CONTENTS. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. I A Description of the Habits of the Ringdove. 



Remarks on the Natural Productions of Lexden ck?t^,hil^!jf,,^Mftn'!.'^'i Sl^nrv nf"n,v T^lstl^ 

 and its Npmhhoiirhnorf Tiv T O 17 '''^^tcnes of the Natural History of my Neigh- 



On dt^nStJfg Sn1;randlL^gen^^^^ an'd on ^^"^"c^onw'lv ^^f 'T^Ponln/w'iTi wtrE" 

 the Principfes of Classificatio^n which they ! SonmoXhl^e ^^ ^^^'^^^^''^ ^"'gj 

 involve. By the Rev. Leonard Jenyns. A.^ , Nofe^sTnfh'e Arrival of the British- SummS 



On certain recenl Meteoric Phenom"ena, Vicis- i f'l't iTf^lJle^^^' <.:^"!i«'" «*? "m.^ 

 situdes in the Seasons, prevalent Disorders, i £" rd Rlvth ^ ^ ^^8 



Rev. W. B. Clarke, A.M. F.G.S. &c. 193^ 289 ^Sct,, ScStilT S^bi^ ghaSteri^tf^! 



Shalc<!nparp a -NTatiiralut . -^riQ . ^"'^ Synonymes of a rare British Species of 



SnlKlteoSleen'S Amer'ica on the Nigh? ObfeSfons'^L'^^hp'^^o^'^V'T"^ ^"s\^f 

 «f >j.^,r n ie-1'? P8,, fi,»K^„ w H riort„ Observations on the Work of Maria Sibilla 



Merian on the Insects, &c. of Surinam. By 



of Nov. 13. 1833. By the Rev. W. B. Clarke. 

 A.M. F.G.S. (A Supplement to Mr. Clarke's 

 Essay, No. 3., in p. 289—308., On certain 

 recent Meteoric Phenomena, Vicissitudes in 

 the Seasons, prevalent Disorders, &c., con- 

 temporaneous, and in supposed connection 



with Volcanic Emanations) 

 Notices of certain Omens and Superstitions con 



nected with Natural Objects. By the Rev. W. 



T. Bree, M. A. - - . 545 



A short Sketch of the most remarkable of the 



Vulgar Prejudices connected with Objects of 



Natural History. By W. G. Barker, Esq, 559 



ZOOLOGY. 



Facts suggesting to Man his fittest Mode of 

 defending himself from Attacks jof Animals I 

 of the Feline and Canine Tribes. By Charles \ 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - 1 



On the Green-winged Teals of America and 

 Britain. By James Drummond Marshall, 

 M.D. 7 



An Illustration of the Structure of somr of 

 the Organs of a Spider, deemed the Type of 

 a new Genus, and proposed to be called Tri- 

 chopus libratus. By C. M. - - - 10 



Illustrations in British Zoology. By George 



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



of Surgeons of Edinburgh - 13. 126. 230. 348 



490. 584. 638 



Observations on the Habits of the Rook. By 

 Charles V^aterton, Esq. - - - 100 



An Introduction to the Natural History of 

 Molluscous Animals. In a Series of Letters. 

 By G. J. - - - 106. 218. 408 



On the Structure of the Annulate Animals, and 



its Relation to their Economy. By Omega 



121. 235 



Illustrations of some Species of British Animals 

 which are not generally known, or have not 

 hitherto been described. By C. M. - 129 



Facts and Considerations on the Natural His- 

 tory and Political Impropriation of the Salmon 

 Fish. By^T. G., of Clitheroe, Lancashire 202 



A Notification of the Occurrence, in the Island 

 of Guernsey, of a Species of Testac^llus, and 

 of some of its Characteristics and Habits, as 

 observed there. By Frederick C. Lukis, Esq. 

 To which arc added Notes on other Species 

 of Testact^llus - - - - - 224 



Origines Zoologicae, or Zoological Recollections. 

 By William Turton, M.D. &c. - 315. 390 



the Rev. Lansdown Guilding, B.A. F.L.S. 



&c. - . . - - 355 



Observations on some British Serpulas. By the 



Rev. M. J. Berkeley - - - 420 



"""AV I On the Injury produced to Plantations of Sal- 



lows and Osiers (Salices), and Loss of Gain 

 to the Proprietor, by the Ravages, on the 

 Foliage of these Plants, of the Caterpillars of 

 the Insect N^matus c&preje F. : with a Notice, 

 in Sequel, of the very great -Importance of a 

 Scientific Knowledge of Natural Objects to 

 those engaged in the Practices of Rural Eco- 

 nomy. By C. D. - - - 422 



On the most advisable Methods for discovering 

 Remedies against the Ravages of Insects; 

 and a Notice of the Habits of the Onion Fly. 

 By J. O. West wood, Esq. F.L.S. &c. Read 

 before the Entomological Society, May 5. 



1834 . - 425 



Thoughts on the'Question, Why cannot Ani- 

 mals speak the Language of Man ? By J. J. 



481 

 Facts and Arguments in relation to the Two 

 Questions, Are all Birds in the Habit of allur- 

 ing Intruders from their Nest? and. Why do 

 Birds sing ? By C. Conway, Esq. - - 483 

 A Notice of the Imitative Powers of the British 

 Mocking-Bird, or Sedge Bird (Sylvia [Cur- 

 riica] salic^ria), additional to that in V. 653, 

 654. By T. G., of Clitheroe, Lancashire 486 

 A Notice of the Songs of the Bramble Finch, 

 the Mountain Linnet, and the Tree Sparrow ; 

 with Remarks on each Species. By Mr. Ed- 

 ward Blyth .. - - 487 

 Fl^sus Turtbni Bean, and LimnJ;a line^ta Bean, 

 Two rare and hitherto undescribed Species of 

 Shells, described and illustrated. By W^illiam 

 Bean, Esq. - - - - 493 

 A List of some Land and Freshwater Species of 

 Shells which have been found in the Neigh, 

 bourhood of Henley on Thames. By H. E. 

 Strickland Esq. . . . 494 

 Information on the Cane Fly of Grenada (Del- 

 phax saccharivora), additional to that given 

 in VI. 407—413. By J. O. Westwood, Esq. 

 F.L.S. &c. - - -496- 

 A List of the more rare of the Species of In- 

 sect* found on Parley Heath, on the Borders 

 of Hampshire and Dorsetshire, and Neigh- 

 bourhood not exceeding Five Miles. By J. 

 C. Dale, Esq. A.M. F.L.S. &c. - - 497 



