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In conclusion, we cordially thank our contributors for their past assistance, and earnestly invite them to continue to add to the common stock of knowledge through the medium of our pages. Bayswater, Nov. 10. 1834. J. C. L. CORRECTIONS. In p. 78. line 4. from the bottom, for "Apo- In p. 137. line 29. for" Witton" read" Wilton." In p. 161. line 10. from the bottom, for "they In p. 161. line 11. for " octanfrácti" read "octanfracta." In p. 176. lines 3. and 14. from the bottom, for "Lindegret " read "Lindegren." In p. 180. affix the b to figure 36. In p. 191. line 11. place inverted commas after the word "plants": in line 17. for "Rel. ham's" read " Relhan's." In p. 228. last line but one, for " His loss" read In p. 232. line 19. from the bottom, for "p. 233" In p. 246. line 6. from the bottom, for " speaks" read "speak." In p. 251. line 6. from the bottom, for "1833" In p. 260. line 10. from the bottom. for "Va- In p. 347. note +, line 7. from the bottom, for In p. 378. the antenna in fig. 49. a should have In p. 382. lines 3. and 4. obliterate "subsequently raised to 18. 6d. each." In p. 383. line 10. to appertain "add "to plants." In p. 429. line 22. for "grub" read "grubs." In p. 448. line 6. from the bottom, for" reaches to A" read "reaches to B." In p. 454. line 30. for "Nov. 18." read "Nov. In p. 492. lines 12. and 13. from the bottom, for In p. 559. line 7. from the bottom, for "570." In p. 567. and p. 636. for "W. H. Y." read "W. H. H." 1832 and 1833, 52; the names of a few rather rare birds which have been met with in the neighbourhood of Charmouth, Dorsetshire, 513; a notice of the occurrence of certain less common species of birds in Lexden and its neighbourhood, in Essex, 18, 19; "In 1833, birds increased prodigiously, and, in consequence of the drought, were driven to desperate measures," 197: see also Poultry; and, for other kinds of birds, see their English generic names. Bittern, the, occurs at Maldon, Essex, 511. Blackbird, a notice of its agency in consuming grubs in the soil, 459. and note; blackbirds in white plumage, noted, 596. Boat flies, Notonéctæ, facts on the habits of, 258. Bombus terrestris will perforate flowers to make way to their nectar, 571. Bombyx menthastri, a pupa of, six pupas of the Ophion vínulæ, and a pupa of Bombyx vinulus, all found in company within, and bred from the hard cocoon of the Bombyx vinulus, 60. Booby, the, identified, 74; it acquires wariness in places frequented by man, 75. Brambling, or bramble-finch, a description of the song of, 487; a note on the variation in the plumage of, 489. Búccinum undatum, a description of the ana. tomy of the proboscis of, 410; B. palustre Müller, synonymes of, 380; figure of a truncated variety of, 161. 380. Bullfinch, a poetical notice of the, 148. note*; instances of the bullfinch in white plumage, noted, 593, 594; an amendment in names for the bullfinch proposed, 593. Bustard, information on the great, 458; an individual of the little bustard has been killed near Chatham, 458. Butterfly, see Insects. Canine animals, facts suggesting to man his fittest mode of defending himself from the attacks of, 1. Caprimulgus, see Nightjar. Carex heleonastes Ehrhart, the circumstances of the discovering it in Switzerland, and a description of its habitat there, 499; Carex Gaudiniana Hoppe, characteristics and notice of a Swiss habitat of, 500. Cat, the domestic: one of its acts resembles, it is suggested, one of the lion's, 139; sportsmanlike deeds of certain cats, 159. 502; an instance of a cat's cognizance of the sound of a door-bell, 502; the cat can, it is stated, imitate the voice of birds, and this to the end of enticing them, 540; instances of an extraordinary capability of abstinence in cats, 140; notices on the history of the tailless cats of the Isle of Man, 1:9. 