Lightning-

and thunder, observations on-S. MASTERMAN. (R. 1855)

discharges, accounts of-G. W. DODGE and others. (R. 1867)
effect of S. L. HILLIER. (R. 1866).

Lightning-rods, directions for constructing-J. HENRY

Lille, Imperial Society of Science, Agriculture, and Arts of. Prize questions.
(R. 1865)

------

77

215

214

237

209

LILLJEBORG, W. Outline of systematic review of the classification of birds.
(R. 1865).
209, 364
Limitations to use of some anthropological data—J. W. POWELL. (E. 1879-80.) 476
Limpets from deep waters off eastern coast of U. S.-W. H. DALL. (P. 1881.)
Limpets of Alaska and Arctic region, report on-W. H. DALL. (P. 1878) ---
Lindheimer's botanical exploration in New Mexico and California, account of—
A. GRAY. (R. 1849)

Linguistic manuscripts in library of Bureau of Ethnology, catalogue of―J. C.
PILLING. (E. 1879-80) ---

476

Linguistic science, lectures on principles of-W. D. WHITNEY. (R. 1863.) 187, 352
Linguistics, Indian, account of library of-J. G. SHEA. (R. 1861)--
Linguistics, Indian, recommendation of Shea's-G. GIBBS and others. (R. 1861.) 149
LIONNET, M. Vocabulary of the Chinook jargon

149

68

Liparis ranula, new species of, obtained by U. S. Fish Commission off Halifax,

Nova Scotia-G. B. GOODE; T. H. BEAN. (P. 1879) ---

333

Liquids, expansion of, by heat-F. W. CLARKE

289

Liquids, specific heats of-F. W. CLARKE.--

276

Lisboa, M. M., books on Brazil, presented by. (R. 1865) -
List of-

American libraries and public institutions-W. J. RHEES

238

anthropological publications of Charles Rau. (P. 1881)

467

apparatus available for scientific research. (R. 1878) -

341

articles deposited by Smithsonian Institution in Corcoran Gallery of Art.
(R. 1874)

286

birds and mammalia of Missouri river-E. HARRIS. (R. 1850)
birds of central California, partial-L. BELDING. (P. 1878).

28

332

birds of District of Columbia-E. COUES; S. S. PRENTISS. (R. 1861)--
casts of heads of Indian boys and girls at Hampton, Va.-R. H. PRATT.
(P. 1879)

149

333

coleoptera of North America. Part 1-J. L. LE CONTE

140

collections presented by foreign Centennial commissioners. (R. 1876) -- 299

List of-Continued.

described birds of Mexico, Central America, and West Indies not in

Smithsonian Institution

described species of humming-birds-D. G. ELLIOT...---.

185

334

467

desiderata among North American birds—R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1881) --. 467
domestic institutions in correspondence with Smithsonian Institution. 69, 238
duplicates of fishes of Pacific coast distributed by Smithsonian Institu-
tion in 1881-D. S. JORDAN; P. L. JOUY. (P. 1881)---.
European fishes in National Museum-T. H. BEAN. (P. 1879)
expeditions from which specimens in Museum have been derived-S. F.
BAIRD. (R. 1867)

333

215

fishes collected by Lieut. H. E. Nichols in Gulf of California-D. S.
JORDAN; C. H. GILBERT. (P. 1881)----

467

fishes of Pacific coast of United States-D. S. JORDAN; C. H. GILBERT.
(P. 1880)

425

foreign agents of Smithsonian Institution in 1876. (See also annual re-
ports) -

290

foreign correspondents of Smithsonian Institution. 64, 154, 225, 243, 309, 469
foreign correspondents of Smithsonian Institution, systematic index to 257
generic names of animals-S. H. SCUDDer -

470

Indian vocabularies received from the Wheeler Expedition. (R. 1874.) 286
institutions, libraries, colleges, and other establishments in correspondence
with the Smithsonian Institution-W. J. RHEES.--.

238

333

467, 465, 471

marine invertebrata of New England distributed by United States Fish
Commission-A. E. VERRILL; R. RATHBUN. (P. 1879).
marine invertebrates, mainly from New England, distributed by U. S.
National Museum-R. RATHBUN. (P. 1881)----.
meteorological material contributed to Smithsonian Institution. (R. 1860–
1865, 1867-1871) ....... 147, 149, 150, 187, 188, 209, 215, 224, 228, 244, 249
meteorological stations and observers. (R. 1849; R. 1853-1873) 21, 67, 75,
77, 91, 107, 109, 110, 147, 149, 150, 187, 188, 209, 214, 215, 224, 228, 244,
249, 271, 275.

