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a description of the Lamia Jucia as a new species, and a notice respecting the 
London Botanical Society, which appears to possess 18,592 specimens of Bri- 
tish, and 10,000 of foreign plants: the Council have published a sheet con- 
taining the whole of De Candolle’s orders and genera, and the Linnzan 
classes and orders, to answer the purpose of arranging British collections. 
Annals of Natural History ; or Magazine of Zoology, Botany, and Geology ; 
conducted by Sir W. Jardine, Bart., P. J. Selby, Fisq., Dr. Johnson, Sir 
W. J. Hooker, and Richard Taylor, F.L.8. 8vo. London, 1838, with 
Graphic Illustrations. 
No. X. DrecEmMBER, mMDcCCxxxvi11.——First on the list of communi- 
cations for this number, you have remarks of Mr. Hancock’s on the Green- 
land and Iceland falcons, shewing that they are different species: under the 
distinctive names, Falco is/andicus and F. grenlandicus, he details their spe- 
cific characters and synonimes. In an article on the land and fresh-water 
Mollusca of Algiers and Bongia, otbained in May, 1837, Mr. Forbes de- 
scribes forty-five species, and he believes that several of them were previously 
undescribed. THis collection includes the Limax cinereus and two other spe- 
cies to which he has not given names ; Helix aspersa, H. melanostoma, H. nati- 
coides, H. lactea. HH. constantina, H. candidissima, H. otthiana, H. terverii, 
H. cespitium, H. pisana, H. variabilis, H. pyramidator, H. conoides, H. conica, 
Hi. elegans, H. rozetti, H. lenticula, H. lucida, H. cellaria, H. apicina, H. 
roseo-tincta, and a variety ; Bulimus decollatus, B. acutus, B. ventricosus, B. 
pupa, and B. terverii, so denominated in honour of M. Terver, of Lyons, an 
eminent naturalist ; Achatina poireti, A. acicu/a and A. nitidissima ; Succinea 
amphibea ; Pupa umbilicata and P. granum ; Cyclostoma sulcatum; Paludina 
acuta and P. dupotetiana; Ancylus fluviatilis; Physa contorta; Planorbis 
metiagensis and P. marginatus ; Melanopsis buccinoidea, and Pisidium /wm- 
stenianum. Mr. Schomburgk, the distinguished South American traveller, 
furnishes a valuable communication on the Sarcorrhamphus papa, king of the 
vultures ; and in this curious article, Mr. S. describes the Zoological charac- 
ters and animal economy of this “most beautiful of the deformed family of 
the vultures,” from attentive and extended observation. After a careful 
examination of numerous individuals in their native localities, Mr. Babington 
concludes that there are four distinct British species of the Lotus, which he 
distinguishes, by full permanent characters, as L. corniculatus and four varie- 
ties, L. major, two varieties, L. angustissimus, two varieties, and L. hispidus : 
each of his four species is aptly illustrated with small but distinct figures. 
Mr. ‘Thompson proceeds with his observations on fishes, containing a notice of 
one species new to the British, and of others to the Irish Fauna; and, on the 
present occasion, his subjects are, the Coregonus c/upeoides and C. pollan ina 
note, Salmo feror, Anguilla datirostris, Exoccetus, an unnamed species of fly- 
ing fish, Raniceps trifurcatus, Pleuronectes punctatus, Mustelus levis, M. 
hinnulus. Mr. Hindmarsh’s remarks on the wild cattle of Chillingham Park 
include a letter from Lord Tankerville on the same subject, with notes on 
the breed at Chartley and those of the ancient Caledonian forests. Next in 
course, come two papers from Mr. Gray ; and in the Jirst, he contributes brief 
