GENERAL INDEX. 



567 



Parasite and epiphyte, distinguished, 285. 



Pari, species in the plantations at Abbotsford, 

 166. 



Partridge, Guernsey (Perdix rtifa), 425 ; the Vir- 

 ginian, attempts to naturahse in England, 16. 



Pastor, rose-coloured (Pastor rbseus), shot in 1830 

 in Cheshire, 74. 



Peat bogs, recent and rapid formation of, in 

 Ireland, 543. 



Peregrine falcon, 146. 



Periodical publications, Swainson's remarks on, 

 272 ; A. R, Y.'s reply, 457 ; Swainson's second 

 reply, 554. 



Phenomena of geology explained by the preces- 

 sion of the equinoxes, 308. 



Phil6dromus Limacum, parasitic on slugs, 538. 



Physiology of the organs of vision of man and 

 other animals, 14. 207. 



Pigeon, tumbler, cause of the whirls of, 473. 557. 



Pimpernel, red (^nag&Uis arvensis), and blue 

 (^A. casriilea), specific relations of, iii. 537; 

 criticism on, iv. 79. 277, 278. 466. 



Plnus Ciimbra and L&rix europje"*a (commiinis) 

 contribute to the formation of streams, 33. 



Pisa, weather at, 263. 



Plants, dried specimens of, to be bought in Lon- 

 don, 382; exotic, artificial dissemination of, 

 in Britain, 439. 441, 442; on the relative 

 scarcity of certain species, and on changes in 



; their habitats, 437 ; species noticed by Mr 

 Dale, 266; notice of the physiology of, 126; 



i poisonous, botanical characters of, 188.383; 

 rarer species in Cornwall, 161 ; in Essex, 446 ; 

 in Leicestershire, 162; inlWorcestershire, 451 ; 

 species of, producing varieties with differently 



; coloured blossoms, 71; the localisation of 

 plants by man, 432. 441, 442 ; their absorption 

 by their roots, 157 ; useful application of the 

 dead and dry stems of the herbaceous species 

 of, 443. 



Polecat, the auditory aperture of the, 10. 



Poly6mmatus Arglolus, a double- brooded insect, 

 477. 558. 



Poplar trees, water secreted by, 32. 



Potato-stone of the Mendip hills, 190. 383. 



Preston depot for the sale and exchange of ob- 

 jects of natural history, 72. 



Productions, monstrous, instances of, 21. 403. 

 431. 476. 



Proofs of certain statements in the Gardens 

 and Menagerie of the Zoological Society de- 

 lineated, 199. 



Publications, periodical, Swainson's remarks on, 

 272 ; A. R. Y.'s reply to, 457 ; Swainson's se- 

 cond reply, 554. 

 Quadrupeds at and near Londonderry, 452. 

 Queries and Answers, 86. 187. 278. 383. 470. 559. 

 Accentuation, q. 278 ; answer, 278. JStltes, 

 or eagle-stone, iii. 484 ; answer, iv. 190. 468. 

 Alligator, substance (bezoar) found in the 

 stomach of, iii. 447 ; q. iv. 96 ; answer, 286, 

 Nos. 7. and 8. Anatomical specimens, 

 cheap preparations for, q. iii. 92; answer, 

 iv. 473. Antennse, branched in E'later mu- 

 rlnus, q. 476 ; partly answered, ii. S02. fig. 86, 

 iv. 21. Anthracite found in clay, q. 191 ; 

 answer, 191. Animalcules in sea- water, q. 

 iv. 285 ; answer, i. 54. 5Q. 304, iii. 308, iv. 



284. 500. 505. Animal and vegetable, per- 

 fect definition of, q. 279. Aster which rolls 

 back its corolla, q. 285; answer, 285. At- 

 mosphere never dark on a windy night, why, 

 q. 288. 



Ball containing an insect, q. 93. Batrachians, 

 on the gastric juice of, q. 95. Bees, corollas 

 perforated by, q. 93 ; partly answered, 47 

 479. Beetles, Gordii and Dyticus, found 

 in the intestines of a frog, q. 95. Bewick's 

 • Birds, new edition of, q. 92. Bezoars found 

 in the stomach of an alligator, iii. 447 ; q. 

 iv. 96 ; answer, 286, Nos. 7. and 8 : in the 

 stomach of a horse, q. 90 ; answer, 187. 286, 

 No. 8 : in the stomach of a cow, q. 187 ; 

 answer, 285 : con-stituents of, q. 96 ; answer, 



285. 383. Bird-stuffing, what work on is 

 best and cheapest, q. 473. Boa, breathing 



tube of, q. 20. 279 ; Bombardier beetle (Bra- 

 chinus [Carabus] crepitans), explosion and 

 odour of, q. iii. 477 ; answer, iv. 94. Butter- 

 fly, azure blue, Polyummatus Arglolus, is it 

 single or double-brooded ? q. 477 : answer. 

