Volume 27, 1894

Transactions.
I.—Zoology.
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| Art. I. | Synoptical List of Coccidæ reported from Australasia and the Pacific Islands up to December, 1894. By W. M. Maskell, Registrar of the University of New Zealand, Corr. Mem. Roy. Soc. of South Australia | 1–35 |
| II. | Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species from New Zealand, Australia, Sandwich Islands, and elsewhere, and Remarks upon many Species already reported. By W. M. Maskell | 36–75 |
| III. | Illustrations of Darwinism; or, The Avifauna of New Zealand considered in Relation to the Fundamental Law of Descent with Modification. By Sir Walter L. Buller, K.C.M.G., D.Sc., F.R.S., &c. | 75–104 |
| IV. | Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand; with an Exhibition of Rare Specimens. By Sir W. L. Buller | 104–126 |
| V. | On a New Species of Fern-bird (Sphenceacus) from the Snares Islands; with an Exhibition of Specimens. By Sir W. L. Buller | 127–128 |
| VI. | Notes on the Flightless Duck of the Auckland Islands (Nesonetta aucklandica). By Sir W. L. Buller | 128–129 |
| VII. | Notes on Phalacrocorax colensoi, of the Auckland Islands, and on Phalacrocorax onslowi, of the Chatham Islands. By Sir W. L. Buller | 129–132 |
| VIII. | Notes on Œstrelata neglecta; with an Exhibition of Specimens. By Sir W. L. Buller | 132–134 |
| IX. | Some Curiosities of Bird-life. By Sir W. L. Buller | 134–142 |
| X. | On the Wetas, a Group of Orthopterous Insects inhabiting New Zealand; with Descriptions of Two New Species. By Sir W. L. Buller | 143–147 |
| XI. | Observations on some peculiar Maori Remains, with Remarks on the Ancient Institution of Tapu. By Sir W. L. Buller | 148–154 |
| XII. | Note on the Vegetable Caterpillar (Cordiceps robertsii). By Sir W. L. Buller | 155–156 |
| XIII. | On the Axial Skeleton in the Dinornithidæ. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum | 157–173 |
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| Art. XIV. | On the Occurrence of a Pneumatic Foramen in the Femur of a Moa. By Captain F. W. Hutton | 173–174 |
| XV. | On a New Species of Weta (Locustidœ) from Bounty Island. By Captain F. W. Hutton | 174–176 |
| XVI. | On Majaqueus œquinoctialis, from Antipodes Island. By Captain F. W. Hutton | 177 |
| XVII. | Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians: Part I. By Arthur Dendy, D.Sc., Professor of Biology in the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand | 177–189 |
| XVIII. | Note on a New Variety of Peripatus novœ zealandiœ, Hutton. By Arthur Dendy | 190–191 |
| XIX. | Notes on a New Zealand Land Nemertine. By Arthur Dendy | 191–194 |
| XX. | Notes on New Zealand Echinodsrms. By H. Farquhar | 194–208 |
| XXI. | Descriptions of Two New Gymnoblastic Hydroids. By H. Farquhar | 208–209 |
| XXII. | Notes on some Crustacea from Macquarie Island. By George M. Thomson, F.L.S. | 210–214 |
| XXIII. | On the most frequent Pelagic Copepods and Cladoceres of the Hauraki Gulf. By Dr. Augustus Krämer, Physician H.I.M.S. “Bussard” | 214–223 |
| XXIV. | Notes on the Larger Species of Paryphanta in New Zealand, with some Remarks on the Distribution and Dispersal of Land-shells. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. | 224–228 |
| XXV. | Further Contributions towards a Bibliography of the Dinornithidae, the Great Extinct Birds of New Zealand, usually called Moas: Supplement No. 1. By A. Hamilton | 228–231 |
| XXVI. | On the Feathers of a Small Species of Moa (Megalapteryx) found in a Cave at the Head of the Waikaia River; with a Notice of a Moa-hunter's Camping-place on the Old Man Range. By A. Hamilton | 232–238 |
| XXVII. | Zoological Notes: (1) Arboreal Nests of Bush-rat (Mus maorium); (2) Paryphanta-hochstetteri found at Low Levels at West Wanganui. By R. I. Kingsley | 238–239 |
| XXVIII. | Remarks on the Rats of New Zealand. By Taylor White | 240–261 |
| XXIX. | On the Bird Moa and its Aliases. By Taylor White | 262–273 |
| XXX. | The Kea (Nestor notabilis), a Sheep-eating Parrot. By Taylor White | 273–280 |
| XXXI. | On the Abundance of Vanessa itea in Wellington during Season 1894. By Water P. Cohen | 281 |
| XXXII. | A Chapter in the History of the Warfare against Insect-pests. By W. M. Maskell | 282–284 |
| XXXIII. | On the Anatomy of Flight of Certain Birds. By Sir James Hector, F.R.S. | 284–287 |
| XXXIV. | Further Contribution to a Knowledge of the New Zealand Sponges. By H. B. Kirk, M.A. | 287–292 |
| XXXV. | On a New Shell (Anomia walteri). By Sir J. Hector | 292–293 |
| XXXVI. | On some New Species of Tipulae (Daddy-long-legs) found in New Zealand. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. | 293–295 |
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IL.—Botany.
