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logical societies, precedes those which are denominated extracts from foreign 
journals, reviews of new publications, literary intelligence, chapter of mis- 
cellanies and obituary—all deserving their due meed of praise from en- 
lightened naturalists. 
XXXVI, Novemser.—First here comes the first epistle of Edwin Lees, 
F. G. S. to Neville Wood, Esq. on local occurrences in natural history : 
this lucubration will furnish the phrenologist with more than one of those 
facts which are not fancies. Ranking next after the first of Mr. L.’s letters, 
stands a tale about toes by Mr. Allis, who intitules it—on the toes of the 
African ostrich, and the number of phalanges on the toes of other birds; 
and then Mr. Pigott appears with his notes on the domestic habits of the 
dormouse. Mr. Rylands propounds some observations on the classification 
of the Adephagous insects, and the arrangement adopted by him will se- 
cure the attention of “practical naturalists,” but it may be seized asa 
confirmatory repudiation of their shallow impudence, who effect to despise 
classical learning. A voyage across the North and Baltic seas, by Mr. 
Drosier, transports you to the “ Correspondence” on a venerable elm, which 
is well figured, on the spring of 1838, and on a supposed variety of the blind- 
worm. The British Association’s zoological and botanical “ Proceedings” 
occupy a respectable portion of the journal ; they are followed by a botanical 
“proceeding” of the Rochdale literary and philosophical society; and this 
No. closes with a brief “chapter of miscellanies” in zoology, botany, and 
geology. 
XXVIII, DecemBer.—Mr. Buist’s natural history of the Polyommatus 
Artaxerxes, confers on this number an agreeable and entertaining introduc- 
tion: the insect is peculiar to the Scottish division of our island, and Mr. B. 
distinguishes the localities frequented by the “ beautiful little Artaxerxes,” 
adding the specific characters by which it may be known. There stands 
next an account of a visit to the British Association at Newcastle, by a 
member, who here most glibly pours forth a splenetic and presumptuous ef- 
fusion. From the effects of this, however, you may be relieved by Mr. 
Wood’s “most candid and praise-worthy” analysis of Gould’s Birds of Eu- 
rope, among which the facetious “practical naturalist” invents opportunities 
of practising his characteristic gambols. Mr. Lankester follows his friend 
with the conclusion of remarks on the general structure and habits of inver- 
tebrate animals, with poetical decorations ; and, in his train, Mr. Hall ar- 
rives with another of his pieces on the habits and peculiarities of British 
plants, and on the derivations of their Latin names. In a sketch and picture 
for the “ Naturalist’s Literary Portrait Gallery,” Dr. Bevan is beautifully 
eulogized, and his “ Honey Bee” is sweetly lauded as a most perfect and phi- 
losophical manifestation of “ apiarian lore ;” and this brings you to the “ cor- 
respondence” between two of his correspondents and the editor, who, as usu- 
al, is abundantly complaisant : the subjects are brief and becoming—birds’ 
nests and books on natural history. Next, there are notes for proceedings of 
eight natural history societies, with twelve little “extracts from foreign pe- 
riodicals ;” and forthwith, over the “reviews of new publications,” you pass 
to the “ chapter of miscellanies,” which bring the Naturalist to the conclusion 
of MDCCCXXXVIII. 
XXVIII, Janvary.—Dr. Hibbert has given value to this number by his 
notes and figures concerning the Mucor hyphenes,a new parasitic plant, 
