Achatina acicula found within a human skull,

565

Achill island described by Mr. Newman, 571
Adder, supposed derivation of the name, 566
Agardh, Prof. his views upon the Marsupialia
quoted by Mr. Ogilby, 346

Agassiz, Prof. his opinion on the supposed mam-
miferous remains at Stonesfield, referred to, 3
strictures upon his reprint of Sowerby's Mine-
ral Conchology, 254; his vindicatory letter,
356; Mr Sowerby's observations upon, 420;
his letter lithographed for distribution, 418
Aigoceros niger, discovery of by Capt. Harris
noticed, 401

Amphibia, on the Classifications of the, by Mr.
Hogg, 265, 367

Amphicoma vulpina, note upon by Mr. Double-
day, 97

Amphidesma decussatum, Bean, n. sp. from the
cornbrash of Scarborough, described, 59
Amphigonus, Agass. reference to the name by M.
Valenciennes, 9

Amphitherium referred to by M. Valenciennes, 3
Amphiuma, referred to by Mr. Hogg, 370
Anas glacialis killed at Lynn, 198

Annulosa, by W. S. MacLeay, in the 'Illustra-
tions of the Zoology of South Africa,' reviewed,

38
Anomia semistriata, Bean, n. sp. from the corn-
brash of Scarborough described & figured, 61
Anomopteris, characters of the genus, 456
Anser phoenicopus, Bartlett, n. sp. characters of
noticed, 180

Anthocephalus rudicornis, Drummond, n. sp.
described and figured, 228

Anthophyllum, its occurence in the coralline crag,
326

Ardea alba, instances of its capture in Britain,
30

Argonauta.-Researches of Della Chiaja upon,
noticed by Dr. Cox, 99

Observations and experiments of Ma-
dame Power, 101: her notice of the opinions
of previous observers, 102: manner in which
she prosecuted her observations at Messina,
103: her description of the poulp and its mem-
branous arms, 104: natural habits of the ani-
mals, and period at which they most abound,
105: her description of the development of the
supposed embryo, 150: experiments upon the
reparative power possessed by the poulp, 152
correction of her error respecting the supposed
young poulps, 153

Summary of Madame Power's obser-
vations, and of Prof. Owen's arguments:
against the parasitic theory, in the general
editorial article, 194

Abstract of Prof. Owen's paper from
the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 421:
evidence deduced against the parasitic theory
from the examination of the poulps and their
shells collected by Madame Power, 422: exa-
mination of the arguments in favour of the
parasitic theory-those of Mr. Gray, 427: of
Messrs. Charlesworth, D'Orbigny, and Blain-
ville, 429: of Mr. Cranch and M. Rang, 430:
points in the history of the subject still requi-
ring elucidation, 431.

Asterocarpus, characters of the genus, 457
Auricula myosotis, found by Mr. Wood in the
crag of Sutton, 320

Avicula longicostata, Stutchbury, n. sp. describ-
ed and figured, 163

Baboon, Sir James Alexander's description of a
large African species, 408

Ballard Head referred to by Mr. Clarke, 393
Bank Vole, see Arvicola pratensis
Basilosaurus, comparison of with the Stonesfield
fossils, 55

Bockschia, characters of the genus, 456
Botanical Society, see Society.

Botheratiotherium, objected to as a generic name
by M. De Blainville, 56

Breccia of Dorsetshire described by Rev. W. B.
Clarke, 397

Bridlington tertiary deposit of shells referred to
by Mr. Lyell, 323

British Association, editorial remarks upon, 415
Bulla, fossil species of, from the crag, described
by Mr. S. V. Wood, 460; B. undulata, Bean,
n. sp. described and figured, 61
Byssus, description of, in the Conchifera, 126
Calcutta, Botanic Garden at, 304

Calidea parentum, White, n. sp. described, 542
Caliprepes Grayii, White, n. sp. described, 543
Calliphara bifasciata, White, n. sp. descr. 541
Cardium globosum, Bean, n. sp. from the corn-
brash of Scarborough, described and figured,

60

Cetacea, fossil remains of obtained at Herne Bay
by Mr Richardson, 99
Cetoniida, new species of, 24
Cetonia, Mr. MacLeay's arrangement of criticis-
ed, 38

