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Moray, fauna of, 421, 502, 155. 



Moth's, male emperor, captured by means 

 of a female, 540 ; captured by sugar, 

 730, 800 ; developed by heat, 736. 



Mylodon robustus, 417. 



Natica intricata compared with Natica 

 glaucina, 770. 



Naturalists' note books, 486. 



Nesting of honey buzzard, 437. 



Nest of greater titmouse, 447 ; of long- 

 horned owl in trees, 562, 563, 655 ; 

 of a robin in a watering-pot, 566 ; 

 of a swallow, curious locality for, 

 657 ; of a hedge-sparrow, 658 ; of 

 a wagtail, singular locality for, 726; 

 of £ ringdove having three eggs, 

 766. 



Nidification of swans, 669 ; of birds at 

 Elden, 722, 768 ; of martins, 763. 



Night heron in Cornwall, 575. 



Night-hawk, note on, 445. 



Nomada baccata, 409 ; description of the 

 British species, 587. 



Nomenclature, a word on, 456 ; of British 

 birds, 552, 553. 



Nonagria crassicornis, 581. 



Northern diver, change of plumage in, 455. 



Note books, naturalists', 486. 



Nyssia Zonaria, 684. 



Ocys melanocephalus, 476. 



Oil from glands used by birds to lubricate 

 their plumage, 648. 



Oil-gland, Waterton's Essay on, 674 ; re- 

 marks on Waterton's Essay, 751. 



Omias sulcirostris, capture of, 702. 



Opah on the coast of Norfolk, 679, 769. 



Orgyia antiqua, hatching of the eggs of, 

 683. 



Oriole, golden, in Kent, 762. 



Ornithology applicable to agriculture, 

 561 ; of Kent, 617, 718. 



Orthosia lunosa, 399. 



Osmia, descriptions of the British species, 

 737 ; atricapilla, 403, 405 ; bicolor, 

 405, 609 ; tunensis, 405, 609. 



Osprey at Farnham, 443; in Yorkshire, 

 443. 



Otter, note on, 714 ; breeding on the 

 banks of the Trent, 775. 



Ouzel, ring near Farnham, 444. 



Owl, long-horned, nesting in trees, 562, 

 563, 655 ; enquiry respecting a nest 

 of, 492; passerine, 563; little Italian 

 673 ; barn, hooting of, 794. 



Pagellus curtus, description of, 393. 

 Pamphila linea, variety of, 6N3. 

 Parrot, grey, breeding in England, 725. 

 Partridge, anecdote of, 574, 575. 



Passerine owl, 563. 



Pastor, rose-coloured, at Thetford, 452. 



Petrel Fulmar near Yarmouth, 456. 



Pheasant, anecdote of, 667. 



Philanthus triangulum atWeybridge, 736. 



Pied flycatcher, 452. 



Pied wagtail, correction respecting, 452. 



Pigeon, Cape, 579 ; dovecot, anecdote of, 



453 ; tame, perching in trees, 453 ; 



habits of a, 659. 

 Pipit, Richard's, near Devonport, 496 ; 



tree, remark on, 658. 

 Pissodes Pini, at Weybridge, 702. 

 Plover, stilt, in New South Wales, 454. 

 Plumage, change of, in divers, 455 ; 



changed by fright, 565 ; changed 



periodically in a hen, 667 ; changed 



in a - domestic fowl, 726 ; annual 



change in a gull, 768. 

 Polyommati in South Devon, 398. 

 Polyommatus agestis, 682, 773 ; Artaxer- 



xes, enquiry respecting, 682. 

 Pontia Brassies, var. of, 471 ; enquiry 



respecting, 581 , Metra, 681, 729. 

 Pseudotomia Artemisiae, 774. 

 Pteronarcys regalis, branchiae in, 478. 

 Pupas, effects of rain on them, 399. 

 Purpura capillus, development of, 533. 



Rail, water, habits of, 575, 669. 

 Rain, effects of, on pupae, 399. 

 Raniceps trifurcatus on the coast of Nor- 

 folk, 532. 

 Rat, black, 616. 

 Red-crested whistling duck in Norfolk, 



576. 

 Red-necked grebe near Derby, 576. 

 Red-throated diver, 576. 

 Red-legged falcon near Selby, 654. 

 Redstart, black, change of plumage in, 



449 ; near Teignmouth, 494 ; near 



Devonport, 495. 

 Redwing, habits of, 656 ; migration of, 



724. 

 Reed bunting, correction respecting, 568. 

 Regulus, fire-crested, at Yarmouth, 451. 

 Reptiles mentioned in Shakspeare's Play, 



385. 

 Rhymes relating to birds. 556. 

 Richard's pipit near Devonport, 496 ; 



error respecting, 556. 

 Ringdove, food of, 454 ; habits of, 660 ; 



nest with three eggs, 766. 

 Ring-ouzel near Farnham, 444. 

 Robin nesting in a watering-pot, 566 ; 



early incubation of, 566. 

 Roller in Cornwall, 794. 

 Rooks, anecdote of, 574 ; cause of the 



nudity of the throat, and absence of 



nasal bristles, 628 ; habits of, 656. 

 Rose-coloured pastor at Thetford, 452. 



