CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 On the Effects of certain Mental and Bodily States upon the Imagina- 

 tion, by Langston Parker, Esq I77 



The Birds of Britain, systematically arranged 197 



On the Influence of Comets, by the liev. T. W. Webb 218 



Cursory Observations on certain inconsiderate Criticisms respecting 



Painting and Sculpture, by William Carey, Esq 230 



Chemistry 248 



Remarks on the necessity of Improvement in Education . . ,„ 263 



On the Importance of the Study of Botany to Medicine 259 



Sketches of European Ornithology 205 



Notitiae Botanical 280 



An Outline of British Caterpillars,— No. 1 283 



Correspondence 288 



Proceedings of Provincial Societies : 293 



Shropshire and North Wales Natural History Society ; Birming- 

 School of Medicine and Surgery ; Birmingham Philosophical Insti- 

 tution — Mr. Taylor's Lectures on "The Early English Opera;" 

 Birmingham Mechanics' Institution $. Liverpool Medical Society ; 

 Liverpool Literary, Scientific, ai|dQpmmercial Institution ; Wor- 

 cester Literary and Scientific Instjiltion — Lecture on the Nervous 

 System of Man and Animals, by K^. Turley, Esq. 



Critical Notices of New Publications: 317 



Elements of Bedside Medicine and General Pathologv, by J. 

 Stewart Thorburn, Esq., M. D. ; The Air : The Earth: The Hea- 

 vens : by 11. Mudie ; Swainson on the Natural History and Clas- 

 sification of Quadrupeds; The Phrenological Journal and Miscel- 

 lany, No. 46; The Irish Farmer's and Gardener's Magazine. The 

 Naturalist's Library, — Ornithology ; The Earth, — its physical con- 

 dition and most remarkable Phenomena, by W. MuUinger Hig- 

 gins ; Burmeister's Manual of Entomology ; A Practical Treatise 

 on Diseases of the Teeth, by W. Robertson ; Middlemore's Treatise 

 on Diseases of the Eye ; Yarrell's History of British Fishes ; Lou- 

 don's Gardener's Magazine, — Magazine of Natural History and 

 Architecture, and Arboretum Britannicum ; Bent's London Cata- 

 logue of Books. 



Fine Arts: 337 



Lewis's Sketches and Drawings of the Alhambra; Roscoe's 

 Wanderings through North Wales. 



Scientific Miscellanea 342 



Literary Intelligence 344 



List of New Publications ., 345 



Observations on the Aurora Borealis 346 



Meteorological Report 346 



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The 16th number of The Analyst will appear on the 1st of April next. 



Errata. Page 200, line 10, for Nictea cinerea, (Steph.), read Surnia 



cinerea, {Dum.] Page 200, line 14, for Tawny Surn, Surnia stridula, (Steph.) 

 read Tawny Aluc, Aluco Stridua, f W,J Page 202, line 23, for Silvia hippo- 

 lais, (Lath.), read Silvia loquax, (Herb.) 



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