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CONTENTS. 



VII. On the Indian Species of Menispermum. By Henry 

 Thomas Colebrooke, Esq. F.R.S.and L.S. - p. 44 



VIII. The Characters of three new Genera of Eats without 

 foliaceous Appendages to the Nose. By William Elford 



Leach, M.D. F.R.S.and L.S. -. •- - p. 69 



IX. The Characters of seven Genera of Bats with foliaceous 

 Appendages to the Nose. By William Elford Leach, 

 M.D. F.R.S.and L.S. p. 73 



X. On two new British Species of Mytilus, in a Letter to the 

 Rev. E. J. Burrow, F.R.S. and L.S. By the Rev. 

 Revett Sheppard, F.L.S. p. 83 



XI. Observations on the natural Group of Plants called 

 PoMACEiE. By Mr. John Lindley, F.L.S. p. 88 



XII. Account of some new Species of Birds of the Genera 

 Psittacus and Columba, in the Museum of the Linnean 

 Society. By M. C. J. Temminck, F.M.L.S. $c. p. 107 



XIII. Descriptions of three Species of the Genus Glareola. 



By William Elford Leach, M.D. F.R.S. and L.S. p. 131 



XIV. Systematic Arrangement and Description of Birds from 



the Island of Java. %Thos. Horsfield, M.D. F. L.S. p. 133 



XV. An Account of a new Genus of Plants, named Rap tle- 

 sia. By Robert Brown, Esq., F.R.S. Libr. L.S. p. 201 



XVI. Descriptions of the Wild Dog of Sumatra, a new Spe- 

 cies of Viverra, and a new Species of Pheasant. By 

 Major-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke, F. R.S. and L.S. p. 235 



XVII. Dc- 



