vi Contents. 



XVIII. Notes on Dr. Hector's Paper on the Whales and Dolphins of the 



New Zealand Seas. By J. E. Gray, Ph. D. , F. R. S. ... 93—97 



XIX. On the Occiirrence of a New Species of Eiij^hysetes (E. poftsii), a 

 remarkably small Oatodont Whale, on the Coast of New 

 Zealand. By Julius Haast, Ph. D. , F. P.. S. ... ... 97—102 



XX. On Cheimarrkhthys fostcri, a New Genus belonging to the New 



Zealand Freshwater Fishes. By Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S. 103—104 



XXI. Notes on some New Zealand Fishes. By Cai^tain F. W. Button, 



C.M.Z.S. .. ... ... ... 104—107 



XXII. Notice of Motella novce-zealandwe, n. s. By James Hector, M. D. , 



F.E.S. ... ... ... ... 107—108 



XXIII. On a New Genus of Eallklce. By Captain F. W . Hutton, C. M. Z. S. 108— 1 10 



XXIV. Notes on the New Zealand Woodheus {Ocydromus). By Caj)tain 



F. W. Hutton, C.M.Z.S. ... ... ... 110—112 



XXV. Notes on the Ornitliology of New Zealand. By Walter L. BuUer, 



D.Sc, F.L.S., etc. ... ... ... ... 112--118 



XXVI. Notes on the Little Bittern of New Zealand (Ardetia metadata). 



By Walter L. BuUer, D.Sc, F.L.S. ... ...119—121 



XXVII. Note on Platycercun unicolor in the British Museum. By Walter L. 



BuUer, D.Sc, F.L.S. ... ... ... 121—123 



XXVIII. Remarks on Captain Hutton's Notes on Certain Species of New 



Zealand Birds. By Walter L. Buller, D.Sc, F.L.S. ... 123—126 



XXIX. Notes by Captain Hutton on Dr. Buller's " Bii-ds of New Zealand," 



with the Author's Replies thereto ... ... 126—138 



XXX. On the Birds of New Zealand (Part IV.) By T. H. Potts, F.L.S. 139—153 

 XXXI. Note on the Occurrence of Dermestes lardarius and PhoracantJia 



7'ecitrva in Canterbury, New Zealand. By C. M. Wakefield ... 153 — 154 



XXXII. Notes upon certain recently-described New Genera and Sj^ecies of 



Goleoptera from Canterbury, New Zealand. By C. M. Wakefield 155 — 157 



XXXIII. List of the Insects recorded as having been found in New Zealand 



previous to the Year 1870. By Captain F. W. Hutton, C.M.Z.S. 158—171 



XXXIV. List of the Lepkloptera recorded as having been found in New 



Zealand previous to the Year 1871. By R. W. Fereday, 

 C.M.E.S.L. ... .. 171—182 



XXXV. Observations on the Occurrence of a Butterfly, new to New 



Zealand, of the Genus Z>anais. By R. W. Fereday ... 183 — 186 



XXXVI. An Introduction to the Study and Collection of the Araneidea in 

 New Zealand, with a Description and Figures of Cambridgea 

 fasckUa, L. Koch, from Chatham Island ; and also of a New 

 Species of Macrotheh, Auss., M. hutionii, Cambr., found at 

 Wellington, New Zealand. By the Rev. 0. P. Cambridge, 

 M.A., C.M.Z.S. ... ... ... ... 187—207 



III. — Botany. 



XXXVII. List of the Algce of the Chatham Islands, collected by H. H. 

 Travers, Esq., and examined by Professor John Agardh, of 

 Lund. Communicated by Baron Ferd. von Mueller, CM. G., 

 M.D., F.R.S., Hon. Mem. N.Z. Inst. ... ... 208—210 



XXXVIII. Notes on the Flora of the Province of Wellington, with a List of 

 Plants collected therein. By John Buchanan, of the Geological 

 Survey of New Zealand ... ... ... 210 235 



XXXIX. Descriptions of some New Zealand Lichens, collected by John 

 Buchanan in the Province of Wellington. By James Stirtou, 

 M.D., Glasgow. Commxmicated by John Buclianan ... 2.3,5 — 241 



XL. On some New Species of New Zealand Plants. By John Buchanan 241 — 244 



