THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY, 



INCLUDING 



ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, and GEOLOGY. 



(being a continuation of the 'annals' combined with LOUDON AND 

 CHARLESWORTh's 'magazine of NATURAL HISTORY.') 



CONDUCTED BY 



P. J. SELBY, Esq., F.L.S., GEORGE JOHNSTON, M.D., 



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



J. H. BALFOUR, M.D., Prof. Bot. Edinburgh, 



and 



RICHARD TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S. 



VOL. XIL— SECOND SERIES. 



LONDON: 

 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS. 



SOLD BY LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS; S. HIGHLEY ; SIMPKIN, 



MARSHALL, AND CO.; PIPER AND CO.; W. WOOD, TAVISTOCK STREET; 



BAILLI^RE, REGENT STREET, AND PARIS : LIZARS, AND 



MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: CURRY, 



DUBLIN : AJiD ASHER, BERLIN. 



1853. 



