CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Bartram's Sandpiper. By the Rev. F. Tearle 49 



The Swamps of the Mississippi. By George Donaldson, Esq 51 



A Glance at the Feathered Residents in, and Visitants to, the Grounds of Terrick 



House. By Stephen Stone, Esq 65 



The Fishes of Banffshire. By Mr. Thomas Edward 59 



Notes on the Frog. By John Dixon, Esq 62 



Notice of the Red Spider, with Remarks on a Few Others. By Geo. Stockley, Esq. 66 



Rambhng Reflections amidst Snow and Frost. By William Kidd, Esq 67 



Miscellaneous Notices 71 



Emberiza calcarata. Temminch. A fine specimen of this rare visitant was netted at 

 Postwick on the banks of the Yare, January 19th last. — R. D. 



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