--

minerals in United States National Museum-F. M. ENDLICH. (R. 1873;
P. 1880).

275, 425

North American batrachia and reptilia-E. D. COPE

292

North American species of myriapods of family Lysiopetalida-J. A.
RYDER. (P. 1880)

425

official publications of the United States Government between 1868 and
1881-G. H. BOEHMER

447

papers presented to Royal Society by James Smithson. (R. 1853)---- 67, 330
periodicals received by the Institution. (R. 1880)

Q, 442, 436

List of-Continued.

photographic portraits of North American Indians in Smithsonian Insti-
tution

plants of the upper Missouri-T. C. PORTER. (R. 1850)
plants of Washington and vicinity-L. F. WARD..

216

28

460

335

principal literary and scientific institutions in United States, 1879 ----
public libraries, institutions, and societies in United States and British
Provinces of North America-W. J. RHEES.

publications of the Smithsonian Institution.

111

116

(R. 1868) 74, 203, 224, 226,
245, 278, 290, 301, 844, 437, 478

publications of the United States National Museum. (P. 1881) 467, 474
Regents, officers, and assistants of the Smithsonian Institution and U. S.
National Museum. (See also each annual report)------
scientific papers of A. D. Bache-B. A. GOULD. (R. 1870) ---- 244, 329, 379
shells of exploring expedition-----

466, 290

193

shells of North America-I. LEA; P..P. CARPENTER; W. STIMPSON;

W. G. BINNEY; T. PRIME..

128

species of Middle and South American birds not in United States National
Museum-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1881)--.

467

substances derived from animal kingdom-G. B. GOODE

297

Literary exchanges-See Exchanges.

Literary study of jade-S. BLONDEL. (R. 1876).

299

Littoral marine fauna of Provincetown, Mass.-R. RATHBUN. (P. 1880)----- 425
Liver, observations on the-J. JONES

82

LIVERMORE, G. Report on Jewett's general stereotype catalogue of public

libraries

47

Living animals, flora and fauna within-J. LEIDY.

44

Lloyd, North German, free freight between Germany and the United States.

Sparrows sent to the United States. (R. 1867)--
Catalogue of rocks, minerals, ores, and fossils. (R. 1854)

215

75

LockE, J. Observations on terrestrial magnetism

35

LOCKETT, S. H. Mounds in Louisiana. (R. 1872)

271

LOCKINGTON, W. N.-

Description of new chiroid fish (Myriolepis zonifer) from Monterey Bay,
California. (P. 1880)

425

Description of new fish from Alaska (Uranidea microstoma). (P. 1880.) 425
Description of new genus and some new species of California fishes
(Icosteus ænigmaticus and Osmerus attenuatus). (P. 1880)--

425

Description of new genus and species of Cottida. (P. 1881)

467

Description of new sparoid fish (Sparus brachysomus) from Lower Cali-
fornia. (P. 1880).

425

LOCKINGTON, W. N.-Continued.

Description of new species of Agonida (Brachyopsis verrucosus) from
coast of California. (P. 1880)

425

Description of new species of Prionotus (Prionotus stephanophyrs) from
coast of California. (P. 1880)--.

425

Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from coast of California.
(P. 1879)

333

Note on new flat fish (Lepidopsetta isolepis) found in markets of San
Francisco. (P. 1880)‒‒‒‒‒

425

Remarks on species of genus Chirus found in San Francisco market.
(P. 1880).

425

LOEW,

Review of the Pleuronectida of San Francisco.
Locusts and grasshoppers of America-A. S. TAYLOR.
H.-
Monographs of the diptera of North America-

Part I. Edited by R. OSTEN SACKEN

Part II. Edited by R. OSTEN SACKEN

Part III

Review of North American Trypetina

141

171

256

256

LOEW, H.; OSTEN SACKEN, R. Instructions for collecting diptera. (R. 1858.) 109
LOGAN, T. M.—

Climate of California. (R. 1855)--.

Meteorological observations at Sacramento, California. (R. 1854)------
Meteorology of Sacramento, California. (R. 1857)-.

