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A Sketch of the Natural ; History of the 

 Neighbourhood of Dijon, France, in 1835. 

 By Giles Munby, Esq. - -113 



Observations made during a Visit to. Con. 

 namara and Joyce's Country, Ireland, in 

 August, 1835. By Charles C. Babington, 

 M.A. F.L.S. F.G.S., &c. - - 119 



On the Quinary, or Natural, System of 



. M'Leay, Swainson, Vigors, &c. By Peter 

 Rylands, Esq. • 130. 175 



Remarks on the Question of the Propriety 

 of altering established Scientific Names 

 in Natural History, should they be er- 

 roneous. By C. T. Wood, Esq. - 138. 337 



Notice of a Natural History Tour in Nor- 

 way. By Edward Forbes, Esq. - - 169 



A Cursory Notice of Objects, natural and 

 otherwise, observed in the Course of a 

 Journey in the Interior of Peru. By Mr. 

 Andrew Mathews, A.L.S., Travelling 

 Collector of Natural Objects " - - 173 



On the modern Nomenclature of Natural 

 History. By J.O.Westwood, Esq., F.L.S. 561 



Observations on Divers. By Dr, Lefdvre, 



Navy Surgeon. Translated from the 

 the French by W. D. . 



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ZOOLOGY. ffloV 9llj fi 



Notes on the History and Habits of the 

 Brown, or Grey Rat (Mvxs decumanus). 

 By Charles Waterton, Esq. . - 1 



On the Habits, Haunts, and Nidification 

 of the Robin Redbreast (i£ub£cula famili- 

 kria Blyth). By S. D. W. - - 6 



Catalogue of Irish Crustacea, Myriapoda, 

 and ^rachnoida, selected from the Papers 



[ of the late John Templeton, Esq. By 

 Robert Templeton, Esq. - 9. 23a 301. 417. 466. 



Illustrations in British Zoology. By George 

 Johnston, M.D., Fellow of the Royal Col- 



" lege of Surgeons of Edinburgh - 14. 79. 144. 

 229. 298. 353. 472. 



Observations on the Cow Bunting of the 

 United States of America. By George 

 Ord, Esq. - - - - 57 



A Supplement to the List of Species of 

 Birds occurrent on the North-eastern 

 Extremity of the Alleghany Mountain 

 Range, printed in VIII. 539, 540. ; and 

 Information on Traits in the Habits of 

 the Passenger Pigeon (Columba migra- 

 toria), and of the Wolf {Ckms Lupus). 

 By R. C. Taylor, Esq., F.G.S., Member 

 of the Geological Society of Pennsyl- 

 vania, &c. - - - 72 



Remarks on Trees, with Reference to their 

 being perforated by the Titmouse and the 

 Woodpecker. By Charles Waterton, Esq. 74 



Notes on the Habits of a domesticated 

 White Rat, and a Terrier Dog (Flora), 

 that lived in harmony together. By Sa- 

 muel Moss, Esq., Cheltenham - - 182 



Notice of the Arrival of Twenty-six Species 

 of the Summer Birds of Passage in the 

 Neighbourhood of Carlisle, Cumberland, 

 during the Spring of 1835 j to which are 



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 added a few Observations on some of the 

 scarcer Species of Birds that have been 

 obtained in the same Vicinity, from Nov. 

 10. 1834, to Nov. 10. 1835 ; and a few Mete- 

 orological Remarks on the Spring, Sum- 

 mer, and Autumn of 1835, at Carlisle. 

 By a Correspondent - 185 



Notes on the Habits of the Jay. By Charles 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - 187 



Records of the Results of Dredging. No. 3., 

 Including Notices of Species of Naticid<e. 

 By Edward Forbes, Esq. - - 191 



Notes on the Habits of the Magpie. By 

 Charles Waterton, Esq. - - 225 



A Notice of a Mode of killing the /fsteria- 

 dse ; and of the Occurrence on the Coast 

 of Devonshire of Three Species deemed 

 the ^sUrias Johnston?', Ophiura bellis, 

 and O. granulata. By F. H. N. Glossop, 

 Esq. - - - - 232 



Observations on the Singing Birds, in Re- 

 ply to the Question, Why do Birds sing? 

 (VII. 484— 486.) By Mr. W. H. White 281 



Notes on the Habits o; the Chegoe of Gui- 

 ana, better known by the Name of Jigger 

 (Pulex penetrans) ; and Instances of its 

 Effects on Man and Dogs. By Charles 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - 290 



An Account of the Pulex penetrans L., 

 translated from Pohl and Kollar's Work, 

 "Brasiliens vorziiglich lastige Inscc- 

 ten j " that is, On the Noxious Insects of 

 Brazil ; by W. E. Shuckard, Esq. - 294 



Notes on the Habits of the.'Dovecot Pigeon. 

 By Charles Waterton, Esq. - - 343 



Facts on the Measure of the Length of 

 Life "of a Species of Parrot ; with Sug- 

 gestions for ascertaining the average 

 Period of Existence of the whole Animal 

 Creatton ; and an Anecdote on a Parrot. 

 By Mr. W. H. White - - 347 



A Notice of the Discovery of the Skeletons 

 of Swifts and Starlings in the Tower of 

 the Church at Oswestry, Shropshire. By 

 the Rev. T. Salway - - - 350 



A Notice of the Fact of the Capture of an 

 Individual of .the Grey-headed Yellow 

 Wagtail (Motacilla neglecta Gould), at 

 Stoke Nayland, Suffolk. By J. D. Hoy, 

 Esq. 352 



Observations on the various seasonal and 

 other external Changes which regularly 

 take place in Birds, more particularly in 

 those which occur in Britain ; with Re- 

 marks on their great Importance in in- 

 dicating the true Affinities of Species ; 

 and upon the Natural System of Arrange- 

 ment. By Edward Blyth, Esq. - 393. 505 



Notes on the Habits of the Stormcock, or 

 Mistletoe Thrush. By Charles Water- 

 ton, Esq. - - - .409 



Facts on the Habits and personal Charac- 

 teristics of the Crossbill (L6xia curvi- 

 rtistra Temm.). By the Rev. F. O. Morris, 

 B.A. 413 



Notes on the Habits of the Black Snake 

 (Coluber constrictor). By G. Ord, Esq. 



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