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cad to his asSciult^ and his life. I saw the bird soon afterwards^ and it appeared 

 to have no other wound than the recent fracture of its skull. It was a male 

 in fine plumage. — J, Pemher'ton Barllett, Fordinghridge.y Hants., February ^rd., 

 1851. 



Change of plumage in the Blackhird, (Turdus merula,) on moulting. — I have 

 now a Blackbird, which has been a prisoner from the nest, and which has 

 tenanted a large room about six years. In his autumnal moult, the year 

 before last, both his wings became white, while the rest of his body was as 

 jetty as ever. In moulting last autumn, his plumage, (much to my disap- 

 pointment,) returnad to its usual sombre hue. There was no change of diet, or 

 anything that I could dis30ver, to cause this curious freak. — Idem. 



Occurrence of the Short Sun Fish, (Orthagoriscus mola,) at Lynn. — A fine 

 specimen of this fish was taken by some fisherman near Lynn, on the oth. of 

 November last. Its dimensions were four feet two inches long, two feet one 

 inch deep, and about fifteen inches thick. — T. S., Lynn, Norfolk, April dth., 

 1851. 



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A Popular History of British Sea-ioeeds, containing their structure, fructi- 

 fication, specific characters, arrangement, and general distribution, toith notices 

 of some of the Fresh-water Algce. By the Kev. D. Landsborough, A. L. S., 

 Memb: Wern: Soc: Elin: and Author of "Excursions to the Isle of 

 Arran." London: Rekvk, Benham, and Heeve, 1831, 1 vol., Royal IGmo., 

 Second Edition. With numerous coloured plates. 



To those who, in visiting the sea-side, wish to spend their time, profitably 

 and agreeably, in preserving and arranging specimens of the various Sea-weeds 

 which they may find in their rambles on the shore, the above unpretending 

 little volume will be a most useful and pleasant assistant. 



The first portion of the work is occupied with a very interesting description 

 of the structure, colour, growth, and fructification of Sea-weeds, together with 

 their distribution and uses. The whole of this "Introduction" is written in an 

 easy and pleasant style, and will prepare the reader for the more technical 

 part which follows. This commences with a list of all the British Sea- 

 weeds; next to which, we find a concise and accurate description of the plants 

 themselves, their families, genera, and species, interspersed with valuable and 

 extremely interesting remarks, both on the plants treated of, and also on the 

 various other marine productions commonly found with them, such as Zoophytes, 

 or some of the numerous molluscous animals with which Sea-plants are so often 

 infested. This portion of the work will enable any one readily to determine 

 any of the Sea-weeds found on our coasts; and the portable size of the volume 

 will allow of its being carried in the pocket to the rocks, where many of these 

 very attractive objects may be examined in all their native beauty. 



We next have a similar outline of the more remarkable of our Fresh-water 



