THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY, 



INCLUDING 



ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, and GEOLOGY. 



(being a continuation of the 'annals' combined with loudon and 

 charlesworth's 'magazine of natural history.') 



CONDUCTED BY 



P. J. SELBY, Esq., F.L.S., GEORGE JOHNSTON, M.D., 



CHARLES C. BABINGTON, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S., 



J. H. BALFOUR, M.D., Prof. Bot. Edinburgh, 



AND 



RICHARD TAYLORjJ.L.S., F.G.S. 

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VOL. VIII.— SECOND SERIES 



LONDON: 



PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY RICHARD TAYLOR. 



SOLD BY LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS; S. HIGHLEY AND SON J 



SIMPK1N, MARSHALL, AND CO.; PIPER, BROTHERS, AND CO.; W. WOOD, 



TAVISTOCK STREET ; BAILLlllRE, REGENT STREET, 



AND PARIS : LIZARS, AND MACLACHLAN AND 



STEWART, EDINBURGH: CURRY, DUBLIN: 



AND A3HER, BERLIN. 



1851. 



