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C ONTENTS. 



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I. Notes on Passages in the Platonic Dialogues, By the Rev. GEoacE 

 Paxton Young, M,A,, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in Knox 



College, Torouto 477 



II. Materials for a Fauna Canadensis. By the Rev. William Hincks, 



F.LS., &c. Part II 484 



II r. A. Note on the Etymon of Ontario. By the Rev. Dr. Scaddinq 502 



IV. On the Power that certain Water Birds possess of remaining partially 



submerged in Deep Water. By BevkeIet R. Moeris, M.D. 509 



Reviews : 



1. The Genetic Cycle in Organic Nature; or, The Succession of Forms 



in the Propagation of Plants and Animals. By George Ogilvie, 

 M.D 515 



2. A Treatise on some of the Insects injurious to Vegetation. By 



Thaddkus William Harris, M.D 621 



Scientific and Liteeakt Notes : 



Zoology — 



The Snowy Owl 522 



Poisonous Partridges 523 



Miscellaneous — 



Meeting of Entomologists 625 



Scientific Balloon Ascent 626 



Meteorology : 



August Meteorological Table for Toronto 529 



Remarks on " " " 530 



September Meteorological Table for Toronto 531 



Remarks on " " " 573 



Index to Volume VII 574 



Title Page and Editinsr Committee. 



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