Cetonia, present arrangement of the species for-
merly included in that genus, 171
Cheadle, Staffordshire, on the Natural History
of, by Mr. James Carter, 72
Children, Mr. Portrait of noticed, 418
Chimpanzee, death of the one at the Zoological
Gardens noticed, 363
Chirotherium, observations on by Dr. Grant, 46
Chloroperla, new species of described, 86
Chondrites, characters of the
genus, 453
Cidaris within a fossil zoophyte, figured and de-
scribed, 352
Clangula vulgaris, remarks on by Mr. Blyth,

471

Colchester, Mr. his discovery of fossil Mammalia
in the London clay, 448

Conchology, Mineral, of Great Britain, Agassiz'
translation of noticed, 254

Confervites, characters of the genus, 453
Cornbrash, Catalogue of its fossils at Scarbo-
rough, by Mr. Bean, 57

Cottaa, characters of the genus, 454
Crag, the relative ages of its separate deposits
considered, 313; mammaliferous, list of its fos-
sil shells, 327; fossils, presentation of to the
Geological Society by Mr. Wood, 363
Crane-fly, projection of its eggs, 566
Cricetus auratus, cranium of figured, 276; Cri.
frumentarius, general description of, 473; its
anatomy, 476; habits, 479; food, 480; dispo-
sition, 481; enemies, 533; propagation, 534;
hybernation, 577; injury and use, 580; me-
thods of catching and destroying, 583; Cri.
vulgaris, lower jaw of figured, 279
Crossbill, see Loxia curvirostra.
Crustacea, Mr. MacLeay's remarks on criticised,
42; malacostracous, catalogue of, occurring on
the coast of South Devon, by Dr. Moore, 284
Cuttle-fish, see Octopus.

Cygnus, remarks on the crania of British species
of, by Mr. Pelerin, 178; Cyg. immutabilis,
cranium of figured and described, by Mr. Pe-
lerin, 179

Cypselus Apus, large assemblage of at Black-
burn, 199

Cyrena trigonula, occurrence of in the crag at
Southwold, 316

Danæaceæ, characters of, 456

Danaites, characters of the genus, 457

Darwin, Mr. his researches in South America
referred to by Mr. Lyell, 326

Deshayes, M. his opinion respecting the propor-
tion of the extinct to recent crag species, 325
Desnoyers, M. his Memoir on the crag and fa-
luns of Touraine, 324

Diatoma found fossil in Ireland, 353
Dipus hirtipes, skull of figured, 186

Dogger Bank, fossil jaw of Mammoth procured
there, 348

Dorsetshire, Geology of the south-east of, 390
Dragon-flies, great migration of in Germany, 516
Eagle, white-headed, see Falco albicilla.
Echinodermata, their arrangement by M. Agas-
siz, 501

Echinorhynchus filicollis, described and figd.
66; Ech. Hystrix, described and figured, 63
Eel, electric, see Gymnotus electricus.
Egret, great, see Ardea alba.
Endogenites, British species of, 456
Entozoa, Irish, papers on by Dr. Drummond, 63
Erica Mediterranea, found by Mr. Newman at
Clew Bay, 570

Eudicella, White, new generic name for a section
of the genus Goliathus, 29

Eusthenia, reference to by Mr. Newman, 32;—

Eust. Thalia, Newman, n. sp. described, 33
Excipulites, characters of the genus, 454
Falco albicilla, singular capture of at Potsdam,
197; capture of at Swaffham, 198
Ferns, Irish, notes on by Mr Newman, 548
Fieldfares, on their breeding in Britain, 467
Filaria capsularia, occurrence of in the halibut
noticed by Dr. Drummond, 230

Flamborough Head, locality for fossil zoophytes,

10

Foot-marks, fossil, in the Stourton stone-quar-
ries, observations on by Dr. Grant, 43
Fox squirrel, see Sciurus capistratus.
Frog, extinct species of found in amber, 256
Fucoides, characters of the genus, 453
Fuligula cristata, brood of reared in St. James's
Park, 469

Galathea strigosa and rugosa found at Portpa-
trick, 587

Geomys umbrinus, skull of figured, 596
Gerbillus brevicaudatus, cranium of figured, 276
Gerb. Indicus, cranium of figured, 276

