684 



GENERAL INDEX. 



Jungerm&nnw* epiphyMla, certain associations 

 that are connected with, in one mind, 282. 



Kendal, Westmoreland, a report on the quan- 

 tity of rain that has fallen there during the 

 last thirteen years, and a notice of some local 

 circumstances deemed to affect the quantity 

 and the climate, 345, 346. 



Kestrel, the, one has wrested a snipe from 

 a sparrowhawk, 574. 



Kingfisher, the, notes on the habits of, 251. 514. 



Kinglet, the gold-crested (.ffegulus auricapillus) 

 a biography of, 585 ; facts on, 547. 



Kite, the fork-tailed, its defenceftf its young, 507. 



Lamna monensis Cuvier, 203, and note *. 



Lamprey, the, some habits .of, 235, 236 ; lam- 

 prey and lampern, the, facts on, 236. 



Lark ; facts on the habits of the skylark and 

 woodlark, 549 ; some skylarks were singing 

 on the wing on Sept. 27. 1834, in Scotland, 

 614 ; individuals of some species of lark have 

 been seen in white plumage, 112. 



Lathrae v a Squamaria, variations in the flower of, 

 a proposition in explanation of the cause of 

 one of the kinds of variations, 635, 636. 



Leech, the flying, so called, facts on, 622. Udo- 

 nella caligbrum, registered below, is a species 

 of leech. 



J,epas rtnatifera, a figure of, specimens of, and 

 some anatomical and circumstantial informa- 

 tion on them, 55 ; views on the structure and 

 its physiologic function in this species, and 

 some notice bf another species of L6pas, 116 ; 

 some notice of Pentelasmis striata Leach, 117. 



Lerna? v aj, the, information on, and Lernae v a 

 uncinata Muller, an elucidation of, by a de- 

 scription and by figures, 565. 



Leviathan and behemoth of The Scriptures, 

 an attempt to ascertain the kind of each of 

 these species of animals relatively to kinds of 

 animals now known, 193. 307. 



Lilium Mdrtagon, a query on the British 

 habitat of, 117. 



Lima, three kinds of, some particulars on, 

 figures of their shells and of the animal of 

 one of the kinds, 593, 594. 



Llmax varieg&tus and Sowerbyj, facts on the 

 habits of, 80. 



Limestone quarries, see Geology. 



Zinum, facts on certain species of, 281. 



Lizards, see^Chameleon, see Spiders. 



Lobster, see Crustaceous animals. 



Lophospermum erubescens, the seed of, is a 

 beautiful microscopic object, 630. 



Lucernaria convolvulus Johnston, a description 

 and figures of, 59. 



Lumbricus capitatus Fabr., illustrated, 258, 

 259: lineatus Muller, illustrated, 259, 260; 

 tubifex 6 Muller, facts on, 620 ; the com- 

 mon earthworm {L. terrestris) during a cer- 

 tain interval of dry weather in 1834, rarely 

 made its appearance, 113; Lumbrlcus? Cli- 

 tellio Savigny? pellilcida, a doubt whether 

 the animal that has been thus denominated 

 is not the larva of some other animal, 260. 



Ly^cium, not any species of, is wild in Britain, 117 



Lyc6ris margaritacea, 675. 



Macroglossa stellatarum, habits of, 630. 



Malva sylvestris, with corolla white, 390. 



Mallard, see Duck. 



Man, conclusions on the results on, of certain 

 natural and artificial causes deemed to ac- 

 tuate and affect him, 641. See Temperature. 



Man's progress in the extension of the know- 

 ledge of natural objects, 678. 



Man, Isle of, records of the results of dredging 

 off the coast of, 68 ; a list of some kinds of 

 fossils found in the Isle of Man, 118. 



Mantell, Dr., some account of the objects in 

 geology in the museum of, 99. 125. 



Mantidaj and Phasmidas, the, are the kinds of 

 insects that most resemble the leaves and 

 stalks of plants, 399. 



Marten, the, is reputed to feed upon shelled 

 molluscousjanimals, 227. 



