xii CONTENTS. 



PapTP 



Mr. Cecil H. Sp. Perceval ou a rare Species of Fungus found in Surrey . . 158 

 Professor W. C. Williamson on some Fossil Seeds from the Lower Carbo- 

 niferous Beds of Lancashire 159 



Zoology. 



Dr. Sclater's Address 85 



Dr. Philip P. Carpenter on the Primary Divisions of the Chitottidee 101 



Dr. W. B. Carpenter on the Nervous and Generative Systems of the Crinoidca 101 



Dr. Hector on the Occurrence of Moa-boues in New Zealand 161 



Dr. C. T. Hudson on the Classification and Affinities of the Rotifera IGl 



Mr. Alfred Newton on certain Neglected Subjects of Ornithological Inves- 

 tigation 102 



Mr. D. A. Spalding on Instinct and Acquisition lO-'l 



Anatomy and Physiology. 



Professor Cleland's Address to the Department of Anatomy and Physiology V-'A 



Mr. Henry B. Brady on a new Method of taking Photographs of Microsco- 

 pical Objects, de-^'ised by Mr. Hugh T. Bowman 10-3 



Mr. W. J. Cooper on some Physiological Eflects of various Drinking-Waters 10.3 



Professor Dewar and Dr. M'Kendrick on the Physiological Action of the 

 Chinodine and Pyridine Bases lOo 



Drs. George and Frances Elizabeth Hoggan on the Origin of the Lym- 

 phatics 105 



Mr. D. J. Goodman on Protoplasm and Adipocere 1C7 



Mr. F. Greenwood on the Preservation of the Bodies of the larger Animals 

 for Dissection 107 



Mr. C. 0. Groom-Napier on Vegetarianism 169 



Mr. P. Hallett on the Bearings of " the Conservation of Force " on Life . . 169 



Dr. Martyn on some new Researches on the Anatomy of the Skin 1G9 



Messrs. L. C. Miall and F. Greenwood on Vascular Plexuses in the Ele- 

 phant and other Animals 170 



Anthuopology. 



Professor Rolleston's Address to the Department of Anthropology 142 



Dr. John Beddoe on the Ossuary at Rothwell, in Northamptonshire 170 



Miss A. W. Buckland on Rhabdomancy and Belomancy 170 



Colonel Carrington on the Indians of the North-western United States. ... 171 



Mr. Hyde Clarke on Prehistoric Culture in India and Africa 171 



■ on Prehistoric Names of Weapons 172 



■ on the Himalayan Origin of the Magyar and Fin Languages 172 



Rev. J. Earle on the Ethnography of Scotland 172 



Mr. R, Edwards on Recent Discoveries of Flint Implements in Drift-gravels 

 in Middlesex, Essex, and Berks 173 



Sir Walter Elliot on the Original Localities of the Races forming the pre- 

 sent Population of India , 17,3 



