500 



INDEX. 



Page. 

 Notes on an Ornithological Tour in Iceland in 



the Summer of 1837. By W. Proctor, Sub- 

 curator of the Durham University Museum . .' 410 

 Notice of Rare Birds obtained during the Win- 

 ter of 1837-8. By Edward Blyth, Curator 



of the Ornithological Society 412 



A List of Birds found in Middlesex. By H. J. 



Torre 420 



Effect of the Winter of 1838 on Vegetation in 

 the Neighbourhood of Thames Ditton, Sur- 

 rey. By H. C. Watson, Esq.. F.L.S 453 



On the Sources of Heat which influence Cli- 

 mate. By A Member of the Liverpool 



Natural History Society 457 



On the Exciting Causes of Varieties in Birds 



and other Animals. By Neville Wood, Esq. 467 

 On the Habits and Peculiarities of British 

 Plants, and on the Derivations of their Latin 



Names. By T. B. Hall 470 



Sketches of European Ornithology. By Ne- 

 ville Wood, Esq. . . . '. 475 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Queries and Notes respecting certain Plants, T. B. 

 Hall, 26 ; Promiscuous Notes on various To- 

 pics, Thomas Allis, 28; Observations on the 

 Bitterns, Edward Blyth, 87; Glossary of Bo- 

 tanical Terms, T. B. Hall, 88 ; Ornithological 

 Notes, Rev. R. P. Alington, 88 ; Distribution 

 of the Corn Bunting, Id., 89; Further Notes on 

 Birds, Id., 90; Prize-essays on the Turnip-fly, J. 

 O. Westwood, F.L.S., 140; Anecdote of a Snake 

 and a Toad, W. H. Bensted, 195 ; Formation of 

 the Bark and Wood of Trees, Edwin Lankes- 

 ter, M.R.C.S. ; 196; the British Swans, G. L. 

 Lister, 255; Plan for an Oological Cabinet, J. 

 D. Salmon, 311; Peewit Lapwing's Mode of 

 taking its Food, Jabez Allies, Esq., 311 ; Sug- 

 gestions for a Work on the Localities of British 

 Insects, Peter Rylands, Esq., 312; Occurrence 

 of the Pied Flycatcher in Nottinghamshire, H. J. 

 T.,313; Notes on the Habits of the Dormouse, 

 Richard Pigott, 377; Habits of the Red-throat- 

 ed Diver, Id., 377; Query respecting the Oozing 

 of Water from the Walnut-tree, Id., 377 ; Geo- 

 logy and Scripture, James Pringle, 423; On 

 the Formation of Charcoal from Plants embedded 

 in Sandstone, Id., 423 ; Difficulty of framing an 

 Entomological Glossary, Peter Rylands, Esq., 

 424 ; General Observations on The Naturalist and 

 on Natural History, Richard Pigott, 482 ; Cap- 

 ture of a Butterfly by a Dragonfly, Id., 483 ; Im- 

 propriety of the wanton Destruction of Birds, 

 Id., 484. 



CHAPTER OF CRITICISM. 



On Ornithological Nomenclature, R. H. Sweet- 

 ing, Surgeon, 29 ; Query respecting Mr. Mac- 

 Gillivray's Articles on Anatomy, Medical 

 Student, 31 ; Mistake in a Communication by 

 the Rev. F. O. Morris, J. C. Dale, Esq., A.M., 

 F.L.S., 90 ; Critical Remarks on Mr. Dale's Dor- 

 setshire Fauna, Edward Blyth, 91 ; Extracts 

 from New English Publications, G. H. Wynne, 

 Esq., 91; Brief Reply to Mr. Sweeting, Rev. 

 F. O. Morris, B.A.,91; Acephalous Mammalia, 

 E. Lankester, M.R.C.S.,141; Errata in a Paper 

 on New Zealand, by T. K. Short, Esq., Id., 

 142; Mr. Crosse's Experiments, Id., 142; Lining 

 of the Wren's Nest, B. R. Morris, Esq., 143; Re- 

 ply to Mr. Hall's Queries respecting certain 

 Plants, T. K. Short, Esq., 197 ; On Mr. Lan- 

 kkster's Remarks respecting Christmas-day, 

 1837, Peter Rylands, Esq., 197; the Organ of 

 Locality, and the Migration of Birds, Id., 256 ; 

 Strictures on the Wood-cuts in\ arrkll's British 

 Birds, T. B. Hall, 256; Vernacular Names of 

 Totanus ochroptis and T. glottis, Peter Rylands, 

 Esq., 259; Formation of Pearl, J. L. Levison, 

 378 ; Scientific Name of the Pied Wagtail, Peter. 

 Rylands, Esq., 380 ; Relative Advantages of the 

 Linnaan and.Natural Systems of Botany, Edwin 

 Lees, F.L.S., 380; Observations on Mr. Wood's 

 British Song Birds, Rev. W. T. Bree, 424 ; For- 

 mation of Pearl, E. Lankester, M.R.C.S., 484; 

 Linriffian and Natural Systems of Botany, Id., 

 485. 



PROCEEDINGS OF NATURAL HIS- 

 TORY SOCIETIES. 



Ornithological Society, 32; Medico-Botanical So- 

 ciety, 35 ; Linnaean Society, 36 ; Zoological Gar- 

 dens of Cheltenham, 36; Zoological Society, 37; 

 Botanical Society, 38 ; Leeds Zoological and 

 Botanical Gardens, 92; Cheltenham Horticultural 

 and Floral Society, 94; Cheltenham Literary and 

 Philosophical Institution, 94 ; Gloucestershire Zoo- 

 logical, Botanical, and Horticultural Society, 97 ; 

 Ornithological Society, 98; Royal Society, 143; 

 Royal Astronomical Society, 144; Royal Geogra- 

 phical Society, 144 ; Sheffield Literary and Phi- 

 losophical Society, 345; Geological Society of the 

 West-Riding of Yorkshire, 145 ; Ornithological 

 Society, 146; Zoological Society, 198; Yorkshire 

 Philosophical Society, 199; Royal Asiatic Society, 

 201 ; Botanical Society, 202 ; French Society for 

 the Diffusion and Advancement of Natural His- 

 tory, 204 ; Warrington Phrenological Society, 205; 

 Hull Literary and Philosophical Society, 260; 