Giants' Causeway noticed, 549

Giraffe, birth of at the Zoological Gardens, 363;
chace of described by Capt. Harris, 404
Gleichenie, characters of, 457
Gleichenites, characters of the genus, 457
Glockeria, characters of the genus, 456
Gobius bipunctatus taken at Portpatrick, 586
Goliathus, remarks upon the genus, 27; Gol.
Morgani, White, n. sp. described and figd. 28
Goniophorus, Agass. characters of the genus, 502
Goniopygus, Agass. characters of the genus, 502
Goshawks, manner of using in the field, 603
Granite, erratic block of, 472

Graphosoma interruptum, White, n. sp. describ-
ed, 541; Graph. Wilsoni, White, n. sp. de-
scribed, 540

Gray, Mr. J. E., his opinion on the parasitism
of the argonaut referred to, 428

Gymnotus electricus, notice of by Mr. Bradley,

564

Halichorus Gryphus observed at Roundstone,

575

Hamster, see Cricetus frumentarius

Hasbro, remains of Mammoth found there, 348
Hectocotylus mistaken by Madame Power for the
young of the argonaut, 421

Helix hispida found in the mammaliferous crag,
320
Heterotherium, Blainv. reference to the name,
by M. Valenciennes. 9
Hexodon, species of, 173

Hippopotamus described by Capt. Harris, 409
Holothuria Physalis, see Physalia.

Hoy, Mr. J. D. notice of his decease, 604
Hyas coarctatus found at Portpatrick, 587
Hybodus Delabechei, Charlesworth, n. sp. de-
scribed, 243

Hybodus, on the supposed frontal spine of, by
Mr. Charlesworth, 245; on a second species of
the frontal spine of, by Mr. Ogilby, 279; on a
supposed spine of in the Bath Museum, 282;
note respecting by Miss Anning, 605
Hymenotes, observations on the genus, by Mr.
Westwood, 489

Hystricina, Waterhouse, proposed section of the
Rodentia, 92

Ichthyodorulites, observations on, 242
Ignes fatui, observations on by Prof. Bessel, 197
Infusoria, fossil, discovery of in Ireland, record-
ed by Dr. Drummond, 353; researches of Prof.
Ehrenberg relating to the, 508

Isocardia triangularis, Bean, n. sp. from the
cornbrash of Scarborough, described and figd.

60

Isogenus, new species of, described by Mr. New-
man, 84

Karstenia, characters of the genus, 454
Kentucky rifle-shooters, skill of, 403
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, list of rare plants found
there by Mr. Saunders, 239
Lamellibranchiata, their anatomy, 123; muscu-
lar system, 126; nervous system, 129; diges-
tive system, 164; circulating system, 167, re-
spiratory system, 169; reproductive system,
439; diseases and parasitical animals, 443
Lamellicorn Beetles, observations on by Mr.
Hope, 17

Lamia Boisduvalii, Hope, n. sp. described, 230;
Lamia Lucia, Newman, n. sp. described, 147
Lantanum, discovered by Prof. Kersten, 472
Leguminosa, artificial arrangement of the gene-
ra, by Mr. Bird, 181

Leporina, Waterhouse, proposed term for a sec-
tion of the Rodentia, 93

Leptoperla, Newman, n. g. described, 89
Lestris Pomarinus procured at Ballantrae, 585;
dimensions of, 586

Libellula depressa and quadrimaculata, migra-
tion of, 516

Lima, observations on the genus, by Mr. S. V.
Wood, 233; on the fossil species in the crag,
described by Mr. Wood, 234

Limatula, S. V. Wood, new sub-genus for a sec-
tion of Lima, 235

Limnoria terebrans, its destructiveness to Kyan-
ized wood recorded by Dr. Moore, 196
Lincoln, notice of the strata in the neighbourhood
of, 553

Lion, new fact in the Natural History of, 412
Liparis Montagui, sent from Portpatrick, 586
Lithodes Maja, sent from Ballantrae, 585
Lithodomus, fossil, containing shells of the ge-
nus Modiola, 551

