Contents of this issue
Contents
- PREFACEPreface.
- CONTENTSContents.
- PLATESList of Plates.
- SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
- SECTIONTransactions
- SUBSECTIONTransactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1885. I. —.
- ARTICLEArt. I.—The Maori in Asia.
- ARTICLEArt. II.—On the Stone Weapons of the Moriori and the Maori..
- ARTICLEArt. III.—Notes on the Difference in Food Plants now used by Civilized Man as compared with those used in Prehistoric...
- ARTICLEArt. IV.—The Building Timbers of Auckland.
- ARTICLEArt. V.—A Description of the New Volcano in the Friendly Islands, near Tongatabu.
- ARTICLEArt. VI.—The Maori Language, with Remarks on the Reform of English Spelling.
- ARTICLEArt. VII.—The Non-Euclidian Geometry Vindicated: a Reply to Mr. Skey.
- ARTICLEArt. VIII.—On a new Form of Seismograph.
- ARTICLEArt. IX.—On an “Index—Collection” for small Zoological Museums, in the Form of a Genealogical Tree of the Animal King...
- ARTICLEArt. X.—Notes on a Skeleton of Notornis, recently acquired by the Otago University Museum.
- ARTICLEArt. XI.—Remarks on the Feathers of two Species of Moa.
- ARTICLEArt. XII.—Notes on New Zealand Ornithology: Observations on Pogonornis cincta (Dubus); Stitch-Bird (Tiora).
- ARTICLEArt. XIII.—Notes on New Zealand Ornithology: Observations on Procellaria parkinsoni (Grey), Brown Petrel (Taiko).
- ARTICLEArt. XIV.—Observations on Gould's Petrel (Hutton), Procellaria gouldi (Ohi), their Habits and Habitats.
- ARTICLEArt. XV.—Observations on Cook's Petrel (Grey), Procellaria cooki (Ti Ti), their Habits and Habitats.
- ARTICLEArt. XVI.—Observations on Puffinus gavius (Forst.), Rain-bird, (Hakoakoa), their Habits and Habitats.
- ARTICLEArt. XVII.—Observations on Puffinus assimilis (Gould), Totorore, their Habits and Habitats.
- ARTICLEArt. XVIII.—Observations on the Habits of New Zealand Birds, their Usefulness or Destructiveness to the Country.
- ARTICLEArt. XIX.—Notes on the Habits of some New Zealand Birds.
- ARTICLEArt. XX.—Observations on Sphenodon punctatum, Fringe-back Lizard (Tuatara).
- ARTICLEArt. XXI.—Notes on the Habits of the Polecat, Ferret, Mongoose, Stoat, and Weasel.
- ARTICLEArt. XXII.—The Protection of Native Birds.
- ARTICLEArt. XXIII.—Notes on the Bones of a Species of Sphenodon, (S. diversum, Col.,) apparently distinct from the Species a...
- ARTICLEArt. XXIV.—A. List of the Native Birds of the Petane District, Hawke's Bay, with Notes and Observations.
- ARTICLEArt. XXV.—A remarkable Variety of the New Zealand Pigeon (Carpophaga novæ-zealandiæ), with References to previous Not...
- ARTICLEArt. XXVI.—Notice of an Instance of Abnormal Colouring in Platycercus auriceps, with Record of previous Notices of si...
- ARTICLEArt. XXVII.—On the Habits of Ocydromus australis.
- ARTICLEArt XXVIII.—Description of Hybrid Ducks, bred from Common Duck (A. boschus) ♂ and Grey Duck (A. superciliosa) ♀.
- ARTICLEArt. XXIX.—Note on a large Sun-Fish (Orthagoriscus mola, L.), recently captured at Napier, Hawke's Bay.
- ARTICLEArt. XXX.—On a New Species of Chromodoris.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXI.—On a new Paper Nautilus (Argonauta bulleri).
- ARTICLEArt. XXXII.—Description of a new Pill-Millipede.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXIII.—Critical List of the Crustacea Malacostraca of New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXIV.—A New Species of Philygria.* From a remark in the “Zoological Record” for 1877, Crust., p. 24, it appears...
