RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts of Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1876-1877. CUL-DAR75.36. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.
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New Zealand Institute
1876 Vol IX
p 370 Gum protecting tree from injury by Beetles
Broun, Thomas. 1876. On insects injurious to the Kauri Pine (Dammara australis). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 9: 366-371.
p 414 Pascoe on character of Coleoptera — relation to crus
Pascoe, Francis Polkinghorne. 1876. Descriptions of New Genera and species of New Zealand Coleoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 13: 70-72.
p 463 Diadema bolina caught in N. Zealand
Fereday, R. W. 1876. On the occurrence in New Zealand of Diadema bolina, Linn. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 9: 463.
p 538 On rapid increase of some naturalized plants
Thomson, G. M. 1876. Notes on some Otago Plants. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 9: 538ff.
542 Fertilisation of some Goodeniaceæ
Cheeseman, Thomas Frederick. 1876. On the fertilization of Selliera. [Read before the Auckland Institute, 3 July.] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 9: 542-545. [Copy not found, CCD25] PDF
1877 Vol X.
p 14 on increase of Kangaroos in Australia — relation to sheep
Parasites — curious case of Pie-bald animals — all white & pie-bald Horses & Cattle — two with dark coast do not suffer.
Cockburn-Hood, T. H. 1877. New Zealand a post-glacial centre of creation. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 10: 3ff.
209 Disappearance of anthornis (a bird) p 240 general causes of disappearance of native Birds — Rats
Buller, Walter Lawry. 1877. On the disappearance of the Korimako (Anthornis melanura) from the North Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 10: 209-211.
306 310 Changes in insects –
316 disappearance of Birds
318 rapid increase of introduced Birds
322 Rabbit
Gillies, R. 1878. Notes on some changes in the fauna of Otago. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 10: 306-322.
349 on introduced grasses- growing in different soils — rubra requires acid of Bees.
353 Cheeseman, fertilisation of Glossostigma - with sensitive stigma
Cheeseman, Thomas Frederick. 1877. Notes on the Fertilisation of Glossostigma. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 10: 353ff.
362 Naturalised Plants
Kirk, Thomas. 1877. On the naturalised plants of Port Nicholson and the adjacent district. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 10: 362-378.
540 Depth between N. Zealand & Australia — [2 words illeg] between Flora of N. Zealand & islands to the north, ie Norfolk & New Caledonia.
(1879 & succeeding years I must look to end of Vol. — There was something about geographical dispersal of importance in one vol.)
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