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XIV. Observations and Experiments on Light ; by Prof. Sam- 

 uel Adams, M. D., - - - - - 123 

 XV. The Birds of America, from drawings made in the Uni- 

 ted States and their Territories ; by John James Aitdu- 

 BON, F. R. S., - - - - * - 130 

 XVI. Notice of Fossil Bones from Oregon Territory ; by H. C. 



Perkins, - - - ' - - - 136 



XVII. Objections to Mr. Eedfield's Theory of Storms, with 

 some strictures upon his reasoning ; by Prof. Robekt 



Hare, M. D., 140 



XVIII. Abstract of the Proceedings of the Eleventh Meeting of 



the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 147 



XIX. On the Removal of Carbonic Acid Gas from Wells, &c., 



and Spontaneous Combustion in Wood Ashes ; by Prof. 

 Oliver P. Hubbard, M. D. — Combustibility of Wood 

 Ashes ; by Dr. John T. Plummer, - - - 165 



XX. On the use of Hot Blast in the Smelting of Lead, - 169 

 XXI. On the Solar Eclipse of July 8th, 1842 ; by R. T. P., - 175 



XXII. Bibliographical Notices : — Endlicher's Enchiridion Bo- 

 tanicum : Lindley's Flora Medica, 182. — Lindley's Ele- 

 ments of Botany, 183. — Botanical Teacher for North 

 America, 184. — Hooker's Journal of Botany, 185. — 

 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 186. — 

 Archiv fiir Naturgeschichte : Repertorium fiir Anato- 

 mic und Physiologic der Gewachse : Lectures on the 

 Applications of Chemistry and Geology to Agriculture, 

 187. — Lyell's Principles of Geology, Lyell's Elements 

 of Geology, 191. — Notes on the Use of Anthracite in 

 the Manufacture of Iron : American Almanac and Re- 

 pository of Useful Knowledge for the year 1842 : Prof. 

 Park's Pantology, 192. 



Miscellanies. — On the supposed conversion of Carbon into Sili- 

 con, 193. — Curious Microscopic Fungus : Yellow Showers 

 of Pollen, 195. — Brief Strictures on Art. XV, Vol. xxxiv, of 

 this Journal, 197. — Sunset at the West, 200. — Shooting Stars 

 in June, 201. — Shooting Stars of August 10, 1841 : Meteor- 

 ology, 202. — Fall of a Meteoric Stone at Griineberg in Sile- 

 sia : Meteorite in France : Another Meteorite in France : 

 Remarks and suggestions with regard to the proper con- 

 struction and use of apparatus for solidifying carbonic acid, 



