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Title: Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1890. VOl XXIII.
Description: Wellington, Government Printer. 1891, First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, xviii, 662 pages, 45 plates. Spine taped with red library tape. Ex-library copy, clean. Many articles on New Zealand natural history, geology, botany, zoology, Maori. Art. XV.¿Takahe versus Kakapo. Art. XVI.¿On the Origin of the Sternum. Art. XVII.¿Description of a New Species of Migas, with Notes on its Habits. Art. XVIII.¿Notice of the Occurrence of the Basking Shark (Selache maxima,L.) in New Zealand. Art. XIX.¿On New Species of Araneæ. Art. XX.¿Notes on Sceloglaux albifacies, the Laughing Owl of New Zealand. Art. XXI.¿Description of a Remarkable Variation in the Colour of Platycercus auriceps. Art. XXII.¿On the Occurrence of Danais plexippus and Sphinx convolvuli (?) in Nelson. Art. XXIII.¿On Rats and Mice. Art. XXIV.¿On Rabbits, Weasels, and Sparrows. Art. XXV.¿Further Notes on Coloured Sheep. Art. XXVI.¿On the Birds of the Kermadec Islands. Art. XXVII.¿A New Parasitic Copepod. Art. XXVIII.¿On, the Wandering Albatros; with an Exhibition of Specimens, and the Determination of a New-Species (Diomedea regia). II.¿Geology. Art. XXIX.¿Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fossil Flora of New Zealand. A.¿Description of Species of the Tertiary Flora of New Zealand. Art. XXX.¿On the Drift in South Canterbury. Art. XXXI.¿On the Timaru Loess as a Climate Register. Art. XXXII.¿On Glacier-motion. Art. XXXIII.¿ On the Microscopical Structure of the Ohine-muri Gold. Art. XXXIV.¿-On the Relation of the Kidnapper and Pohui Conglomerates to the Napier Limestones and Petane Marls. Art. XXXV.¿Note on the Eruptive Rocks of the Bluff Peninsula, Southland. Art. XXXVI.¿On the Murchison Glacier. Art. XXXVII.¿On Avian Remains found under a Lava-flow near Timaru, in Canterbury. Art. XXXVIII.¿Note on the Disappearance of the Moa. Art. XXXIX.¿On a Deposit of Diatomaceous Earth at Pakaraka, Bay of Islands, Auckland. III.¿Botany. Art. XL.¿A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. Art. XLI.¿An Enumeration of Fungi recently discovered in New Zealand. Art. XLII.¿Descriptions of New Native Plants, with Notes on some Known Species. Art. XLIII.¿On a New Species of Celmisia. Art. XLIV.¿Further Notes on the Three Kings Islands. Art. XLV.¿On a Remarkable Variety of Asplenium umbrosum, J. Sm. Art. XLVI.¿On the Botany of the Snares Art. XLVII.¿On Pleurophyllum; Hook. f. Art. XLVIII.¿On the Botany of Antipodes Island. Art. XLIX.¿Description of New Species of Centrolepis, Labill. Art. L.¿On the Macrocephalous Olearias ofNew Zealand with Description of a New Species. Art. LI.¿-Notes on Certain Species of Carex in New Zealand. IV.¿Miscellaneous. Art. LII.¿The Story of John Rutherford Art. LIII.¿On some Means for increasing the Scale of Photographic Lenses and the Use of Telescopic Powers in connection with an Ordinary Camera. Art. LIV.¿The Determination of the Origin of the Earthquake of the 5th December, 1881, felt at Christchurch and other Places. Art. LV.¿The Origin of the Earthquake of the 27th December, 1888, felt in Canterbury and Westland. Art. LVI.¿Notes on the Earthquake of 7th March, 1890, felt at Napier, Gisborne, and other Places. Art. LVII.¿Bush Notes; or, Short Objective Jottings. Art. LVIII.¿The Outlying Islands south of New Zealand. Art. LIX.¿The Age of Pulp: a Speculation on the Future of the Wood-fibre Industry. Art. LX.¿Thermal Springs in Lake Waikare, Waikato. Art. LXI.¿On Vine-growing in Hawke's Bay. Art. LXII.¿Curious Polynesian Words. Good.

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