Littorina punctura, Bean, n. sp. described and
figured, 62

London clay, unknown fossil remains from, de-
scribed by Mr. Wetherell, 496

Long, Mr. his farm at Achill noticed, 573
Lough Derg, 569

Loxia curvirostra, on the discovery of the nest
and eggs of near Farnham, 236; young of ob-
served at Saffron Walden, 565; breeding of in
Gloucestershire, noticed by Mr. Brown, 310;
in Surrey, by Mr. Long, 311

Lycopodium inundatum, locality for, 420
Macacus, fossil, discovery of in the London clay
near Woodbridge, 444; description of by Prof.
Owen, 446

Mammoth, fossil jaw of, described and figd. 348
Manentibranchia, name proposed by Mr. Hogg
for a section of the Amphibia, 375
Marmot, German, see Cricetus frumentarius.
Marsupialia (fossil), traces of erroneously sup-
posed to occur in the New Red Sandstone of
Germany, 44; found in the London clay near
Woodbridge, Suffolk, 448

Remains of from Stonesfield treated
on by M. Valenciennes, 1; his reference to Cu-
vier's opinion, 1; to those of Grant, De Blain-
ville, and Agassiz, 3; his own examination and
description of the original specimens, 5; com-
parison of with the Insectivora and Amphibia
7, his objections to the generic names,-Am-
phigonus, Amphitherium, or Heterotherium,
proposal of the name Thylacotherium, 9

New doubts upon by M. De Blainville,
49; his reference to the opinions of other zoo-
logists, 50; quotation of the opinion given by
Agassiz in Leonhard and Bronn's Journal, 51;
his reply to the views of M. Valenciennes, 52;
reference to the Basilosaurus, 55; his wish to
retain the name of Amphitherium, and objec-
tion to that of Botheratiotherium, 56

Abstract of Prof. Owen's paper on the
Thylacotherium Prevostii, from the Proceed-
ings of the Geological Society, 201; osteologi-
cal characters exhibited by the specimens, and
reasons for regarding them as mammiferous
and marsupial in their nature, 220; approxi-
mation of the dentition to that of the genus
Myrmecobius, 204

Abstract of Prof. Owen's paper on the
Phascolotherium, 204: recapitulation of the
evidence for and against the mammiferous cha-
racter of the Thylacotherium, 205: objection
founded on the double fangs of the Basilosau-
rus considered, 205: characters of the jaw in
Phascolotherium, 206: its supposed compound
structure, 207: comparison of with the jaws of
Reptilia, 207

Abstract of Mr. Ogilby's paper on the
structure and relations of the presumed mar-
supial jaws from Stonesfield, 208: comparison
of their characters with those of recent marsu-
pials and Insectivora, 208: uncertain nature
of the assumed affinities to the Mammalia in
preference to the Reptilia, 209

Allusion to the discussion on the Stones-

253

field remains, in the general editorial article
Marsupialia (recent), history and classification
of the species inhabiting New Holland, by Mr.
Ogilby, 130: alteration of his opinion as to the
integrity of the group, Marsupialia, 130: con-
trast of the New Holland marsupials, to the
Mammalia generally of the Old World, 132:
limited number of the species and genera, 133:
of the individuals of each species, 135: anato-
my of the Marsupialia in relation to the pro-
ductive functions, 135: original constitution of
the genus Didelphis, 257: classification of
Shaw and M. Geof. St. Hilaire, 258 impor-
tant additions to the group by Illiger, 259: dis-
⚫tribution into twelve natural genera, with their
characters, 360: arrangements of Baron Cuvi-
er, Desmarest, and Latreille, 261: relation be-
tween habits and economy in respect to clas-
sification, 264: objections to Latreille's ar-
rangement, 336: kind of food and character of
dentition noticed in relation to natural classifi-
cation, 340: modifications exhibited by the ex-
tremities, 342: arrangement of Mr. Ogilby, 344:
the rank which the entire group ought to occu-
Py, 344

Marychurch, singular fossil from the neighbour-
hood of, 471

Mastodon, teeth of in the crag of Southwold, 466;
Mast. longirostris, jaw of discovered in the
crag near Norwich, 318
Melolontha, present arrangement of the species
formerly included in that genus, 17
Menopoma referred to by Mr. Hogg, 370
Meteorolites, fall of at the Cape, described by Mr.
Thompson, 145

