Scale of victualling during voyage, 1028. 
Scalpellum, 853, 854; S. album, 669; S. 
maximum, 853 ; S. regivm, 171, 855 ; 
S. stroemii, 853 ; S. velutinum, 183. 
Scaphander mundus, 897 ; S. niveus, 897. 
Scaphopoda, account of the, 894. 
Scenery of Patagonia, 876. 
Sceptrella, 572. 
Schistidium, 375. 
Schizaspidia murrayi, 485. 
Sehizopoda, account of the, 739. 
Schmidt, Prof. Oscar, on Hexactinellida, 
443, 445 ; on Monaxonida, 570. 
Schnittstrecker, 441. 
Schoolmaster, loss of naval, 188. 
Schouten, 697, 875, 818. 
Schouw, Prof. G. F., 26. 
Sehrank, F. von Paula, 934. 
Schultz, Prof. Max, 382. 
Schulze, Prof. F. E., 477, 569, 639, 643; 
on the Hexactinellida, 437, 1071. 
Scincidee, 485, 555. 
Scissurella crispata, 897. 
Sclater, Dr. P. L., 766, 1065, 1066. 
Sclerisis, 692. 
Scleroplegma, 451. 
Sclerothanmidae, 448, 451. 
Sclerothamnus, 451. 
Scolopendra, 186, 269. 
Scopelid®, 521, 907. 
Scopelus macrostoma, 775. 
Scopularia, 451 ; families' of, 447. 
Scopus, 328, 
Scoriae, 300. 
Scotoplanes globosa, 278. 
Scout Island, 862. 
Scout Peak, 863. 
Screw Pines, 478, 546, 766, 785, 786. 
Scrupocellaria macandrei, 675. 
Scylla Island, 862. 
Scyllcm, 219 ; S. pelagica, 136, 169. 
Seyphomedus®, 218. 
Scytodes thoracica, 55. 
Scytophorus striatus, 57 5. 
Sea, early knowledge of, xxxi ; exchange 
going on between atmosphere and, 
957 ; methods of observation at, 56 ; 
phosphorescence of, xxxi v ; temperature 
of, 83 ; see also Temperature. 
Sea, Anemone, 648; Beans, 129; Dog, 355; 
Grass, 497 ; Leopard, 355, 373 ; Lion, 
354, 819 ; Slug, 379 ; Snake, 485, 
681; Urchin, 187. 
Sea level, determination of mean, 25; obser- 
vations on, at Falkland Islands, 833. 
Sea Reach, 868, 870, 877. 
Sea water, alkalinity of, 973, 976 ; analysis 
of, 997 ; in Antarctic regions, 422 ; 
in Arafura Sea, 545 ; average com- 
position of salt in, 954, 972, 973, 
NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE. 
Sea water — 
980 ; at Bermuda, 135 ; calcareous 
matter in, 980, 981 ; carbonic acid 
in, 977, 979, 993, 994, 995, 996 ; col- 
lection of samples of, 110 ; composition 
of, 954; compressibility of, 115; deep, 
967 ; density of, 107, 135, 948, 956, 
963; density in Agulhas Current, 423; 
_ density in ice pack, 960 ; density of 
total salts in, 971 ; early analysis of, 
xxxvi ; effect of depth on, in Pacific, 
965 ; gases in, 14, 16, 23, 976, 983, 
985 ; greatest salinity of, in Pacific, 
965 ; ice, experiments on, 425, 426, 
427 ; in Indian Ocean, 962 ; nitro- 
gen in, 995 ; oxygen in, 995, 996 ; 
salinity of, 956, 961, 964; solid matter 
in, 972 ; specific gravity of, 108 ; 
source of salts in, 955,. 
Sea weeds, 127, 184, 
Seal, Elephant, 294, 321, 354, 373, 377, 
819; Fur, 264, 321, 355, 819, 865, 872. 
Sealers, diet of, 321. . 
Seasons anticipated by plants, '229. 
Sections, microscopic, curling up of, 441. 
Sedan chair, travelling by, 230. 
