1869. J 3 [Annual Report. 



At wood, Capt. N. E. Observations upon the habits of the sperm 

 whale. June 3, 1868. 

 Description of Carcharias tigris Atw. January 20, 1869. 

 Remarks upon the history of the halibut and other edible fish. 

 April 7, 1869. 



Bickmore, A. S. Notice of some birds from the Island of Buru. 



November 18, 1868. 

 Remarks on the animal of Nautilus pompilius. November 18, 1868. 

 On a collection of shells of Nautilus of various ages. December 2, 



1868. 

 Remarks on the Babirusa and its distribution. December 2, 1868. 



Blake, W. P. Remarks upon the Ainos. June 1 7, 1868. 



Brewer, Dr. T. M. Remarks upon the death of Mr. John Cassin. 

 January 20, 1869. 



Brigham, W. T. Notes on Hesperomannia, a new genus of Ha- 

 waiian Compositae. (With illustrations.) May 6, 1868. 



Notice of a new and remarkable eruption of Mauna Loa on the 

 Hawaiian Islands. June 3, 1868. 



Remarks upon Mr. N. S. Shaler's Considerations concerning the 

 absence of distinct evidences of glacial action in the valley of 

 the Yukon' River, Alaska. November 4, 1868. 



Remarks at the announcement of the death of Mr. Horace Mann. 

 November 18, 1868. 



On the results of Mr. Mann's study of the Hawaiian Flora. No- 

 vember 18, 1868. 



The eruption of the Hawaiian Volcanoes, 1868. (With illustra- 

 tions.) December 2, 1868. 



Volcanic manifestations in New England. April 7, 1869. 



Brown, Dr. F. H. Some observations on the fauna of Madeira. 

 December 2, 1868. 



Burgess, E. On the habits of Anisomorpha buprestoides. Febru- 

 ary 24, 1869. 



Colby, Dr. E. P. Note on the habits of Bryaxis luniger Lee. 



November 25, 1868. 