- ARTICLEArt. XXXV.—Description of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXVI.—Notes on Nomenclature of New Zealand Geometrina.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXVII.—On the Spiders of New Zealand, By A. T. Urquhart.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXVIII.—Description of Diadema nerina.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXIX.—Life History of Epyaxa rosearia, Dbld.
- ARTICLEArt. XL.—Notes on the so-called “Vegetable Caterpillar” of New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. XLI.—On the Metamorphosis of the Caddis Fly.
- ARTICLEArt. XLII.—On some Specimens of Vorticellæ collected in the neighbourhood of Wellington.
- ARTICLEArt. XLIII.—A. Description of some newly-discovered Cryptogamic Plants, being a further Contribution towards the maki...
- ARTICLEArt. XLIV.—A Description of some newly-discovered and rare Indigenous Plants: being a further Contribution towards th...
- ARTICLEArt. XLV.— A brief List of some British Plants (Weeds) lately noticed, apparently of recent Introduction into this Pa...
- ARTICLEArt. XLVI.—On Clianthus puniceus, Sol.
- ARTICLEArt. XLVII.—Description of New Species of Native Plants.
- ARTICLEArt. XLVIII.—On the Classification of the Algæ.
- ARTICLEArt. XLIX.—Observations on the Fucoideæ of Banks Peninsula.
- ARTICLEArt. L.—On the Growth of Transplanted Trees.
- ARTICLEArt. LI.—Description of three New Species of Coprosma.
- ARTICLEArt. LII.—On Cyttaria Purdiei, Buch.
- ARTICLEArt. LIII.—Additional Contributions to the Flora of the Nelson Provincial District.
- ARTICLEArt. LIV.—On a new Variety of Desmid.
- ARTICLEArt LV.—On the Geology of Scinde Island.
- ARTICLEArt. LVI.—New Species of Tertiary Shells.
- ARTICLEArt. LVII.—The Wanganui System.
- ARTICLEArt. LVIII.—On the Age of the Napier Limestones.
- ARTICLEArt. LIX.—The Total Eclipse of the Sun of the 9th September, 1885; being a Digest of the following Communications to ...
- ARTICLEArt. LX.—The Maintenance of the Sun's Heat.
- ARTICLEArt. LXI.—On a New Mineral (Awaruite) from Barn Bay.
- ARTICLEArt LXII.—On Platinum Crystals in the Ironsands of Orepuki Goldfield.
- SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
- SECTIONProceedings.
- SUBSECTIONWellington Philosophical Society.
- SUBSECTIONAuckland Institute.
- SUBSECTIONPhilosophical Institute of Canterbury.
- SUBSECTIONOtago Institute.
- SUBSECTIONWestland Institute.
- SUBSECTIONHawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
- ARTICLEOn the Rev. J. Pearson's Method of Computing Solar Eclipses and Occultations.
- ARTICLENotice of Neobalæna marginata, Stenorhynchus leptonyx, Hammer Shark, and Fossils from Takapau
- ARTICLEOn the Solar Eclipse.
- ARTICLEOn the Solar Eclipse.
- ARTICLENotices of Phasma, Epiodon, Balænoptera rostrata, Coronula balænaris, and Conchoderma aurita
- ARTICLEOn the various Legends and Stories current among the Maoris relating to the Sea and Sea Monsters.
- ARTICLENotice of a Flying-Fish, and of Fossils from the Upper Mohaka
- ARTICLEOn the Early Discovery of Moa Bones in New Zealand, and their Identification.
- ARTICLENotice of Moa Bones from the North Island.
- ARTICLEOn some other Extinct Birds, more particularly the Dodo and the Great Auk
- ARTICLEOn the Study of Natural History.
- ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
- ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1886
- SUBSECTIONSouthland Institute.
- SUBSECTIONNelson Philosophical Society.
- SUBSECTIONAppendix.
- APPENDIXAppendix.
- ARTICLEIndex.