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Art. XVI. On the "Destruction of Land by Shingle -bearing Rivers, and Sugges- 

 tions for Protection and i'revontioa. By A. D. Dobson, Provin- 

 cial Engineer, Nelson ... ••• ••• 153 — 157 



XVII. Notes on the Remains of a Stone Epoch at the Cape of Good Hope. 



ByB.H. Darnell ... ... ••• ...157—159 



XVIII. Notes on the Practice of (hit-door Photography. By W. T. L. 



Travers ... ... ... ... -. 100-164 



Zoology. 



XIX. On Megapodius prltchardi, Gray. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F. G. S. 165 



XX. On the Microscopical Structure of the Egg-shell of the Moa. By 



Captain F. V/. Hutton ... ... ... 166—167 



XXI. Notes on the Lizards of New Zealand, with Descriptions of Two 



New Species. By Captain F. W. Hutton ... ... 167 — 172 



XXIL On some Moa Feathers. By Captain F. W. Hutton ... 172—17.3 



XXIIL On the New Zealand C/iito«kZre. By Captain F. W. Hutton ... 173—183 



XXIV. Description of a Specimen of Mm raltus, L., in the Colonial 



Museum. By Captain F. W. Hutton ... ...183—184 



XXV. On the Bats of New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton ... 184—186 



XXVr. Observations on the New Zealand Bats. By F. J. Knox, L.E.C.S.E. 186—188 



XXVII. Notes on the Anatomy of the Kanae (Mmjil sp.). By F. J. Knox 189-191 



XXVIII. Notes on Harparjornis moorei, an Extinct Giga.ntic Bird of Prey ; 

 containing description of Femur, Ungual Phalanges, and Rib. 

 By Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S. ... ... ...192—193 



XXIX. Notes on the Fur Seal of New Zealand [Arctoceplialus cinereus, 



Gray?). By James Hector, M.D., F.R.S. ... ...196—199 



XXX. On the Fur Seal of New Zealand. By J. S. Webb ... ... 199—202 



XXXI. Notes on a New Species of Rail {Rallus 2^icius), Painted Rail. By 



T. H. Potts, F.L.S. ... ... ... ...202—203 



XXXII. Notes on a New Species of Gull, Lams [Bruchhjav'ia) hiUleri, Potts. 



ByT.H. Potts ... ... ' .. ...20.3—204 



XXXIII. Notes on a New Species of Aptcryx [A. haastii, Potts). By T. H. 



Potts ... ... ... ... ... 204^205 



XXXIV. Notes on the Habits of some of the Birds of New Zealand. By 



W. T. L. Travers ... ... ... ...206—213 



XXXV. On a Supposed New Species of Duck. By A. C. Purdie ... 213 



XXXVI. Observations on a Paper rearl by M'r. A. Bathgate before the Otago 

 Institute, 11th January, 1870, " Owihe Lcindujitiru of Otago." 

 By Pt. W. Fercilay, Corresponiling J.Iember of tlie Entomological 



Society of London ... ... ... ... 214 218 



XXXVII. Description of a New Shell found at Nelson. By E. Stowe .. 218 — 219 

 XXXVIII. A Rock Pool and its Contents. By P. Thomson ... ... 219 223 



Botany. 



XXXIX. On some New Species of New Zealand Plants. By J. Buchanan, of 



the Geological Survej' Department ... ... ... 224 227 



XL. On the Flora of the Isthmus of Auckland and the Takapuna Dis- 

 trict. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. ... ... ... 228— 2.S8 



XLI. On the Nativity in New Zealand of Poh/i/omim avlculare, L. By 



T- Kirk ... ... ...'■ .. 238—241 



XLII. Notes on the New Zealand Asteliads, with Descriptions of New 



Species. By T. Kirk ... .. 241 — 247 



XLIII. A Comparison of the Indigenous Floras of tlie British Islands and 



New Zealand. By T. Kirk ... ... ... 247—256 



