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New Books :—The Natural History of Ireland.—Vols. I. and I. Birds, 
comprising the Orders Raptores, Insessores, Rasores, and Gralla- 
fores; by William: Thompson), Bag.) siviweies.scedesssiscocsecsertocecve 218 
Proceedings of the Zoological Society  .........ssescscsssseceeoscees 224—233 
Notice of Powerful Bears, probably cozeval with the Great Fossil Deer 
of Ireland; On the employment of Tar to preserve Wheat from the 
Attack of the Weevil, by M. Caillat; Dr. Robert Ball; Metamor- 
phoses of Donacia sagittaria ; Wild Animals of Ancient Britain ; 
Errata in Mr, Babington’s paper on Chara; Meteorological Ob- 
Ser MaMe ANG: PAINE? Vege sci PeKk otandwsc cove ss acseeecacwaceud sas 234—240 
NUMBER XXVIII. 
XXII. Notes on the Salmon and Bull-trout. By Joun Bracxwatt, 
Me MMs nell seae a eens cove ar as kovatWy iscusa soem ie rdenstneneees fddvesnseres 241 
XXIIT. Contributions to the Botany of South America, By Joun 
Mivens, Bisq:, B.R:S.,-FL.S) ooo. 0c Abe psoohoncnoponcraecnanscdes* Re wcasecace 247 
XXIV. Heights of some points of the Cotswold Hills, with some 
experiments with the Aneroid Barometer. By W. Henry Hyerv, 
Beet le seresa de eRe ola ic celine seks: einiacisis eels Wise ekesix spn sige nie ceasne a> 255 
XXV. On the Embryogeny of Hippuris vulgaris. By Joun Scorr 
Sanverson, F.B.S.E., Member of the Royal Medical Society of Edin- 
Neca hesakh + -chknaaoannctnra ss =adccereson te itis Savicme sis seine anatecieen ans 259 
XXVI. Notice of some of the rarer Plants observed in Orkney 
during the Summer of 1849. By Joun T. Syme, Esq. .............00008 266 
XXVII. Descriptions of Aphides. By Francis Watker, F.L.S.... 269 
XXVIII. Notes on a species of Hydra found in the Northumber- 
land Lakes. By Atspany Hancock, Esq. (With two Plates.) ......... 281 
Proceedings of the Zoological Society; Botanical Society of Edin- 
BD aod ststnme disci Sine maniicsionay (26 ofouins takai anetsenaisaviowens's 290—309 
Descriptions of new species of Birds of the Family Caprimulgide, by 
John Cassin ; Former existence of Gigantic Bears in Ireland ; On 
some new genera and species of Entozoa, by Dr. Leidy; On the 
mouthless Acari which have been formed into the genus Hypopus, 
by F. Dujardin ; Meteorological Observations and Table ... 310—3820 
NUMBER XXIX. 
XXI1X. On the Nostochinee. By Joun Raters, M.R.C.S. (With 
CAVES) counwSievcedvadees dhe PA at oeartite Saat esiien salen owiteteneerkt d 
