CONTENTS. 



Vll 



Geology — continued. 



Radiolarian Rocks in Australia, 218 



Rocks of N.W. Scotland, 26 



Rudistes in Britain, .58 



Septaria at Honor Oak, 184 



Slides, Lantern and Microscopical, 318 



Tasmanian Igneous Rocks, 184 



Vale of Chvyd, 281 



Volcanic Ash in Toredale Beds, 298 



Werner and Hutton, 59 

 Giraffe, Cost of a, 121 

 Glaciation Theory, Ingenious, 34 

 Glass-blowing for Amateurs, 182 



Hardy Plant, A, 20 



Hawk taking Pigeon in London, 312 



Helix neinoralis eating Sand, 156 



,, ,, in Ireland, 84, 229 



Herring Larvae, 60 

 Horse Tribe, Markings of, 334 

 Humber Mud, Origin of, 7 

 Huxley, Portrait of late Prof., 154 

 Hydrogen, Liquefaction of, 22 

 ,, Liquid, 245 



Important Notice, 256 



Indian Earthquake of 1817, 182 



Indiarubber, 361 



Infinitely Little, The, 139, 174 



Infusoria, British, 9, 37, 82, 109, 137, 201, 



306 ■ ^ ■ 



In Memonam, sec Obituary 



Insects, Origin of Species in, 42, 76, no, 



r 3S 

 Instinct of Construction, 269, 304 



,, ,, Plants, 204, 234 



,, or Intelligence, 363 

 Internat. Congress Zoologists, 147, 154 

 Isle of Man, Shells of, 98 



Jersey Biological Station, 121 



Lancashire Coast Mosses, 35 

 Land Shells, Armature of, 74 



,, of America, List of, 24 



Lankester, Edwin Ray, F.R.S., 113 

 Lapidar5''s Lathe, 224 

 Leeches, Irish Freshwater, 121 



Lepidopteka, 17, 29, 30, 31, 42 



,, British in Japan, 29 



,, Collecting in Riviera, 30 



,, S. E. Essex, 228, 267, 299, 



3 2 5 3 6 7 

 ,, New Work on, 17, 53 



, , U ndeveloped Limbs of, 29 



Limax viaximus Pairing, 88 



Localities Wanted, 21 



Lodge, Prof. Oliver, Banquetted, 342 



Low Forms of Life, Persistence of, 130 



Lundy, 48 



Mackerel, Variations , Migrations, 238 

 Malacology, 15, 20, 63 

 Malaria Microbe, 252 

 Malta, Geology of, 66, 103 

 Maltese Caves and Fauna, 65, 103, 144 

 Man, Present Evolution of, 199 

 Manchester Museum Handbooks, 210 

 Marconi Wireless Telegraphy, 284, 285 

 Markings of Horse Tribe, 334 

 Metargon, A New Gas, 121 

 Meteorology, Southport Station, 22 

 Metric System, 336 

 Metropolitan Scientific Societies, 255 

 Microbe, A wary, 217 

 Microscopic Slide Cements and 

 Varnishes, 297 



Microscopy, 9, 13, 25, 56, 90, 123, 151, 

 185, 217, 252, 286, 315, 343, 377 

 Acetylene in Microscopy, 90 

 Air Bubbles, 185 



Alcohol, a Hardening Reagent, 185 

 Algae, Preserving, 90 

 Amber, Fossils in, 218 

 Amplification, Difficulties, 124 

 Amplifier, 152 



Microscopy — continued. 

 Annual Life Cycles, 91 

 Ants and Disease, 124 

 Bacteria and Dust, 217 



,, Cheese Ripening, 93 

 ,, in Ground Water, 151 

 ,, Multiplication ot, 91 



,, on Bronze, 90 



Reproduction of, 187 

 Bacteriological Laboratory, Lond., 217 

 Blood Circulation, 56, 185 

 Bolitic Grains, Sectioning, 151 

 Carbolic Acid, Cleaning Agent, 217 

 Cement, Finishing, 218 



,, Varnish, Good, 286, 297 

 Cheap Slide Series, 218 

 Cicadas, Sound Organs of, 124 

 Circulating Library Slides, 377 

 Circulation of Blood, 56 

 Coal, Origin of, 218 

 Colour Illumination, Double, 90 

 Condenser, Cheap, 315 

 Cooke, Retirement of Mr., 288 

 Corixa, Infested by Mites, 316 

 Cotton Fibres, Measurement of, 187 

 Cover Glasses, Cleaning, 124 

 Crystals in Plants, 13 



,, Preservation of, 317 

 Current Literature, 91 

 Departmental Editor, 286, 315, 377 

 Diatomaceous Materials, 172, 211 

 Directory of Microscopists, 57, 123 

 Ears of Worms and Ants, 57 

 Foraminifera, Flotation and Rolling 



163, 237, 286, 343 

 Fungi, Study of, 124 

 Germs, Longevity of, 151 

 Globigerina Limestones, 152 

 Glycerine-Gelatine, 187 

 Gold, Crystals of, 124 



Microscopy— contm ued. 

