INDEX. 



425 



302, 361; in his 2nd boring, 310, 361; in tlio liigoon- 

 boring, 312, et seq., 361; remnrks on the, 331. See 

 also Lifhodonius. 

 Lawes, Eev. F. E., 52. 

 Leigh, J. S., 41, 55. 



Lengths oi' cores I'rom main boring, list of, 189 ; do. from 

 SoLLAs's 1st boring, 297 ; do. from his 2nd boring, 303. 



Leptoclinum, stellate spicules of, in main boring, 195, et seq., 

 215, 253, 254, 261, 269, et seq., 279, 284, :i94, 295, 355, 

 et seq. ; in SOLLAs's Ist boring, 299, et seq., 361 ; in !iis 

 2nd boring, 304, et seq., 361 ; in the lagoon-boring, 312, 

 et seq., 361. 



Leptothyris in main boring, 203, 203. 



Level, changes of, 17-lS, 22-25, et seq., 67-68, 70, 71, 72, 79, 

 84, et seq. ; permanent reference-marks of, on main 

 island, 165-166 (and pi. 19). See also Sea-level. 



Lichen-covered breccia t-imulating basaltic scorise, 76. 



Lichenoiis Lllhothamnioii, 126, et seq., 134, 137, 138, 195, 

 et seq. See also LWtothamnion. 



Zitkodomus-hm-rovs, in main boring, 206, 263, 277, 278, 280, 

 289, 291, 294, 295, 355 ; in Sollas's 1st boring, 301 ; 

 in lagoon-boring, 315. 



LitJiothamnion (and Polytrema) filling interstices of Hello- 

 pora cfi'videa, 45, 46, Qi, 13S ; encrusting H.-c. reef, 68, 

 69, 70, 78 ; forming surface of Gilbert Is., 57 ; cementing 

 breccia, 72 ; cause of death of, 79 ; extent of living L.- 

 zoni>, 78-79, et seq. (and pi. E) 83 ; i. as a tide-gauge, 

 88 ; height of same on Mateika, &c., 106. See also 

 Biology of the Atoll, 125, et seq. ; coloration of L., 

 129, 13l), 134; distribution of do., 133-134, 155, 156- 

 157 ; mode of occurrence of do., 137 ; destroyed by 

 burrowing organisms, 140; rate of growth of, 145, 147- 

 148 ; L. in main boring, 191, et seq., 195, et seq., 355, 

 et .leq. ; in Sollas's 1st boring, 297, et seq., 351 ; in his 

 2nd boring, 304, et seq., 361 ; in lagoon-boring, 314, 

 315, 361 ; Polytrema confounded with L., 317 ; remarks 

 on, 332 ; proportions of magnesium-carbonate in, 377- 

 378 ; rapid sol ution of skeleton of, 383, et seq. 



PhiUipi, \ax. ftinafutiensis, ZTl . 



sandstone, 72-73 (and pi. E), 89, et seq., 128, et seq. ; 



age and origin discussed, 73, et seq. 



Living [coral] reef, 27-23, 125, et seq. See also Heliopora, 

 Lithothamnion , &c. 



Lolophytum, stems, &c., of, in main boring, 196, 202, 208, 

 210, 219, 248, 250-251, 263, et seq., 267, et seq., 275, 

 etseq., 281, et seq., 289, 295, 296, 344, et seq. ; in lagoon- 

 boring, 313, et seq., 352; remarks on, 322. 



London llissionai'y Society, help rendered by, 51, 58. 



" Long Island." See Motuloa. 



Long Keef (N.S.W.), calcareous sandstone of, 74. 



Luamanif portage, boring at, 4-6, 16, and section (fig. 2). 



Luamotu Islet, description of, 106, 117 ; geol. map and 

 sects., pi. 6. 



Madrepora in main boring, 195, et seq., 345, et seq. ; in 

 Sollas's 1st boring, 302, 353 ; in his 2nd boring, 303, 

 et seq., 353 ; in lagoon-boring, 312, et seq., 353 ; 

 remarks on, 326-327. 



contecta, sp. nov., occurrence of, 179 ; in main 



boring, 190, 196, et seq., 217, et seq., 244, 247-248, 250, 

 et seq., 259, 263, 267, et seq., 274, 278, 280, 285, 293 ; 

 in Sollas's 2nd boring, 303-304, et seq. ; in lagoon- 

 boring, 314 ; described and figured, 326-327. 



loripes, living, abundance of, 125, 130, 136 ; absent on 



windward rim of atoll, 131 ; bathymetric distribvition 

 of, 158, 159. 



pacijica allied to M. contecta, 327. 



Mafola Islet, description of, 105-106, 117 ; geol. map and 

 sects., pi. 6. 



Magnesite, no trace of, in cores, 392. 



