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INDEX. 



Beetles, typhoous, aud coconuts, S.'JS. 

 Benzoic acid in foods and drugs, 101. 

 BeJizoin, 59. 



Benzyl benzoate, 85 : benzyl formate, 85 ; 

 benzyl-metbyl etber, 85 ; benzyl salicylate, 

 85 ; benzyl valerianate, 85. 

 Betts' mine, Batan Island, coal test, 311- 

 316, 321, 337-338. 



Biology of Philippine Culieidje, 235 : Banks- 

 inella luteolateralis Theob., 254 ; Des- 

 voidya joloensis Ludlow. 240 ; oviposition. 

 240 ; habits of the larvae, 241 ; Hulecoe- 

 toniyia pseudoteeniata Giles, 249 ; habits 

 of the adult, 250 ; habits of the larvfe, 

 249 ; Mansonia annulifera Theob., 255 ; 

 Mansonia uuiformis Theob., 255 ; Stego- 

 myia persistans Banks, 243 ; habits of the 

 adult, 245 ; Stegomyia samarensis Ludlow, 

 246 ; oviposition, 247 : habits of the adult, 

 248 : the Filaria mosquito, 250 ; habits of 

 the adult. 253 ; Worcesteria grata Banks, 

 235 : habits of the adult, 239 ; habits of 

 the larvse, 238. 



Birds, notes on a collection of, from Siquijor, 

 275. 



Boalon, limestone at, 482 ; schist at, 482. 



Boiler, factors influencing absorptions by, 

 348-349, 352 ; used in steaming test of ; 

 Philippine and other coals, 304. 



Boiler pressure, maintained during steaming 

 tests of Philippine aud other coals, 311 ; 

 the effect of, on efRciency, 349, 353. 



Bougao Island, 486. 



Book notices : 



Crew, Henry, General physics : An ele- 

 mentary text-book tor colleges, 541 ; 

 Nichols, Edward L., and Franklin, 

 William S., The elements of physics : 

 A college text-book, 541. 



Borneo coal test, Labuan, 330-331, 311-316, 

 320. 



Boron in butters and hams, 45 ; in foods and 

 drugs, 101. 



Hotel Tobago, 15. 



Botocan clays, 381 ; chemical analysis of, 

 381 ; physical properties of, 382. 



Briquettes, machine used for breaking sand, 

 167 ; moist-air closet for the storing of, 

 153 ; tensile strength of neat and sand, 

 160. 



browni (Deilemera), 31. 



Bruguiera eriopetala W. & A., B. gj'mnor- 

 rhiza Lamk., bark extract made from, 535. 



Bubonidic, 27S. 



Bubulcus coromandus (Boddaert), 277. 



Bud Dajo, Jolo Island, 485. 



Butter, boron in, 45 ; detection of coconut 

 oil in, 371 : examination of, 45. 



Cacatua hffimaturopygia (P. L. S. Miiller), 

 278. 



Cacatuidffi, 278. 



Cacomantis merulinus (Scopoli), 278. 



Calamba, Pajo Caiion and Point Alipasio 

 clays, 384 ; chemical analysis and physical 

 properties of, 384^388. 



Caloenas nicobarica (Linuieusl. 277. 



Calorific value, determination, 310 ; estima- 

 tion, 309 ; of Philippine coals and others 

 offered tor sale on the Manila market, 

 313, 344, 354. 



Camoting cahoy, 93. 



Campophagidse, 279, 



Cauangium odoratum Baill., 85. 



Cassava plant (Manihot utilissima Pohl), 

 93. 



Cassida (Odontionycha) picifrons Weise, 

 259, 266. 



Cassididif, description of new, of the Phil- 

 ippine Islands, 259 ; life histories of some 

 Philippine, 261. 



Catechol in phenol, 364. 



Cement, American Society specifications tor 

 testing of, 167, 168, 170, 171; climatic 

 influences on the testing of, 176-178, 180 ; 

 effects of aeration on, 141 ; influence of 

 temperature on time of setting of, 151 ; 

 specific gravity and loss on ignition in 

 the testing of, 171 ; tamper tor the testing 

 of, 161-163 : testing of Portlaud, 137 ; 

 the disposal of caked, 150 ; time of setting 

 of, 155 ; United States Army specifications 

 for cement testing, 155, 161, 164, 168, 

 169, 171 ; use of volcanic tuff as a mate- 

 rial for the manufacture of, 404-406. 



Centropus viridis (Scopoli), 279. 



Cephalophoneus nasutus CScopoli), 280. 



Ceriops roxburghiana Arn., bark extract 

 made from, 535. 



Ceryx macgregori Schultze, 29. 



Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus), 276. 



Charadriidie, 277. 



Cbaradrius fulvus (Gmelin), 277. 



Cheese, examination of, 45. 



Chimney gases. 3413-348 ; analysis of, 307 ; 

 analyses of, during steaming tests of Phil- 

 ippine coals and others offered for sale 

 on the Manila market, 315. 



Chinese medicines, 411. 



Cicindelidae. a new species ot Philippine, 

 Prothyma schultzei Horn, 273. 



Cinnyris henkei Meyer, 283. 



Cinnyris jugularis (Linnjeus), 280. 



Cinnyris sperata (Linujeus), 280. 



Cisticola exilis (Vigors and Horsfield). 280. 



Clay, at the Agusan River, 509 : fossilifer- 

 ous, at the Banglag Creek, Davao, 507 ; 

 at the Mauntoc River, Davao, 506. 



Clays. Botocan, 381 ; Laguna. 377 : Majay- 

 jay, 380 : Matiquio, 378 ; Mount Maqui- 

 ling region (Calamba. Los Baiios), 382. 



Climate, influence of, on- cement testing, 

 176-178, 180 ; of Mindanao, 479 ; of the 

 Batanes Islands, 4. 



Clinker, 341-342, 354 ; analyses ot, of Phil- 

 ippine coals and others offered tor sale 

 on the Manila market, 314 ; In the refuse 

 from Philippine and other coals, 302, 314, 

 341, 354. 



