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XIX. The Claims of Science iu National Education. By Josiah Martin... 1C8— 175 

 XX. On Early Instruction. By J. Adams, B. A. ... ...175—180 



XXI. On Forest Culture. By J. C. Firth ... ... ...181-195 



II.— Zoology. 



XXII. On the Ornithology of New Zealand. By Walter L. Buller, 



D.Sc, F.L.S., F.G.S., F.R.G.S. ... ... ... 197—211 



XXIII. Notes on certain disputed Species of New Zealand Birds. By 



Walter L. Buller, D.Sc, CM. Z.S. ... ... ...211—212 



XXIV. On the Existence of two Species of Hieracidea in New Zealand. 



By Walter L. BuUer ... ... ... ...213—214 



XXV. Notes on an alleged new Species of Tern (Sterna alba, Potts). By 



Walter L. Buller ... ... ... ... ...214—215 



XXVI. Description of a new Species of Petrel (Procellaria affinis). By 



Walter L. Buller ... ... ... ... ...215—216 



XXVII. On the Occurrence of Plotus novoe-hollandice in New Zealand. By 



Walter L. Buller ... ... ... ... ...217—218 



XXVIII. Notice of a new Species of Parrakeet in New Zealand. By Walter 



L. Buller ... ... ... ... ... 219—220 



XXIX. On the Genus Himantopxis in New Zealand. By Walter L. 



BuUer... ... ... ... ... ... 220—224 



XXX. On some Additions to the Collection of Birds in the Colonial 



Museum. By Walter L. Buller ... ... ...224—225 



XXXI. Preliminary Eemarks on some New Zealand Birds. By Otto 

 Finsch, Ph.D., of Bremen, Hon.Mem.N.Z.I., C.M.Z.S., Hon. 

 Mem. Brit. Orn. Union, etc. ... ... ... ... 226—236 



XXXII. On the Occurrence of Lamna cornubica, Porbeagle Shark, Flem,, 

 the Mako of the ^»Iaoris, in New Zealand. By Julius Haast, 

 Ph.D., F.R.S., Director of the Canterbury Museum ... 237—238 



XXXIII. On the Occurrence of Leptoceplialus longirostris, Kaup, on the 



Coast of New Zealand. By Julius Haast ... ... 238 



XXXIV. Notes on New Zealand Ichthyology. By James Hector, M.D., 



F.R.S., Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand ... 239—250 



XXXV. Notes on New Zealand Whales. By James Hector ... ... 251 265 



XXXVI. De8crii)tion of some Plates of Baleen in the Otago Museum. By 



Captain F. W. Hutton, C.M.Z.S. ... ... ... 266 



XXXVII. Description of sonic Moa licmains from tlic Knobby Ranges. By 

 Cautain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. ; with auatomical Notes, by 

 Millen Coughtrey, M.D. ... ... ... ... 266 273 



XXXVIII. On the Dimensions of DinornU Bones. By Captain F. W. 



^I»^*^on ... ... ... ... ... 274—278 



XXXIX. DcBcription of two new Species of Aphjski. By Captain F. W. 



Hutton ... ... ... 270 



XL. DcHcription of two new Species of Crustacea from New Zealand. 



By Captain F. W. Hutton ... ... ... .. 279 280 



XLI. Description of a new Species of Adhiia. By Professor M. 



Coughtrey, M.D. ... ... ... ... 280 



XLII. Notes on the New Zealand HydroidcjL\ By Millen Coughtrey ... 281—293 

 XLI 1 1. Description of a new Cru.staccan, Phronima vova-zvahimlia: By 



LI. Powell, M.D. ... ... ... ^ _ 294 295 



XLIV. On iho DiHiipptiirincc of tlic larger kinds of Lizard from North 



Canterbury. By the Rev. J. W Stack ... ... ...295—297 



XLV. On the Ooodepliagous Coleoptera of New Zealand. By H. W. 



Bates, F.L.S. . ... ' 297—314 



XLVI. On the Longicom Coleoptera of New Zealand. By H. W. Bates... 315—332 