Magnesium-carbonate, proportions of, in main boring, 

 364-366 (and fig. 23), 388, 393-394, 406, 411; amount 

 secreted by plants and animals to form their skeletons, 

 375-376 ; changes in proportion after death of 

 calcareous organisms, 376-378, 383, et seq. ; solubility, 

 relative, of, 378-383. See also Dolomite, Dolomitisa- 

 tion. 



Magnetic survey of atoll, report on, 33-39; magnetic rock, 



probable presence of, 51-55, 61', 84. 

 Maiden, J. H., 42, 59. 

 Main boring (1897), 44, 47-50, 53; (1898), 56-57, 187-194, 



general report on materials derived from same, 169-176 ; 



detailed report on do., 195-296 ; general characters of 



cores from, 332-334 ; table of distribution of forami- 



nil'era in, 336-341 ; do. of distribution of corals in, 



3-14-351 ; do. of other organisms in, 354-359; chemical 



analysis of cores from, 362, et seq. (and fig. 23). 

 Main island, geol. description of, 120-124, and geol. map and 



sects, (pis. 9-11, 17) ; permanent reference-marks on, 



165-166 (and pi. 19). 

 Mangrove Swamp, 3, 13, 20-22, 66-67, 138 (and pi. 18). 

 Mapping, methods of, 61-62. 

 Maps, scale of the, 61 ; symbols used on the, 66 ; notes 



explanatory of lettering on the, 112-124. 

 Margiiiella in main boring, 202, 203. 

 Marginulina. glabra, 215, 336. 

 Mateika Islet, profile through, 19 (fig. 12) ; descriptions of, 



24, 106-107, 118 ; geol. map and sects, of, pi. 6. 

 Material sent from Funafuti, general report on the, 167-185; 



detailed report on the, 186-3B1 ; chemical examination 



of the, 362-389; mineralogical repDrt on the, 392—120 



(witli figs. 24-69 and pi. F.). 

 Meteorological observations [June and July, 1896], report 



on, 29-32. 

 Micro-chemical methods of investigation, 172, 392-393. 

 MilioUiia in lagoon, 177 ; in main boring, 201, 204, 



205, 223, 224, 228, et seq., 271, 272, 283, 289, 293, 295, 



296, 336, et seq. ; in Sollas's 1st boring, 299, 302, 342 ; 



in his 2nd boring, 342 ; in lagoon-boring, 312, et seq., 



344. 



circularis, 205. 



suhrotunda, 201-202. 



Millepora in main boring, 199, 206, 207, 216, 221, 232, 255, 



259, 265, 212,,._et seq., 280, et seq., 296, 344, et seq. ; in 



Sollas's 1st boring, 301, 352; in his 2nd Ijoring, 306, 



308, 352 ; remarks on, 321-322. 

 alcicornis growing on sides of channels in Litho- 



tkamnion-zone ; 80, 131; rate of growth of, 144; 



occurrence on islets, 92, 109 ; do. in shoals, 126, 127 ; 



absence on atoll-rim, 129, 131 ; distribution, 136 ; 



mode of occurrence, 189. 

 complanata foirming shoals, 133 ; distribution, 136 ; 



mode of occurrence, 139; parasites, 140; rate of 



growth, 144-145. 



nodosa, 195, 196, 206, 320, 322. 



Mineralisation, figures illustrating types of (Nos. 50-69), 



416-419. 

 Mineralogical changes observed in cores, 392-420 (with 



figs. 24-69 and pi. F.). 

 Model of atoll, 62 (and pi. B), 64. 

 Mollusca, list of publications dealing with, 184. 

 Montipora in main boring, 199, 200, 206, 224, 235, 246, 249, 



250, 260, 268, 270, et seq., 281, et seq., 345, et seq. ; in 



Sollas's 1st boring, 300, 301, 302, 353; in his 2nd 



boring, 305, 308, et seq., 353 ; in lagoon -boring, 313, 



et seq., 353 ; remarks on, 328. 



incognita, 132 ; rate of growth of, 144. 



Motuloa (="Long Island"), significance of name, 87; 



description of, 99-100, 114-115 ; geol. map and sects., 



pi. 5. 

 Motungie Islet, description of, 96-97, 114; geol. map and 



sects., pi. 5. 

 Motusanapa, bi'eccia-outlier at, 67-68, 70 ; description of 



islet, 99-100, 101, 115; geol. map and sects., pi. 5. 

 " Mud "-crystallisation, 398-400, 403, 410, et seq. (with figs. 



31-35, 37, 43, 46, 47). 

 Mulitefala, ZiV7iO(!7(,«TO»i'o»-sandstone of, 73, 86; geol. map 



and sects., pi. 13. 

 MuEBAT, Sir John, 167, 175, 869, 370, 374, et seq. 



"Negro-heads," 71 (and pi. C), 90. 

 Neohelia associated with Lithothamnion, 134. 

 Ngie trees on the islets, 93, 94, 97, et seq. 

 Niue (Savage Is,), terraces, &c., of, 51-52. 



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