Sedge, 257, 564. 
Sedgwick, A., 285. 
Seemann, Mr., 488, 489, 498. 
Segestria, 55. 
Selenka, Prof. Emil, on the Gephyrea, 
907, 1070. 
Selkirk, Alexander, 820; monument to, 827. 
Selpo Point, 866. 
“Semiramis,” H.M.S., 242, 256. 
Semper, Prof., 150, 315, 489 ; on Corals, 
788 ; on Pycnogonida, 856. 
Semperella, 450. 
Semperellin®, 450. 
Separation Point, 466. 
Sepia, 270, 272, 491, 543. 
Sergestes, 219, 527 ; S. oculatus, 136. 
Serolis, 361 ; geographical distribution 
of, 878 ; S. antarctica, 879 ; S. brom- 
leya/na, 476, 879 ; S. carinata, 878 ; 
S. latifrons, 878 ; S. neeera, 879 ; ' 
S. paradoxa, 878 ; S. schythei, 878. 
Serpula, xlii, 138, 176, '367, 635, 917. 
Serpulid®, 635. 
Serrao, Francisco, visits Moluccas, 595. 
Setella, 219. 
Setubal, xlvii. 
Sextant, 42. 
Sextant Rock, 541. 
Shag, 872; see also Cormorant. 
Shag Island, 369, 376, 378. 
Shallow Bay, 701. 
Sharks, 499, 680 ; Port Jackson, 462. 
Sharks’ teeth in deposits, 435, 775, 804, 
806, 808, 817. 
1103 
Sharp, the buccaneer, 819. 
Sharpe, D., 892. 
“Shearwater,” H.M.S., xlix, 1, 47. 
Shearwaters, 324. 
Sheath-bill, 294, 298, 359. 
Sheep, as beasts of burden, 233; at Falkland 
Islands, 888; at Juan Fernandez, 826. 
Sheerness, 18, 941. 
Shells, high price of, 583 ; removal of cal- 
careous,^ deep-sea deposits, 803 ; action 
of Epizoanthus parasiticus on, 899. 
Shelvocke, 821. 
“Shenandoah,” the, 251. 
Sheridan, Mr., 455, 456. 
Shetland Islands, xl, 739; plateau between, 
and Faroe Islands, xl. 
Shika-no-se, 747. 
Shoal Water Bay, 336. 
Sholl Bay, 868. 
Shore Crabs, 663. 
Shortland, Capt., 421. 
Shrike, 518. 
Sial Point, 592. 
Sialia wilsoni, 146. 
Siao Island, 605, 606. 
Sibago Island, 606. 
Sibbald Island, 345. 
Siberian Sea, 427. 
Sibuyan Island, 623. 
Sicogon Island, 623. 
Sicyonia, 527. 
Sicyonis crassa, 575, 576. 
Siderastrcea galaxea, 146; S. radians, 145. 
Siebold, Prof, v., 743. 
Siemens, Sir C. W., 21, 24, 95; electrical 
thermometer by, description of, 95. 
Siete Pecados, 623. 
Sieves, 41, 75. 
Sigor, 682, 684. 
Sigsbee, Capt., 71, 72, 75. 
Silenia, 625. 
Siliceous spherules, 811. 
Siliceous Sponges, 443, 450, 650, 775, 804; 
see also Hexactinellida, Monaxonida, 
Tetractinellida. 
Silino Island, 654. 
Silphid®, 186. 
Simara Island, 623. 
Simon’s Bay, 282, 289, 900 ; peculiar 
temperature conditions at, 283. 
Simplicella, 644. 
Singapore, Strait of, 647. 
Sinkers, 41, 58. 
Siphonacese, 127. 
Siphonosphoera, 220. 
Sipocz, Dr., analysis by, of Diatomaceous 
ooze, 1051 ; of glauconitic grains, 
468 ; of olivine, 206 ; of Radiolarian 
ooze, 1050 ; of red casts, 531. 
Sipunculus, 630, 908 ; S. nudus, 908., 
