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should be quoted in every work that alludes to these obscure beings. 

 Again, we would inquire by what arrangement the doubtful Desmidiese 

 can be placed on our author's ascending scale, above such manifest 

 animals as Lobularia ancl Actinia. Again, the British Feathered 

 Star (p. 246) should have been furnished with ten arms instead of 

 nine (see Pennant, Fleming, and Lamarck) ; the real number is five, 

 but these are divided to the base, so that the apparent number is in- 

 variably ten. Why are not the most interesting observations of Mr. 

 J. V. Thompson on this singular animal quoted ? (See ' Edinburgh 

 Philosophical Journal,' vol. xx.) Instances of this kind might be 

 multiplied, but it is sufficient that we just allude to them, hoping that 

 greater care will be exercised in the volumes which are to come. 



Notice of the ' List of British Vertebrata?* 



It was certainly a great drawback from the merit of Mr. Yarrell's 

 ' History of British Birds,' that he did not supply, immediately under 

 the English name of each, the name also of the genus and species 

 which he wished to adopt. The present list supplies the deficiency, 

 and we are now furnished by the authors with the English and scien- 

 tific name of every British Vertebrated Animal ; those of the Quadru- 

 peds and Reptiles being supplied by Mr. Bell, those of the Birds and 

 Fishes by Mr. Yarrell ; a reference is also given to a figure of each 

 species in the works of these gentlemen. This little work is so printed 

 as to be available for labels ; and we think it quite likely to become 

 the standard of nomenclature throughout Great Britain. 



Notice of the Proceedings of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. 

 This number contains four Zoological papers. 



1. On the Flight of the Peregrine Falcon in pursuit of prey. 

 By Ralph Carr, Esq., of Dunston Hill. 



From this paper we make the following extract, which will be read 

 with interest. 



" In calm weather, and if the falcon does not stoop from above, but 



* A Catalogue of British Vertebrated Animals, Sec. &c. London : Van Voorst, 

 Paternoster- row. 



