CONTENTS. 



Page 



XV. On two British Species of Cydippe. By E. Forbes, Esq. 

 (With a Plate) 145 



XVI. Descriptions of some new or rare Indian Plants. By Dr. G. 



A. W. Arnott 150 



XVII. On the Goniatites of the Transition Formations of the Rhine. 



By M. E. Beyrich. (With a Plate) 155 



XVIII. Remarks on the Reproductive Organs of the Lichens. By 



G. Dickie, Esq., A.L.S 165 



XIX. Note on a Fossil Genus allied to Giraffidce. By Capt. P. T. 

 Cautley 167 



XX. On the Digestive Organs of Infusoria. By M. F. Dujardin. 170 



XXI. Descriptions of British Chalcidites. By F. Walker, Esq., 

 F.L.S 177 



XXII. Note on the Effects of the Hurricane of Jan. 7th, 1839, in 

 Ireland, on some Birds, Fishes, &c. By W. Thompson, Esq 182 



XXIII. On a Meteoric Paper which fell from the Sky in 1686 in 

 Courland, composed of Conferva and Infusoria. By Professor Eh ren- 

 berg of Berlin s 1 85 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 



The London Flora. By A. Irvine 186 



The Little English Flora. By G. W. Francis . . 187 



Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum. By J. C. Loudon 188 



Enumeratio Plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora co^legit Carolus 



Liber Baro de Hiigel 189 



The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. Conducted by Prof. 



Jameson 190 



Microscopic Illustrations, &c. 2nd. Edit. By Dr. Goring and A. 



Pritchard 192 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



Linnaean Society : — Prof. J. Lindley on the Anatomy of the roots of 

 Ophrydece ; Dr. J. Lhotsky on the Botanical Geography of 

 New Holland ; Dr. Falconer on the state of the Botanic 

 Garden at Saharunpore 193 — 201 



Zoological Society : — Mr. Martin on a collection of Snakes from the 



Euphrates 201—204 



Geological Society : — Prof. Owen on the Remains of Marsupial Mam- 

 malia from the Stonesfield Slate, and on the teeth of Basilo- 

 saurus 204—213 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



On the Nature of Polypidoms. By Milne Edwards 214 



On the Structure of Succulent Plants compared with the Sigillarice. 



By Prof. Link 215 



Meteorological Observations and Table 215, 216 