77

75

107

LOGAN, W. E. Request for duplicate shells. (R. 1859)-

110

LOMBARD, H. C. Report on the transactions of Society of Physics and Natu-
ral History of Geneva, July, 1868, to June, 1869. (R. 1869)
Lombardy, Royal Scientific and Literary Institute of. Prize questions. (R. 1865.) 209
London Institution of Civil Engineers. Prize questions. (R. 1862)
London Royal Horticultural Society. Exchange of publications. (R. 1861)--
London, Royal Society of, origin and history of-C. A. ALEXANDER. (R. 1863.)
LONGFELLOW, H. W., and others. Report of American Academy of Arts and
Sciences on organization of Smithsonian Institution. (R. 1853) -.
Long Island, fishes on coast of New Jersey and-S. F. BAIRD. (R. 1854.) 75, 348
Longitude, transatlantic-B. A. GOULD.

228

150

149

187

67

223

Longitudes, Arctic-E. K. KANE____

LOOMIS, E.-

Aurora borealis, or polar light, its phenomena and laws. (R. 1865)-----
Lecture on zone of small planets between Mars and Jupiter. (R. 1854.)
On certain storms in Europe and America, December, 1836..
Report on meteorology of the United States. (R. 1847)
Lopholatilus chameleonticeps, new genus and species of fish from New Eng-
land, description of-G. B. GOODE; T. H. BEAN. (P. 1879)-

Loucheux Indians-W. L. HARDISTY. (R. 1866).......

LOUD, F. H. Discussion of Prof. Snell's barometric observations. (R. 1880.) 442, 435
Louisiana, Caddo parish, Indian remains in-T. P. HOTCHKISS. (R. 1872) 271
Louisiana, lower, geology of, and salt deposit of Petite Anse Island-E. W.
HILGARD

248

Louisiana, mounds in-S. H. LOCKETT. (R. 1872)
LOVERING, J. Memorial of J. Henry

271

356

Lowe, T. S. C., aeronautic voyage of, reply to memorial on-J. HENRY. (R.
1860).

147

Lowe, T. S. C., memorial of citizens of Philadelphia relative to aeronautic
voyage of, across the Atlantic. (R. 1860) -

147

Loxigilla, description of new subspecies of, from West Indies-G. N. LAW-
RENCE. (P. 1881)--.

467

LUBBOCK, J. North American archæology. (R. 1862)

LUBBOCK, J. Social and religious condition of lower races of man. (R. 1869.)
Lucernariæ, and their allies, anatomy and physiology of—H. J. CLARK.
LUDEWIG, H. E., and others. On publication of Spanish works on New Mexico.
(R. 1855)

242

77

LUGGER, O. Occurrence of Canada porcupine in Maryland. (P. 1881) --.
Lunar effect on magnetic force—A. D. BACHE

467

150

228

195

332

LUPTON, N. T. Breeding habits of sea catfish (Ariopsis milberti). (P. 1878.)
Luray cavern, blind form of Lysiopetalidæ from-J. A. RYDER. (P. 1880) 425
Luray cavern, report of visit to-O. T. MASON and others. (R. 1880).. 442, 433
Lussac, Gay, eulogy on, by F. ARAGO. (R. 1876)

299

Lutjanus Blackfordii, from coast of Florida, description of-G. B. GOODE; T.
H. BEAN. (P. 1878)

332

Lutjanus Stearnsii, from coast of Florida, description of-G. B. GOODE; T. H.
BEAN. (P. 1878)

332

Lycodes paxillus, description of species of—G. B. GOODE; T. H. BEAN. (P. 1879)
Lycodes Turneri, from Alaska, description of-T. H. BEAN. (P. 1878)
Lycodes Vahlii, occurrence of, on La Have and Grand Banks-G. B. GOODE;
T. H. BEAN. (P. 1879)

333

33

333

Lycodopsis, Collett, identity of, with Leurynnis, Lockington-T. GILL. (P.
1880).

425

Lycopodiacea of Kerguelen Island-A. GRAY

294

LYKINS, W. H. R. Antiquities of Kansas City, Missouri. (R. 1877) --

LYON, W. B. Antiquities in New Mexico. (R. 1871)----.

Lysiopetalidæ, North American species of-J. A. RYDER. (P. 1880)--

249

425