Megalosaurus, the, argument on the iden- 

 tity of, with the leviathan of The Scriptures, 



and, incidentally, in the argument, inform- 

 ation on the megalosaurus, 308. ; other, 599. 



Meteoric phenomena, information on, included 

 in a series of essays which have a wide scope, 

 expressed in their title, " On certain recent 

 meteoric phenomena, vicissitudes in the 

 seasons, prevalent disorders, &c, contem- 

 poraneous, and in supposed connexion, with 

 volcanic emanations : these occur in 1. 129. 

 417. See, besides, under Weather. 



Minerals, a list of certain kinds of, obtained on 

 a tour in Norway, 67 ; information on certain 

 kinds of minerals, 639. 



Mole, facts on the habits of, 103. 107 ; the mole 

 is rare, or not extant, in Ireland, 107 ; the 

 mole believed to feed upon the common slug, 

 227 ; the mole is -preyed upon by the fox, 

 227; individuals of the mole in fur ano- 

 malous in colour, 105. 107. 



Molluscous animals: an illustrated essay on 

 the food and digestive organs of herbivorous 

 or phytophagous Mollusca, 71 ; an enumer- 

 ation of the phytophagous and zoophagous 

 families of Mollusca, 72. See, besides, 

 Shells ; see Testaceous animals. 



Mon6nychus pseud-acori, a locality in which 

 many individuals of it have been taken, 630. 



Muscle, the eatable (21/ytilus edillis) ; a fact in 

 proof that it may be poisonous at the time at 

 which it produces its spawn, 619. 



Myriapoda, see Insecta. 



M^tilus modiolus, facts on, 227. 



Nals L. serpentina Gmel, a doubt on the iden- 

 tity of the animal that had been deemed 

 identical, 260. 



Narcissus moschatus has been found wild in 

 Meriden, Warwickshire, 118. 



Natural History, the facilities available to 

 Londoners in the pursuit of, 400; obstacles 

 extant in the acquisition of specimens of 

 natural objects, 402, 403; a sketch of the 

 scope, offices, and excellencies of, 403; so- 

 cieties for promoting the extension of the 

 knowledge of natural history, 403. 410. 



Neottia spiralis found between Greenwich and 

 Woolwich, 637. 



Nephtys margaritacea illustrated, 341—343. 



Newcastle natural history society, 410. 



Nightingale, the, has sung in the winter time 

 in Britain, 614. 



Nomenclature : criticism on the arbitrary alter- 

 ation of established terms in natural history,36 



Norfolk and Norwich museum, 410. 



Norway, notes of a tour in, in quest of objects 

 of natural history, 65. 249. 305. 



Nova Scotia, conclusions on the results on the 

 vegetation of, of certain natural and.arti ficial 

 causes deemed to actuate and affect it, 641- 



Nummulites in a recent state, 619. 



Nuthatch, the, a notice of an individual of, in 

 plumage of unusual colours, 112. 



Onbnis procurrens Wallroth var. repens Bee. 

 and spinbsa Wallroth, grow near Epsom, 

 Surrey, 636. 



Ophiura r6sula and lacertbsa, a notice of a 

 locality in which they abound, 68 ; facts on 

 the structure and instincts, and a view of the 

 affinities, of ophiuras, 69, 70, 71 ; illustrations 

 of these species of Ophiura : bracteata Fle- 

 ming, 465 ; neglecta Johnston, 467 ; bellis 

 Fleming, 594 ; granulata Fleming, 595. Views 

 on the classification of the ophiuras and al- 

 lied animals, 70. 



Organic remains, see Geology. 



Origanum vulgare, with corolla white, 390. 



Oth6n?'a Fabricu Johnston, illustrated, 181. 



Owl, the tawny, notes on the habits of, 322; 

 one of the snowy owl (Strix nyctea) has been 

 captured alive, and kept in confinement, 508. 



Paguri, see Crustaceous animals. 



Pandarus, see Crustaceous animals. 



Panicum verticillatum and viride, a contrast- 

 ing characteristic of each, 678. 



Peafowl, the, a notice of individuals of, in 

 white plumage, 111. 



Pcntacrinuseuropa^us Thompson, some notice 



