THE ANNALS 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



INCLUDING 



ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, and GEOLOGY. 



(being a continuation of the 'annals ' COMBINED WITH LOUDON ANI 

 CHARLESWORTh's 'magazine of NATURAL HISTORY.') 



CONDUCTEP BY 



CHARLES C. BABINGTON, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S., 



JOHN EDWARD GRAY, Ph.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.Z.S. &c., 



WILLIAM S. DALLAS, F.L.S., 



AND 



WILLIAM FRANCIS, Ph.D., F.L.S. 



VOL. XII.— FOURTH SERIES. 



LONDON: 

 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS. 



SOLD BY LONGMANS, GRKEN, READER, AND DVER; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, 



AND CO.; KENT AND CO.; WHITTAKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: 



MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH : 



HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN : AND ASIIER, BERLIN. 



1873. 