Microscope, improvements in by Mr. Gill, 199
Mineral precipitates, new fact relating to, 567

Conchology, see Agassiz. Mr Sowerby's
intention to proceed with its publication, 417
Monkeys, notices of such as are found in the Chi-
nese writings, 587

Modiola found fossil within the shell of the Li-
thodomi, 551

Monotremata, zoological relations of treated on
by Mr. Ogilby, 345

Murina, Waterhouse, term proposed for a sec-
tion of the Rodentia, 92

Mus giganteus, cranium of figured, 275
Navicula tripunctata, found in Ireland, 355
Necrodes littoralis, pupa of figured and describ-
ed, 560

Nephrodium dilatatum, its three distinct types of
form, 551

Neuropterides, Gopp. characters of, 543
Neuropteris, Brong., characters of the genus,

543

Osmerus, capture of a new species near Rothsay,
364

Otaria, reference to the angle of the jaw, 8
Otodus, tooth of figured and described, 351
Pachypteris, characters of the genus, 456
Pagurus referred to by Prof. Owen, 424
Paper Nautilus, see Argonauta.

Park, St. James's, remarks on the Water Fowl
preserved there, 469

Partridge, Red-legged, see Perdix rubra.
Pastor, rose-coloured, taken at Penzance, 467
Peltastes, Agass. characters of the genus, 502
Pentamera, Mr. Shuckard's arrangement of, 505
Perdix rubra, on the habits of and introduction

Siren, referred to by Mr. Hogg, 370

into England, by Dr. Clarke, 142
Perla abnormis described, 35; Perla Lycorias,
Newman, n. sp. described, 35; Perla Xanthe
nes described, 35
Perlites, synonymy of, 32

Phascolotherium, characters of by Prof.Owen, 204
Phoca, dentition of referred to, 7

Pholades, occurrence of in the coralline crag no-
ticed by Mr. Lyell, 314

Photogenic paper, on the mode of preparing, by
Dr. G. Bird, 188

Physeter macrocephalus, see Sperm whale.
Physalia, on the structure and habits of, by Mr.
Couch, 556

Pipe-fish, see Syngnathus.

Planorbis marginatus, found by Mr. Wood in
the crag at Sutton, 320

Plataspis (?) coracina, White, n. sp. describ. 540
Plates, Supplementary, intended publication of
noticed, 196

Platygenia MacLeaii, Samouelle, n. sp. describ-
ed and figured, 25

Polistes, supposed nest of, 458
Polyporites, species of, 454

Pomarine Skua, see Lestris Pomarinus.
Popilli, new species of described by Mr. New-
man, 365

Porcellana longicornis found at Portpatrick, 587
Porosus, characters of the genus, 455

Postage, scientific importance of reduction in the
rates of, 416

Proteus, referred to by Mr. Hogg, 370
Psammomys obesus, cranium of figured, 276
Psaronius, characters of the genus, 455
Pteronarcys biloba described, 34; Pter. regalis
described, 34; Pter. Proteus described, 34
Quadrumana see Macacus.

Quarterly Review, opinion of Capt. Harris's ex-
pedition in the, 403

Railway, Eastern Counties', fossils found in the
cuttings of, 520

Rhinoceros, black, Sir Jas. Alexander's account
of, 410; shooting exploits of Capt. Harris, 406
Rodentia, on the cranial osteology of the group,
by Mr. Waterhouse, 90; 184; 274; 592
Rotalia, occurring upon Vermetus Bognoriensis
figured and described by Mr. Wetherell, 162
Saffron Walden, notice of scarce birds occurring
at, 99

Salenia, characters of the genus, 501
Salmon-fisheries near Roundstone, 576
Sanguinolaria parvula, Bean, n. sp. from the
cornbrash of Scarborough, described and figur-
ed, 59

Saw-fish, capture of an immense specimen in the
Gulf of Paria, 519

Say, Thos. list of his entomological writings, by
Mr. Doubleday, 139

Saxifraga umbrosa grows near Westport, 574
Sciurus vulgaris, skull of figured & described 94

general remarks on the genus, and on the
species inhabiting North America, by Dr.
Bachman, 113; Sci. capistratus, 117; Texia-
nus, 154: sub-auratus, 155: magnicaudatus,
157; cinereus, 159: aureogaster, 158: leucotis
220: nigrescens, 334: Colliæi, 334: niger,
335: Audubonii, 378: fuliginosus, 380: Doug-
lassii, 381: Hudsonicus, 383: Richardsonii,
385: lanuginosus, 387: rufiventer, 390
Scolopendrium vulgare on the ruins of Castle O'
Donnel and hedge-rows near Sligo, 569
Selborne, on the Botany of, by Mr. Pamplin, 137
Shells, chemical composition of, 123; colorations
of, 123

Shrew, see Sorex.

