology as depart- 
ments of, 120. 
Birt (W. RB.) on the extent of evidence 
which we possess elucidatory of 
“change” on the moon’s surface, 11. 
Blanc (Dr. H.) on the native races of 
Abyssinia, 130. 
Blasting agent, A. Nobel on dynamite, 
arecent preparation of nitro-glycerine 
as a, 194, 
*Blood-corpuscles, white, Dr. Behier on 
the generation of, 112. 
3 , Prof. Heynsius on the albuminoid 
substances of the, 117, 
*Blyth (C.) on an improved machine for 
drawing-off, measuring, and cutting 
cloth and other materials for manu- 
facturing purposes, 188. 
Boats, G. Fawceus on improvements in 
the packing of, 189, 
Bones, W. Pengelly on the condition of 
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