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it by the two hinder, and the other pushing before it by the two fore- 

 most of its six legs, a ball of vegetable and earthy matter, resembling 

 one of the forced meat balls in soup. After they had moved it two or 

 three inches they stopped, as if to rest, still retaining their position, 

 till the hinder one, seeming to think the other was lazy, crawled 

 over the ball and tapped his fellow-labourer on the back, as much as to 

 say "come, pull on, keep moving." Resuming his position, they then 

 proceeded as before, till I touched them, when they let go their hold, 

 and remained for a minute or so quiet as death. After that they resumed 

 their positions, and renewed their operations. — G. Wightwick. 



The Natural History Review. April, 1856, Part X. Price 2s. 6d. 

 London : Williams and Norgate. Dublin : Hodges and Smith. Edin- 

 burgh: Williams and Norgate. 



The following are the contents of the above part of this Eeview: — 

 Review 1.— "Popular History of Birds." By A.White. 2.— "Popular 

 British Conchology." By G. B. Sowerby. 3.— "Popular British Ento- 

 mology." By M. E. Catlow. 4. — "Popular History of British Zoophytes." 

 By the Rev. Dr. Landsborough. 5. — "March Winds and April Showers." 

 By "Acheta." 6.— "May Flowers." By "Acheta." 7.— "Handbook to 

 the Marine Aquarium." By P. H. Gosse. 8. — "Contributions to the 

 Natural History of Labuan and Borneo." By J. Motley and L. L. 

 Dillwyn. 9. — "Zetterstedt, Diptera Scandinavia;." 10. — Stenhammer, 

 Copromyzinse Scandinaviae." 11. — "Hinrich, das Leben in der Natur." 

 12. — "Structure of Victoria Regia." By G. Lawson. 

 Miscellaneous Notices. 



Original Communications made to Various Societies. 



I. — "Ova of Hylus." By Dr. Lamprey. 



II. — "Larvae infesting the Horns of Oreas Canna, etc." By A. H. 

 Haliday, Esq., (with a plate.) 



III. — "Occurrence of the Uria Lachrymans in Ireland." By A. Carter, 

 Esq., M.D. 



IV. — "Letter from Dr. Kinahan, dated Callao, August, 1855." 



V. — "Occurrence of Rare Birds in Ireland." By Dr. Burkitt. 



VI. — "On the Veddahs of Ceylon." By Dr. Lamprey, (with a plate.) 

 (A very interesting Ethnological paper. — F. O. M.) 



VII.— Celtic Names of the Water Newt." By J. O'Mahony, Esq., A.B. 



VIII.— "Extracts from my Diary." By Captain M'Clintock, R.N., 

 (with a plate.) 



