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INDEX. 



Marsupials, fossil species of, found in 

 Brazil, 313. 



Megaderus corallifer, described, 195. 



Megalosaurus, occurrence of the teeth of, 

 in the Tilgate Grit of Battle and St. 

 Leonard's, 90. 



Mentha rotundifolia, occurrence of in cer- 

 tain parts of Ireland, 178. 



Meteorolite, fall of, at the Cape of Good 

 Hope, 201. 



Microscope, Mr. Jackson's mode of mount- 

 ing the compound microscope, 151. 



Microscopical Society, establishment of, 

 45, 48. 



Microscopical Society of London, meetings 

 of, 151,152. 



Molossus, occurrence of in certain caves 

 in Brazil, 53. 



Monkeys, notices of such species as are 

 found in the Chinese writings, 35. 



Narthecium ossifragttm, occurrence of in 

 certain parts of Ireland, 178. 



Natural History, information for col- 

 lectors in, 103. 



Nirceas, characters of the genus, 194. 



Noctuida, 214. 



Norfolk (central), flora of, 390-407. 



North America, remarks on the Lepi- 

 doptera of, 213. 



Nucula CohholdicB, observations upon, 

 295 ; Nuc. laevigata, observations upon, 

 296 ; minuta, description of, 298. Fig. 

 6. Suppl. PI. XIV.; nucleus, observa- 

 tions upon, 294. Fig. 1. Suppl. PI. 

 XIV. ; oblonga, observations upon, 296 ; 

 ohlongo'ides, description of, 297. Fig. 4. 

 Suppl. PI. XIV. ; pygmeea, description 

 of, 298. Fig. 7. Suppl. PI. XIV. ; se- 

 mistriata, description of, 297. Fig. 5. 

 Suppl. PI. XIV. ; tenera, description of, 

 295. Fig. 2. Suppl. PI. XIV. ; trigo- 

 nula, description of, 295. Fig. 3. Suppl. 

 PI. XIV. 



Nummularia laevigata, found in large 

 masses, cemented together on the sands 

 in the vicinity of the London-clay beds 

 at Bracklesham Bay, 24. 



Oaks, deficiency of in certain parts of the 

 United States, 216. 



Octopus, mode of crawling of, &c., 57. 



Odontoscelis Curtisii, description of, 358 ; 

 Odont. Desmarestii, 356 ; Darwinii, de- 

 scription of, 356. Fig. 1. Suppl. PI. 

 XIX.; cyaneus, 356; striatus, descrip- 

 tion of, 358 ; substriatus, description 

 of, 359; Tent yrioides, 356. 



Ommidion modestum, described, 196. 



Onoclea sensibilis, 216. 



Orthoceritites, occurrence of in the lime- 

 stone at Trenton in theUnited States,2 1 6. 



Orthogoriscus mola, description of a speci- 

 men of, caught off the Irish coast, 235. 



Orthoptera, observations upon certain 

 North American species of, 276. 



Orthosoma ajlindricum, 214. 



Osmunda regalis, occurrence of in certain 

 parts of Ireland, 19, 20, 66, 67, 68, 72, 

 75, 116, 118, 175, 176, 178. 



Pachydermata, fossil remains of, in Brazil, 

 253. 



Paramoudras, or pot-stones, notices of the 

 existence of a distinct tube within them, 

 303. 



Parietaria, on the round tower of Glen- 

 dalough, Ireland, 178. 



Parietaria officinalis, occurrence of in cer- 

 tain parts of Ireland, 19. 



Pectunculus pilosus, observations upon, 

 233. Fig. 7. Suppl. PI. XIII. ; Pect. 

 pygmceus, observations upon, 234. Fig. 5. 

 Suppl. PI. XIII.; subobliquus, descrip- 

 tion of, 233. Fig. 6. Suppl. PI. XIII. 



Pheedinus mcestus, described, 195. 



Phascogale flavipes, 300 ; Phas. murina, 

 300 ; Swainsonii, description of, 300. 



PhilochlcBnia elongata, 214. 



Phyllostoma, occurrence of in certaiti 

 caves in Brazil, 53. 



Phytosaurus cylindricodon, occurrence of 

 the teeth of, in the Tilgate Grit of 

 Battle and St. Leonard's, 90. 



Pinguicula grandiflora, occurrence of in 

 certain parts of Ireland, 72, 113; Ping. 

 Lusitanica, occurrence of in certain 

 parts of Ireland, 178. 



Pinus Canadensis, 216. 



Plants, Fossil, catalogue of the species 

 found in Great Britain, 75 ; Plants, Mr. 

 Quekett on the development of the 

 vascular tissue of, 152; observations 

 upon North American species of, 271- 

 273 ; variation of colour in wild species, 

 325 ; new method of drying specimens 

 of, 414. 



Platanus occidentalis, 217. 



Pleurodon ovalis, description of, 230. Fig. 

 1. Suppl. PI. XIII. 



Polytichum aculeatum, occurrence of in 

 certain parts of Ireland, 19, 67, 68, 75, 

 113, 118, 175, 176, 178; Pol. Lon- 

 chiles, occurrence at Settle in York- 

 shire, 243. 



Polypodium Dryopteris, occurrence of in 

 certain parts of Ireland, 19, 20, 75; 

 Polyp. Phegopteris, occurrence of in 

 certain parts of Ireland, 19, 75 ; vul- 

 gare, occurrence of in certain parts of 

 Ireland, 19, 21, 69, 75, 115, 118, 174, 

 175, 178. 



Prickly Star-fish, description of, 32. 



Protococcus, or Palmella nivalis, of the 

 Alps, 29 ; found exclusively on iheFirn, 

 beginning at the Flrn line and ending 

 about 1000 feet above it, 30. 