Siphonia anguilla, Lee, n. sp. described and fi-
gured, 13; Siph. clavata, Lee, n. sp. described
and figured, 12

Silurian System, Mr. Murchison's work on no-
ticed, 194

Slieve Croaghan, great height of, 572
Sligo, ferns of its neighbourhood, 569

Smith, Dr. Wm Biographical Notice of by Prof.
Phillips, 213; decease of noticed, 510, 515
Snow-crystals, on some singular forms of, by
Messrs. Thompson and Patterson, 107

Society, Botanical of London, extract from their
Annual Report, 148; their Proceedings no-
ticed, 194

Entomological, of Stettin, 472

Geological, extract from Proceedings of
relating to the Stonesfield mammiferous re-
mains, 201

Sorex castaneus and Sor. remifer, taken at Bal-
lantrae, 585

Southwold, crag-deposits of, 315

Spalax typhlus, cranium of figured, 595
Spence, Mr. Portrait of noticed, 418
Sperm Whale, Mr. Beale's work on revwd. 249
Spongia ampulla, Lee, n. sp. described and fi-
gured, 15; Sp. catablastes, Lee, n. sp. describ-
ed and figured, 13; Sp. fastigiata, Lee, n. sp.
described and figured, 14; Sp. fluviatilis, oc-
currence of an anomalous insect in, described
by Mr. Westwood, 200; Sp. rádiciformis
found at Bridlington, 11

Squirrels, North American, see Sciurus.
Squirrel, on the carnivorous propensity of, 311
Sternberg, Count Caspar, decease of noticed, 567
Strepitores, classification of the birds in that
group, by Mr. Blyth, 76
Studland, see Dorsetshire.
Swansea, Botany of, 561

Syngnathus æquoreus, found at Ballantrae, 586

lumbriciformis, sent from Portpatrick, 586
Tectocoris Childreni, White, n. sp. descrbd. 542
Terebratula psittacea, occurrence of in the crag
near Norwich referred to by Mr. Lyell, 321
Teredo, occurrence of at Teignmouth, 197
Teredus, generic name proposed for Lyctus niti-
dus, 507

Thylacotherium, generic name proposed by M.
Valenciennes for the Stonesfield supposed mar-
supials, 9; Thylac. Prevostii, on the charac-
ters of, by Prof. Owen, 201

Toad, its existence without food, 511
Touraine, faluns of, compared with the deposits
of the crag, 324

Trichius, characters of referred to, 24

Trout, white, of Ireland differs from the common
trout, 577

Tubicaulis, characters of the genus, 455
Tubipora incrustans, Bean, n. sp. described, 58
Tusks, fossil elephants', occurrence of at the
Knole sand and Scarborough, 349
Tympanophora, species of the genus, 453
Udotea cancellata, Lee, n. sp. described and fi-
fiured, 17

Ushar, see Asclepias proceras.

Valves, articulation of in the Mollusca, 124
Ventriculite growing upon a Cidaris, page 352;
note on by Dr. Mantell, 604

Vespa Britannica, nest of described, 459; Vespa
Holsatica, its supposed identity with Vespa
Britannica, 460

Vespertilio pipistrellus, early appearance of, 198
Victoria regina, reference to, 195
Viper, see Adder

Wigham, Mr. J. B, his collection of crag shells

319

Woodcock's nest at Berkswell, 255

Woodward, Mr. Samuel, his list of crag species
referred to, 319

Zeuglodon, Owen, n g. described, 209
Zoological Notices by Mr. Charlesworth, 242
Zoophytes, new fossil species from the Yorkshire
chalk, 10