PACIFIC SCIENCE 
A QUARTERLY DEVOTED TO THE BIOLOGICAL 
AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES OF THE PACIFIC REGION 
Vol. I OCTOBER, 1947 No. 4 
Previous issue published August 9, 1947 
CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Brackish-Water Algae from the Hawaiian Islands. Isabella A. Abbott ... 193 
Cycles in Rainfall and Validity in Prediction of Rainfall in Hawaii. Chester K. 
Wentworth. 215 
The Little Hearts (Corculurn) of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Paul Bartsch . 221 
The Skeletons of Recent and Fossil Gymnogyps. Harvey I. Fisher . . . . 227 
The Mechanics of the Explosive Eruption of Kilauea in 1924. R. H. Finch . . 237 
Ghost Prawns (Sub-Family Luciferinae) in Hawaii. Robert W. Hiatt . . . 241 
A Manilkara Found on Oahu, Hawaii. Marie C. Neal. 243 
Notes: 
Opportunities for Financing of Research in the Pacific Under the Fulbright Act 245 
Editor's Comments . 246 
Index to Volume I. 251 
Cover drawing by A. S. MacLeod 
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