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The Fishes of BanffsWre. By Mr. Thomas Edward 



Notes on the Frog. By John Dixon, Esq 



Notes on the Keadbreast. By Wiluam Kidd, Esq 



Nesting of the Water-Ouzel in Norfolk. By G. R. Twinn, Esq 



Notes on the Ferns of Wool-Bridge, Dorset. By John E. Daniel, Esq 



Notes on the Botany of North Lancashire. By J. P 



KEviEW.-Tho Heart's Proper Element ; or, IIow to Keep a Healthy Pulse. By 



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