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A Glance ftt tlio Feathered Residents in, and "Visitants to, the Grounds of Terrick 



House. By Stephen Stone, Esq 25 



The Swamps of the Mississippi. By George Donaldson, Esq 28 



Injurious Insects, No. 3. — The Common Wasp. {Vespa vulgaris, L.) By J. Mc' 



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Progress of the Seasons. The Operations of Nature. — January. By W. Kidd, Esq. 34 

 Review. — A Supplement to Baines' Flora of Yorkshire ; with a Map. The 



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The Querist 47 



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