CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



On the Incongruous Attacliment of Animals. By Mr. Thomas 



FOGOITT 169 



The Youth of Birds. By O. S. Eound, Esq 170 



A Third Medley. By W 174 



Bird-Retreating. By G. R. Twinn, Esq 175 



Injurious Insects. No. VI. Aphis, Aphides, or Plant-lice. By J. 



McTntosh, Esq 178 



On the Weather. By 0. S. Round, Esq 181 



The House Swallow. By G. R. Temple, Esq 183 



Systema Naturae. By The Editor , 184 



Miscellaneous Notices. — Peregrine Falcon. Wood Warbler. Grass- 

 hopper Warbler. Bittern. Occurrence of the Dotterel in Cam- 

 bridgeshire. Common Crossbill and Little Owl. The Fieldfare. 

 The Dipper. The Bat. Curious Situation for the Nest of the 



Blue Tit. Capture of Carabus intricatus in Devonshire 185 



Reviews. — A Natural History of Ireland, in Four Volumes. Vol. IV. 

 Mammalia, Reptiles, and Fishes; also Invertebrata. By the late 



William Thompson, Esq. A Dictionary of Botanical Terms. 



By the Rev. J. S. Henslow, M.A. The Sea-side Lesson Book. 



By H. G. Adams.' The Village Lesson Book. By Martin 



Doyle.' The Book and its Missions. Edited by L. N. R. 



The Natural History Review, July, 1855. The Fly-fisher's 



Entomology. By Alfred Ronalds. A Natural History of 



the Animal Kingdom. By W, S. Dallas, F.L.S 187 



The Querist. — Chrysalides 191 



Manchester Museum of Natural History 191 



Obituary. — Death of Mr. John Leadbeater, F.R.S., etc ^ 192 



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