Archaster, 180, 390, 392; A. tenuispinus, 
610 ; A. typieus, 610. 
Arehasteridae, 607, 612. 
Archer, W . , 179. 
“Arcona,” the, 453. 
Arctic Circle, 428. 
Arctic Expedition, appointment of Captain 
blares to, 638. 
Arctic Ocean, 49, 428. 
Ardocephalus, 865 ; A. gazella, 355. 
Arcturidae, 880. 
Areca palm, 534, 535, 626, 703. 
Arenga saccharifera, 598. 
Ardea sacra, 497. 
Ardeidae, 328. 
Argiope, 490 ; A. argentata, 214 ; A. 
clarkii, 187 ; A. decollata, 132. 
“Argus,” H.M.S., 140. 
Argyrodes, 490, 518 ; A. epeirce, 55, 56. 
“Ariadne,” H.M.S., 139. 
Aride Island, 319. 
Aristeus, 527. 
Aristotle, Lantern of, xxxii ; on Marine 
Animals, xxxii ; on the sea, xxxi 
Aroids, 517, 534. 
Arorai Island, 661. 
Arrou Islands, 543, 545, 552, 680, 685, 
711 ; excursion to mainland, 549 ; 
forests at, 547 ; ornaments at, 547. 
Arrou Islands to Ki Islands, 552. 
Arrows, 518, 549, 555 ; blunt, for shooting 
Birds of Paradise, 549. 
Arrowsmith, Mr., 868. 
Arses insularis, 688. 
Artamus leucopygialis, 535 ; A. mclaleu- 
cus, 518. 
Artaxa simulans, 580. 
Artema convexa, 187. 
Artemise Bank, 776. 
Aru, see Arrou. 
Arum, 179. 
Arundo donax, 177. 
Ascaris, 129. 
Ascension Island, 926, 963. 
Ascension Island, Brachyura at, 586 ; 
flora of, 944 ; land crabs at, 927 ; 
method of landing at, 927 ; rocks at, 
929 ; turtles at, 927. 
Ascent, of mountains at Tahiti, 785 ; see 
also Volcano. 
Aschemonella, 836. 
Ascidia, 165. 
Ascidise Compositse, 162, 1069 ; Simplices, 
163, 1067. 
Ascidians, 162, 898 ; account of the, 
165 ; bathymetrical range of, 165 ; 
geographical distribution of, 165 ; 
pelagic, 1071. 
Ascidiidse, 165. 
Asclepiadacese, 184, 517. 
NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE. 
1 Ascon, 640. 
Asconema, 450. 
Asconematidae, 447, 450. 
Asconematinae, 450. 
Ascones, 639. 
Asconidae, 640, 641, 643. 
Ascopera, 165. 
Ascopodaria, 671. 
Ascorhynchus, 857, 858 ; A. glaber, 859. 
Ashmore Banks, 531. 
Asio brachyotus, 766. 
Aspidockirotae, 278. 
Aspidodiadema microtubcrculatum, 833. 
Aspidosiphon, 908. 
Aspidura, 173. 
Asplenium compressum, 944 ; A. marinum, 
253 ; A. nidus, 785, 786 ; A. obtusa- 
tum, 253. 
Asteracanthion, 382 ; A. violaccus, 390. 
Asteriadae, xliii. 
Asterionella formosa, 930. 
Asteroidea, account of the, 607 ; characters 
of abyssal, 616. 
Astrcea, 146, 540, 565 ; A. ananas, 146 ; 
A. coarctata, 146. 
Astraeidse, 540, 544, 564. 
“ Astrolabe,” the, 698. 
Astropecten andromeda, 611. 
Astropectinidae, 607. 
Astrophiura, 173. 
Astrorhizidae, 836. 
Astroschema brachiatum, 161. 
Astura fluminalis, 490. 
Atataa Island, 487. 
Atelecrinus, 311, 313; A. balanoides, 311. 
Athoracophorus virgatus, 729. 
Atlanta, 171, 219, 912, 919. 
Atlantic, birds in the, 125 ; Brachyura of, 
586 ; deepest part of, 134 ; density of 
sea water in, 959 ; density of surface 
water in, 962 ; deposits in, see Deposits; 
ooze, xliv. 
Atlas Cove, 372. 
Atolla wyvillii, 603, 903. 
Atretia gnomon, 131. 
Atrypa, 893 ; A. hemispherica, 893 ; A. 
palmata, 893. 
Attus, 490. 
Atya, 190. 
Aucliialus, 742. 
Auckland Islands, 878. 
Aulacantha, 225. 
Aulascus, 450. 
Aulocalyx, 451. 
Aulochonen, 451. 
Aulochoninae, 451. 
Aulocystidae, 448, 451. 
Aulocystis, 451. 
Aulosphcera, 225. 
| Aurora, 403, 411 ; borealis, 158 
1077 
Australia, 453, 968; Barrier Reef of, 519, 521. 
Australian coast, deposits off, 467 ; dredg- 
ings along, 469. 
Australian aborigines, see Aborigines. 
Australian race,731; cranial character of, 732. 
Autolytus, 632. 
Avari Sima, 747. 
Avicula, 893. 
Avootai Harbour, 777. 
Awadji Island, 747. 
Axes at Humboldt Bay, 685. 
Axinellidse, 572. 
Axohelia dumetosa, 161. 
Ayantau, Island, 862 ; Peak, 862. 
Azorella, 294, 301, 355, 375 ; A. selago, 
299, 889. 
Azores, 175, 959 ; flood tide in vicinity of, 
176 ; deposits off, 180. 
Azores to Madeira, 179. 
Aztecs, xxxvi. 
Babi Island, 544. 
Badajos, Commission of, 595. 
Baffin Bay, xxxviii, 428; cold current from, 
968. 
Baggage, modes of carrying, 783. 
Baguala Bay, 578. 
Baguey Point, 647. 
Bahia, 210, 216, 898. 
Bahia, Bay of, 227, 228; Brazilian ironclad 
at, 227 ; butterflies oft", 216 ; deposits 
at, 236; dredgings at, 236; leaf-cutting 
ants at, 236 ; sanitary arrangements 
of, 227 ; yellow fever at, 227. 
Bahia to the Tristan da Cunha group, 237. 
Bahia Honda, 153. 
Bahia Shoal, 593. 
Baillie rod, 60 ; method of using, 61. 
Bait, spinning, 43. 
Baju, 545. 
Baker, Rev. J., 486. 
Baker, J. G., on Ferns, 599. 
Baker Islands, 765. 
Baloena, 806. 
Balaenoptcra, 806. 
Balanoglossus, 195. 
Balanophyllia, 780. 
Balanus, 679, 854 ; B. corollifomnis, 854 ; 
B. hirsutus, 854. 
Balat Island, 667. 
Balbagan Island, 623. 
Balca tristensis, 269 ; B. wntricosa, 269. 
Balfour, Lieut. A. F., 19, 20, 598. 
Balfour, Bay, 386 ; Rock, 336. 
Bali, monsoon at, 584. 
Balicasay Island, 652. 
Baliguian Island, 623. 
Balistes buniva, 203. 
Ball’s dredge, xxxix. 
Balleny, 415, 416. 
