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GENERAL INDEX. 



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 (?) coraciua, 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. 



Popillice, 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 

 combrash 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; Wei. capistratus, 117; Texia- 

 nus, 154: sub-auratus,\hb: magnicaudatus, 

 157; cinereus, 159: aureogaster, 158: leucotis 

 220 : nigrescens, 334 : Collicei, 334 : niyer, 

 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, 18 ; Siph. clavata, Lee, n. sp. described 

 and figured, 12 . 



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

 ticed, 194 



Siren, referred to by Mr. Hogg, 370 



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. ftuviatilis, oc- 

 currence of an anomalous insect in, described 

 by Mr. Westwood, 200; Sp. radiciformis 

 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 ccquoreus, found at Ballantrae, 586 



lumbriciformis, sent from Portpatrick, 586 



Tectocoris Childreni, White, n. sp. descrbd. 542 

 Terebratula vsittacea, 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 m?me 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 

 Tympanophm-a, species of the genus, 453 

 Udotea cancellata, Lee, u. 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 ; Vcspa 

 Holsatica, its supposed identity with Vespa 

 Britannica, 460 

 Vespertilio jripistrellus, early appearance of, 198 

 Victoria rcgina, 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 liom the Yorkshire 



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