154 INDEX. 



Part III. 



I. — Note on a species of Gemellaria from Sable Island. By J. W. Dawson, 



F. K. S 3 



II.— On the aiammalia of Nova Scotia. By J.Bernard Gilpin, M.D.,M.R.C.S. 8 



III. — On Provincial Acclimatization. By Capt. Hardy, R. A 15 



IV. — Notice of the Occurrence of Heather — (Calluna vulgaris,) at St. Ann's 



Bay, Cape Breton Island. By Geo. Lawson, Ph.D., L.L.D 30 



V. — Note on Lemania variegata of Agardh. By Geo. Lawson, Ph.D., L.L.D. 35 



VI. — On the Land Birds of Nova Scotia. By A. Downs . 38 



VII. — Observations on the Sea Birds frequenting St. Margaret's Bay, Nova 



Scotia. By Rev. John Ambrose 51 



VIII. — Some Additions to the Game of Nova Scotia. By J. H. Duvar 59 



IX. — The Production and Preservation of Lakes by lee Action. By Thos. Belt. 70 



X. — On some Brine Springs of Nova Scotia. By Henry How, D.C.L 75 



XI. — Enquiry into the Antiquity of Man. By W. Gossip 80 



XII. — Notes on the Weather at Halifax, Nova Scotia, during 1864. By Colonel 



W. J. Myers ._ 102 



XIII.— On the Gaspereaux. B/ J. Bernard Gilpin, A.B., M.D., M.R.C.S 107 



XIV.— Contributions to the Natural History of Nova Scotia. REPTILIA. By 



J. Matthew Jones, F.L.S 114 



XV. — Notes on the Economic Mineralogy of Nova Scotia ; Part II. The Ores 



of Manganese, and their uses. By Henry How, D.C.L 128 



XVI.— Meteorological Register for 1864. By Col. Myers 139 



XVII. — Note on the Currents on the North East Coast of America. By Rear 

 Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K. C. B., c^-c. [Communicated by the 



President.] 140 



XVIII.— Notice of Field xMeeting at the Waverly Gold Mines. July 1, 1865. W.G. 141 

 XIX.— On the Contorted Quartz Lodo at Waverly. By Lieut. CoLE. B.Sinclair, 



A. G. M 142 



XX. — Note concerning the Mummy of the Great Auk — {alca impennis) , found 

 on the Funk Islands. By the Right Eev. the Lord Bishop of New- 

 foundland. [Communicated by the President.] 145 



Part IV. 



I. — On the Food Fishes of Nova Scotia. No. III. By J. Bernard Gilpin, 



M.D., M.R.C.S 11 



II. — On the Geological Features of the Bermudas. By J. Math. Jones, F.L.S. . 18 



III.— On Pisciculture. By Lieut.-Col. R.B. Sinclair, A.G.M 26 



IV. — Some observations on the Fishing Grounds and Fish of St. Margaret's 



Bay, Nova Scotia. By Rev. John Ambrose, M. A 33 



V. — The Auriferous Deposits of No a Scotia. By P. S. Hamilton, Chief 



Commissioner of Mines 43 



IV. — Notes on the Weather at Halifax, Nova Scotia, during 1865. By Colonel 



W. J. Myers, F.B.M.S 51 



VII. — Notes on the Economic Mineralogy of Nova Scotia ; Part III. Lime- 

 stones and Marble. By Henry How, D.C.L., Professor of Chemistry, 



King's College, Windsor 58 



VIIL— Remarks on the Pitch Lake of Trinidad. By Rev. John Morton, La Have. 66 



