304 NEW YORK STATE MUSETJM 



SUBJECT INDEX 



This is mainly an index to geologic, )nlijeralogic and paleontologic pub- 

 lications, including papers in administrative reports of the museum. For 

 index to Entomologist's reports 1-13, see Mus. bul. 24. For index to 

 Botanist's reports 22-38, see Mus. rep. 41, p.94-122; reports 39-48, see Mua. 

 rep. 50, 1:143-59. 



Descriptions of rock formations are indexed; also subjects relating to 

 economic geology, names of minerals, names of classes of animals and 

 fossils, ordinal and English names of insects and generic names of plants. 

 A special index to genera and species of fossils follows this. 



Geologic formation names are indexed under terms used In the text 

 followed by synonyms in curves, with Bee also references to synonyms and 

 related formations at the end of entries on a subject. The name of the 

 geologist first using the term is indicated by a footnote. 



As a rule geographic divisions smaller than counties are not included 

 in the index; there are, however, a few exceptions. 



Unless otherwise specified, pi. refers to lithographic plates only. 



For other explanatory matter, and list of abbreviations, see p.240. 



Aborigines. Cheney. Illustrations of the Ancient Monuments In 

 Western New Yorli. Mus. rep. 13 (for 1859) 1860. p.37-52. 24pl. map. 

 Wright. Aboriginal Work on Bluff Point, Yates County. Mus. rep. 35 



(for 1881) 1884. p.193-94. pI.14. 

 See also Indians. 

 Abrasions. Emmons. Period when, and Causes by which the Northern 



Rocks were abraded. Geol. rep. 2d dist. (for 1839) 1840. p.349-52. 

 Acadian. Clarke & Schuchert. Acadian. See New York series. 



Merrill. Acadian. Mus. bul. 19. 1898. p.l44. Same, Mus. rep. 51 (for 

 1897) 1899. 1:144. 

 Acephala. De Kay. Acephala. Zool. N. Y. 1843. v.5. pt5. p.166-249. 

 Acephala (palaeozoic). Hall. Acephala of Lower Silurian. Pal. N. Y. 

 1847. v.l. (various page references, see Table, p.325) 

 Hall. Acephala of Clinton Group. Pal. N. Y. 1852. 2:83-88. 

 Hall. Acephala of Niagai-a Group. Pal. N. Y. 1852. 2:282-85. 

 Hall. Acephala of Coralline Limestone. Pal. N. Y. 1852. 2:330-33. 



Hall. Acephala from Limestone at Gait, Canada. Pal. N. Y. 1852. 

 2:343-44. 



Achnite, see Acmlte. 



Acidulous springs, see Carbonated springs. 

 Acmite. Beck. Achmite. Min. N. Y. 1842. p.366. 



Acorn weevil. Pelt. Acorn Weevil. Forest, Fish and Game Com. rep. 

 7 (for 1901). In press. 



Actinolite. Merrill. Actinolite. Mus. bul. 19. 1898. p.l21. Same, Mus. rep. 



51 (for 1897) 1899. 1:121. 

 Additions to museum collections, see Batrachia; Birds; Botanic collection; 



Crustacea; Economic geology; Entomologlc collection; Fishes; Geologic 



collection; Historical and antiquarian collection; Library; Mammals; 



Mineralogic collection; Mollusca; Paleontologic collection; Reptiles; 



Zoologic collection. 

 Adirondack pass, see Indian pass. 



