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GENERAL INDEX. 



Charitosaurus, H. Von Meyer, noticed, 551 

 Charlesworth, Mr. opinions of on the English 



crag referred to, 115 

 Chalichomys Jagerii found at Kapfnaden, 585 

 Cheropotamus meissneri, reference made to, 587 

 Chiloscyllium, Muller and Henle, new genus of 



cartilaginous fishes, 34 

 Chiton, structure of referred to, 511 

 Chorion of the kangaroo, 95 

 Chrysanthemum segetum, fact respecting, 507 

 Chrysosplenium alterni/olium, observations on, 



Cicindela campestris, colour of referred to, 637 

 C. hybrida, Linn., remarks upon, 342 

 Cirrhopoda, reference made to, 581 

 Cladobates, reference made to the term, 154 

 Classification, zoological, 412 ; 484 

 Clinidium, see Rhysodes 

 Coal, M. Ad. Brongniart's observations upon, 3 



of South America, observations on, 339 

 Coburg, Agricultural Society of, 670 

 Cceca, value of as a distinctive character, 263 

 Cold, effects of during the winter of 1837, 452 

 Colobi, new species of, 335 ; remarks on, 321 

 Colobus Pennantii described, 335 ; C. Satanas 

 described, 335 ; C. ur sinus, notice of a perfect 

 skin 336 

 Colymbus glacialis, capture of, 634 

 Comatulce, best method of preserving, 100 

 Conferva, remarkable fact respecting, 378 

 Conifera: observations on, 10 

 Cottus scorpius, Entozoa found in, 574 

 Coptosoma, new genus described by Mr. West- 

 wood, 26 

 Cordylus, new species of, 30 

 Corallina officinalis, light produced on burn- 

 ing, 512 ' 

 Crag, remains of Vertebrata in, 40; Mammalia 

 occurring in, 162 ; observations on the fossils 

 of, by M. Desnoyers, 111 ; its supposed iden- 

 tity with Diluvium, 285 

 Crania, reference made to, 580 

 Crossbill, remarks upon its plumage, 451 

 Crossorhinus, Muller and Henle, new genus of 



cartilaginous fishes, 34 

 Crow, carrion, fact relating to, 512 

 Crucifera, determination of the genera 605 

 Cryptogamia, observations on, 6 

 Crystals, remarks on their production, 43 

 Cubla, observations on, 494 

 Cuckoo fed by the wryneck, 512 

 Cucubalus baccifer discovered in the Isle of 



Dogs, 44 

 Cuscuta Epilinum found in England, 343 

 Cycadece, observations on, 10 

 Cyclades, growth of the valves, 582 

 Cyrena, fossil, observations on, 547 

 Darwin's work upon the Zoology of the Voyage 



of the Beagle, 286 

 Delphiuus bidentatus, remarks upon, 221 



truncatus, Montagu, 610 



Tursio captured near Torquay, 609 



full description of 610 

 Dentalium, affinities of, 581 ; D. medium found 



at Swanwich, 87 

 Deposits, tertiary, observations upon the classi- 

 fication of, by M. Desnoyers, 112 ; by the edi- 

 tor, 117 

 Deshayes, M. opinion of respecting the crag, 110 

 Diard, M., intelligence respecting, 109 

 Diceras, remoteness of its beaks, 583 

 Didelphis, fossil of Stonesfield, doubts respect- 

 ing mammiferous character of, 639 

 virginiana, comparison of with sup- 

 posed fossil Didelphis, 649 

 Didus ineptus, Linn., its extinction referred to, 



68 

 Digitalis, reference made to, 608 

 Diluvium of Suffolk, its supposed identity with 



crag, 285 

 Dinotkerium bavaricam, reference made to, 



587 ; D. giganteum fossil tooth of, ib. 

 Dinotherium, skull of advertised for sale, 294 

 Dog, instance of jealousy in, 568 

 Dolphin, see Delphinus Tursio. 

 Donax, shape of the valves, 582 

 Dottrel, see Charadrius Morinellus. 

 Dreissena polymorpha, Pall., naturalization of 



in Britain, 361 

 Dujardin, M., his views upon the fossil shells 



of the crag, 113 

 Eagle, bald note respecting, 164 ; golden, note 



respecting, 164; sea, note respecting, 164; 



white-headed, capture of near Harwich, 292 

 Echinorhynchus Acus described and figd., 516 

 Echinodermata, best method of preserving, 99 

 Edwards, Dr. Milne, opinion respecting thePo- 



lypi of the crag, 114 

 Eel, electric, see Gymnotus electricus. 

 Electricity, Mr. Cross's experiments in, 101 

 Elephant, fossil tooth of found at Clacton, 164 

 Emaryinula, structure of noticed, 581 

 Emys Heischeri, new fossil species, 586 

 Entozoa, Irish, notices of by Dr. Drummond, 



516; 573; 655 

 Equiseta observations on, 5 

 Erith, fossil remains found at, 540 

 Errata in the article on the Bos urus pointed 



out, 513 

 Erythrotis (new species) noticed, 335 

 Euryale amazonica, comparison of its charac- 

 ters with those of the genus Victoria, 106 

 Eulophus, new species of, 392 

 Euphony necessary in scientific nomenclature, 



155 

 Faluns, geological observations on, by M. Des- 

 noyers, 111 

 Ferns from the Island of Jamaica, observations 



on, 453 

 Festucafiuitans, spontaneous growth of, 376 

 Fishes, new mode of setting up, 350 ; peculiar 



structure in the eyes of, 136, 553; figured, 



Flint, occurrence of in chalk, 676 



Flints found near London, remarks on, 218 



Flower-gardens of the ancients, remarks on, 364 



Formica rufa, fact respecting, 393 



Fruits, fossil, forthcoming work on, 109 



Gaimard, Dr. intelligence of, 49 



Galeocerdo, Muller and Henle, new genus of 



cartilaginous fishes, 36 

 Galeus, fossil teeth of in the crag, 43 

 Galipea officinalis, observations on, 104 

 Gannet, see Sula Bassana. 

 Gaour, see Bos urus. 

 Generation, spontaneous, 621 ; remarks upon, 



369; 507 

 Genetta poensis described, 335 

 Geology of the south east of Dorsetshire, 128 

 Giant beetle, see Goliathus torquatus. 

 Gibson, Mr. Jabez, death of noticed, 161 

 Ginglymostoma, Muller and Henle, new genus 



of cartilaginous fishes, 35 

 Giraffe, remark on the gall-bladder of, 261 

 Glyphca, H. Von Meyer, fossil species of no- 

 ticed, 549 

 Goliathus torquatus, description of and plate, 



635 

 G oose, Canada, specimens supposed British, 334 

 Goose, allusion to the embryo of, 195. 

 Gould, Mr. John, his departure for Australia 



noticed, 107 

 Grafting, curious experiment in, 341 

 Grauwacke, vegetation of, 180 

 Gull, Iceland see Larus Islandicus, 18 

 Gull, Pomarine, capture of noticed, 333 

 Gulls, arrangement of by Mr. Eyton, 487; 



567 

 Gymnotus electricus, notice respecting, 506; — 



letter from Mr. Bradley on the habits of, 668 

 Gypaetos barbatus, scarcity of in the Alps, 08 ; 



capture of recorded, 567 



