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ILLUSTRATIONS.
| PLATE. | PAGE | |
| 1. | Sword-fish of the Southern Seas, showing anatomy of the head | 14 |
| 2a. | Skull of Balæna marginata, Gray | 22 |
| 2b. | Rorqualus major, and R. minor | 26 |
| 3. | Ophisurus Novæ Zelandæ | 34 |
| 4. | Nests of New Zealand Birds | 50 |
| 5. | Dittoditto | 58 |
| 6. | Dittoditto | 66 |
| 7. | Isoetes Kirkii, Braun. | 160 |
| 8. | Phormium tenax—showing stracture of leaf | 112 |
| 9. | Sections between Kai Iwi and Waitotara rivers | 158 |
| 9a. | Section along the coast north of Manukau Harbour, etc. | 160 |
| 10. | Sketch Plan of Caves at "Three Kings," near Auckland | 162 |
| 11. | Map showing river systems of the southern parts of the Province of Wellington | 198 |
| 12. | Lifting apparatus used for s. s. "Taranaki" | 204 |
| 13. | Junction of Moawhanga with Rangitikei rivers | 354 |
| 14. | Geological Map and Section of Grey Coal-field | 380 |
| 15. | Section of Shakespere Cliff, Wanganui | 164 |
| 16. | Fish of the River Avon, Canterbury | 84 |
| 17. | Sand-worn Stones of Evans' Bay | 246 |
| 18. | Sketch Map of Province of Auckland, North | 132 |
| 19. | Map and Section of North-Western District of Otago | 372 |
| 20. | Drainage Works at Remuera Swamp | 218 |
| 21. | Comparative Map of New Zealand and Australian Cordillera | 366 |