142; zoological recollections on the cat, 35; notices of certain omens connected with the cat, 545. Catbird of N. America, Wilson's defence of, from the prejudices prevalent against, 562. Catocala elocata, stated to be not indigenous to Britain, 177. Cerambyx bajulus has eaten way through sheet lead, 456. note +. Cerùra vínula, remarks on the colour of its eggs, 532. Chameleon, see Lizards. Char, a fact on the habits of the, 657. Cicindela, synonymy belonging to, 78. Coccidæ of the West Indies, a note on, 602. Colias Hyale and Edusa, notes on the conditions which affect the periodical abundance and scarcity of, 260; notes on C. Edùsa, as observed in the Isle of Jersey, 473; a species of Colias has been observed to pass in an extended column across Trinidad and the Gulf of Paria, 610. note t; a profile of the human face is observable upon the upper side of the primary wings of Colias Edusa, female, 262. Conchology, British, a notice of the difficulties which at present beset, 379. Cordulia Curtis Dale, described, 60. Crinoidea: information on the structure of the fossil animals of the genera Encrinites, Cy. athocrinites, Apiocrinites, 78. 179; and Platycrinites, 180. Crocodile, an instance of its fascinating a bird, 519; Anthony Tempesta has, in his prints, depicted the act of riding a crocodile, 354. note. Crossbill, facts on the habits of the, wild, and in captivity, 54. 58; an amendment in the systematic names of, proposed, 594. Crow, the carrion, its eggs are sometimes covered, 514; a pair of crows appropriate to themselves a certain range, and beat intruders from it, 514; the crow pecks out the eyes of living sheep and lambs, 147; the crow does not distinguish rook's eggs from her own, and does not know the length of time which her own require incubating, 103. 105; crows in white plumage noted, 595. Cuckoo, facts on the, 342. and note *; a cuckoo pursued by a meadow pipit, 348. Curculionidæ, information on the habits of some, 459. note *. Cuttlefish, description of the structure and office of the cup-like suckers upon the arms of, 417. Cyathocrinites, see Crinoidea. Cynthia cárdui, notes on the conditions which affect the periodical scarcity and abundance of, 200. Cyrena trigónula Wood, described, and figured, and its relations to C. deperdita Sowerby stated, 275. Deathwatch, see Ptínidre. Deiléphila nèrii and lineata, a note of the capture of each in England, 260, Délphax saccharivora Westwood, additional particulars on, 496; some of these employed in an argument on another subject, 610. Dew, facts and arguments on the causes of, 453. Dog, the, zoological recollections on, 321; instances of dogs' feeding upon unusual food, 137; an instance of a dog's feeding upon fishes just caught, 210; dogs are remarkably fond of the alpine mouse, 181; facts suggesting to man his fittest mode of defending himself from canine animals, 1. Dormouse, the common, an individual of, cats, of its own choice, certain insects, 143. Dorónicum Pardaliánches L. a British habitat of, 273. Dove, a notice of a hybrid, 154; zoological recollections on the dove, 406. Drosera rotundifolia L., occasionally exhibits its flowers in an expanded state, 273. Ducks, certain, thought to have proceeded from a union between the domestic duck and the domestic fowl, characteristics of, 516; a mention of an individual of the ferruginous duck shot, 151. Dungfly, the, facts on, 61. 530. Dytiscus glaber, and minutus, facts on, 260; D. marginalis, see, Limnócharis. Eagle two cinereous or white-tailed eagles have been taken on a rabbit-warren, near Thetford, Norfolk, 52; Mr. Waterton's analysis of Mr. Audubon's account of an aerial encounter of an eagle and a vulture, 69. Eel, the, sometimes breeds in isolated ponds, 601; a habitat of, 538; a clew to information on the mode of propagation and on the habits of, 283. Eggs of anomalous structure, facts and remarks on, 335; facts and considerations on the conditions which appertain to birds in their producing of their eggs, $36. Empires, some of the natural boundaries of, | Grain, notes on some species of insects which Encrinites, see Crinoidea. Entomologia rustica, hints for a, 423. consume, 255. Grakle, the purple, incidents in the history of, 102. Entomological Society of London, a notice of Granite, see Switzerland. Grenada, information on an insect which ra. February the second, adages on, relatively to Feline animals, facts suggesting to man his fit- Fieldfare, a notice of the song of, and facts on, Fox, facts on the habits of the, 134; circum- Freshwater formations at Copford, near Col- Frost, see Hoarfrost. Fucoides alleghaniénsis Harlan, a description Fungi, a description of a mode practised, by M. Fisus Turtoni Bean, a figure and description Gall-bladder, a list of animals which have not Geology: illustrations, by figures and remarks, Geotrupes Bannàni Bromfield, characterised, Gern, see Salt. Glowworm, localities in which the, has been Guernsey and Jersey, the rook is rare in, and Hare: white hares, 504; a two-coloured hare, Hawfinch, a notice of instances of persons find- Hawks, a fact suggesting the question, Have Hedgehog, the, is subject to persecuting preju- Henharrier and ringtail are identical, 335. Hipparchia Janira, a profile of Chancellor Hirundinidæ, those which visit Britain, dates Hog, zoological recollections on the, 397. Ignes fatui, views on the origin of, 580. of instances of insects appearing in extraordi- | nary numbers at certain times and places, adduced in connection with an argument that these appearings are owing, indirectly or directly, to volcanic emanations, 193. 