CONTENTS. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. 



On certain recent Meteoric Phenomena, Vicis- 

 situdes in the Seasons, prevalent Disorders, 

 &c, contemporaneous, and in supposed con. 

 nexion, with Volcanic Emanations. Nos. 5, 

 6, &7. By the Rev. W. B. Clarke, A.M. F.G.S. 

 1. 129. 417 



Some Account of Walton Hall, the Seat of 

 Charles Waterton, Esq. By James Stuart 

 Menteath, Esq. - - - - 28 



On the arbitrary Alteration of established 

 Terms in Natural History. By Hugh E. 

 Strickland, Esq. - - - - 36 



Notes of a Natural History Tour in Norway. 

 By Edward Forbes, Esq. . 65. 249. 306 



An Attempt to ascertain the Animals desig- 

 nated in the Scriptures by the Names Levia- 

 than and Behemoth. By Thomas Thomp- 

 son, Esq., one of the Vice-Presidents of the 

 Hull Literary and Philosophical Society ; be- 

 ing the Substance of a Paper read at a Meet- 

 ing of that Society on January 17. 1835 193. 



307 



A few Remarks on Hybrids, in reference to 

 Mr. Berry's Communication in VII. 599. By 

 Mr. Edward Blyth - - - 198 



Instances of the Effects of Forest Vegetation 

 on Climate. By the Rev. W. B. Clarke, A.M. 

 F.G.S. &c. .... 473 



On the Geology and Natural History of the 

 North-Eastern Extremity of the Alleghany 

 Mountain Range, in Pennsylvania, United 

 States. By Richard C. Taylor, Esq. F.G S., 

 Member of the Geological Society of Pennsyl- 

 vania ; of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 

 Philadelphia j and of the Albany Institute, 

 New York ■ ... 529 



Conclusions on the Results on the Vegetation 

 of Nova Scotia, and on Vegetation in gene- 

 ral, and on Man in general, of certain Natu- 

 ral and Artificial Causes deemed to actuate 

 and affect them. By Mr. Titus Smith. Com- 

 municated by R. G. - . - 641 



ZOOLOGY. 



An Attempt to classify the " Varieties " of 

 Animals, with Observations on the marked 

 Seasonal and other Changes which naturally 

 take place in various British Species, and 

 which do not constitute Varieties. By Mr. 

 Edward Blyth - - - - 40 



Facts on the Gravelling of the Taw, which is 

 deemed the Young of the Salmon j and inci- 

 dental Information on the Skegger Trout of 

 the Thames. By O. - - 54 



Remarks on some Barnacles of the Species 

 Lepas anatifera found floating off St. Ad- 

 helm's Head, on the Coast of Dorset, on Feb- 

 ruary 7. 1834. By the Rev. W. B. Clarke, 

 M.A 55 



Illustrations in British Zoology. By George 



Johnston, M.D., Fellow of the Royal College 



of Surgeons of Edinburgh - 59. 81 . 179. 202. 



258. 341. 376. 465. 494. 565. 594. 668 



Records of the Results of Dredging. By Ed- 

 ward Forbes, Esq. - - - 68. 591 



An Introduction to the Natural History of 



Molluscous Animals. In a Series of Letters, 

 By G.J. 71 



Notes of a Visit to the Haunts of the Guillemot, 

 and Facts on its Habits. By Charles Water- 

 ton, Esq. - - - - 162 



Notes of a Visit to the Haunts of the Cormorant, 

 and Facts on its Habits. By Charles Water- 

 ton, Esq. - - - - 166 



Notice of the Ravages of Insects upon Barley, 

 and Turnips ; by J. C. Farmer, Esq. : with 

 Observations thereon, and Descriptions and 

 Figures of the Insects ; by J. O. Westwood, 

 Esq. F.L.S., &c 171 



A List of Species of Diurnal Lepid6ptera known 

 to occur in Switzerland, witn Notices of the 

 Localities in which they have been observed. 

 By P. J. Brown, Esq. - - - 205 



Notes on the Habits of the Kingfisher. By 

 Charles Waterton, Esq. - - - 251 



Remarks on the Habits of the Canada Goose 

 (A'nser canadensis Willughby). By S. D. W. 



255 



Descriptions of some Species of Crustaceous 

 Animals ; by S. Hailstone, jun., Esq. : with 

 Illustrations and Remarks, by J. O. West- 

 wood, Esq. F.L.S.&C - - -261 



Notes on the Habits of the Tawny Owl. By 

 Charles Waterton, Esq. - - - 322 



Observations on the Cuckoo. By Edward Blyth, 

 Esq. 325 



Notes on the Habits of the Wigeon. By 

 Charles Waterton, Esq. - - - 361 



A Notice of a very remarkable Individual of 

 the Common Shrike (Lanius Collurio Lin.), 

 with some Observations on this Species of 

 Shrike. By Edward Blyth, Esq. - 364 



Particulars on a caged Pair of Siskins', or Aber- 

 devines', building Nests and rearing a Pair 

 of young Siskins in Confinement ; and a 

 Statement of the Fact that the Siskin, wild, 

 has bred about Dundee. By William Gar- 

 diner, jun., Esq. - -372 



Notices of the Affinities, Habits, and certain 

 Localities of the Dipper (Cinclus aquaticus). 

 By the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris, B. A. 374 



Notes on the Habits of the Heron. By Charles 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - 453 



Illustrations of a Species of ? Phyllosbma Leach 

 and Latreille, or of an undescribed Genus 

 allied to Phyllosbma; and of Squflla Des- 

 mar£st« Risso ; as observed in a living Indi- 

 vidual of each, taken on the Coast of Guern- 

 sey. By F. C. Lukis, Esq. - - 459 



Description of the Young of the Common Lob- 

 ster, with Observations relative to the Ques- 

 tions of the Occurrence and Non-Occurrence 

 of Transformations in Crustaceous Animals. 

 By T. Brightwell, Esq. F.L S. - - 482 



A Descriptive Catalogue of the Insecta Myri- 

 apoda found in Berwickshire. By George 

 Johnston, MD. Fellow of the Royal College 

 of Surgeons of Edinburgh - - 486 



Notes on the Habits of the Mallard. By Charles 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - - 541 



Sketches of the Natural History of my Neigh- 

 bourhood. No. 3. Fragments of Ornitho- 

 logy. By C.Conway, Esq., of Pontnewydd 

 Works, Monmouthshire - - 545 



