Magazine of Zoology and Botany, 385 



By R. Parnell, M.D. No. 1." More than 6 pages. The 

 white bait (Cliipea alba Yarrell), the sprat, or garvie herring, 

 (C. Sprdttus\ and the herring (C Harengus), are the species 

 elucidated ; and this is done in detail : as to personal charac- 

 teristics, by description and a coloured figure of each species ; 

 as to habits, by description. 



" The Honey Bee Community. Length of Life allotted 

 to its different Members. By Edward Bevan, M.D." About 

 8 pages. The conclusions are, that the average length of 

 the drone's life is about four months ; that of the working 

 bee's, about six months ; and that of the queen's, about four 

 years. 



"On the genus Paradoxornis. By J. Gould, F.L.S., &c." 

 More than a page. An Asiatic species of bird of remarkable 

 form, described, and figured in a woodcut. Mr. Gould has 

 preferred not to offer an opinion on its place in the natural 

 system. 



" The Natural History of British Zoophytes. By George 

 Johnston, M.D., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of 

 Edinburgh. 1. History of Zoophytology." More than 17 

 pages. To be continued. Dr. Johnston's Descriptive Cata- 

 logue of the Recent Zoophytes found on the coast of North 

 Durham, published, 1832, in the Transactions of the Natural 

 History Society of Northumberland ', Durham, and Newcastle 

 upon Tyne, and noticed in our V. 702. ; his announcement of his 

 intention of publishing a work on the natural history of the 

 zoophytes of Britain (VI. 267.); and his elucidation of some 

 species in this Magazine (V. 43. 163. 631.; VI. 497.; VII. 

 491. 638.; VIII. 59, 81. 83.) ; bespeak his proficiency in this 

 subject considered relatively to its difficulty, and the limited 

 original examination that has been applied to the creatures 

 which are the themes of it. 



"Reviews and Critical Analysis." 21 pages. 11 pages 

 and extra are given to a review of the Iconographia delta 

 Fauna Italica di Carlo Luciano Bonaparte, Principe di Mu- 

 signano ; from which interesting matter on Mammalia and 

 serpents is elicited. 



" Intelligence : zoological, botanical, miscellaneous." 8 

 pages and extra. Under these heads are notices of the nature 

 of the " Short Communications" of this Magazine. 



" Proceedings of Societies." " Obituary." More than 3 

 pages. 



No. 2. is to be published on August 1. It is proposed to 



include in it the first of a series of papers illustrative of the 



British Diptera : of the genera, by description and woodcuts ; 



of the species, by description and by notices of localities. The 



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