CONTENTS. 



Part I. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. 

 Remarks on the Natural Productions indigenous 

 to Britain. By T. E. L. - - Page 1 



On the Study of Nature and Science, By Joseph 

 Hayward, Esq, - - - - 5 



On the Auditory Apertures in the Skulls of 

 Quadrupeds and Birds, as Auxiliaries in Clas- 

 sification. By W. Farrar, Esq. M.D. - 9 

 A familiar Treatise on the Anatomy and Phy- 

 siology of the Organs of Vision in Man and 

 other Animals. By B, S. - - 14. 207 



A Defence of " certain French Naturalists," 

 By Wm. Swainson, Esq. F,R,S. F.L.S. &c. &c. 



97 

 Original Letters, descriptive of a Natural His- 

 tory Tour in North America, By T. W, 108 

 289. 523 

 Account of an Ornithological Visit to the Islands 

 of Shetland and Orkney, in the Summer of 

 1828. By Richard Drosier, Esq. - - 193 

 Evidences in Proof of certain Statements con- 

 tained in the " Gardens and Menagerie of the 

 Zoological Society delineated," In a Letter to 

 < the Conductor. By E. T, Bennett, Esq. F.L.S. 

 Vice-Sec. Z.S. - - - - 199 



A Letter to the Editor respecting Art. I, of 

 No. XVIII. of this Journal. By N. A. Vigors, 

 Esq. M.A. F.R.S. &c. - - 206 



Rough Notes made during a Pedestrian Tour 

 to the Lakes of Cumberland and Westmore- 

 land, in the Spring of 1830. By G. - 297 

 Remarks on the recent Mode of publishing the 

 Numbers of Stephens's " Illustrations of Bri- 

 tish Entomology." By A. H. Davis, F.L.S. 



303 

 An Attempt to explain the principal Phenomena 

 of Geology and Physical Geography, by the 

 i Precession of the Equinoxes and the Earth's 

 Figure as an oblate Spheroid. Presented to the 

 Geological Society of London by the Author, 

 Sir John Byerley, Member of several learned 

 Societies - - - - 308 



A farther Defence of certain French Natural- 

 ists. By Wm. Swainson, Esq. F.R.S. F.L.S. 

 &c. - - - - 316 



A Reply to Art. I. No. XVIII. of this Journal, 

 By N. A. Vigors, Esq. A.M. F.R.S. &c., in a 

 Letter to the Editor - - - 319 



An Essay on the Analogy between the Struc- 

 , ture and Functions of Vegetables and Ani- 

 mals. By William Gordon, Esq., Surgeon, 

 Welton, near Hull. Read before the Hull 

 . Literary and Philosophical Society, Nov. 19. 

 1830. Communicated by Mr. Gordon - 383 

 Some Account of a Russian Natural History 

 Expedition in Brazil, during the Seven Years 

 preceding April, 1831. By M. F. Faldermann, 

 Curator of the Botanic Gardens, St. Peters- 

 burgh - . . .394 

 Instances of Monstrous Productions. Commu- 

 nicated by C. B. Rose, Esq. . . 403 

 The final Statement of Mr. Swainson, in reply 

 to Mr. Vigors. By William Swainson, Esq. 

 F.R.S. L.S. &c. - - - 481 

 Letter to the Editor, in defence of certain 

 French Naturalists. By M. Lesson - 487 

 Reply to Mr. Davis's Animadversions upon the 

 recent Method of publishing his " Illustra- 

 tions of British Entomology." By J. F. Ste- 

 phens, Esq. F.L. and Z.S. &c. - - 488 

 On the Intellectual Faculties of Brute Animals. 

 By J. J. - . . . 498 



Further Remarks on the Luminosity of the Sea, 

 By Wm, Baird, Esq, M.D., Member of the 

 Plinian Society, Edinburgh - Page 500 



Additional Remarks on the Luminosity of the 

 Sea. By J, Westwood, Esq. F.L.S. &c. - 505 



ZOOLOGY, 



Notice of an Attempt to naturalise the Virginian 

 Partridge in England, By J. C, Staffordshire 



16 



Anecdotes of a tame Hawk, By the Rev.W. B, 

 Clarke, F,G,S, F.LS. M.R.S.L. &c. - - 19 



Notice of the Breathing-Tube of the Boa. By 

 Bartholomew Dillon, Esq. - - 20 



Entomological Notes. By J. C. Dale, Esq. - 21 



Notice of the recent Capture of Chrysomela 

 cerealis in North Wales. By John Blackwall, 

 Esq. F.LS. - - - - 23 



Additions to the Catalogue of British Birds, 

 with Notice of the Occurrence of several rare 

 Species. Communicated by William Yarrell, 

 Esq. F.L. & Z.S., in a Letter to the Conductor 



116 



Some Account of the British Song Birds. By 

 J. M., A.L.S. &c. - - - - 118. 412 



An Account of the Discoveries of Miiller and 



others in the Organs of Vision of Insects and 



the Crustacea. By George Parsons, Esq. 124. 



220. 363 



Observations on the Hyacinthine Maccaw. By 

 E. T. Bennett, Esq. F.L.S. - - 211 



On the Solitary Thrush (Turdus solitarius). By 

 J. Couch, Esq. - - - 213 



Observations tending to establish the Identity of 

 the Deal Fish of Orkney with the Vaagmaer 

 of Iceland. By the Rev. Dr. Fleming - 215 



On the Natural History of the Bee. By W. L,, 

 of Selkirkshire - - - - 234 



On a beautiful Nidus of a Spider, and a Hymen- 

 opterous Parasite found within it. By A, H. 

 Davis, Esq, F.L S. - - - 236 



On the Habits of the Weasel. By Sc61opax 

 Rusticola - - - - 337 



Some Account of a Grampus (Delphinus O'rca) 

 recently captured in Lynn Harbour. By G. M. 



338 



Observations on the British Species of Shrikes, 

 their Habits, Nidification, &c. By J. D. Hoy, 

 Esq. - - - - - 341 



On the Black Marten (Hir6ndo A'^us Lin.). By 

 W. L 344 



Remarks on the Locomotion and Habits of the 

 Limpet, By Frederick C. Lukis, Esq. - 346 



An Introduction to the Natural History of Mol- 

 luscous Animals. In a Series of Letters. By 

 G. J. - - - - 351. 523 



The Robin. By Von Osdat - - - 410 



On the Domestic Education of Cats. By Cattus 



511 



Unusual Structure of the first two Cervical Ver- 

 tebrte of a large Quadruped found in a Bone- 

 yard. By C. B. - - - - 513 



Remarks on Professor Rennie's Edition of Mont- 

 agu's Ornithological Dictionary. By Charles 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - - 516 



Notes on the Chimney Swallow (flirundo r6s. 

 tica), and on the Window Swallow or Marten 

 (Hifundo 6rbica). By Jonathan Couch, Esq. 



On a peculiar Species of Mite parasitical on 

 Slugs. By the Rev. L. Jenyns, F.LS. - 538 