 Stage Forceps, 377 

 Starch, Permanent Stain for, 308 

 Tongue of Blowfly, 185 

 Tow-net, Construction of, 186 

 Tubercle Bacillus, Staining, 152 

 Uncinulas, Mounting, 91 

 Unmounted Material, 317, 377 

 Uropoda, Food of, 123 

 Zoophite Troughs, 377 

 Migration of Plants and Animals, 62 

 Mites, British Freshwater, 33, 193, 

 225. 253, 265, 292, 293, 327, 360 

 Axonopsis complanata, 193 

 Cuiinpes, Species of, 225, 253, 265, 292, 



3 2 7. 3 60 

 Hydrachna on Corixa, 316 

 Rapliignatlius falcattis 293 

 Wettina macroplica, 33 

 Mollusca in Norfolk, 156 



,, Land and Freshwater of Isle 

 of Wight, 295. Distribution 

 of, 363 

 ,, Notes on, 361 

 Molluscs in Asia Minor, 323 

 Monaco, Prince of, 1 

 Morpho, Emergence, 3153 

 Morris, Dr. Daniel, C.M.G., F.L.S., 154 

 Mosses, see Botany 

 Moving Pictures at Home, 379 

 Mueller, Baron von, correspondence 21 

 Murray, Dr. John, Knighted, 22 

 Museum, Bristol, 88, 342 

 ,, Buckland, 216 



,, Manchester Handbooks, 210 



,, Natural History, Lighting, 284 



,, of Practical Geology, 62 

 Museums, London Science, 6 

 Mycological Society, British, 179 



National Park in Victoria, 216 



Hydra, How Stings, 123 



Illustrated Annual of Microscopy, 252 Natural History Exhibition, 26 



Imbedding Table, Paraffin, 57 ,, ,, Sample Post, 284 



Lichen Structures, 123 Naturalist in South East Europe, 164, 



Lichens, Imbedding, 151 208, 241, 262 



Mounting, 151 ,, Notes of a Home, 61 



Lignite, Preparations of Sections, 187 Naturalists, Statistics of, 354 



Loan of Mounted Specimens, 253 

 Lobsters Ears, 56 

 Luminosity in Animals, 317 

 Microbes in Paris, 25 



,, of London Water, 90 

 ,, of Malaria, 252 

 Microbe proof Laboratory, 253 

 Micro-Photography, 187, 316, 377 



,, ,, Progress of, 316 



Microscope and Geology, 218 

 ,, Fram, 217 



,, Methods, 25 



,, Students, 245 



Microscopical Director}-, 57, 123 

 ,, Lectures, 217 



,, Research, 123 



,, Society American, 56 



,, Society, Manchester, 123 



,, Technique, 56 



Microscopists Appeal for Notes, 185 

 Microscopy, Department Editor, 286 

 ,, Holiday, 57 



,, Modern, 317 



Microtome, Students', 56 

 Mucilage for Labels, 90 

 Nematodes for Microtome, 151 



,, Killing, 91 



Oil Globules, 185 

 Opaque Objects, 377 

 Oyster, Life condition of, 315 

 Paraffin Imbedding Dish, 57, 152 

 Parasites, Some Eastern, 317 

 Paris Limestones, Structure, 315 

 Pedicidi, Human, 286 

 Photo-micrography, 57, 151, 252 

 Pond Life on Gelatine plates, 185 

 Postal Microscopic Society, 217 

 Preparing Sections, Quick Method, 151 

 Preserving Media, 91 

 Radiolaria, Fossil, 316 

 Recent Research, 123, 217 

 Rotifera, Reproduction of, 90 

 Rotifers, Two New, 312 

 Santonine Crystals, 316 

 Seed Mounting for Microscope, 100 

 Sheffield Microscopical Society, 316 

 Sponge, What is a ? 123 

 Spots on Cheese, 253 



Natural Science in Ireland, 129 

 Neon, A New Gas, 121 

 New Forest, Preservation of, 312 

 Newspaper Natural History, 125, 182 

 Nomenclature and Amateurs, 88 

 Notes and Queries, 20, 60, 92, 125, 156, 

 188, 220, 253, 284, 345, 373 



Obituaries — 



Allen, Alfred, 91 



Allman, Geo. J., M.D., F.R.S., 45 



Beddome, Chas. Edward, 190 



Borrer, William, 182 



Brown, Elizabeth, 342 



Cherville, Marquis de, 22 



Dunkin, Edwin, F. R.S., 243 



Fortnum, Dr. Chas. D. E., 342 



Galton, Sir Douglas, 342 



Girard, A. C, 24 



Gordon, Dr. Saml., 22 



Gregson, Chas. Stuart, 350 



Hall, Prof. James, 190 



Hauer, Herr, 342 



Hippisley, John, 23 



Hopkinson, Dr. John, F.R.S., i<;4 



Hurst, C. H., 28 



Hyland, J. S., 28 



Lewis, Henry, 53 



Linnaeus' Grandson, 216 



Marsh, Prof. Othniel, 376 



Nicholson, Henry Alleyne,, 279 



Passy, Jaques, 245 



Perigal, Henry, 59 



Rutherford, Dr. Wm„ 312 



Sadler, Herbert, 55 



Salvin, Osbert, 59 



Stainton, Mrs. H. T., 182 



Staley, Rev. T. Nettleship, D.D. 216 



Van Voorst, John, F.L.S., 1C4 



Vogel, H. W., 282 



Wallich, Major G. C, 372 



Wilson, Edward, 28 

 "Oceana" Expedition, 198 

 Oceanographist, A Celebrated, 1 

 Orchid, New British, 284 

 Origin of Gymnosperms, 216, 



,, Species in Insects, 42, 76, 135 



