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Billings, J. S., member of Naples table committee 9 



on composition of expired air ^ 75, 76 



researches on vitiated air by 8 



Binary systems, origin of 122 



Biological stations, value of 487 



work, methods of 487 



Birds, direct flight of, in high winds 202 



life histories of 79 



phenomena of soaring flight of 186 



protective coloration of 477 



study of soaring flight of « 183 



Bison, decrease of 26 



Blavatsky, Madam, cited 209 



Bliss, Cornelius N., member of "Establishment" Ix, 1 



Blodgett, J. H., on free burghs 80 



Blue Hill Observatory, kite experiments at 317 



Blunt, of Coast Survey 104 



Board of Regents, Goode's history of 77 



meeting of xi, 2 



members of x 



Boisbaudran, Lecoq de, discovery of gallium by 240 



Bolographic researches, report on 66 



Bolton, H. C, catalogue of periodicals by 11 



on revival of alchemy 207 



Smithsonian work in bibliography 78 



Bond, W. C, astronomical work of 90, 92, 103, 107 



Bone painting, custom of 559 



Bonneville, scientific work of 102 



Bors, C, courtesies from 51 



Bort, temperature of combustion of 220 



Botanical gardens, importance of : 525 



opportunity, Trealease on 519 



work of British association 75, 76 



Botany and factors of evolution 453 



economic, study of 331 



importance of study of 519 



research work in 527 



Smithsonian work in 78 



Boneard, A., ^collections from 29 



zoolgical collection liom 29 



Boulton, Bliss & Dallet, courtesies from 51 



Boutelle, of Coast Survey ' 104 



Bow and sling, general distribution of 550 



Bowditch, astronomical work of 89, 104 



Brahe, Tycho, astronomical work of 326 



Brandes's experiment with X-rays 155 



Brashear, J. H., apparatus made by 67 



Brauner, B., cited 245 



Brauner, M., discovers metacerium 240 



Brimhall, Mr., cited 605 



Brown, J. Crosby, collections from 30 



Brown, Yernon H., & Co., courtesies from 51 



Brownlow, W. B., natural-history specimens from 29 



Briinnow's astronomical notices cited 104 



Buchan, Dr., on whirlwinds 190 