 558. 



Cabbage caterpillar, flies produced from, q. 

 iii. 476, 477 ; answer, iii. 51. 452, iv. 94, 95. 

 284. Campanula ^ederkcea at High Beech, 

 q. 182; answer, 479. Caprim61gus euro- 

 pse^us in a cage, q. 91. Carabus nemoralis 

 of lUiger, C. hortensis Fabr., q. iii. 477 ; an- 

 swer, iv. 94, 95. 188. Caterpillars, greenish 

 black-marked, on cabbages, q. iii. 476 ; an- 

 swer, iii. 51. 452, iv. 94, 95. 284. Caterpil- 

 lar infesting the sycamore tree, q. 93 ; an- 

 swer, 284. Certhia familiaris, migratory or 

 not, q. 473. Ceriira vinula, electricity of 

 the caterpillar of, q. 281. Clay, black mine- 

 ral substance (anthracite) found in, q. 191 ; 

 answer, 191. Climate of England almost 

 unchanged, q. 480. C61ias Edi\sa, appear- 

 ance of, in 1830, q. 188. Corollas perforated 

 by bees, q. 93; partly answered, 47. 479. 

 Cow, substance (bezoar) found in the sto- 

 mach of, q, 187; answer, 285. C^nthi^t 

 cardui, appearance of, in 1830, q.'188. 



Daphne Mezereum, is the envelope of its blos- 

 soms a calyx or corolla ? q. 188 ; answer, 558. 

 Depot for the exchange and sale of speci- 

 mens in natural history, q. iii. 185. 470, iv, 

 178; answer, 470. Dictionary of British 

 Entomology, q. 278 : answer, 471. Dracffi'^a 

 surculbsa, 384 ; answer, 384. Ducks, habits 

 of the long-legged whistling, of the West 

 Indian Islands, q. 474. Dyticus, beetles, and 

 Gordie, found in the intestines of a frog, q, 

 95. 



Eagle-stone, or ^tites, q. iii. 484 ; answer, iv, 

 190. 468. Eagle, white-tailed, is Falco Ossi- 

 fragus a yearling of? q. 187. Eggs and nest, 

 q. 91. Eggs, a publication on, q. 92 ; an- 

 swer, 428. Eggs, exchanging of, q. 470; 

 answer, 470. E'later murinus with a branch- 

 ed antenna, q. 476 ; partly answered, ii. 302. 

 fig. 86, iv. 21. Electricity of the caterpillar 

 of Certira vinula, q. 281. Entomology, Bri- 

 tish, dictionary of, q. 278; answer, 471, 

 Epidi^ndrum fuscktum, q. 285 ; answer, 285, 

 Erioph;^llum csespitbsum, q. 384 ; answer, 

 384. Exchange and sale of specimens in 

 natural history, dep6t for, q. iii. 185. 470, iv. 

 178; answer, 470. Exchanging of eggs, 

 q. 470 ; answer, 470. 



Falco Ossffragus, is it a yearling white-tailed 

 eagle? q. 187. Filarije, origin and end of, q, 

 476. Flies produced from the cabbage cater- 

 pillar, q. iii. 476, 477 ; answer, iii. 51. 452, 

 IV. 94, 95. 284. Flukes, in sheep, ' q. 284 ; 

 answer, 472. Fritillaries, MeliteeV Euphr6- 

 syne and Selene, are they single or double- 

 brooded? q. 478 ; answer, 558. Frog, G6rdi«, 

 beetles, and Dyticus, found in the intestines 

 of, q. 95. Frog, solvent powers of the sto- 

 mach of, q. 95, Frosts, on the unequal ac- 

 tion of, q. 480. Fungus, a phosphoric spe- 

 cies, q. 86 ; a species also in touchwood, q, 

 189. 

 Goitre, the cause of, q. ii. 301. 403 ; answer, 

 iii. 191. 446. 470, iv. 86. 89. Goldfinch losing 

 its note, q, 473, Gdrdii, beetles, and D^'ti- 

 cus found in the intestines of a frog, q. 95. 

 G6rdi«, origin and end of, q. 476 ; food for 

 frogs, 95. Grubs detected by rooks, q. 92; 

 answer, 280. 

 Hairworms, origin and end of, q. 476 ; food for 

 frogs, 95. Horse, substance (bezoar) found in 

 the stomach of, q. 90 ; answer, 187. 286, No. 7. 

 Housefly's duration, rate of increase, and 

 deposition of its eggs, q. 479. Housefly, lob- 

 ster-like insect attacking the leg of, q. 94 : 

 answer, 283, 284. 479. 

 Indications of spring, comparative ones, 



q. 19^, Insect contained in a ball, q. 93. 

 Kaulfussm amellSldes, q. 285 ; answer, 285. 

 Lace-bark, q. 479 ; answer, 480. Lady Der- 



