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CONTENTS. 



LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, 



With References to the several Articles contributed by each. 



Page 

 Bean, William. 



Notice of the Bridlington Tertiary Deposit - - -504 



Bird, Golding, F.L.S., &c. 



Remarks on a particular Form of Irritability observed in the 

 Stems of many Plants, especially Exogens, evinced on dividing 

 them in the direction of their Axis - - - -57 



Letter in Reply to some Observations published in the Edinburgh 

 Journal of Natural History, upon the Cause of Vegetable Diver- 

 gence - -- - - - -180 



Observations on the Existence of electric Currents in Vegetable 

 Structures - - - -...;'■ - 240. 293 



Biht, R., A.L.S. 



On the Anemonal Curves described during November, December, 

 and January, 1856-37. - - - - - -211 



Blyth, Edward. 



On the Psychological Distinctions between Man and all other 

 Animals; and the consequent Diversity of Human Influence over 

 the inferior Ranks of Creation, from any mutual and reciprocal 

 Influence exercised among the latter - - - l. 77. 131 



On the Habits and Peculiarities of the common Bottletit, or 

 Mufflin (Mecistura vagans Leach, Parus caudatus of Linnaeus) - 199 



On the Reconciliation of certain apparent Discrepancies observ- 

 able in the Mode in which the seasonal and progressive Changes of 

 Colour are effected in the Fur of Mammalians and Feathers of 

 Birds ; with various Observations on Moulting - - 259. 300 



On Woodcocks, Fieldfares, and Redwings building in the British 

 Islands ------ 439 



Confirmation of the curious Fact recorded by Capt. Manby in the 

 Habits of the Viper - - - - - -441 



On certain alleged Tokens of Affinity which have been held to 

 connect the Pigeons with the Poultry - 442 



Some Remarks on the Plumage of Birds - 477 



Notes on the Pern, or Honey Buzzard - - 536 



Notice of a Redwing's Nest, near Godalming, in Surrey - - 555 



On the Counterfeiting of Death, as a Means to escape from 

 Danger, in the Fox and other Animals - 566 



Bowman, J. E., F.L.S. 



On the Longevity of the Yew, as ascertained from actual Sections 

 of its Trunk; and on the Origin of its frequent Occurrence in 

 Churchyards - - - - - - - 28. 85. 



Bree, Rev. W. T. 



Observations upon Trochilium crabroniformis, the Lunar Hornet 

 Sphinx - - - - - - -19 