308, 309. 610; Gonépteryx rhamni, Vanessa urticæ, V. 1o, and Amphidasis pilosària, mentions of their early vernal appearance in Switzerland, and remarks in argument that they are individuals which have newly escaped from the pupa, not individuals which have hibernated, 246; a notice of certain species which are deemed to hibernate in England, 523; insects employ, for any merely mechanical end, any suitable mechanical object, 534; a mention of one instance, and references to others, of insects perforating the corolla of plants, to make way to the nectar contained, 571; notes on luminous insects, chiefly of the West Indies, 579; a note on insects of extraordinary configuration, 601; a list of the more rare of the species of insects found on Parley Heath, on the borders of Hampshire and Dorsetshire, and neighbourhood not exceeding five miles, 497; remarks on lepidopterous insects noticed in the Isle of Jersey, 473; criticisms on figures and accounts of certain of the species of insects figured in Wood's Index Entomologicus, and Stephens's Illustrations of British Entomology, 176; notes on, and names of, some species of insects which consume pulse, grain, biscuits, &c., 255; suggestions on the most advisable methods for discovering remedies against the ravages of insects, 425; the au. thorship of the prefixes pro, meso, and meta belongs to Mr. Newman, not to Mr. Haliday, 77, 78; criticism on Mr. Newman's nomen. clature for the thoracic appendages of insects, 178; a notice of a mode of injecting the bo. dies of the larvæ and pupa of insects, 572. Iris, the Persian, the odour of its flowers, and the idiosyncrasies therewith connected, 179. Jackdaws consort with rooks, 106; instances of anomalous plumage in the jackdaw, 595 ; anecdotes of a domesticated jackdaw, 150; notice of a tame jackdaw, so attached to its protector as to accompany him wherever he may go, 515. Jay, a description of the song of the, 515. Kestrel, a, has been held fast by a magpie it had struck at, 150; a mention of the kestrel, 334. Kite, notes on the, 334. 511. Lacefly, the common, affixes its pedunculated eggs to almost any object, 534. Lacustrine formations. ations. See Freshwater form Lark the skylark sometimes sings before dawn in fine weather, 144. Leptocéphalus Morrisi Pennant, corrections to the engraving of, 77. Lerot, le, of Cuvier's Règne Animal, a description of, and facts on the habits of an animal believed to be identical, 182; has this animal ever been seen wild in Britain? 182. Lexden, near Colchester, Essex, and its neighbourhood, remarks on the natural productions of, 17. Limnéa lineata Bean, a figure and description of, and of a reversed variety of, 493. Limnèi, the British, are ill-defined and ill-under. stood, 379; three synonymes of Limnèus elongatus Turton, 379; in reply to enquiry in, 161. Limnócharis Latr., a species of, parasitic upon Dytíscus marginalis Ž., 161. Linnet, the mountain, a description of the song of, 489. Lion, incidents on the hunting a, with sugges tions on the fittest mode of defending one's self from the attack of a, 3; zoological recollections on the lion, 320. Lizards, notes on the voluntary changing of colour in several genera of lizards, and more especially in Chamæ leon and Anòlis, 581; lizards like music, 583. Locusts, instances of abundance of, in various places, 195, 196. 308, 309. 610. Lumbricus? Clitéllio Savigny? pellucida, figured and described, 131. Lycæ'na dispar has occurred in two successive summers, in a locality which was under water for a considerable time in the intervening winter, 522; an instance of difference of shape in the upper wings of two males of L. dispar, 60; L. Arlon and A`cis have been taken in plenty, 499. Lycoris margaritàcea Lamarck, a figure and a description of, 230. Mackerel, the common, reasons for deeming it not a migratory species, 637. Macroglossa stellatarum, facts on the habits of, 475. 