CONTENTS. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. 



Remarks on the Luminosity of the Sea. By J. 

 E. Bowman, Esq. F.L.S. - -1 



Further Account of a Russian Natural History 

 Expedition in Brazil, during the Seven Years 

 preceding April, 18jI. By M. F. Faldennann, 

 Curator of the Imperial Botanic Garden, St. 

 Petersburgh - . . . 4 



An Essay on the Analogy between the Struc- 

 ture and Functions of Vegetables and Ani- 

 mals. By William Gordon, Esq., Surgeon, 

 Welton, near Hull. Read before the Hull 

 Literary and Philosophical Society, Nov. 19. 

 1830. Communicated by Mr. Gordon 24. il8. 

 405. 507 



Fairy Rings. By John F. M. Dovaston, Esq. 

 A.M., of Westfelton, near Shrewsbury - 113 



Rough Notes made during a Pedestrian Tour to 

 the Lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland, 

 in the Spring of 1830. By G, and H. - 128 



Contributions towards an Account of Omens 

 and Superstitions connected with Natural 

 History. By J. C. Farmer - .. 209 



A Visit to the Surrey Zoological Gardens. By 

 Observator . - . . 401 



Chit-chat. No. I. By John F. M. Dovaston, 

 Esq. A.M., of Westfelton, near Shrewsbury 



497 



Remarks on the Spring of 1832, as compared 

 with that of 1831, together with a Calendar 

 showing the Difference of the Two Seasons. 

 By the Rev.W. T. Bree, MA. - . 593 



ZOOLOGY. 



The Habits of the Barn Owl (Strix fl&mmea L., 

 Alilco Rkmmexis Fleming), and the Benefits it 

 confers on Man. By Charles Waterton, Esq. 9 



Fishes new to the British Fauna, contained in 

 Couch's " History of the Fishes of Cornwall." 

 By Jonathan Couch, Esq. F.L.S. &c. - 15 



An Introduction to the Natural History of Mol- 

 luscous Animals. In a Series of Letters. By 

 G.J 31 



Illustrations in British Zoology. By George 



Johnston, M.D. Fellow of the Royal College 



of Surgeons of Edinburgh - 43. 163. 344. 428. 



520. 631 



Account of the 5imia syndactyla, or Ungka Ape 

 of Sumatra ; the Anatomy of its Larynx, 

 &c. &c. By George Bennett, Esq. F.L.S. 

 M.R.C.S. &c. &c. - - . 131 



Remarks on Incubation, in reference to those 

 expressed in Professor Rennie's Edition of 

 •' Montagu's Ornithological Dictionary." By 

 Charles Waterton, Esq. - - .142 



Dates and Remarks relative to the Migration 

 of the Swifts in the Year 1831. By the Rev 

 W.T. Bree, M.A. . . . U5 



The Little, or Barred, Woodpecker (Plcus mi- 

 nor L.). By John F. M. Dovaston, A.M., of 

 Westfelton, near Shrewsbury - . 147 



On the Claim of certain Lepidopterous Insects 

 taken in England to be considered as indi 

 genous. By W. A. B. - - . 149 



The Characters of the European Diptera, from 

 Meigen's " Systematische Beschreibung." 

 Translated by George Wailes, Esq. - 156 



Observations on the Zoology and Comparative 

 Anatomy of the Skeleton of the Balienoptera 

 Rdrqual, or Broad-nosed Whale, now exhi- 

 biting at the Pavilion, King's Mews, Charing 



Cross. By Henry William Dewhurst, Esq , 

 Surgeon, Professor of Zoology and Compara- 

 tive Anatomy . . - . 214 

 On the Faculty of Scent in the Vulture. By 

 Charles Waterton, Esq. - - 233 

 Remarks on the Rook (C6rvus frugilegus L.) 

 By Charles Waterton, Esq. - - 241 

 Entomological Tour through several English 

 Counties, and in Wales and Ireland, during 

 July and August, 1831. By A. H. Davis, Esq. 

 F.L.S. . . - .245 

 Captures of Insects during Part of 1830 and 

 Part of 1831. By J. C. Dale, Esq. F.L.S. 

 F.C.PS. and Z.C. - - - 249 

 An Account of the parasitic Musca larvarum 

 preyed on by parasitic Pter6mali, while both 

 were in the Body of Phalae'na 56mbyx Cdja. 

 By Edward Newman, Esq. - - 252 



The Habits and Manners of the female Borneo 

 Orang-Utan (Simla Satyrus), and the male 

 Chimpanzee (6imia Troglodytes), as observed 

 during their Exhibition at the Egyptian Hall, 

 in 1831. By Mr. J. E. Warwick . - 305 

 A Notice of the Reed Warbler (Curruca arun- 

 dinkcea Bnsson). By J. G., Stoke Newing- 

 ton - . - - 309 



Further Observations on some of the Fisl>es of 

 Cornwall. By Jonathan Couch, Esq. F.L.S. 

 &c. - ... 311 



Descriptive Notice of the Char (Salmo alplnus 

 Z.), and mention of another Species of Fish. 

 By O. - - - - - 316 



On some remarkable Forms in Entomology, in- 

 cluding a Notice of Mr. Stephens's Description 

 of Chiasognkthus Grantw. By J. O. West- 

 wood, Esq. F.L.S. &c. - - - 318 



Additions to the List of British Insects. By 

 Charles C. Babington, B.A. F.L.S. &c., St. 

 John's College, Cambridge - - 327 



List of PapilionidEB occurring in the Vicinity of 

 Dover. By the Rev.W. T. Bree, M. A. -320 



Some Account of a Species of .4'carus (?) which 

 infests Butterflies. By the Rev. W. T. Bree, 

 M.A. - . . .S3Q 



Remarks en a Species of i^pas cast ashore near 

 Liverpool on Nov. 7. 1831. By Thomas Wea- 

 therili, Esq. M.D. - - -339 



On Birds using Oil from Glands, " for the Pur- 

 pose of lubricating the Surface of their Plu- 

 mage." By Charles Waterton, Esq. - 412 



Observations on the Eggs and Birds which were 

 met with in a Three Weeks' Sojourn (from 

 May 30. to June 21. 1831) in the Orkney Islands. 

 By J. D. Salmon, Esq. - - -415 



A few Remarks on the Nightingale and the 

 Blackcap. By Joh n F. M. Dovaston , Esq. A. M. 

 Oxon., of Westfelton, near Shrewsbury - 425 



On the supposed Pouch under the Bill of the 

 Rook. By Charles Waterton, Esq. - 512 



On the Preservation of Egg-shells for Cabinets 

 of Natural History. By Charles Waterton, 

 Esq. - - . - . 515 



Brief Notices of the Habits and Transformations 

 of the Dragon Fly ; compiled in explanation 

 of the accompanying Cut. By J. D. - 517 



Additions to the British Fauna ; Class, Mam- 

 malia. By William Yarrell, Esq. F.L. and 

 Z.S. 598 



Something about Birds and Birdnesting. By 

 Rusticus . - - 601 



On the Power of the Common Bee to generate 



