CONTENTS. XI 



TRANSLATIONS. 



An Estimate of the probable Degrees of Temperaiure in Europe 

 during the Tertiary Periods, founded upon the Study of Fossil 

 Shells. By M. G. P. Deshayes. (From the Annales des Sciences 

 Natnrellcs) - - _ _ _ - . 9 



Observations upon the Tarantula (Lycosa Tarentlila). By M.Leon 



Dufour. (From the Annates des Sciences Naturelles) - 3 



Passage from Raspail's Work on Vegetable Physiology, relating to 

 the British Museum ____.- 104 



On the Structure of the Fossil Saurians. (From the " Palaeolo- 

 gica zur Geschichte der Erde und ihrer Geschdpfe ; " von Hermann 

 von Meyer. Frankfort, 1832.) - - - 281. .341 



Report of a Notice, by M. Rang, respecting the Inhabitant of the 

 Argonaut - ------ 393 



Objections to the Multiplication of Generic Synonymes (L'Hermes) 435 



Observations on the Fossil Remains of Apes (L'Hermes) - - 437 



Historical Notice of Antoine Laurent De Jussieu (From the Annales 

 des Sciences Naturelles') - - 



REVIEWS. 



A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia. By John Gould, F.L.S., &c. 

 author of " The Birds of Europe," " The Birds of the Himalaya 

 Mountains," &c. - - - - - 51. 270 



Report of the Expedition for exploring Central Africa from the Cape 

 of Good Hope - - - 98 



The Botanist ; containing accurately coloured Figures of tender and 

 hardy ornamented Plants ; with Descriptions, scientific and popu- 

 lar ; intended to convey both Moral and intellectual Gratification. 

 No. I. Conducted by B. Maund, F.L.S. ; assisted by the Rev. J. S. 

 Henslow, M.A. F.L.S., &c. - 163 



Conchological Illustrations ; or coloured figures of all the hitherto 

 unfigured Recent Shells. By G. B. Sowerby, jun. - - 266 



A Synopsis of the Family of Naiades. By Isaac Lee, Member of the 

 American Philosophical Society, &c. - 267 



Woodland Gleanings. By the Editor of the " Sentiment of 

 Flowers" *----. 269 



Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Vol. VII. Birds of Western Africa. 

 By W. Swainson, Esq. - 324 



Ornithological Illustrations. By Sir William Jardine and P. S. 

 Selby, Esq. ------ - 324 



Beauties of the Country; or, Descriptions of Rural Customs, Objects, 

 and Scenery. By Thomas Miller, Author of " A Day in the 

 Woods" -----.-- 330 



Zur Naturgeschichte, &c. On the Natural History of the Genus 

 Calandra, with the Description of a new Species, Calandra Som- 

 meri. By Dr. Hermann Burmeister - 332 



Histoire Naturelle des Insectes Hymenopteres. Par M. Le Compte A. 

 Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau - - - - 377 



Clavis Novi Hymenopterorum Systematis, adjecta Synopsi Larvarum 

 ejusdem ordinis Scandinavicarum Eruciformium. A Gustavo 

 Dahlbom - - * - 377 