532. Magpie, instances of enmity evinced by the, to the kestrel, 149; a magpie has grasped and held fast a kestrel that had attacked it, 150; magpies have been employed to capture mag334. note; the magpie in cream-coPoured plumage, noted, 595; the magpie is termed nanpie in Yorkshire, 565. Malachius, bipunctatus Bab., and other species of, information on the diagnostics of, 178. 378. 525; with figures of two of the species, 378. Malcòmia maritima Brown, a British habitat of, 271. Man: facts suggesting to him his fittest mode of defending himself from attacks of animals of the feline and canine tribes, 1; an instance of a high moral sentiment excited in man by the singing of birds at early dawn, in summer time, 143; a notice of a white negro, 589. Mantell, G., Esq., about to reside in Brighton, and remove his geological museum thither, 49. Marten, facts on the, 503. Martins and swallows, a mode of preventing their affixing their nests to the surface of an object, 82. Melolontha fúllo, the fact of the capture of one, 258; mentions of M. vulgàris, 247. 309. Membràcis, figures of three species of, and inferences on their habits, 602. Merian, Madame, observations on most of the insects and plants figured in her work on the insects, &c., of Surinam, 355. Meteoric phenomena, see Volcanic emanations. Meteors, an extraordinary display of, seen in America, in the night of Nov. 13. 1833, 289; speculations on the conditions of, 289. 385. 611; luminous meteors are very common in the West Indies, 580; a notice of the occur. rence of meteors, on Nov. 13., in 1834, 654. Mirage, facts and arguments in relation to the causes of, 450, Mocking-bird, British, see Sedge-bird. Mole: the fact of the capture of a mole of a silvery ash-grey colour, with an orange mark under the lower jaw, and a line of the same colour down the belly, 143. Molluscous animals, an introduction to the natural history of the: their respiration, 106; their food and digestive organs, 218; the food and digestive organs of carnivorous Mollusca, 408. Monkey: the original anecdote of a monkey's employing a cat's paw, to preserve its own from burning, 326. note*; à mention of two white monkeys, 591. Mont Blanc. See Switzerland. Mouse, a notice of a species of, possibly an undescribed one, which has abounded in Inverness-shire and Ross-shire, 181. Müllèria papillòsa Johnston, a figure and a description of, 584. Muscle, the freshwater, notice of a portion of pearly matter found within a shell of, and of the reason why it was formed there, 160. Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson, characteristics, affinities, and habitats of, 358. Nàis L. serpentina Gmel., figured and described, 130. Nature is an exhaustless source of means of Nématus capreæ F., facts on its habits, 265. Nématus ribèsii Stephens, facts on, 265. Omens and superstitions connected with na- Ophion vínulæ, see Bombyx menthåstri. the feelings of man, 382; a notice of supersti. Pleurobranchus plùmula Flem., a figure and a Plumage of birds: the structure of the plumage Polygonum Persicària, a superstition connected Polyómmatus Aléxis, l'carus, and Icàrius, in- Polypes, the, incidental remarks in distinguish- Ophrys fucifera, a notice of a habitat of, and Polypori, a habitat of certain, 538. Origines zoologicæ, 315. 390. Otter, notice of a mode of taking the, facts on Ouzel, water, information on the song, nest, Paris quadrifolia, the floral conditions of cer- Partridge, the Virginian, Mr. Audubon's notice Pea fowl, facts in proof that the, is naturally an Pheasant, the, has been seen with the blind Phylline grossa Johnston, a figure and a descrip- Phytolithus verrucosus and cancellatus, figures Pigeon, historical and literary recollections on Pike, the, its capture of a rat and a swallow, Plants: on the altitude of the habitats of plants Poultry, a few facts and investigations on dis. Ptínidæ : the Anòbium striatum ticks as a Pulse, notes on some species of insects which Purre, the, breeds at Martin Mere, 599. Rabbit, domestic, some instances of depraved Racodium cellare, a habitat of, 537. fallen at High Wycombe, Bucks, during the Reason versus instinct, 501. Redpole, a second species of, is thought to exist Redstart, a male, has aided in sustaining and Redwing, the common, is resident, throughout Retépora cellulosa Lamarck, synonymes, figures, |