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INDEX. 



Page. 

 —Origin of the Name "Stock Pigeon.") By 

 Mr. Edward Blyth 288 



A Botanical Tour in Herefordshire, Monmouth- 

 shire, and South Wales. By Edwin Lees, 

 F.L.S., M.E.S.L 295 



On Scientific Nomenclature and Classification, 

 illustrated by an Arrangement of the British 

 Falconidce. By R. H. Sweeting, Surgeon.. 302 



Some Account of Glanville'sWootton, the Resi- 

 dence of J. C. Dale, Esq., A.M., F.L.S. By 

 the Rev. F. 0. Morris, B.A 306 



On the Flight of GuUs. By Mr. W. H. Ben- 

 shed 30/ 



Notes on the Cirl Bunting. By Mr. Edward 

 Blyth 341 



A few Observations on the genus Orgyia. By 

 Mr. G. C. Gascoyne ' 343 



On Vegetable Nutrition. By E 345 



On the Philoprogenitiveness of the Cat By 

 W. R. Scott, C.M.E.P.S 346 



Catalogue of Birds found in Lancashire. By 

 Peter Rylands, Esq 349 



Some Account of the Sibilous Locustell, or 

 " Grasshopper Warbler." By Neville 

 ■Wood, Esq 357 



Notes on the Natural History of North America. 

 By Edward Doubleday, C.M.E.S 397 



On the Vital Motions of the Fluids of Plants. 

 By Edwin Lankester, M.R.C.S 401 



The Valley of Knill. By Mr. J. E. Davis 405 



Catalogue of Coleopterous Insects of Dorset- 

 shire. By James Charles Dale, Esq., 

 A.M., F.L.S 408 



Nidification of the Goldcrested Kinglet. By the 

 Rev. R. P. Alinoton 416 



Remarks relative to the Economy of Cossus lig- 

 niperda. By Mr. R. H. Cowlinshaw 417 



On the Mealy Liunet (Linaria cancsccns). By 

 Mr. Edward Blyth 453 



Some Account of the Principal Works on Zoo- 

 logy and Botany. By Neville Wood, Esq., 

 and Edwin Lankester, M.R.C.S 462 



On the Organ of Marriage in Man and other 

 Animals. By Joseph Vimont, M.D 472 



Account of a Visit to Knowsley, the seat of the 

 Earl of Derby. By a Member of the Bri- 

 tish Association 476 



A Chapter on the Varieties of Animals. By the 

 Rev. F. O. Morris, B.A 479 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Papilio podaliriut a British Insect, Thomas Allis, 

 38; Notice of the Discovery of a New Insect, 

 Acosmetia Morrisii, Rev. F. O. Morris, 88; 



New Methodof capturing Moths, &c, P.J.Selby* 

 Esq., F.R.S.E., F.L.S., M.W.S., 147 ; Difference 

 between Amber and Copal, J. L. Levison, 211 ; 

 Legend of the Bloody Stones, Id., 212 ; Back- 

 wardness of the Season, Edwin Lees, F.L.S. , 

 M.E.S. 213 ; On the Management of this Maga- 

 zine, Id., 214 ; Remarks on the " British Song 

 Birds," Peter Rylands, Esq., 259; Backward- 

 ness of the Spring of 1837, Id., 260 ; Cause of 

 Blight in Trees, G , 261; Difference be- 

 tween the Wood of Trees which have died, and 

 that of those which have been felled, Edwin 

 Lankester, M.R.C.S., 309; Distinctions between 

 Querctts pcdunculata and Q. scssilijlora, Id., 309 ' 

 On the Turnip Fly, B. R. Morris, 310; Dis- 

 tribution of the Corn Bunting in England, Rev. 

 F. O. Morris, B. R. Morris, and J. D. Salmon, 

 311-12; Some Account of a Wasp's Nest taken near 

 Campsall Hall, E. Lankester, M.R.CS., 312' 

 Which are the Best Works in the Several Depart- 

 ments of Natural , History ? Charles Hanway, 

 Esq., 359; Derivation and Accentuation of Ve- 

 ronica, Edwin Lees, F.L.S., M.E.S., 418 ; Anec 

 dote of a Dog, Id., 420 ; Scarcity of the Feathered 

 Tribes at Aberystwith, Id., 421 ; Which are the 

 Best Works on Geology ?, J. B. Tatdm, 481; On 

 Magazines of Natural History and Transactions 

 of Societies, Id., 481. 



CHAPTER OF CRITICISM. 



Hints on the conducting of Periodicals, H. E. H., 

 88 ; Distribution of the Corn Bunting in England, 

 Chablks Liverpool, M.D., 90; Malachius ru- 

 ficollis, Panz., and M. bipunctatus, Bab., J. C. 

 Dale, Esq., A.M., F.L.S., 148 ; Sense of Smell in 

 Carrion Birds, B. R. Morris, 149; One or Two 

 Criticisms, Rev. F. O. Morris, 149; Some ob- 

 servations on Ananchitet and Spatangus, E. 

 ChaRLESWorth, F.G.S., 215; Discovery of Cin 

 clidium stygium in Britain, R. Leyland, 216; 

 Music of Snails, Rev. F. 0. Morris, 262 ; Re- 

 marks on Mr. Joseph Clarke's Notes on the 

 Crossbill, Id., 262 ; Sir J. E. Smith, and not Dr. 

 Latham, the Founder of the Lin na»an Society, J. 

 C. Dale, Esq., A.M., F.L.S., 264 ; Mi stake in a 

 Review of Hewitson's " British Oology," J. D. 

 Salmon, 313 ; Classification of the Falcon family 

 by the length of the Wing Primaries, Rev. F. O. 

 Morris, 314 ; Origin of the name Fringitta eoz- 

 lebs, Id., 314 ; the Name " Ivy Wren," as applied 

 to Anorthura troglodytes, Id., 314; On Faunas 

 and Floras, in general and particular, Peter 

 Rylands, Esq., 361 ; Scarcity of the Garden Ou- 

 zel near Warrington, Id., 361; Doncaster Ly- 



