NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE. 
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Archaster, 180, 390, 392; A. tenuispinus, 
610 ; A. typicus, 610. 
Archasteridae, 607, 612. 
Archer, W., 179. 
“Arcona,” the, 453. 
Arctic Circle, 428. 
Arctic Expedition, appointment of Captain 
Hares to, 638. 
Arctic Ocean, 49, 428. 
Arctocephalus, 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. 
darkvi, 187 ; A. decollata, 132. 
“Argus,” H.M.S., 140. 
Argyrodes, 490, 518 ; A. epeirce, 55, 56. 
“Ariadne,” 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. melaleu- 
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 Composite, 162, 1069 ; Simplices, 
163, 1067. 
Ascidians, 162, 898 ; account of the, 
165 ; bathymetrical range of, 165 ; 
geographical distribution of, 165 ; 
pelagic, 1071. 
Ascidiidae, 165. 
Asclepiadaceae, 184, 517. 
Ascon, 640. 
Asconema, 450. 
Asconematidae, 447, 450. 
Asconematinse, 450. 
Ascones, 639. 
Asconidae, 640, 641, 643. 
Ascopera, 165. 
Ascopodaria, 671. 
Ascorhynchus, 857, 858 ; A. glaber, 859. 
Ashmore Banks, 531. 
Asio brachyotus, 766. 
Aspidochirotse, 278. 
Aspidodiadema microtuberculatum, 833. 
Aspidosiphon, 908. 
Aspidura, 173. 
Asplenium compressum, 944 ; A. marinum, 
253 ; A. nidus, 785, 786 ; A. obtusa- 
tum, 253. 
Asteracanthion, 382 ; A. violaceus, 390. 
Asteriadse, xliii. 
Asterionelld formosa, 930. 
Asteroidea, account of the, 607 ; characters 
of abyssal, 618. 
Astrcea, 146, 540, 565 ; A. ananas, 146 ; 
A. coardata, 146. 
Astraeidae, 540, 544, 564. 
“Astrolabe,” the, 698. 
Astropeden andromeda, 611. 
Astropectinidae, 607. 
Astrophiu/ra, 173. 
Astrorhizidae, 836. 
Astroschema brachiatum, 161. 
Astura flitminalis, 490. 
Atataa Island, 487. 
Atelecrinus, 311, 313; A. balauoides, 311. 
Athoracopliorus 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. 
Auchialus, 742. 
Auckland Islands, 878. 
Aulacantha, 225. 
Aulascus, 450. 
Aulocalyx, 451. 
Auloclionen, 451. 
Aulochoninae, 451. 
Aulocystid®, 448, 451. 
Aulocystis, 451. 
Aulosphcera, 225. 
Aurora, 403, 411 ; borealis, 158 
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 characterof, 732. 
Autolytus, 632. 
Avari Sima, 747. 
Avicula, 893. 
Ayootai Harbour, 777. 
Awadji Island, 747. 
Axes at Humboldt Bay, 685. 
Axinellidae, 572. 
Axolielia 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, 
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 off, 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. 
Baloenopiera, 806. 
Balanoglossus, 105. 
Balanoplvyllia, 780. 
Balanus, 679, 854 ; B. corolliformis, 854 ; 
B. hirsutus, 854. 
Balat Island, 667. 
Balbagan Island, 623. 
Balea tristensis, 269 ; B. ventricosa, 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. 