| XXXVII. | The Algae of New Zealand: their Characteristics and Distribution. By Robert M. Laing, B.Sc. | 297–318 |
| XXXVIII. | On the Preparation and Preservation of Botanical Specimens. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. | 318–327 |
| XXXIX. | On New Forms, of Celmisia, Cass. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. | 327–330 |
| XL. | A Revision of the New Zealand Gentians. By T. Kirk | 330–341 |
| XLI. | On the New Zealand Species of Gunnera, L. By T. Kirk | 341–348 |
| XLII. | Descriptions of New or Remarkable Plants from the Upper Waimakariri. By T. Kirk | 349–353 |
| XLIII. | Description of New Grasses from Macquarie Island. By T. Kirk | 353–354 |
| XLIV. | A Revision of the New Zealand Species of Colobanthus, Bartling. By T. Kirk | 354–359 |
| XLV. | Notes and Reminiscences of Early Crossings of the romantically – situated Lake Waikaremoana, County of Hawke's Bay, of its Neighbouring Country, and of its peculiar Botany; performed in the Years 1841 and 1843. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond.), &c. | 359–382 |
| XLVI. | Phaenogams: A Description of a few more Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants; being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. By W. Colenso | 383–399 |
| XLVII. | A Description of Two New Ferns and One New Lycopodium, lately detected in our New Zealand Forests. By W. Colenso | 399–401 |
| XLVIII. | An Account of the Finding of Two Australian Plants, hitherto unnoticed, here in New Zealand By W. Colenso | 401–402 |
| XXXIX. | On New Zealand Mosses. By T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. | 403–405 |
| L. | Description of New Native Plants. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. | 405–406 |
| LI. | On the Presence of some Noxious Weeds in Nelson District. By R. I. Kingsley | 407 |
| LII. | Botanical Notes: Plants new to Nelson District, &c., from West Wanganui. By R. I. Kingsley | 407–409 |
| LIII. | Notes on New Zealand Mosses: Genus Grimmia, By Robert Brown | 409–421 |
| LIV. | Notes on New Zealand Mosses: Genus Orthotrichum. By Robert Brown | 422–446 |
| LV. | On the Growth of Ferns; and on a New Fern now first reported. By H. C. Field | 446–450 |
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IV.—Miscellaneous.
| Art. LIX. | Magnetization of Iron by High-frequency Discharges. By E. Rutherford, M.A. | 481–513 |
| LX. | The Last Glacial Epoch: explained by Major-General Drayson's Discovery of the Second Rotation of the Earth. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. | 513–534 |
| LXI. | On some Peculiar Cases of the Reflection of Light. By Major-General Schaw | 535–538 |
| LXII. | The Immortality of the Cosmos; being an Attempt to show that the Theory of the Dissipation of Energy is limited to Finite Portions of Space. By Professor Bickerton | 538–545 |
| LXIII. | Synoptic Statement of the Principles and Phenomena of Cosmic Impact: prepared for the Criticism of Scientific Men and Societies. By Professor Bickerton | 545–558 |
| LXIV. | On an Oversight in Croll's Mode of lengthening the Age of the Sun's Heat. By Professor Bickerton | 558–559 |
| LXV. | Notes on a Visit to Macquarie Island. By A. Hamilton | 559–579 |
| LXVI. | Myths of Observation. By Edward Tregear | 579–593 |
| LXVII. | Ceremonial Language. By Edward Tregear | 593–597 |
| LXVIII. | The Modern History of a Block of Greenstone. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., & c. | 598–606 |
| LXIX. | Notes on Tombs of a Prehistoric Race of Colombia, South America. By R. I. Kingsley | 606–609 |
| LXX. | Maori Preserved Heads. By the Rev. Philip Walsh | 610–616 |
| LXXI. | Some Account of the Earliest Literature and Maps relating to New Zealand. By Dr. T. M. Hocken, F.L.S. | 616–634 |
